In this post, I’m going to show you a simple way to make $20, $50 or even $100 dollars or more a day by just writing online.
And this method involves nothing more complicated than just writing very simple articles.
You really can make money writing online by just writing articles that should take no more than a couple of hours to complete. And as you get more experienced, the time it takes will be even less.
Let me tell you about myself.
I write books and articles and have earnt a variety of rates, anywhere from $30-$200 a blog post. Also, I do a lot of outsourcing and I have paid article writers more than $20 per 1000 word blog post and that’s for a fairly inexperienced article writer.
The price can vary between $20-$100 per 1000 word article depending upon the writers I hire and how much knowledge the writer requires on a particular topic. Some writers ask $150 for 1000-1500 word articles. If you have a good understanding of SEO and keywords, than you can charge even more.
Article writers can command these types of rates because businesses need high quality content.
So there is real money to be made and there are a lot of people that make a full-time income as article writers.
If you want to get started, you can use PaidOnlineWritingJobs – they pay $35 an hour (at time of writing) for entry level writers to write blog posts. They provide some training and have a platform to manage your jobs. You can also use other freelance platforms like Fiverr or Upwork. More on this later in the blog post.
In this post, I want to show you exactly how you can make money writing online.
Why You Should Make Money Writing Online?
Well, there are a lot of reasons that would make you think of take up writing as your full-time or main income stream and the list goes like this:
First Reason
This is one of the simplest ways to make an income online.
All you need to do is to write articles.
This is so simple that anyone can do it.
But you have to trade your time to make money online as a freelance writer. If you speak and write in English then rates are generally a little higher. However, there is demand for content and articles in other languages as well.
Anyone of you reading this post, you can start making money just by writing articles and this is 100% guaranteed.
All you simply need to do is to start taking steps.
Second Reason
The second reason you should make money writing is it’s a great way to build a side income.
Perhaps you might be working a full-time job or maybe you are in college or are a university student and want to make extra income in your spare time.
Online writing is so good because there are no set hours and you can just do this at home or whenever you’ve got a little bit of extra time.
You can just sit down, write the article and get paid.
If you want to you can actually build a writing career.
There are a lot of people who do this full-time and there are a lot of people who really enjoy writing articles.
And there is absolutely no reason why this cannot be turned into a writing career or perhaps even a business.
There are agencies that have 100’s of writers working for them.
Basically, there is a massive demand for content on the internet and you can take advantage of that by either being a writer or having an article writing business.
Third Reason
Lastly, I think the main reason why I started writing articles was that I wanted to make money online.
Article writing is not necessarily a passive income stream model but writing articles is a good way to perhaps build up a few thousand dollars so that you can then invest that money into a blog or in your passive business.
The final reason that I wanted to mention why writing articles is a good way to make money
Steps to Make Money Writing Online
Let’s say that you’ve decided that you do want to start making money writing articles online, so how you can really make money just by writing online?
You maybe are having these thoughts:
- Where do you actually go to get customers?
- Where can you start making sales?
- How do you get paid?
So, there are a lot of different options you can try if you seriously want to make online income just by writing what you love.
Basically, the methods what I personally like to make money online just by writing are:
1. Freelancing Sites
So basically there are a lot of freelancing sites where you can create your own account and get good clients.
But these are the ones that I recommend for building a really profitable side income or even full-time income.
Upwork
Upwork is an amazing place to get high-quality contracts with high-quality customers and you can build your freelancing article writing profile on Upwork.
I’m a regular Upwork user, I do a lot of outsourcing on Upwork.
If you just type in “blog writer” into Upwork you can see the different contractors that are recommended for me to hire and how much money they have made on Upwork by just writing articles there are a lot of other people that have made $10k-$20k.
Look at the hourly rates.
So as you progress you can definitely make a lot of money on Upwork .
Now if you wanted to get started on Upwork what you would do is design and fill in your profile in a similar way as other freelancers do.
You need to make sure that you have a nice logo, a description listing any relevant experience and present your profile your way so you stand out. Have a look at other profiles for inspiration but to stand out, it needs to be your own to have a good success rate and good ratings.
PaidOnlineWritingJobs
PaidOnlineWritingJobs pays $35 an hour for article or blog posts, provides training which is great if you are just getting started and a platform to manage your jobs. It is definitely one of the easiest ways to get started.
There is no fixed term and all they ask is you apply and have the following:
- Must have access to a phone or laptop
- Be able to work independently
- Have basic English reading and writing skills
- Ability to closely follow provided steps and instructions
- Reliable internet connection
textbroker
When you go to textbroker.com you can go into “I need content” or “I write content”.
So as a writer you would go into “I write content” and then you can have a look at the information on this page.
After you register for free you will need to submit a writing sample. Based on that sample they will review the content quality and you will be assigned an author rating.
Based on this author rating you can then earn different amounts of money for the work that you will get.
Author ratings allows you to select a project from a selection of open jobs.
If you have a two-star rating then you will be getting $7 for a 1000 word article and if you have the five-star rating you would be getting $50 for a 1000 word article at five cents per word.
The good thing about textbroker is that they give you work you don’t actually need to chase anyone.
You don’t need to spend time, all you need to do is just register and then you will be able to earn those amounts on textbroker.
They will bring in clients to you.
Fiverr
The next place where you can find customers is Fiverr
Let me show you what’s the potential of earning on Fiverr.
I just searched for “content writers” and you can see there are so many listings with so many successful completion of projects.
There are over 10,000 listings in total for this category and you can see that there are a lot of gigs on Fiverr that charge good amounts of money.
As you can see there are tons of listings with a lot of reviews which means that there is a lot of work going around.
