EARN AS A ARTICLE WRITERS

How to Earn Money By Writing Articles Online?

What is Article writting?

article writing is a great profession as a freelancer. In every stage of online earning, article writing is more important. Some freelancing way such as blogging, Content writing, Gig writing, Web page writing, News writing etc are the field of article writer to earn more. Why we’re sharing tutorials regarding making money online?. Well, because there are hundreds of opportunities available for everyone. You just need to discover them and to fit yourself with a way that suits you.

The most important thing in making some decent amount online is; only your efficiency in the subject. So if you have writing and grammar skills then you can cash them by writing for other websites. There are hundreds of websites which provide you the opportunity to work with them and make some or big money. Today, we are discussing about article writing jobs, in this list following semi-topics are covered; article writing, news writing, content writing and many other kind of writings. I have a video tutorial [in Urdu] which will describe about writing jobs on the internet.

There are hundreds of websites and even small blogs which need writers for content writing or article writing. The freelancing websites such as odesk.com, freelance.com and elance.com etc also provide the maximum number of writing jobs everyday. So if you are a good writer and have good English language skills and can write according to international standards then must try out some resources to find a job as a writer. I’m giving you a list of websites where you can find a job as a writer.!. And also watch the video tutorial in Urdu below the list.

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You can find your desired article writing job by visiting each website in the list above, all of these websites provide writing jobs to the writers from around the world.

Now here is the video tutorial in Urdu language which will give you some practical examples for finding a writing job and make money at home.

This all defends on your skills, making money online is possible just by showing your skills, if you have skills then there is no one to stop you from earning a decent amount every month on the internet. And you might not know that Article writing is one of the subjects which has the high potentials now a days. An article writer can easily make $500 a month on the internet just by writing few articles a day. But this all defends on the quality writings they provide to the websites and online publications.

So Having the writing skills, you are gonna dominate the industry. However, I welcome you to post your question in the comment section if you have anything to ask or have some suggestions for others. Take Care.

Some tips to write articles:

1. Write how and what naturally interests you.

Don’t feel guilty about tending to write in a certain way about certain things. That’s where you write naturally. Sure, you stretch yourself out of your boundaries to learn new things (see #4), but you always have a particular angle on writing that you will fall back on in a pinch.
Writing about the things that interest you in the way that you want to will help keep you from burnout. It’s OK to care about topics the rest of your team doesn’t care about. That’s why you’re a team: everyone brings something different to the table.
Don’t feel guilty about being the guy who always writes the same way on the same things. The rest of us are doing that, too.
1. When you get an idea, you often have a few ideas of what you'd say in those articles — an example you could give or a point you'd like to make.
Don't just write down your content idea. Write down every thought you have about it, no matter how rough or undefined.

2. Put your most important information first

Don’t write a web page like an old-fashion essay. Mention your most important information first. [/caption]Writing for the web is completely different than writing an essay or a paper.
An essay might go like this: First, explain what you’re going to discuss. Then, present an overview of the literature. Next, discuss; and finally draw your conclusion. The most important point you make is in the conclusion – at the end of your essay!
On web pages you have to do the opposite: your most important points always come first.
An example: you’re looking for a new red three-seater sofa. When you arrive at a website you want to see it sells sofas. And secondly, you want a search box so you know you can quickly find out what the red three-seater sofas are like.
Or say you’re looking for a copywriter for your website. Maybe you’re looking for someone local, so you need to see a copywriter is based in Manchester which is nearby. Or maybe your copywriter needs to understand medical terminology, so you like to see a headline like copywriting for the medical industry.
Information that’s most important to your web visitors is often a simple statement of what you do. Once they understand what you do, they might want to know some important details. And then – maybe they’d like to know some background information.
Journalists call this way of writing the inverted pyramid. In newspaper articles the most newsworthy information comes first before details and background information. Even if you only read the first paragraph of a newspaper story you still understand the big picture.
It’s the same on your website. Your customers want to know the big picture first. Basically: What do you do? Or what can you do for them?

3. Don’t try to be clever or creative

On the web it’s rare that a reader hangs on to every word you write. He doesn’t have time. He’s in a hurry because he could check out several other scent trails – websites – instead of wasting time trying to figure out what you do.
Simple statements often work best.
[W]hen I look at a Web page it should be self-evident. Obvious. Self-explanatory. ~ Steve Krug.
Clever phrasing requires people to think. And asking people to think, doesn’t work on the web because web visitors are hunting – they don’t have time to think. So keep your web copy as simple as possible.
Write as if you’re writing for a 12-year old because that makes your copy easy-to-follow. And be careful with jokes unless you’re absolutely sure your target audience will get them.

4. Write for scanners

How many people read web pages?
Hardly anybody!
[What most web visitors do] is glance at each new page, scan some of the text, and click on the first link that catches their interest or vaguely resembles the thing they’re looking for. – Steve Krug
Research suggests that only 16% of people read web pages word-for-word. Most people scan. How can you write for scanners? A check list:

• Does your headline communicate what you’re about?
• Does your image caption communicate a sales message?
• Do your sub headlines summarize your key points?
• Do easy-to-scan bullet points reduce wordiness?

Your web visitor is hunting for information or products. Ensure he can understand your most important information by just glancing at your web page.

5. Use familiar words

As Web readers, we are hunter-gatherers once again – only this time, instead of scanning the horizon for prey, we scan pages for carewords. When we see these words, we click, we act. ~ Gerry McGovern
Imagine you want to fly to Bangkok for a holiday and you’re looking for a cheap flight. What will you search for: a cost-effective flight, a low-fare, or a cheap flight to Bangkok?
Nobody searches for cost-effective flights. As Google’s Keyword Tool shows cheap is what people are looking for:

6. Write for lazy people

Just like the lazy panther looks for an easy catch for his dinner, your web visitor doesn’t want to make an effort to read your text.
Make your copy easy to read:

• Use short paragraphs – four sentences max;
• Use short sentences – twelve on average;
• Skip unnecessary words;
• Avoid jargon and gobbledygook;
• Avoid the passive tense;
• Avoid needless repetition;
• Address your web visitors directly. Use the word you;
• Shorten your text.

How short should your text be? Steve Krug recommends you get rid of half the words on each page, and then get rid of half of what’s left. That maybe an overly demanding target, but give it a go. Set yourself a challenge and make your text as short as possible.

7. Expect people to arrive anywhere on your website

Your website isn’t read from
start to finish like a book. (tweet this)

People usually read a book from chapter one, via chapter two to three and four etc.

Now, imagine people pick up a book and start reading somewhere completely at random. Possibly at the beginning of the last chapter, maybe in the middle of chapter three, or at the last page of chapter one.
That’s what the web is like. Most web visitors will not start reading at your home page. They may arrive on any of your web pages.

If you don’t know where people arrive on your website, go to Google Analytics >> Site Content >> Landing Pages. You can see exactly how many web visitors arrived on each web page.

If each web page can be an entry page what does that mean?

• Each page should be easy to scan;
• Each page should clarify to people where they are; and what your site is about;
• Each page should have a call to action telling people where to go next – to read another blog post, sign up for your email newsletter, check out a detailed product description or testimonial, request a quote or add a product to a shopping cart.

Don’t rely on your navigation bar to tell people what to do next. Include a button or link to guide people to take the next step. On each page.

8. The more you write, the more you want to write.

Writing is a kind of addiction. It might be tough to get going, and we procrastinate as much as we can, but once you get used to writing?
You want to write more.
Ideas come fast and furious to a mind that has decided to let them move about. Once you start setting the pathways to writing in place, like grooves in a vinyl record, the habit takes over and you’ll want to write. It’ll become almost a necessity.

