Ganibade
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One of the best aspects of working with the Internet is that you don't have to give up your "day job" to get started! You can "dip your toe in the water" by beginning to earn money by writing on the Internet. You will learn as you go. Read a few guidebooks before accepting a few small contracts. Don't overburden yourself with work.
Then, as you earn money writing while working on actual contracts, you can gain experience, start making contacts, build your freelance writing business, and better understand what you'll need to know.
Let's assume that anyone who wants to make money writing can already write in simple, clear English at the 6th to 9th grade level.
Copy Writing. One of the most lucrative types of writing on the Net is writing sales copy for websites. Good copy writers command high fees, $5,000 a sales page and up, because they have been proven to get results. Almost anyone can learn how to earn money writing sales copy, but it is an art and a science unto itself.
There are a number of good "how-to" and training guides for copy writing that will show you how it's done. You can find several that apply to a freelance writing business by following the links below.
Writing Ads. Writing AdSense and other PPC (Pay Per Click) ads can also be highly lucrative. You will see contract offers for Ad writers. Again there are guidebooks available.
Writing Articles and Content. This is simple enough, but it too has its tricks. Understand them and you can earn money them. Don't learn and the competition for this segment of the freelance writing business will eat your lunch.
To earn money writing articles and content you will need to be able to research and write a 500 word article in half an hour. Not hard when you know how. 15 articles at $8 each and you pick up $120 a day working at home in your pajamas! Not bad for no commute time/costs.
Then, as you earn money writing while working on actual contracts, you can gain experience, start making contacts, build your freelance writing business, and better understand what you'll need to know.
Let's assume that anyone who wants to make money writing can already write in simple, clear English at the 6th to 9th grade level.
Copy Writing. One of the most lucrative types of writing on the Net is writing sales copy for websites. Good copy writers command high fees, $5,000 a sales page and up, because they have been proven to get results. Almost anyone can learn how to earn money writing sales copy, but it is an art and a science unto itself.
There are a number of good "how-to" and training guides for copy writing that will show you how it's done. You can find several that apply to a freelance writing business by following the links below.
Writing Ads. Writing AdSense and other PPC (Pay Per Click) ads can also be highly lucrative. You will see contract offers for Ad writers. Again there are guidebooks available.
Writing Articles and Content. This is simple enough, but it too has its tricks. Understand them and you can earn money them. Don't learn and the competition for this segment of the freelance writing business will eat your lunch.
To earn money writing articles and content you will need to be able to research and write a 500 word article in half an hour. Not hard when you know how. 15 articles at $8 each and you pick up $120 a day working at home in your pajamas! Not bad for no commute time/costs.