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What writers in India should know before going online
Writing has no licensing body in India, so editors judge you on clips and reliability. Indian publications, brands and agencies increasingly want content in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi and other languages, and writers who can work across English and one Indian language, or transcreate rather than translate literally, find more assignments. Content roles are advertised on Naukri and LinkedIn, while journalism and features often come through editor relationships and pitches. Under Indian copyright law, work made for an employer during employment generally belongs to the employer, and freelance commissions depend on the contract, so check rights before republishing full articles; excerpts with links are safer. Ghostwritten and brand content usually cannot carry your name, so describe it anonymously and share samples privately.
Common website mistakes writers make
- Linking only to publication URLs that later break or go behind paywalls. Save a PDF or archived copy of every published piece and link that as backup.
- Showing forty clips of mixed quality. Pick eight to twelve strong pieces per beat and retire older work that no longer matches your current level.
- Republishing full commissioned articles without checking rights. Use a short excerpt with a link to the original unless your contract lets you reproduce it.
- Hiding regional-language work because the site is in English. Add those pieces with a short English summary, since bilingual ability is valuable to many Indian clients.
- Writing a bland About page. Your own site is a writing sample too, so make every page read clearly, in the voice you would bring to a client.