# Do I need to have a good typing speed to be a freelance writer?

**URL:** <https://community.typesy.com/t/do-i-need-to-have-a-good-typing-speed-to-be-a-freelance-writer/3283>\
**Category:** The Science of Keyboarding\
**Created:** [April 23, 2020, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/do-i-need-to-have-a-good-typing-speed-to-be-a-freelance-writer/3283 "2020-04-23T12:35:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![tarunclevelend](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@tarunclevelend](https://community.typesy.com/u/tarunclevelend)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/do-i-need-to-have-a-good-typing-speed-to-be-a-freelance-writer/3283/1 "2020-04-23T12:35:10Z")

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I am doing freelance writing as a side hustle. Do I need to improve my speed to get more clients?

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**Author:** ![ABernales](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/13edae/32.png) [@ABernales](https://community.typesy.com/u/ABernales)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 12:47pm UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/do-i-need-to-have-a-good-typing-speed-to-be-a-freelance-writer/3283/2 "2020-04-23T12:47:52Z")

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Yes. A strong typing skills can secure you a job as a freelance writer. This is helpful if you are either unable to find full-time work or would like more flexibility in your schedule. A freelance writer is usually asked to work quickly and paid by the project instead of by the hour. As a result, the faster you can type, the sooner you can start a new project.

Best Regards,  
Aidan Bernales  
Community Moderator at Typesy

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**Author:** ![Alex](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.typesy.com/alex/32/194_2.png) [@Alex](https://community.typesy.com/u/Alex)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/do-i-need-to-have-a-good-typing-speed-to-be-a-freelance-writer/3283/3 "2020-07-14T21:24:16Z")

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Hello, @tarunclevelend!

I like to have touch tying students consider the time saved across an entire lifetime. If you were to hypothesize the time spent typing over a lifetime - especially a _writer_ - you’re sure to be shocked.  
Proficient, relatively speedy typing may not seem to be a skill that makes much of a difference every second of every day, but those seconds, minutes, and hours add up over a lifetime. So while I’m not sure it will directly affect your client relationships, you might have time for more of them!

Regards,  
Alex (The Reimagined Classroom Teacher)