And if you want to start writing articles on Fiverr what you do is create a profile on Fiverr and model similar things as other top sellers on Fiverr do. If you are using Upwork, you can use similar information for your Fiverr profile.
4. Direct Approach
Probably one of the best ways to find work is to approach bloggers directly.
If you want to write about technology or about business or about health look for blogs that are at a stage where it feels like you know they probably need more content contact them and offer them your services.
Most bloggers will not agree on the first pitch and some even want the articles for free.
So at first, you can give them 1-2 articles for free to build your portfolio as it will help you in the long run.
You can also show other potential clients that you wrote articles for these sites.
If your content quality is good then you can talk about working out a deal.
You can charge them a particular amount of money.
How Much to charge?
If you do approach someone directly you can basically offer them free samples like posting on their blog (Guest blogging)1-2 articles for free is a fair deal.
This is especially crucial as you’re just getting started and if you don’t have a portfolio.
Let’s say you’re brand new and you want to make money with your writing skills what you would do is free samples just to get your foot in the door.
You have to do this with a lot of professions and writing is no different.
Now after you’ve done your free samples and the customer is happy and wants to go ahead with you, as a beginner, I’d recommend starting at approximately $10-$20 per 1000 words.
Depending how skilled you are it might take you 2-3 hours but it is totally worth it.
Because you’re just getting started, you are building skills and building a portfolio. It is an investment into your career or business.
And as you progress from there you can actually write 1000 words in probably as little as let’s say a couple of hours but the good news is that you can then scale up to prices of $50 and $100 or more per 1000 words as long as your writing quality is good.
The better your skills become, so to will your earnings.
So these are some of the basic sites that will pay for your articles and you can make an amazing amount of money writing articles online.
But there are some other means that you can use to maximize your earning potential just by writing online.
2. Create a Blog
Creating a blog is easy but what most bloggers struggle with is producing great content.
As a writer yourself you can create content for your own blog and this is the best method you can use to make money with your writing skills.
Though it takes time to bring the desired result, if you are patient and consistent it will definitely be worth your time and effort in the long run.
A blog is a passive source of income so it will require one-time work which in turn will bring you passive income throughout your life with minimal maintenance of the site.
Even in your blog you can showcase the works you did for famous blogs as Guest blogging and this will serve as your portfolio.
Add a “Hire Me” section on your blog and showcase the rate and services you offer to write articles for others.
This is the best way to build your writing career and to make money writing online.
Place Ads on Your Blog
Now when you start to gain sufficient traffic (visitors) to your blog you can also place ads on your blog to make some passive income.
You can use ad networks like Google Adsense, Media.net, Ezoic etc, or even put direct ads on your blog.
Once you reach 25000 visitors per month you can also opt for premium ad network like Mediavine which pays $500-$1000 per month.
Do Affiliate Marketing
You don’t just need to rely on an Ad network to make money.
You can do Affiliate marketing also.
It’s basically promoting other’s people‘s products or services and getting some commission in return when any user buys it using your Affiliate link.
Affiliate marketing is easy and you can get started with little traffic.
Even if you get 100 visitors and out of 100 only one buys, you will get paid.
You can do affiliate marketing and Ads together on a single blog and there is no specific criteria for that.
Affiliate Marketing will make you more money with the same amount of traffic than with any Ad network. So focus on Affiliate marketing more.
3. Use Job Boards
Like some freelancing sites, there are also Job Bards where content marketer and business owners posts for writing jobs and hiring writers.
You can use these job boards to find writing jobs based on your interest and it is an easy way to make money online.
Most of these writing jobs gigs start at $50-$60 per post but depending upon your skills you can always negotiate the price.
PROBLOGGER has the best job board for finding quality clients and it is the one I personally recommend to everyone.
It’s will not only get a one-time client but you can also get some long term projects as well.
Try to pitch to them personally by knowing each and every detail about the job they posted on these boards.
Always use a personal touch while pitching and don’t use any generic pitching templates that are available online.
And do let the client know from where you saw the job posting in your email because they might have posted on multiple job portals.
4. Start Teaching Your Writing Skills
When you become somehow perfect in your writing niche you can then teach your writing skills to people.
And you can do so by creating your own Writing Course online.
This can be an ebook, video course, or direct one-to-one coaching virtually over Video call.
In this, you can teach a beginner to advance level writing. You can teach things like how to get started as a freelance writer, how to get a client, how to make money writing online, and all those things which you have learned yourself over the course of time.
And if you already have a blog then you can promote your product and services with the potential visitors who might be needing your help.
This is the best way to build a long term business and make an ongoing income.
5. Create a Book
So you are a writer, then why not write a book.
You can write on a book and publish it online without any difficulty.
You can do this either by going with the self-publishing option or by going with traditional publishing.
I recommend you go through self-publishing as it is an easy process and you can make most of the money without giving any publishing house the commission.
Here’s the article I wrote which can help you in Publishing a book for free.
Though you will have to do the hard work there are many authors who made money online just by creating and self-publishing books.
Do check this article I have on how to promote your book as self-published Author.
I am also a self-published author and make a good amount of passive income through this method.
Make Money Fast Just by Writing Online
Now, you must be overwhelmed by the ideas you now have by reading this post.
What I recommend you now do to start, look at freelancing sites, PaidOnlineWritingJobs or Job Boards, then move to guest blogging.
And in between you can also create your own blog for long term income.
Remember, you may face rejection on the way while pitching to get new clients or be requested to make changes to the articles you write. This is normal and part of the process when working with any clients.
Just keep going and don’t lose hope.
Making money online by writing takes time and it is not “Quick Scheme to Get Rich”.
I hope I covered everything that you will require to get started towards making money online as a writer.
And if you read this long don’t forget to share as it will help other writers who want to make some money online.
I would like to be a freelance writer.