If your main skillset lies in writing, there are a couple of great ways to make money online. Most of these will get you cash within twenty-four hours, but a few may take a week or so.
It’s a good idea to go ahead and set up a few of these avenues so they are available to you when you need them. Even if you don’t need emergency cash right now, go ahead and start setting these up for when you do. For example:
Digital Point is a website for webmasters.http://forums.digitalpoint.com
It has a forum which allows you to post ads for free to sell products or services, however you must be a member for at least fourteen days and make a minimum of twenty-five posts before you’re allowed to post an ad.
It has a forum which allows you to post ads for free to sell products or services, however you must be a member for at least fourteen days and make a minimum of twenty-five posts before you’re allowed to post an ad.
Above you will see the section you want to look for on the forum. It’s called the “Buy, Sell or Trade” section. This is where you will be able to post ads. Don’t forget to check out the appropriate sub-forums like “Content” and “Services”. Because of their requirements, it’s important to sign up and start posting immediately so your account is ready to post an ad whenever you need cash.
You’ll also want to sign up for various writing websites ahead of time. Most of them will allow you to start writing immediately, but a few will require writing samples and even résumés. It’s important to build a foundation for making money right away, because you never know when you’ll need it. It’s better to have that foundation in place before an emergency arises than to scramble at the last minute with the activities that won’t actively make money, such as signing up to sites and creating résumés.
Freelance Writing
Perhaps the most obvious way to make money is through freelance writing, but there are several ways to go about this. You can write articles for other people on your own, or through a writing site, or you can create pre-written articles and sell them to individuals. Freelance writing is generally your best bet, because you can be certain you will be paid. You may get fifty or one hundred percent of the money upfront, or you may get nothing upfront. But you will more than likely get paid. And if the client happens to stiff you, then you can take the articles you write for them and sell them to someone else.
Perhaps the most obvious way to make money is through freelance writing, but there are several ways to go about this. You can write articles for other people on your own, or through a writing site, or you can create pre-written articles and sell them to individuals. Freelance writing is generally your best bet, because you can be certain you will be paid. You may get fifty or one hundred percent of the money upfront, or you may get nothing upfront. But you will more than likely get paid. And if the client happens to stiff you, then you can take the articles you write for them and sell them to someone else.
Finding clients is relatively simple, but you may need to pay a little cash for an ad. There are ways to get around this, of course. If you’ve already met the qualifications for Digital Point, you can find work there by placing an ad in the services section. http://forums.digitalpoint.com/forumdisplay.php?f=60 If you don’t yet qualify to post an ad on Digital Point, sign up and start posting now and then when you have time so you can meet them in two weeks.
Instead, you can post on various marketing forums with a link to your freelancing site in your signature. Don’t draw attention to it and risk being banned. Simply post like normal. People will see it. You can set up a simple site on Blogspot.com or something similar. Just include your prices, as well as a few samples of your writing and a way to contact you. If you want to get as many orders as possible, you’ll want to charge competitive prices. A good starter price is around $5 per article, usually 300-400 words. You can charge more if people want longer articles.
As you build a reputation, you can charge more. Some people get $15 per article, $25 per article, and sometimes more. But they have sterling reputations and have been around for a long time. Make sure you provide excellent service, keep in close contact with clients so they know you haven’t disappeared, and build a solid reputation.
Some places you can look for freelance writing jobs include:
http://www.elance.com
http://www.odesk.com
http://www.getafreelancer.com
Writing for Websites
Sometimes it’s tough to get freelance work if you’re just starting out. You may not have the ability to reach people. If you don’t have the money to place an ad on a site like Warrior Forum, and you don’t yet qualify to place an ad on Digital Point, what can you do?
Fortunately, there are a number of websites that have a steady stream of work, and most of them pay very quickly. You can often get paid in 24-72 hours, usually straight to your PayPal account.
Sometimes it’s tough to get freelance work if you’re just starting out. You may not have the ability to reach people. If you don’t have the money to place an ad on a site like Warrior Forum, and you don’t yet qualify to place an ad on Digital Point, what can you do?
Fortunately, there are a number of websites that have a steady stream of work, and most of them pay very quickly. You can often get paid in 24-72 hours, usually straight to your PayPal account.
One of the best is: http://www.DemandStudios.com They hire writers, as well as filmmakers, bloggers, and editors. This site pays around $15 for each article you write, but their standards are quite high. You’ll need to submit a writing sample and a résumé, and they are very strict about those whom they let into their program.
Once you are approved, you’ll be able to log into the system and select assignments. Most assignments will earn you around $15 each. Some are less. Once you’ve been with them for a while, you may qualify for some of their additional projects, such as eHow Home & Garden or the tech beta in which there are many technology-related article titles. These special sections pay $16 and up per article.
Demand Studios pays twice per week by PayPal – on Tuesday and Friday. The cutoff to be paid on Tuesday is Sunday night, and the cutoff to be paid on Friday is Wednesday night. You may have to make edits to your articles. Demand Studios has an army of freelance copy editors that review articles before they are accepted, and you won’t be paid until they are. If the copy editor feels like your article needs changes, they will send it back for edits.
