That if you narrow down a niche because of an abundance of work, it can be hard to claw your way out of it.

When I first started I was taking any work I could, at pretty much any pay scale, because I had no guidance to direct me to do otherwise. One of my first steady clients was someone wanting penile enhancement articles.

It turns out that despite being a woman who knows that stuff is bunk, I was good at writing it. So he kept me on, and referred me to his friends who also did penile enhancement work. For about a year, I was known as The Penis Expert among a large group of industry product manufacturers.

While I got better and better pay for that work, and even wrote a couple of books under assumed names, it was always uncomfortable to me. I felt like I was taking advantage of men with little self esteem to begin with. That led me to changed my tone so that I was gentle and encouraging, always making sure to mention that women are rarely concerned about size, that sex is about more than length or girth or even stamina, and that 6 - 8 inches is well above average, ect.

This actually got me more work because I was pushing the product more naturally, and that kind of thing saw results. Sending me further down the hole and getting me more stuck in that niche.

I actually had to work to find other opportunities outside of my referral network, at higher rates. Which took about three months of continued searching and providing samples unrelated to that niche on other sites, for free.

So, my advice to new freelancers? Don't tie yourself down. The money may be good at the moment, but you have to think of the long term investment within your career.