9. Stockpiling ideas doesn’t do anyone any good.

All the great ideas in the world mean nothing if they stay in draft. How is your unscheduled drafts area of your blog? Is it full of great partial ideas? Do you find yourself devoting a great deal of energy in managing your ideas instead of writing them out and publishing them?
All those unpublished ideas go unpublished because you’ve lost interest and moved on, or they create confusion. You aren’t sure if you already wrote about something or had just considered it. It feels as if the idea is still sitting in your mind, taking up space, wanting to get out.
It is important that you take an idea, write it out, publish, and go to the next idea. Or, delete it entirely.
No one benefits if you never do the hard work of finishing an idea and publishing the content.

10. Writing inspires you as much as anyone.

I would say that just about every time I sit down to write a blog post, I end up learning something new. Not just in the research aspect of a post, which of course teaches me new things, but in my own thought processes.
Much of what I think and theorize stems not from knowing it before I begin writing, but as I am writing. Writing kicks the brain in high gear and leads the mind down paths not considered. You can’t travel those paths without starting the writing.
Frankly, I never think I’ll hit a high word count. Many posts I have written seem like an impossible headline and 600 words if I’m lucky and then, before I realize it, I’m at 2400 words.
Writing is a little adventure; where it takes you is a surprise.

11. Writing is the best incentive for continuing education there is.

This is similar to #3 in that not every blog post starts from a position of expertise. Many do, where I know the subject matter ahead of time. Some I know a basic concept ahead of time but also know I’ll need to do some research to flesh it out. And others are purely new.
This fear of writing about what you don’t know is common. We want to stick with our easy expertise (which is fine), never veering into the exploration of something new.
Try to write a post at least once each month on a topic you’re not fully comfortable with. It’s a great way to learn and to exercise your writing muscles.

12. Helping your readers understand is the most important goal.

One of the biggest barriers we put in front of our readers is that of writing without clarity.
We obfuscate when we don’t know the answers ourselves, hoping the extra words will cover up our lack of understanding. Or, we want to impress our readers and use words, jargon, or ideas that don’t serve understanding, but instead serve our ego.
Your job is to help people understand. Not to impress. You’re not a genius. Sorry.

13. Humor always has a serious seat at the table.

We bloggers write out of different emotions. We might write from a place of frustration, anger, weariness, enthusiasm, solemnity–the whole gamut.
Humor is unique in that people like to be made to laugh (i.e. your content is sticky) and they’ll read something that’s funny more than they will something that is angry, guilt-inducing, or manipulative. Humor can communicate all of those emotions, but does so in a way people like.
Humor is tough. Lecturing your reader or drowning them in data is much easier. But give humor a try, anyway.

14. Customers buy things. You want customers.

This is a direct approach, but it boils down to this: either your content is a public service or it has an end goal of making money. Which is it?
The content you write might be loved by your audience, but it might not get them to buy. This is most likely because you probably aren’t trying to sell. There’s nothing wrong with that, but don’t be upset that no one buys what you’re not selling.
If selling is your goal, then write to that goal.

15. If it’s a breeze to read, it was hard to write.

Writing is easy enough. Good writing is another story.
With content marketing, it is so simple to get caught up with the SEO focus of keywords, debates about whether people really read things before they share them or not, word counts, and so on.
We forget to make our content easy to read.

16. You can learn to write. You don’t have to be the greatest ever.

One particularly frustrating comment people would make to me as they looked at my art is that they “couldn’t even draw a straight line.”
Guess what? I can’t either.
Art isn’t about the ability to draw straight lines; I’ve always believed anyone can be taught to draw. They may not be the greatest artist ever, but they can be taught to draw and enjoy the activity.
The same goes with writing. There are foundations you can learn, habits you can be taught. You may not turn the phrase like a poet, but you can still write.
Are you awake? You can write.

17. Know what makes up good content. Then break the rules.

In college, we had to learn the foundations of art. We had to know about color theory, design, technique, and materials. Once we spent a few years learning the rules well, and creating within those boundaries, we were free to break them.
Learn what good writing is. Write within the boundaries until you understand them. Create within those rules. Once you know and understand the how and why these rules work, then you can break them.
Because breaking rules, when you are aware of them, gives that action meaning. Otherwise, it’s just an accident and you can’t replicate any success you might have.

18. There is no hierarchy in your content.

My approach to writing is to avoid writing as if I was lording over my reader, but instead, as if I was walking alongside them.
Avoid patronizing readers, or in any way trying to put yourself above them. They won’t find it endearing, for one thing, and it is yet another barrier you might be introducing in your writing that causes people to not return.
You haven’t arrived as the end all in your area of expertise. Picture yourself on a journey with your readers, writing about what you’re learning, and you’ll get more meaningful conversation back from them. People have conversations on journeys, not in lecture halls.

What do you need to be a good article writer:

1. Successful content writers must master different writing styles.

The reason is that each form of writing has its own style. News is delivered AP style, in short, informational paragraphs with the meat of the story at the top. Blogging is personable, friendly and often opinionated. Ad copy is short and persuasive. White papers are long; they describe a problem and provide the solution. But, regardless, each and every category is content, and each style writers master makes them more valuable and in demand.

2. Successful content writers don't pick random subjects.

"Ideation" is a marketing industry buzzword that describes the creative process of finding a subject, title and angle to write about; and ideation begins with analytics. Most ideation is done in a team setting, but freelance writers are usually on their own. Which is why it's helpful to know how professional marketing teams generate ideas. Before doing that, successful content writers need to:

• Understand their audience. Marketers call it creating a "buyer persona." If you know who your readers are, you can write what they want to read. You write for your audience. Not for yourself, not for your company, not for your brand.
• Perform keyword research. Buzzsumo.com showed that “content writing” is a better keyword than “content writer,” which is what led to a title change. The site also revealed that writing how-to posts are popular. One by Neil Patel on how to come up with topic ideas was shared nearly 16,000 times. (swoon)
• Check out the competition. What successful content are others in your industry sharing? A competitive content audit gives you a ton of information. Not just about what your competitors are sharing, but who is linking to their content, blogging about it, tweeting it out and posting it elsewhere.
• Craft a snappy title. After you have keyword, competitor and reader knowledge, take your time, choose your subject and craft a title that will interest readers. The title compels people to read. . . or not. The most important words on your post are the title and the meta description. 

3. Successful content writers are original.

It's your reputation. Every post with your name on it should be original. That probably sounds crazy, with all the tens of thousands of people writing about the same subjects, but it's easier than it seems. Every talented writer can bring a unique voice, different perspective or new light to an overworked subject.
Plagiarized content is bad for SEO, bad for your employers and even worse for you. Protect your reputation and your career by taking precautions. Before you submit your work, use an online program to check for plagiarism. With all the content out there, it's easy to accidentally duplicate writing.

4. Successful content writers know SEO, HTML, CSS and WordPress.

Don't panic. You only need a few basics. WordPress themes have varying levels of automatic functions, and sometimes the only way to make your text appear the way you want it to is to dig into the text/HTML tab and manipulate the code to make a title tag or fix a spacing issue. It's worth your time to learn the basics.
Updated SEO knowledge is also critical. Search engine algorithms change constantly, and writers have to keep up. One thing remains constant: High quality is always in demand. If you can write in-depth content from a unique perspective, you'll be in demand.

