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About the author:<\/strong> Lakshya Singh is studying B.Com (Hons.) at the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. He shares how internships helped him become an ace in content writing.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

In order to escape my boring vacation, I told my parents I was going back home to Jaipur to do an internship. <\/span>As much as I wanted this to be a bluff, I knew I had to get an actual internship so that\u00a0I’d\u00a0have something to show for. I had applied for in-office internships through Internshala in the past but wasn’t able to pursue them due to inconvenient circumstances. I once again turned to Internshala to look for work-from-home internships. At that time, I knew nothing about digital marketing or content writing, but I found myself applying for it anyway. <\/span><\/p>\n

One position that caught my attention was the content writing internship at BlogCharge<\/strong>. My application got shortlisted, and I was asked to write an article on any movie or series that I liked as the next step of their selection procedure. I\u00a0wrote a humorous article on\u00a0Silicon Valley since I had watched it recently and was going gaga over it. Despite my doubts about being underqualified for the internship, I got selected.\u00a0I started with the internship, and\u00a0initially, I struggled with understanding the process of writing on WordPress since it was completely new to me,\u00a0but with my mentor\u2019s steady guidance, I quickly got the hang of it. I dedicated myself to the internship since it was my first work experience.\u00a0As an intern at Blogcharge, I wrote articles\u00a0about various web series and movies such as the Harry Potter series, Iron Man, etc.\u00a0and optimised them to rank well on Google. In the beginning, I only wrote the articles; however, once my mentor was confident that I had understood the tasks, I was given complete ownership of downloading the posters of the selected series\/movies and uploading them on the CMS along with the articles.\u00a0This\u00a0was a massive learning experience for me\u00a0as\u00a0<\/span>I started the internship with zero knowledge\u00a0about\u00a0blogging and on-page SEO but ended it with a strong grasp\u00a0of\u00a0these subjects.<\/span><\/p>\n

Once I completed this three-month internship, I applied to several other internships at companies that intrigued me, mostly startups.\u00a0StartupTalky<\/strong>, a media company focused on entrepreneurship, interested me, and I applied for a content writing internship there. Soon enough, they scheduled a telephonic interview with me wherein they asked me about my academic and family background, my interests, and hobbies.<\/span>\u00a0They asked me if I was interested in start-ups\u00a0to which I said yes, after which they posed questions about what intrigued me about startups and why. Additionally, they inquired about my knowledge of WordPress and\u00a0SEO. A few days later, they informed me that I was selected for the internship and that I would get additional monetary incentives if they liked my articles.\u00a0<\/span>At StartupTalky, I was allotted topics for articles related to startups and entrepreneurship\u00a0through email, and I was required to submit 3 articles every day<\/span>. I also wrote descriptions of various startups, the stories of their origination and success, and what made them interesting.\u00a0A month later, I wanted to step up my responsibilities, so I asked my mentor if my set of tasks could be increased. I then started\u00a0creating\u00a0podcasts about the success stories of startups\u00a0in addition to writing articles. Later into the internship, my tasks involved\u00a0strategising for SEO and\u00a0optimising the articles I wrote accordingly.<\/span><\/p>\n

This internship was one of the best experiences of my life. My mentor was incredibly patient and supportive and kept me motivated\u00a0throughout the stint.\u00a0After my internship ended, I was offered a full-time role as a digital marketing manager at their Bangalore branch; however, I couldn’t join immediately due to my college exams. I intend to join the organisation\u00a0<\/span>once I’m done with the exams. I am thankful to Internshala for providing me with\u00a0the opportunity to learn and grow in my abilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Check out these\u00a0content writing<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and work-from-home<\/a><\/span> internships if you’re looking for a fun\u00a0and productive way to spend your summer break!<\/em><\/p>\n