The Future of Freelance Writing in 2025

Will the demand for freelance content writers increase or decrease in the upcoming years? This is a question that bothers thousands of freelancers who do content writing. 

With the rapid development of AI, many are asking whether AI will replace human writers. Today Adam Palmer is here to break down the role of freelance writers in the evolving landscape and how to stay ahead in 2025 and beyond. 

AI-Generated Vs. Human-Written Text

Everybody is thinking about AI: will there be work for humans anymore or not. Whatever happens in the freelancing world, one thing is clear - it’s all about the output and it’s going to revolve around freelancers integrating AI into their workflow.

We can't exactly tell when robots are going to replace humans in content writing but we believe that there is always going to be the necessity of a human touch in writing. 

Clients will always look for writers who put sentient ideas in their writing to drive their businesses forward. Compared to humans, robots don’t have the sense of humor, creativity and the simplicity in communication that’s so important in content writing. They can just provide information taken from here and there.

Uniqueness is hidden only in human thinking, imagination and creativity. That’s how the human brain beats AI and keeps things working for business strategies. Clients who look for serious partners, will never rely only on AI because it can't make all the content. A well-written, persuasive, product-seller and useful content can be written only with the help of a human creativity. 

Tip #1: If you trust only the AI, it will probably hurt your SEO, the performance of your website, and will bring a lot of negative stuff. 

Does Freelance Writing Change? 

Although AI can't take over all your job, the fact is that in 2024 the freelance writing job is changing. 

The reality is that content creators often need to leverage AI to compete with quality output. Inevitably your content is going to be better if you use AI in your writing. But be careful with it because many clients hate it when the freelancers use another tool besides their way of thinking in content creation. 

It’s better to avoid using AI, ChatGPT and other tools if the client has mentioned about it in their requirements. If you think you can cheat on them, you are mistaken because the client who’s against the usage of AI will deftly check on you. 

Tip #2: Use AI in writing if your client doesn't mind. 

Summing Up

Thus, despite the fact that AI evolves day by day and tends to become challenging, we are currently far away from what we are worried about. We can say that freelance content writing is not dead and many freelancers can still work in this field. 

Check the video below to learn more about the future of freelance writing in 2025.