5. Successful content writers are social media specialists.

Name recognition is important. Social media puts everything you need within your grasp. Build your audience, meet publishers and talk to industry experts. When your writing is published, the fun has only just begun. The more active you are on social media, the more likely your followers will be to recommend your content. Successful content writers are active, public and friendly.
So, think again about writing "success." It stops being about words on paper as soon as “content” is added to “writer.” Content writers are marketing experts, SEO specialists, on-page coders and social media butterflies. With the right skill set, you'll succeed and find that yours is the best job in the world.

Write for your audience

…not for yourself. Great content provides value to its audience. That value, whether informative, persuasive, or entertaining, is what inspires readers to share an article or learn more about the organization. The most effective way to write content that provides value to its audience is to write from a sincere desire to serve the reader.
As writers, we are often stuck in our own heads. This is understandable: it’s hard enough to figure out what we’re trying to say without adding other elements into the mix. But content creation is an act of communication, not merely an act of expression.
The audience is the crucial element to consider when writing compelling content. Both the writer and the message itself should be subordinate to the audience in the sense that both writer and message should shape themselves to serve the reader’s needs.  The message can be challenging or controversial without losing the audience if it is written from an audience-oriented perspective.

To win your audience, revise your draft

For many – certainly for me – trying to think from the reader’s vantage point(s) while writing the initial draft is asking too much. For that reason, successful writers tend to view revision as an essential step, equal to drafting in importance.
When I say revision, I don’t mean proofreading for errors (although that is important as well). I mean analyzing an article’s rhetorical strategy from the reader’s viewpoint and considering how each section, each paragraph, each sentence, and each word could work better for the audience.
The truth is that even the most interesting content rests on a knife’s edge: the same amazing Internet that brings readers to your article from all over the globe is also full of other things to read and watch, shiny distractions forever trying to lure those readers away. No matter how valuable a piece of content is, if it is unclear, vague, or wordy, it will lose readers.

Tips on revising for your audience

I’ve designed the following five-point checklist to help writers revise their work. While the “tip of the iceberg” cliché comes to mind, these suggestions will help develop the reader-oriented mindset that is crucial to writing great content.

1. Consider scaling back. Many posts take on too much, resulting in pieces that are long on generalizations and short on specifics. Instead of 10 tips, it might be better to choose the best five and use the additional space to provide supporting evidence, examples, or details.
2. Scrutinize the article’s arrangement. Is the piece’s main point clearly stated in an easy-to-find place? The classic place for the article’s main point is at the end of the introduction. Other good spots for your main point are at the very beginning of the piece and at its end. (Fair warning: articles that save the revelation of their main point for the end of the piece must take particular care with organization, below.) Are the subpoints placed in the most effective order, or would a different sequence be better for the reader?
3. Add a system of signposts. Subheadings are great, but they do not take the place of topic sentences that govern each paragraph’s material. Also consider how each sentence relates to the sentences before and after it. Would it be helpful to the reader to have a transitional word or phrase like “in addition,” “therefore,” or “on the other hand”?
4. Be careful when co-opting the reader’s perspective. Phrases like “most people would agree that…” or “as we all know…” are more likely to drive a wedge between writer and reader than to build consensus. “You” is the riskiest pronoun to use, because it often comes in the context of telling readers what they should do or what the writer assumes they are thinking. Too much of this will tempt even the most generous reader to rebel.
5. Before moving on to the editing stage, review the draft three more times from three different perspectives. First, read it through the eyes of your best friend to highlight the piece’s personality and remove stiff or forced-sounding language. Second, read it through a stranger’s eyes – someone who owes you nothing and only wants to get value from the article – to uncover areas where the piece can be clearer or more specific. Lastly, go through the piece as an enemy might, to excise weak arguments and anticipate objections.

These steps take time and trouble, but they will result in a clearer, more compelling article. I hope you’ll try them, and let me know how it goes.

When you’re writing web content, keep these things in mind:

1. Always start with keyword research for SEO. TCF’s site generates over $300,000 worth of organic traffic each year (as in, we’d have to spend more than a quarter million dollars in AdWords to get the same number of site visits). The reason why our content is so successful is keyword research. We don’t always write keyword-based posts, but when we do they tend to rank well.

If you don’t know where to get started, we’ve created a killer Keyword Research Starter Kit – including everything you to know from which tools we use to get the job done to how to use them to achieve your own results. Click the button below to get your free copy now:       

2. Keyword stuffing is never okay. Although SEO should always be a focal point, if you stuff keywords into your copy you’ll negatively impact the readability of your content, its conversion rate and how well it ranks in the SERPs. If you stuff keywords into your copy, readers will bounce off the page and search engines will slap you down. Also worth noting: just because people are searching for grammatically incorrect keywords doesn’t mean you should incorporate them verbatim into your copy.

3. Email vs. e-mail and Internet vs. internet. The AP Stylebook changed it to email a couple years ago, but only because so many people were using email instead of e-mail…sort of like a “popularity rules” thing for the inaccurate. The New York Times isn’t bowing to the pressure, however, and as of this post is still going with e-mail. More recently, Internet became internet (although both are technically acceptable).

4. Always hyperlink to your sources. When you reference another website’s content, make sure you hyperlink back to that site. It’s good internet etiquette, and you’d want the same courtesy. Always cite your sources, even if you’re afraid it’ll send your web traffic to another site — and you can always choose the “open link in another window” option if you’re that concerned about keeping your traffic. Besides being the right thing to do, it can also help you get backlinks. Frequently, the sites you link to will see your effort and thank you for it with a reciprocal link or quote — like Hootsuite did for TCF.     

5. Make the reader happy. Crafting content that goes viral is every writer’s dream, and tapping into a reader’s emotions is the way to do it. Did you know that social media users are more likely to share content that makes them happy? Abigail Posner explains why:

“When we see or create an image that enlivens us, we send it to others to give them a bit of energy and effervescence. Every gift holds the spirit of the gifter. Also, every image reminds us and others that we’re alive, happy and full of energy (even if we may not always feel that way). And when we ‘like’ or comment on a picture or video sent to us, we’re sending a gift of sorts back to the sender. We’re affirming them. But, most profoundly, this ‘gift’ of sharing contributes to an energy exchange that amplifies our own pleasure – and is something we’re hardwired to do.”

So the next time you’re crafting a piece of ad copy or web writing ask yourself, “What’s good about this story? How can I give this a positive message or angle?” Find it, and you could find your key to viral content.

6. Keep the action in your content writing. If you’ve read tips about writing for the web before, you’re probably familiar with the term passive voice – but do you know what it actually means? The passive voice happens when you switch the subject and object in a sentence. Instead of “the lion attacks the village” you have “the village is attacked by a lion.” Notice how the second sentence is somehow less exciting (even though it contains a killer lion?) This is why avoiding the passive voice is so important.

In addition to sticking mostly to a subject, verb, object structure, try filling your web writing with unique and exciting verbs. Instead of “sales climbing” say “sales rocketing.” Instead of “cutting costs” try “killing costs.” These small changes won’t add to your word count, but they will make your content writing more exciting and engaging.

7. When writing for the web, chop it up. If you’re writing the next Great American Novel, it’s okay to end paragraphs when pauses seem natural. Writing for the web, however, is a whole different world. Attention spans online are a LOT shorter than they are in Oprah’s Book Club, and your paragraphs need to bear that in mind.

Put simply: keep it short! A five-line paragraph is great, but a three-line paragraph is even better. Some content kings like Derek Halpern even let single sentences fly solo. Don’t worry if an idea doesn’t seem to be fully “complete” before hitting that enter key. Err on the side of short paragraphs and chop it up!

