How to Earn Money with Online Writing

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How to Earn Money with Online Writing

Posted on April 30th, 2007 in Online Writing by Allison Whitehead

If you love writing, there are plenty of places online to sell your work. This article reveals the top four ways to sell your articles for cash, and how to combine them for maximum success.

Question – what is the internet full of?

Okay, there could be several answers to that, but the main one (the sensible one) is content. Without content, the internet simply wouldn’t exist. So it follows that for the savvy writer there are lots of opportunities to sell articles, blog entries and reviews to webmasters the world over. The journey towards earning that cash begins with knowing where to look. Broadly speaking, there are several main ways to earn income by writing online. These are:

Writing and selling individual articles to individual websites.
Posting your work on a site which takes a percentage of any sales you make to editors.
Writing for sites which earn you a percentage of advertising revenue, accruing over time.
Joining a site which allows you to bid on projects posted by businesses and webmasters.

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The easiest route to successfully earning a decent income online is to use a combination of all the above methods. Earning a reasonable amount of income from sites which share advertising revenue with you is a method which certainly does work, but you should expect it to be a long term effort. It will be of the most benefit when you have dozens of articles working for you simultaneously, each earning a few cents every day. Once you have built up a good stock of articles, this method of earning from your writing can provide a steady monthly income with little extra effort.

Bidding on work offered through websites such as Get A Freelancer can be a daunting experience, and it’s best to start by offering highly competitive bids on projects you know you can complete quickly. This is by far the best way to start building up a portfolio of completed projects and gain good feedback from clients.

There are plenty of sites who accept single submissions from freelancers; simply do a search for sites on your favourite subjects and look for submission guidelines. Or simply email the webmaster and ask if they publish (and pay for) articles sent in by freelancers. Ideally you should look at building up at least half a dozen sites you can contribute to on a regular basis.

Sites which sell work for you – like Constant Content – are a valuable resource to have in your freelance writing career. I have sold over 90 articles through this site alone, and I currently have over a hundred articles for sale there. It means I have a constant shop window of my work on display to webmasters and editors the world over.

The main rule to remember is to persevere and keep searching for potential new markets. Subscribe to as many free ezines as you can, and check job sites with writing listings every day.

It could make the difference between a part time income, and a full time freelance career.

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9 Responses to “How to Earn Money with Online Writing”

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November 21st, 2007 at 8:51 pm

i really need to know how to make money on webkinz because i need to pay for the food.
Damon
January 23rd, 2008 at 11:57 pm

I sure could use some help learning how to freelance. All I have been able to write so far is poems and short stories. Any help you could offer would be appreciated.
C. Gray
March 28th, 2008 at 7:10 pm

Hi Allison,

I just can’t say it enough: Thank you, thank you, thank you…

Again, you have answered so many questions for me. As you know, there are lots of scams that promise millions online. But I love controlling my own destiny. I see now how to create multiple streams of income. That’s one of the keys to ongoing cash flow.

I absolutely love your writings.

Terrific work.

Carol Gray
Muhammad Asif
March 29th, 2008 at 12:16 am

This site is differ from othersw. Not ony as it is only free informative but there are sincerity also observed for guidelines. I feel much hopy as ur guide lines . May u ever be Prosperious. Plz guide me further how can i sell my articles.
Thankx
Kristi
July 12th, 2008 at 1:17 pm

I write for a living, and the reason I don’t like freelance is because its not ongoing work. I have two jobs, one guy is very unstable work wise. He will give me 60 articles and one day to do them, or its the complete opposite and he will give me one article a week. The other guy “accidentally” miscalculated the amount of article he would need and told me to take a break. Who knows when he will start up again.

I have bills, I need food, I want to go on vacations and enjoy life. How is someone supposed to do that with unstable work?

I just got the new writers digest, they have a few articles in there on selling articles to magazines. I might do just that. I write really good, and that’s saying something considering I never say that about anything I do. I deserve more than I’m getting, money wise.
Allison West
August 1st, 2008 at 12:07 pm

Outstanding, informative article! I’m really enjoying your articles on Writinghood. I’m going to bookmark this and try to develop a strategy for generating income that combines different methods.

For me, I’m slowly starting to make money as an online writer, by posting articles to sites that let me share in ad revenues. I’m on Triond and Associated Content. I find that over time the money does start to come in.

The secret is consistently adding articles over time, and building up a nice passive income stream. I think I’m going to try Constant Content next, thanks!

-A
julius
September 8th, 2008 at 5:18 pm

Hey,i can really write wel,but i wana know how i can generate an income through my writting…do i need to have a website?? tell me what i need to have plz……..kind regards
momonline
September 17th, 2008 at 12:30 pm

Do you have any tips for getting your articles accepted by Constant Content. I have had 4 articles rejected there, despite having many articles accepted at ezinearticles.com, triond, helium and associated content.
Michael Eboh
December 18th, 2008 at 9:01 am

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