- By: Noel Swanson, 2008-03-18
The demand for writers has always been great, but with the spread of internet marketing, content writers are now in great demand. Here are some ideas for how to make dollars writing articles on the world wide web.
One of the outcomes of this big demand for writers are some great sites that will pay you directly for your writing. One of the best of this genre is www.associatedcontent.com. But be aware that their standard rate of 3-4 dollars an article is that low because they basically take any writer whether they have credentials and skills or not. But it's a good site to have on your list to keep the grocery and gas money coming in.
What internet employers really need are writers who can create interesting and new content that will bring traffic to their sites and grab and hold customers. On top of that there are web sites that will broker work to writers from other online employers. Get to know these sites because they are a reliable source of income in a pinch. But to get your rate up, also build your reputation and your resume at better paying sites.
Now you will need to write everything you submit yourself as plagiarism will get caught but don't labor at making each article brilliant. If you can produce relatively readable text at around five hundred words each article, keep the spelling and grammar in good shape and meet deadlines, you will do great. And since a lot of sites pay for any kind of content, you can get inspiration for topics by just browsing what other writers are submitting. It isn't ok to plagiarize but its ok to let other writers inspire you just as you will inspire others after you.
A good portion of freelance writers operate in groups, so if you are looking into how make dollars this way, you should do some networking with other writers. Freelance writing groups will always get more work to pass along amongst their members than any individual writer. If you submit articles to the paid sites first then you will have samples that you can show the group of your finished work so they can decide about letting you join.
Sometimes these writers' communities are managed by a strong leader who serves to make sure the work is shared with the writers and keeps a little commission per job for his trouble. Still other writer's communities are just that and writers simply land work and share with others at a lower fee when they have more work in than they can handle. But these writers consortiums also benefit from the huge need for quality content on the internet and these groups are skilled at knowing where to find the good projects online.
Along with these options, there are quite a few sites that are always looking to bring on talented writers. However be aware that these sites are usually passing work to you that they hunted up so your pay might be lower than you might expect. So when you sign on with a site like this, read the terms screens closely so you don't end up doing endless edits and writing more than you agreed to for the money.
Writing can be a solid income using these resources even if it isn't "big money". But this is a good way to get a start and build your ability to write. Writing is a skill that has to be built to write every day and you will become both prolific and able to write strong prose. Then once you get your reputation up, you may be able to get $25 each article from the quality agents. By building your career up from the bottom like this, you can eventually look to make a good income doing what you love to do.
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