8. Update your links. Every single page on your website should link to other pages — not only does this help you boost the rankings of the pages you link to, it also gets users hopping around on your site and spending more time there. When you bake internal link building into your content, your

Most writers will keep this in mind when creating web content, but what they’ll often forget to do is revisit older posts and pages to update them with new links. Set a Google Calendar alert for yourself so you’ll remember to do this once a month

9. Find yourself a good SEO suite. At its heart, SEO is really all about ripping apart raw data and seeing what ROI you can pull out of it. Likewise, when it comes to analyzing the keywords and traffic data of any website, it’s really easy to get lost in the analytics.This is especially true when it comes to certain SEO tools out there that either bombard you with data (forcing you to make up your own algorithms to sort through all kinds of numbers that, let’s face it, you probably don’t have time for). Alternatively, there are other tools that don’t show you the raw data at all: instead, they break everything down into their own proprietary system. While they might swear up and down that their method is best, this can make keyword research… difficult, to say the least.

It’s for this reason that we’re such big fans of SEMrush. With SEMrush, you’re given a lot of data, but all of that data is easy to understand (and even easier to export, if you need to analyze it in another program). All of the big analytics are displayed in front of you: what keywords you’re ranking for, how many backlinks you have, what your competition looks like, and what the total ad value of your keywords amounts to.

Seriously, take a look at this screenshot:

Even if you’ve never used SEMrush before, everything is pretty self explanatory. The graphs are easy to read and all the most important keyword research data is displayed right in front of you.

Likewise, when it gets down to the nitty-gritty of keyword research, SEMrush makes it easy to parse data: you can organize it by common metrics, like CPC or search volume, or you can focus on a specific website (or subdomain on a website). If you’re trying to build out a blog for your brand, this is especially helpful, as it allows you to see exactly what your blog is doing (compared to the rest of your website).

If you’re interested in trying SEMrush out, click here for a 30 day free trial of SEMrush Pro.

10. Don’t forget the extra SEO juice. If you’re using WordPress or a similar platform to host your content, repeated your targeted keywords a couple times isn’t enough. Remember to place your target keyword in the url, in H2 headers, in the meta description and even in the alt tags of your images.

Once you’re finished inputting, remember to expand the Yoast box and check out the Content Analysis portion for some helpful hints about what you should improve before you publish.

Example:

11. Always answer the question “why should you care?” Scroll up to the top of this page and read our intro paragraph. Notice how the second sentence explains why learning these content writing tips is important?

This should be an integral part of every piece of content you write. Before your readers invest their time into hearing what you have to say, they’ll want to know why it’s worth it. How will what you’re teaching them help them? What goal will they accomplish with your help? Always explain these things up front.

12.  Paint a picture. Give this paragraph a read:

“Is it just us, or do some people talk about gay dating like it’s an elaborate magic trick? Even unexperienced gay or queer persons may approach the idea of dating with the kind of abject fear one feels when opening the instructions for a new piece of IKEA furniture. ‘Am I doing this right?’ they may ask themselves, months, years and even decades into their dating careers.”

That’s the opening paragraph for blog post we wrote for Astroglide titled 8 Ways Gay Dating Is Just Like Straight Dating and it’s the perfect example to illustrate our point (pun intended). That point is this — creating web content writing is a lot different than writing a 7th grade book report. Your audience isn’t an overworked and underpaid teacher with no choice but to read your reworded Cliffs Notes on Lord of the Flies. Your audience is choosing to read your content (or to head elsewhere on the web). Imagery is a great way to capture their attention.

Don’t think for a second that a boring or technical topic gets you off the hook either  — IKEA assembly instructions have nothing to do with gay dating (usually) but we used a visual to help the reader make the connection. Push yourself to add a little creative fiction to your website content writing and see how much more fun it is to read (and write!)

13. “Do’s and Don’t’s” vs. “Dos and Don’ts” — which is correct? The latter! Nothing drives us crazier than people putting apostrophes in pluralized words. When in doubt about spelling, capitalization or grammar, Google it! Which brings us to…

14. If you’re not sure, look it up. You’d be surprised at how much you teach yourself when you consistently look up things you aren’t sure about. We learned most of this stuff by double checking the words/grammar/spelling/etc. we weren’t sure about. It takes a little time at first, but if you make a habit of not having to double check the same thing twice you’ll be an expert in no time. Then, you can write your own blogs about web content writing tips!

15. Dictionary.com is your friend — so visit the site often. You’d be amazed at how many words people misuse on a regular basis. For instance, peruse probably doesn’t mean what you think it does (in fact, it’s probably the opposite). Never use words unless you’re absolutely certain of their meaning.

16. Don’t call a banana an elongated yellow fruit. Don’t use a $3 word when a 10 cent word will suffice, unless you’re going for the “most pretentious web content writer” award. Overuse of meaningless buzzwords is a good way to show that you have an MBA, but a bad way to keep the interest of your readers (and it actually makes you look bad).

17. Revamp posts for maximum value. There is no such thing as a “set it and forget it” content strategy (well, not if you’re good at what you do).

In addition to constantly analyzing social shares, pingbacks and web traffic, you should monitor your content for the keywords it’s currently ranking for. A shorter piece of content might surprise you with how well it’s performing, and it might even start ranking for keywords you weren’t even targeting!

Revamp posts like these with added content, updated info and a strengthened keyword strategy and you’ll be amazed at how quickly your page climbs in the search engine rankings. Not sure where to start? Check out our complete step by step guide to How to Increase Organic Traffic by Revamping Existing Content.

18. Web site vs. website vs. web site. Which one is it? For the love of all things awesome, it’s website (at least, so says the AP Stylebook, which is sort of like a web content writer’s bible). Not Web site, not web site and not any other variation you can think of. Although “Web site” was once acceptable, it’s sort of like referring to your Blackberry as a “cellular phone” — it makes you look just as out of touch with technology.

19. Keep the reading level low. Do you know the Flesch Kincaid Reading Ease score for your piece of content? There are plenty of free tools to help you find it. These tools crawl through your content, analyze your vocabulary level, and rate your readability by grade level. Unless your topic is extremely niche and technical, you should aim for a middle school reading level or lower.

If your score is too high, it doesn’t mean you need to dumb things down for your readers — it just means you might need to make simpler word choices or cut down your complex sentences. This ensures that visitors of varying education levels can get value from your content, and that readers who may speak English as a second language will understand it too. It also just helps keep your tone clear and relatable which should always be a goal when you’re creating web content.

20. Provide added value. Your content writing should always offer value to the reader in terms of insightful ideas and actionable tips. But if you really want your content to earn repeat traffic and rise in search engine rankings, give your readers a parting gift.

It doesn’t have to cost you anything. It can be a link to a free webinar (like our webinar on earning free media coverage), a Google Drive Template, or even a worksheet. Give your readers a valuable takeaway and they won’t just view your site as a great resource — they’ll refer their friends too!

21. Never self edit your work (at least, not right away). Ideally, you’ll have somebody to edit your writing. If you’re responsible for writing and editing your web content, don’t do both in the same day. When the writing is still fresh, your mind will automatically make up the gaps in your copy and your editing will be subpar. Instead, put it away and come back to it another day — or at least several hours later.

Successful writer’s qualifications:

 

1. Successful content writers must master different writing styles.

The reason is that each form of writing has its own style. News is delivered AP style, in short, informational paragraphs with the meat of the story at the top. Blogging is personable, friendly and often opinionated. Ad copy is short and persuasive. White papers are long; they describe a problem and provide the solution. But, regardless, each and every category is content, and each style writers master makes them more valuable and in demand.

