Three Ways to Make Money Writing Online

Working three to four hours a day, I make about $20,000 per year - that's a full-time income for some people, and I'm only working part-time.Making money writing is a great way to make a part-time or even full-time income. If you're a stay at home parent, augment your grocery and Wal-mart budget by writing a few articles a week - the income adds up fast. College students make great money writing online. I personally know a college student who is very close to paying off $20,000 in student loans, just by writing online as a freelance writer. Many college students have difficulty finding a job straight out of college, so becoming a freelance writer is a great way to cover rent, car payments, insurance and student loans.You, too can make money writing online as I do. You probably won't get rich quick as a freelance writer. But you'll make steady income that you can depend on to buy food, clothing, doctor bills and even vacations.Here's the top three ways you can begin to make money writing:1. Start a free blog: The minute you sign up for a free blog, you can also sign up with Google AdSense and place relevant ads alongside your content. A few cents here and there will trickle in, and pretty soon you'll be making several dollars a day. It might take several months for this to occur, but keep adding to your collection of blog posts, and pretty soon you'll have residual income that will keep paying you for years to come.2. Apply as a freelance writer for outsource freelancer sites: Web sites like Elance.com and Odesk.com provide freelance writers with a free platform on which to post a resume, previous professional experience and a list of qualifications. Take proficiency tests in English, spelling and grammar and show off your scores to potential employers.The drawback of applying for jobs on a freelance website is that it can take ages to find a job. You have thousands of competitors vying for juicy, high-paying freelance writing jobs. Unless you stand out as a star with lots of previous work experience, you'll be stuck applying for cheap jobs just to build clout.Freelance writing sites also take a portion of your income. Hey, they have to make money, too, so it's totally fair, but you might feel a little jipped. Plus, they put limits on how many jobs you can bid for at a time, so if clients turn you down on each application, you must wait until the next month when the limit period is up. 3. Become a freelance writer for a paid article media publisher: This is how I make money writing. Every morning I wake up and select five or six writing assignments to complete for the day. I usually have the bulk of my work done before lunch. Each article pays between $3 to $15 per assignments - I usually stick to the $15 ones, but the $3, $5, and $10 ones are a nice change if I need a break.There are many, many web sites that pay writers for their articles. Some, like Associated Content, pay both up front and bonus payments. That means you get paid when you submit the article and when viewers read the article. There are other sites that pay based exclusively on how many views your articles receive. Some pay as much as $3.50 per thousand views. That means if your article receives 5,000 views, you get paid $17.50. Not bad for 400-500 words! Still more sites share ad revenue on articles. These media publishers place ads alongside your articles and whenever a reader clicks on the ad, you split the revenue. Most sites pay their writers 50 to 100 percent of the revenue.Making money writing online is a great way to take a financial load off your back. But don't try to go it alone. Many writers experience lack of enthusiasm and burnout when they try to write all by themselves. Some need a little help with grammar, others need inspiration to figure out what to write each day.