Freelance Writing Tips

If you are looking for a freelance writing job and don't know which avenue to venture down, here are a few places that will pay you per article for your invaluable efforts:

• Hubpages pays you $25 for producing a flagship hub consisting of 1500 words. There are strict guidelines to follow and if interested, you will have access to a list of flagship topics to choose from. After approval, you have 7 days to produce the content.


• Ask Men will pay you $50 for articles written about dating, sexuality and other related topics. To apply, you must send a current resume, along with a sample article for the channel you are applying to. It takes them quite a long time to answer and sometimes they don't, but it is worth the wait if you are chosen.


• About.com pays a monthly minimum and per performance amount if you are accepted to host a guide site with this online company. To apply, you must pick a topic you consider yourself to be an expert in and write an article pertaining to that topic. They do have strict guidelines that you must meet for each topic to be considered an expert. You also need to send a resume detailing your experience and work history. They do not take a lot of time to get back and if accepted, you will spend 2 weeks in a prep program building a guide site from the ground up using their tools. You will compete with up to four other people for the spot. You are not compensated for any of the time you spend in prep, but if you get chosen to run the site, you will be paid a bonus upon completion. It is a lot of work, but well worth it if you are an excellent writer and lucky enough to be chosen.

Remember, becoming successful as a writer takes a long time. There is no overnight success. You must be perservering and dedicated and if you are, you will be rewarded in the end!

I will add to this list as time permits. Gotta run and do some writing!

Freelance Writer Jobs

If you are like me, you are always looking for ways to make extra money with your freelance writing abilities. If you have a Bachelor's, Master's or PhD and you like to write, you may want to try getting a part or full time position at EssayWriters.net.

EssayWriters.net typically pays anywhere from $3 to $16 per double spaced page for your work. They have a list of approximately 100-200 assignments that you can choose from, with a wide range of subject matter, including art, biology, health, nursing, psychology and much, much more. Most jobs are either in essay or research format, and you should be a bit familiar with the APA or MLA citation method, although they do provide basic guidelines to follow if you are not at ease with this style of writing.

To be hired, you must fill out an application and wait for a week or two, or maybe even three before they get back to you. In the meantime, if you have any questions, they do have customer service that you can chat with online, if you want to call it customer service!

Ultimately, the bottom line however, is, making money this way has its frustrations. For example, many times, the customer places an order, but does not give clear instructions on how he/she wants the paper to be done. When they don't return the writer's emails, which is often the case, the writer may be unable to complete the assignment in a timely manner, ultimately causing the order to be released back into the que. Consequently, if done to close to the deadline, this can cause the writer to be fined. There seems to always be a down side to everything, don't you agree!

The way to get around this dilemma is to pick a relatively simple subject and paper that gives you clear instructions that you understand from the get-go! If you follow this advice, you should be ok and many times, you will get a customer who actually responds to you.

On the plus side, in my first 2 weeks with EssayWriters.net, I made about $150 and could have made much more, had the customer and customer service been more responsive!

Give it a try and be sure to leave me a comment to let me know about your progress!

Make Money Online with Hubpages

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Get Paid To Write Online Articles

Make Money Online Publishing Your Writing

If you are eager to get started as a writer, but are having trouble figuring out how to do so, you may want to begin by writing articles on topics you are familiar with and publishing them online in forums that share the revenue with you! I have composed a list that I started with, to help you along the way. The process is simple. You will start by creating a user name and password and signing up for an account at each of the places below. When writing, pick topics that best suit your knowledge base and simply start writing. Publish your article on these sites and you are on your way to creating a nice, residual monthly income. The more articles you write, the more money you will make. This will also help you when you are ready to look for a real freelance writing job, as you will have some published articles to add to your resume.

• Hubpages-Sign up and publish articles on any topic you want and earn a share of the revenue when you also sign up as an affiliate for Google Adsense, EBay and Amazon. Get started today with their easy to follow instructions that guide you through the entire process, as well as an online forum whereby you can gain knowledge from more experienced hubbers!
• EHow-Share your knowledge and expertise on any topic by signing up to become an EHow writer. EHow is quick and easy and publishing articles is a breeze with their easy to follow instructions.
• Helium-Another online forum to publish your articles, with Helium you will get somewhat of a share of the revenue when you publish articles here, but beware, if you want to quit the site, the content belongs to Helium FOREVER AND EVER!
• Associated Content- Write your own articles here, or answer calls for exclusive content. Either way, you will get paid an upfront payment for exclusive work and/or per performance, when people visit your articles.

This should get you started. If you are looking for more places, do a web search under a variety of search terms associated with the topic "writing" and you will find tons of other websites that do the same thing.