2. Successful content writers don't pick random subjects.

"Ideation" is a marketing industry buzzword that describes the creative process of finding a subject, title and angle to write about; and ideation begins with analytics. Most ideation is done in a team setting, but freelance writers are usually on their own. Which is why it's helpful to know how professional marketing teams generate ideas. Before doing that, successful content writers need to:

• Understand their audience. Marketers call it creating a "buyer persona." If you know who your readers are, you can write what they want to read. You write for your audience. Not for yourself, not for your company, not for your brand.
• Perform keyword research. Buzzsumo.com showed that “content writing” is a better keyword than “content writer,” which is what led to a title change. The site also revealed that writing how-to posts are popular. One by Neil Patel on how to come up with topic ideas was shared nearly 16,000 times. (swoon)
• Check out the competition. What successful content are others in your industry sharing? A competitive content audit gives you a ton of information. Not just about what your competitors are sharing, but who is linking to their content, blogging about it, tweeting it out and posting it elsewhere.
• Craft a snappy title. After you have keyword, competitor and reader knowledge, take your time, choose your subject and craft a title that will interest readers. The title compels people to read. . . or not. The most important words on your post are the title and the meta description. 

3. Successful content writers are original.

It's your reputation. Every post with your name on it should be original. That probably sounds crazy, with all the tens of thousands of people writing about the same subjects, but it's easier than it seems. Every talented writer can bring a unique voice, different perspective or new light to an overworked subject.
Related: 6 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Content
Plagiarized content is bad for SEO, bad for your employers and even worse for you. Protect your reputation and your career by taking precautions. Before you submit your work, use an online program to check for plagiarism. With all the content out there, it's easy to accidentally duplicate writing.

4. Successful content writers know SEO, HTML, CSS and WordPress.

Don't panic. You only need a few basics. WordPress themes have varying levels of automatic functions, and sometimes the only way to make your text appear the way you want it to is to dig into the text/HTML tab and manipulate the code to make a title tag or fix a spacing issue. It's worth your time to learn the basics.
Updated SEO knowledge is also critical. Search engine algorithms change constantly, and writers have to keep up. One thing remains constant: High quality is always in demand. If you can write in-depth content from a unique perspective, you'll be in demand.

5. Successful content writers are social media specialists.

Name recognition is important. Social media puts everything you need within your grasp. Build your audience, meet publishers and talk to industry experts. When your writing is published, the fun has only just begun. The more active you are on social media, the more likely your followers will be to recommend your content. Successful content writers are active, public and friendly.
So, think again about writing "success." It stops being about words on paper as soon as “content” is added to “writer.” Content writers are marketing experts, SEO specialists, on-page coders and social media butterflies. With the right skill set, you'll succeed and find that yours is the best job in the world.

Understand the realities of content writing. Before you plunge into a content writing career, it’s important to be aware of the facts. Most writers graduate with a degree or certificate in content writing and are quick to learn the realities of the industry, including:

• Low pay. Most content writing positions do not pay well, especially entry level writing positions. Small newspapers or publications are often good places to start in terms of gaining experience and contacts. But often, the compensation will be $10-$12 an hour.^[2] The average salary for content writers in the United States is $40,000 a year. Higher paying positions in the content writing field include project managers, online researchers, and proposal writers. However, you will need higher levels of experience to qualify for these positions.^[3]
• Lack of creative license. Though you may think content writing will give you a chance to showcase your creativity and rousing ability with words, in fact, most content writing is seen as a way to sell a product or simply inform a reader of the facts. In a content writer role, you will likely be writing about dry or dull topics, though you may get a chance to also write copy for more engaging projects on occasion. Your employer will dictate the topics you write about, and you will need to learn to be flexible and engaged on even the most obscure or boring subjects, regardless of your personal preference.^[4]
• Quick turnarounds. When you write for an employer, on their timeline, you will need to be able to write fast and write well. This is especially true for writers just breaking into content writing. Often, your project will come with an expected words per hour, or article per hour, as well as strict deadlines. You will not have time to labor over every word or turn of phrase. Instead, you will need to produce content fast and at a constant rate.^[5]

Consider a technical writing certificate. Technical writing is a type of content writing that focuses on communicating technical material through manuals, reports, and online documents. This could be a how to guide, a safety manual for a worksite, or a document on a process or procedure. There is a growing demand for technical writers who can explain complex procedures to the average reader.

• Most technical writing programs are accelerated and take one to two years to complete. These programs will focus on improving your organizational skills, your project management skills, your ability to create user guides and documents, and your ability to write content for online formats.
• Check your local college or university for a technical writing certificate program. Look at the faculty of the program to confirm you are being taught by professionals in the field or working content writers who are familiar with the demands of the writing industry. Certificate programs can be beneficial for writers who are new to content writing or technical writing.^[6]

Take a content writing class online. Some professional content writers argue that academic programs may be too basic or general for individuals who already have some writing experience or an existing English degree. If you feel you are already a skillful writer, you will likely need technical writing skills that you can gain through a content writing class online.^[7]

• To get technical writing tools, get a subscription to a site like Lynda.com for $25 and go through the courses on Illustrator, Captivate, Photoshop, and other Adobe products.
• To gain knowledge on tech-comm based programs like Flare, Robohelp, or Framemaker, you may need to look at other institutions online for classes on these programs.

Use an existing degree to get into content writing. An English degree, or other writing and reading focused degree, can be used to get into content writing, especially if you feel you have strong writing skills. Consider how well you did in your English classes, writing essays, book reports, and other assignments. Would you be willing to spend hours a day writing on a variety of topics for an employer? Could your existing writing skills translate into more professional writing for an employer?^[8]

• You may want to supplement your existing degree with a content writing course, or a technical writing tutorial online.

Part 2

Networking and Building Experience

Look into internships. While you are doing your degree, start looking for internship opportunities at local publications in your area. Some publications may offer summer positions to gain experience in the field and a taste of the professional writing world.

• You may also want to consider doing an internship at a publication you hope to work for full time in the future to make connections with editors and other writers at the publication. Many of these internships will likely not be paid, at least not at first. Be prepared to receive compensation in the form of connections and contacts. But be wary of being taken advantage of as free labor. If you feel uncomfortable working for free, try to find internships that pay.^[9]
• A database of writing internships can be found here: http://www.writersweekly.com/markets_and_jobs.php.

Join the Professional Writers Alliance. The PWA is a member based organization that acts as a “virtual learning hall” for professional writers. They offer writing and career resources, tools, tutorials, and connections to other professional writers.^[10]

• There is a fee to join the PWA, but it is significantly lower than other writing associations and many successful copywriters and content writers are members of the PWA.

Find a mentor. Talk to the professors in your program, the editors at publications you are interning at or are trying to write for, or other writers in a content writing organization or alliance. A mentor is someone who has extensive experience in the content writing industry and can impart valuable professional knowledge and career advice.^[11]

• There are also professional content writers who offer mentorship, for a fee. Often the best mentors are ones you can get the know personally and work with closely on a one on one basis. Before you sign up for a mentorship online, look for possible mentors in your workplace or your academic program.

Practice article writing. Learn how to write a newspaper article and how to write a wikiHow article. As a professional content writer, you may find a position that focuses on journalistic article style writing, or more educational how to writing. Study the form, structure, voice, and tone of each type of article so you are familiar with both types.