Another site to try is Text Broker: http://www.TextBroker.com They don’t pay nearly as much as Demand Studios. In fact, most of the time you’ll get paid fairly low rates. However, they pay quickly by PayPal. They pay once a week. Additionally, many clients will also want to hire you outside Text Broker. You can accept additional work and since Text Broker won’t get a cut of that, you’ll make more for your work.
You can also check out iWriter: http://www.iWriter.com They’re a new kid on the block, and the pay is extremely low for the work required. However, they pay fairly quickly by PayPal. I recommend them only as a last resort, because they have some of the lowest payment rates in the business.
Pre-Written Articles
Selling articles you’ve already written can bring in some nice cash. This will allow you to make profitable use of any down time you may have between freelance jobs. If you can’t find any work, you can write a few articles and sell them as pre-written content. You could try selling them on Digital Point if you have met the qualifications to place an ad. They have a content section where you can list them for sale, and you won’t have to pay anything to list them.
http://forums.digitalpoint.com/forumdisplay.php?f=76 Just keep in mind that you won’t make much for articles there. Digital Point members are notoriously cheap, and desperate people often charge as little as $1 per article. It’s a good way to make a few quick bucks in an emergency, but don’t count on it for real money.
Selling articles you’ve already written can bring in some nice cash. This will allow you to make profitable use of any down time you may have between freelance jobs. If you can’t find any work, you can write a few articles and sell them as pre-written content. You could try selling them on Digital Point if you have met the qualifications to place an ad. They have a content section where you can list them for sale, and you won’t have to pay anything to list them.
http://forums.digitalpoint.com/forumdisplay.php?f=76 Just keep in mind that you won’t make much for articles there. Digital Point members are notoriously cheap, and desperate people often charge as little as $1 per article. It’s a good way to make a few quick bucks in an emergency, but don’t count on it for real money.
You can make the most money by selling packages of articles on the same general topic. Find a hot niche like weight loss or credit, write 5-10 articles, and put them all up as a package deal.
Another site to sell individual articles is Constant Content: http://www.constant-content.com This site allows you to post individual articles which can be sold to one individual for a higher price, or to multiple individuals for a lower price. You can list articles for sale as exclusive, where one person buys the article and it’s removed. In this case, you could get at least $10 or so, and many people charge $30 or more for a single article as exclusive. Or you could charge a lot less and sell to multiple people. Just remember that Constant Content gets a portion of the sale, and not all articles will sell multiple times. If you put one up on a non-exclusive basis, it may only sell one copy, or even none.
It may also take a while for an article to sell, so this is not always a good solution for instant cash. However, it’s a very good way to make money when you don’t have any freelance work to be writing.
Selling PLR
Private Label Rights content allows people to get content for far less than exclusive content. PLR gives people the right to edit content, claim they wrote it, sell it, etc. You can set the rules for your content, including exactly how it can be used. Just make sure to include a license file when you sell it.
Private Label Rights content allows people to get content for far less than exclusive content. PLR gives people the right to edit content, claim they wrote it, sell it, etc. You can set the rules for your content, including exactly how it can be used. Just make sure to include a license file when you sell it.
There are many types of content you could sell as PLR. You could try:
• Articles
• Reports
• EBooks
• Blog Posts
• Product Reviews
• Articles
• Reports
• EBooks
• Blog Posts
• Product Reviews
You can sell this content via the same channels as you could find work as a freelance writer. Warrior Forum has a special section for selling stuff, but you have to pay money to list there. You can sell it on Digital Point. And you can also place a link to it in your signature on various forums.
I would advise using a system like e-Junkie to manage your downloads and payments. E-Junkie has a system that allows you to upload the files you want to sell to their system. You pay a small monthly fee for this, but they do NOT take any per-transaction charges. Once someone pays you through the system (directly to your PayPal account), e-Junkie will automatically deliver the file to them.
http://www.e-Junkie.com Once you join, you will enter your PayPal address, create the product in the system, and upload the product. You will link to a special e-Junkie link instead of straight to PayPal.
http://www.e-Junkie.com Once you join, you will enter your PayPal address, create the product in the system, and upload the product. You will link to a special e-Junkie link instead of straight to PayPal.
Then, once people pay, they’ll get their download. This way, you don’t have to babysit things. You’ll know that people will automatically receive their product without you have to send it to them manually. This will make people happier, because they don’t have to wait around for you to deliver their purchase.
Research
Before you sell pre-written content, it’s a good idea to do some preliminary research to find out what type of content people are looking for.
There are evergreen niches that almost always sell. These include:
• Weight loss
• Credit and debt
• Celebrities and entertainment
• Gaming
• Electronics
• Dating and relationships
Sometimes you’ll have niches that sell well outside these. For example, if the Olympics are coming soon, you might see articles related to the Olympics suddenly selling well. Keep an eye on trends and try to capitalize on them.
Go and explore your talent!!!
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