Get Paid to Write Online
by David Goldsmith
Have you ever dreamed about working from home as a writer? It doesn’t have to be a dream. If you have good writing skills then there are a number of ways that you can make a living writing online from home.
Write a Blog
Blogs are a great way for writers to make money. They are easy to set up and their design is simplified due to the availability of good software and ready-made blogging templates.
There are several ways to earn money from a blog. These include selling advertising spots, showing Google AdSense ads, and selling your own information products or e-books.
Blogs are also great for writers because they provide a place to showcase their best work, promote any books, and keep their readers informed about what they are working on next.
Write Articles for Web Sites
You can write articles and sell them to web sites in much the same way as freelance writers do for magazines and newspapers. Since communication with these online markets tends to be through email it is often faster to receive an editor’s response.
It is quite a good idea when starting out to specialize in a particular niche as this will help you to stay focused as well as enable you to build up some credits in that topic area.
Web sites tend to pay less for articles than magazines and newspapers and this is sometimes the online publication may be free for readers. The publication might not earn as much revenue as newspapers and magazines that charge subscription fees.
Publish Your Own Web Site
I just explored how you could write articles for other people’s online publications, but why not start your own?
It actually costs very little to start up your own web site. All you really need is a domain name and a web host. A good web hosting package including the registration of a domain name can be purchased for as low as $5 per month.
Your online publication can earn revenue through advertising, selling e-book and other information products and possibly subscriptions.
I have shown you just three ways that you can start writing for money online, but there are many more. Now be proactive. Get writing. Start building your successful writing business today.
David Goldsmith is a freelance writer and author of the popular e-book "25 Ways to Write for Money". Discover how you can earn a good living from writing. Download your copy of his e-book today at http://www.25Ways.com