• Choose an existing wikiHow article that seems well written and well researched. Create your own version of the article, for example, How to Write a Screenplay, and then compare your version to the existing, professional version online. Note the organization of the article, the tone and voice of the article, and the examples used in the article.
• Use a newspaper article from a local publication or an online publication and break it down based on the upside triangle structure of a typical newspaper article. Does the article conform to the traditional structure or does it use a different structure or form? Does the writer seem credible and believable? Does the article use reputable sources and quotes to support any arguments in the article?

Part 3

Finding a Writing Position

Get familiar with the content writer pay scale. Many content writers starting out in their careers are not sure how much they should be paid per word. Most publications pay by word, or by hour, with a certain word count expectation. On average, content writers should be paid no less than $0.02 per a word, but may not reach more than $1 a word. Salaried positions are different, as you will be paid a yearly rate for a certain amount of work. It can be difficult to get a salaried position fresh out of graduation or when you’re just starting out. Most content writers will start out working per word, or per hour.^[12]

• You may start out in a position that pays $17-$20 an hour, and if you write fast, this may translate to $0.03 per a word. This is fine as a starting wage, and often, the expected rate in the content writing industry.
• As you gain more experience and become a faster writer, your writing opportunities may average $0.03 - $0.10 per a word. This can translate into a healthy hourly rate. However, you will make more money by pitching to clients directly, rather than relying on job boards or databases for clients.

Customize your resume and cover letter. If you decide to go a more traditional route and apply for a permanent content writing position at a writing based agency or organization, you will need to customize your resume and cover letter to fit the position. This will show your employer that you noted the skills outlined in the job posting and that you can fulfill the expectations of the position.

• Read articles on how to create a resume and how to create a cover letter. Focus on including the requirements of the position in your cover letter and how you can fulfill these requirements.

Don’t be afraid to take entry level positions. As you start out, you may need to take on low paying writing positions to gain experience and build your portfolio. These may be small freelance gigs, at a low rate for a set amount of words, or this may be a permanent content writing position at a company for a low salary.^[13]

• As you complete each content writing gig, or as you gain more experience in a permanent position, add each article or piece of writing to an online portfolio. This will then help you network for other writing projects and positions in the future. With enough clips and contacts, you may then be able to freelance and work for yourself as a content writer.^[14]

 

 

5 Great tips on how to become a good content writer:

1. Learn Punctuation - It's a simple thing to learn which will help you out in the long run. If you've been reading this, you've noticed that I'm still working on my punctuation. I've got a decent hold on it, but I couldn't focus on this part of writing because I have a problem with too much info running through my head at once and I want to get it down before I lose it And punctuation takes sooooo long to do properly (not really, but that's my excuse).
2. Proper Spelling - Learning how to spell properly actually is very simple now a days. You have access to spell check pretty much everywhere so you don't have any excuses for spelling something wrong. The system will actually tell you that it's wrong, and if you don't fix it, you're just being lazy.
3. Proper Grammar - Having proper grammar is more difficult than spelling because even though some systems will tell you your grammar is off, you may not agree because you're too stubborn (just like me!). Having proper grammar isn't always a necessity because I guess it depends on your audience. If you're typing content up for a humor blog or personal website then you can write it however you want. If you're writing up something for a professional website, you'll want to focus on everything that has to do with proper grammar, punctuation, formatting, etc.
4. Different Writing Styles - Understanding different writing styles and being able to execute them is an enormous selling point when you're trying to make a sale. Some clients won't want a very serious and business type of writing style because they want everything to seem like it was written by a person and not a corporate robot. But other people will want something that can be published in a book. So knowing how to write in different styles will help you with sales down the road.
5. Content Optimization - Now in my field this is one of the more common things, but for new writers this is something that gets overlooked because they aren't writing for higher search engine rankings. You'll need to read up on how to properly optimized an article or press release in order to get the best SEO (search engine optimization) benefit. By doing this you will be able to sell your articles and other various writing jobs for much more. You can make a few more bucks by knowing this because sometimes it takes a bit longer to write up an article due to the layout and formatting that is required.

 

List of Websites Where Writers are needed!

1. http://www.about.com
2. http://www.careerpath.com
3. http://www.codelance.com
4. http://www.copyeditorjobs.com
5. http://www.demandstudios.com
6. http://www.elance.com
7. http://www.emoonlighter.com
8. http://www.epclassifieds.com
9. http://www.examiner.com
10. http://www.freeagent.com
11. http://www.freelanceexperts.com
12. http://www.freelancejobs.com
13. http://www.freelancejobsearch.com
14. http://www.freelancers.com
15. http://www.freelanceworkexchange.com
16. http://www.journalismjobs.com
17. http://www.mediajobsearchcanada.com
18. http://www.monster.com
19. http://www.newsjobs.com
20. http://www.scriptlance.com
21. http://www.smarterwork.com

Here are also some article posting site to earn:

1. TopTenz

TopTenz serves over 2.4 million pages per month to more than 1.6 million satisfied visitors. We publish top 10 lists that inform and entertain, focusing on topics that vary from the norm and touch on the bizarre.

• Alexa Rank: 22,580
• Topics: Bizarre, Lifestyle, Travel, Entertainment, Science, etc.
• Payment: $50
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

2. ListVerse

Listverse serves over 30 million pages a month to more than eight million readers. We publish lists that intrigue and educate, specializing in the bizarre or lesser-known trivia. Every day we present three or more new, unique lists.

• Alexa Rank: 3,674
• Topics: Entertainment, General Knowledge, Lifestyle, Science, Society, etc.
• Payment: $100
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

3. The Dollar Stretcher

The Dollar Stretcher is a group of publications dedicated to “Living Better…for Less”. The goal is to provide readers with ways to help them save time and money.

• Alexa Rank: 97,537
• Topics: Money, Food, Home & Auto, Lifestyle, Family, etc.
• Payment: $0.10 per word or $50 per post, of 500 words.
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

4. Reverb Press

Reverb Press is a news and lifestyle webzine which is the product of the talent and dedication of a team of smart, savvy, talented writers, artists, and technicians dedicated to the maxim Ad Extremum Vero, Semper – The Truth Always Wins In The End.

• Alexa Rank: 36,148
• Topics: News, Politics, Justice, Business, World, Entertainment, etc.
• Payment: Unknown
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

Reverb Press is different from other websites that are listed here as they expect content from you on a regular basis. So, if your application is accepted then you can consider it like a job and not as another writing gig. You can write about topics that you are passionate about and at the same time they may also give you optional assignments. The pricing is not mentioned but it says you will be paid depending upon your “output and audience engagement.”

5. The Everyday Windshield

The Everyday Windshield is an online magazine dedicated to the journey of life through faith, family, fashion, food, and fun.

• Alexa Rank: 1,259,36
• Topics: Faith, Family, Fashion, Food, Fun
• Payment: $10 for the 1st post, $25 for the 2nd-5th posts, and thereafter $50 per post
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

6. The Daily Heckle

The Daily Heckle is a blog for bloggers who want to get paid for sharing their opinions. Writers can earn money based on how popular their posts are.

• Alexa Rank: 1,634,887
• Topics: News, Sports, Politics, Travel, TV, Music, Movies, etc.
• Payment: $7.5-$30
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

Note: The Everyday Windshield and The Daily Heckle are listed here as they are regularly publishing new blog posts.

7. CollegeHumor

CollegeHumor Media delivers daily comedic content, including videos, pictures, articles and jokes, created and/or curated by the CollegeHumor staff. CollegeHumor Media attracts more than 15 million monthly uniques and generates more than 100 million video views per month.

