In a professional context it often happens that private or corporate clients corder a publication to be made and presented with the actual content still not being ready. Think of a news blog that’s filled with content hourly on the day of going live. However, reviewers tend to be distracted by comprehensible content, say, a random text copied from a newspaper or the internet. The are likely to focus on the text, disregarding the layout and its elements. Besides, random text risks to be unintendedly humorous or offensive, an unacceptable risk in corporate environments. Lorem ipsum and its many variants have been employed since the early 1960ies, and quite likely since the sixteenth century.
As a social media manager, you will be responsible for managing all social media channels of a business, gaining followers, getting the message and voice of the company across, and interacting with social media users in a customer-service-type role.
Another writing job that can be done from home is copywriting. In this role, you create text for advertisements or any promotional material a business may ask of you. It might include creating content for a website, writing descriptions for an online shopping site, or creating captions for their social media posts.
Some bloggers make an income blogging for themselves. They find brand sponsors and advertisers or make their name as an influence and are invited to speak and attend events. Other bloggers might write for companies who may be paid by the hour or per post.