Freelance Writing From Home

With a wealth of ‘work from home’ scams available, it can be difficult for freelance writers to find legitimate clients. Print publications are suffering at the hands a struggling economy paired with competition from internet publications. Could the future of freelancing be online?

Always do your homework when considering an online client. Ask the important questions. Do they want me to pay them for this ‘opportunity’? What is their reputation for paying on-time? Is this a publication I want my name or pseudonym associated with? How much money can be made?

Do not offer up cash to obtain lists of potential clients. This is often a scam or (at best) a waste of your hard-earned money. Clients that do pay for quality articles from talented writers include Demand Studios, Break Studios, Triond.com, and Ehow.com.

Demand Studios pays an upfront fee for accepted articles. They buy all rights to the articles and as of January 2010 they offer upfront payments ranging from three dollars to 75 dollars. Submit your resume along with a writing sample to DemandStudios.com. Be sure to outline your writing and/or editing experience when applying.

Break Studios pays an upfront fee for accepted articles. Submit a resume along with a writing sample to BreakStudios.Break.com for consideration as a Break Studios freelancer.

Triond.com pays a lifelong revenue share on accepted articles. How much money you make with Triond depends on what you write, how well you write and how often you write. To apply as a freelancer visit Triond.com.

Ehow.com is the web portal for how-to articles. Subjects of how-to articles on Ehow very a great deal. You can write about almost anything and receive revenue shares on your published work. To apply visit Ehow.com

These sites offer reasonable compensation and clear publication guidelines, all without paying for a client list.