• Alexa Rank: 1,875
• Topics: Humor
• Payment: $25 per post plus bonus
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

 8. WritersWeekly

WritersWeekly.com is one of the oldest and most respected sites on freelance writing. It has been published continuously since 1997.

• Alexa Rank: 240,429
• Topics: Freelance
• Payment: $60 per post, of 600 words
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

9. WOW! Women On Writing

WOW! is a global magazine, designed to support women’s creativity, energy, blood, sweat and tears, throughout all stages of the writing process.

• Alexa Rank: 461,290
• Topics: Writing
• Payment: $50-$150 per post
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

10. Funds For Writers

FundsforWriters is an online resource for writers. We emphasize finding money to make writing a realistic career. Of course, you’d write anyway. That’s the way of a writer.

• Alexa Rank: 501,141
• Topics: Writing
• Payment: $50 per post
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

11. A List Apart

A List Apart explores the design, development, and meaning of web content, with a special focus on web standards and best practices.

• Alexa Rank: 8,707
• Topics: Web Design & Development
• Payment: $200
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

12. InstantShift

InstantShift is a design and inspiration related community for web designers and developers daily resource, inspiration and premium web design and development.

• Alexa Rank: 13,841
• Topics: Web Design & Development
• Payment: Depends upon quality and word count.
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

13. Smashing Magazine

Smashing Magazine is an online magazine for professional Web designers and developers, with a focus on useful techniques, best practices and valuable resources.

• Alexa Rank: 2,032
• Topics: Web Design & Development
• Payment: Depends upon quality and word count.
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

14. SitePoint

SitePoint provides cutting-edge content for web professionals — developers, designers, programmers, freelancers and site owners.

• Alexa Rank: 1,248
• Topics: Web Design & Development
• Payment: Unknown
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

15. SpyreStudios

SpyreStudios is an online magazine about web-design & development and the myriads of other topics that fall in between.

• Alexa Rank: 35,424
• Topics: Web Design & Development
• Payment: Unknown
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

16. Photoshop Tutorials

Photoshop tutorials for beginners to experts. Learn tips and tricks on how to use Photoshop for photo editing, manipulations, designs, and more.

• Alexa Rank: 43,636
• Topics: Design
• Payment: $25-$300
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

17. UX Booth

UX Booth is a publication by and for the user experience community. Our readership consists mostly of beginning-to-intermediate user experience and interaction designers, but anyone interested in making the web a better place to be is welcome.

• Alexa Rank: 35,436
• Topics: UX, Design
• Payment: Unknown
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

18. Crazyleaf Design

Crazyleaf Design is a web design, illustration, and programming company. We build functional, standards-compliant and aesthetically rich unique web sites.

• Alexa Rank: 90,714
• Topics: Design
• Payment: Unknown
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

19. AppStorm

AppStorm brings you not just reviews of great (and not so great) apps, but we also round them up into categorized lists, give you how-to tips and tricks to get more out of them, and combine it with a healthy dose of related news.

• Alexa Rank: 11,891
• Topics: Apps (Mac, Windows, Web, iPhone, iPad, Android)
• Payment: $60 per post
• Quick: Homepage

AppStorm is an app review network and it’s composed of Mac AppStorm, Web AppStorm, iPhone AppStorm, iPad AppStorm, Android AppStorm, and Windows AppStorm. You can contribute to any of those websites and get paid for it.

20. Techopedia

From defining the latest tech buzzword to exploring enterprise-level decisions, Techopedia aims to help you understand technology.

• Alexa Rank: 20,342
• Topics: Tech
• Payment: Unknown
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

21. WorldStart

WorldStart is looking for tips for our e-mail newsletter, WorldStart’s Computer Tips. This is published daily to 300,000 readers and focuses on tips and tricks the average computer user can utilize. We are also seeking feature articles for our website covering any and all aspects of computing.

• Alexa Rank: 69,214
• Topics: Tech
• Payment: $25-$50 per post
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

22. Make Tech Easier

Make Tech Easier focuses on computer tutorials, how-to, hacks and fixes. Our motto is to “Uncomplicating the complicated, making life easier”.

• Alexa Rank: 10,478
• Topics: Tech
• Payment: Unknown
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

23. Wise Bread

Wise Bread is a community of bloggers here to help you live large on a small budget. Despite what you may have heard, you don’t have to sacrifice your financial independence to enjoy life.

• Alexa Rank: 17,441
• Topics: Personal Finance
• Payment: Unknown
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

24. International Living

International Living have been helping people discover the world’s best places to live, travel and retire since 1979.

• Alexa Rank: 31,196
• Topics: Entrepreneurship, Retired Overseas, Travel & Adventure, Short Blurbs
• Payment: $75 per post
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

25. Matador

Matador is the world’s largest independent travel publisher, with over 12 million unique monthly visitors.

• Alexa Rank: 5,278
• Topics: Travel
• Payment: $20-$25 per post
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

26. GloHoliday

GloHoliday is a travel articles site that provides complete resources for traveling all over the world, including holiday destinations, festivals, public holidays, hotel booking, flight information and travel tips attracting thousands of monthly visitors.

• Alexa Rank: 228,735
• Topics: Travel
• Payment: $40 per post + $3 per image
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

Note: When GloHoliday contacted me to include their website on the previous version of this list, I forwarded their website to my sister without notifying them and she contributed one article. And yes, she got paid!

27. BootsnAll

BootsnAll provides inspiration and resources to get you on the road.

• Alexa Rank: 47,836
• Topics: Travel
• Payment: $30-$50 per post
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

28. Viator Travel Blog

At Viator we believe that travel has the power to make the world a better place. This is our place on the web to share our passion and inspire all of us to make that next trip.

• Alexa Rank: 47,836
• Topics: Travel
• Payment: $40-$150 per post, depends upon word count.
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

29. TheExpeditioner

TheExpeditioner is a travel site for the avid traveler featuring travel articles from some of the best travel writers in the world, as well as travel news, commentary, insight and video from a premiere team of bloggers from around the globe.

• Alexa Rank: 127,005
• Topics: Travel
• Payment: $30 per post
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

30. Wand’rly Magazine

Wand’rly is an online magazine for full-time travelers.

• Alexa Rank: 756,621
• Topics: Travel
• Payment: $0.05 per word for articles,and $10 per photo for galleries
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

31. Scary Mommy

A parenting website for imperfect parents.

• Alexa Rank: 9,084
• Topics: Parenting
• Payment: Up to $100 per post
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

32. MetroParent

MetroParent is an online parenting community offering expert advice, stories on parenting trends and issues, and numerous ways for parents to enrich their experience raising the next generation.

• Alexa Rank: 206,889
• Topics: Parenting
• Payment: Up to $350 per post
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

33. Alaska Parent

Alaska Parent is a free, full-color family and parenting magazine, published 4 times per year. As Alaska’s exclusive, all-in-one parenting resource, our readers include parents with children ages newborn through teens, as well as expectant moms.

• Alexa Rank: 1,781,147
• Topics: Parenting
• Payment: $40-$200 per post
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

34. WorkingMother

WorkingMother is the digital hub of career-focused and entrepreneur moms, including best companies to work for, tips and features focused on work and home.

• Alexa Rank: 52,971
• Topics: Parenting
• Payment: Unknown
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

35. Vela Magazine

Vela has taken steps to help close the byline gender gap by publishing exceptional nonfiction written by women.

• Alexa Rank: 682,123
• Topics: Women
• Payment: Unknown
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

36. The Sun Magazine

The Sun is an independent, ad-free monthly magazine that for more than thirty years has used words and photographs to invoke the splendor and heartache of being human.

• Alexa Rank: 236,324
• Topics: Essays, Short Stories, Interviews, Poetry, etc.
• Payment: $300-$2,500 for non-fiction; $300-$1,500 for fiction; $100-$250 for poetry; from $1,000-$2,000 for interviews
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

37. Grasslimb

Grasslimb is a twice-yearly literary journal featuring prose, poetry and artwork. Just the thing to read while you’re having a nice cup of coffee or tea!

• Alexa Rank: 3,458,789
• Topics: Poetry, Prose, Cartoons, Book & Music Reviews
• Payment: $5-$20 for poetry; $10-$70 for prose; $15-25 for book & music reviews; $15-$25 for cartoon
• Quick: Homepage | Apply

38. Hubpages

This site is simple to use: simply join here and upload your first article! You’ll need to have your article approved, but as long as it is 700+ words and free of grammatical and spelling errors, there shouldn’t be a problem.
The only drawbacks is you need to apply for your own Google AdSense account, which can be hard to get approved. Hubpages pays writers by check with a minimum of $100.

39. Teckler

On Teckler, writers get paid 70% of the revenue their articles, or “Tecks”. One cool feature? You can share not only articles but also videos, audio clips and photos.
The best part of Teckler is its low minimum payout of $0.50. You can also add affiliate links to your Tecks to boost your earnings. Sign up here.

40. BubbleWS

Bubblews is a mix between a revenue-sharing site and a social network. You get paid $0.01 for every view your post gets, and $0.01 for every comment, like or social media share, and you’ll be paid through PayPal once you’ve earned $50.
You can earn a lot and it’s nice seeing the pennies stack up, but there are many rumors of the site not paying its users. I’ve had a similar experience: I requested a payment once, didn’t get it, and haven’t written for BubbleWS since. However some people have been paid by Bubblews. Keen? Sign up here.

41. Dailytwocents

Dailytwocents operates on a similar model to BubbleWS, though with two differences. First of all, payments are issued every month at a minimum of $5, not $50. However, you’re also paid less — only $0.005 per view, which must be more than 30 seconds to count. Also, they allow you to use affiliate links to legitimate products. Sign up here.

42. ShoutMeLoud

ShoutMeLoud is a blog about blogging, SEO, WordPress, making money online and other web-related topics. You’ll place your Google AdSense code on the articles and get paid by AdSense every month.
You don’t usually earn much, maybe $1 to $3 per month, but hey, it adds up, especially as you publish more articles. Head to the registration page to sign up and submit your finished article in the WordPress CMS. Go here for more details.

Fixed-Rate Sites

43. iWriter

You don’t have to apply to this site, and you earn a fixed rate for every article. The rate is around $1.25 for a 150-word article, and the minimum payout is $20.
Note that clients on iWriter do not have to approve your article — if they reject it, you don’t get paid. Here’s my experience: I’ve been paid for around 80% of my submitted articles, had to rewrite 5% of them, and had 15% rejected.
Doing great work will help you earn more money on this site. When you receive 4-star reviews for 30 articles, you’ll become a premium writer (doubling your pay), and when you hit 30 articles with 4.5 star reviews, you’ll triple your pay as an elite writer. Sign up here.

44. Textbroker

Textbroker has a few more hurdles than some other sites on this list. It’s only for US citizens, and you’ll need to submit a sample article when you register. The site’s staff will review your article and give you a rating from 2 to 5 stars. You can earn from $0.007 to $0.05 a word, depending on your rating. The minimum payment is $10, once a week, by PayPal.

45. Pukitz

Pukitz is looking for “niche bloggers”, which means you will focus on one specific niche — at least until you’ve written 30 posts. The site owner, Chris, will edit and publish each article, and you’ll earn $0.50 per article, per month. The minimum word count is 500.
All articles are “rented,” so you still own the content. If you want to repost it elsewhere — say, on your own blog or on another site — you must inform Pukitz staff so they can take the article down. Apply to be a writer here.

46. Tuts+

Are you an expert at coding, web design, web development, and creating apps, games or logos? Tuts+ helps people learn and earn online, and they pay well: from $50 for quick tips to $250 for full-length tutorials.
You can either apply through their official “Write for Us” page, or find their contact email and Skype here. Tuts+ is a relatively high-profile site, and you’ll need to have some experience in your niche to get in!

47. Worldstart

Good with computers and technology? Know the best Microsoft Office tips and Windows 8 tricks? If you can share practical tips for technology, apply to write for Worldstart here and you can earn from $25 to $50 per article. They publish articles on the blog and in daily and monthly newsletters.

48. About.com

Chances are, you’ve visited this site before! About.com is the 94th most-visited website in the world, and it pays good monthly rates to its writers.
The site offers hundreds of different positions in many micro-niches, such as “Playing Tennis”. You can apply here. It’s probably the toughest site on this list to break into, but it’s also the most rewarding and gives you the most exposure.

49. Listverse

Listverse focuses on all types of top-10 lists, such as “10 Mind-Altering Facts About Memory”. Submit an interesting list that’s at least 1500 words, and you could earn $100 via PayPal. Fill out this article submission form to apply.

50. Your Own Website or Blog

Grab a domain, get web hosting, install WordPress and start your own site! It’ll likely cost you less than $5 per month. The possibilities are endless, and top bloggers earn more than $5,000 per month — though many experts caution that you should set more realistic expectations.
Consider some of the many ways to earn money through your website, such as ads (Google AdSense, Chitika, Infolinks, BuySellAds), paid reviews (ReviewMe, PayPerPost, Neoreach), ebooks, forums, and more.

Caution

Don’t Double Dip
Your employer likely won’t have kind words to say after catching you using company time and resources to work on freelance projects. Resist the temptation to double dip your time by completing freelance tasks while on the employer’s time clock. Sure, this may lead to late nights and long weekends finishing freelance tasks. However, the two realms must be kept separate if you hope to keep your full-time job and succeed in this freelance venture.
Read Your Workplace Policy
Some companies include non-compete clauses in their employee handbooks, meaning employees aren’t allowed to accept freelance work on the side. These clauses are often found in ad agencies with employers who fear their creative professionals will begin stealing the company’s clients.
Before freelancing, review your employee handbook and ask questions on any clauses you don’t understand. This will avoid you breaking a major company rule regarding freelancing and, thus, suffering severe repercussions such as losing your job. If the policy is vague, use your best judgment regarding whether the boss should be informed of your intentions to start freelancing on the side.
Be Honest with Clients
As your freelance client list builds, you may be faced with periods of work overload. It’s typical during this time when you’ll need either quit your job and go full-time freelance or turn a few clients away. In either case, be upfront with any potential clients asking you to complete work for them. Tell the clients you’re still working full-time and specify that the work may take a little longer than usual if they still want you to complete their projects. By laying the cards on the table at the beginning of a freelance project, you’ll avoid client frustrations and negative word of mouth in the future.
Go Full-time Freelance with Care
Although you may be chomping at the bit to put in your two-week notice and go full-time freelance, make this transition with care. Only go full-time freelance when you’re confident your income from an employer’s paycheck can easily be replaced and when you have a cushion of savings to fall back on during unexpected freelance dry spells.
Freelancing while working full-time for an employer is a great opportunity to maintain the security of a steady paycheck while assessing if you’ve got the talent needed to go solo in the working world. By respecting your full-time work hours and by being up front with your freelance clients, you’ll successfully navigate this transitional period until you’re able to leave the employer behind and freelance full-time.

Conculation

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