Writing for profit online requires a combination of skills. It's not enough to just be able to write well, when you're writing online- unless you're doing it as a hobby, and you don't care if you make any money or not. Personally, I enjoy writing- but I also want to make money, so I divide my efforts. Some of my writing is for personal enjoyment. This blog, for instance, makes mere pennies! I do, however, want to be able to consolidate all of the helpful information I have gathered and uncovered during my writing journey, so I keep it up anyway. On the other hand, writing articles online can actually make some real money... There are several ways you can do this:
- Write on requested topics for content companies
- Write on requested topics for private individuals/companies
- Write on your own topics for different article posting sites
- Adsense revenue from blogs
Each of these requires its own set of skills. Here I am posting a couple of how-to's that apply to writing topics for article posting sites, such as e-How and Suite101. Search Engine Optimization is the key to this type of online writing. Search engine optimization basically means that you want to find a word or phrase (more often a phrase) that lots of people are searching for, but few people are writing about. Then, if you use your word or phrase correctly throughout the article, your article will show up higher in Google search results, and it will be your article that they click on. If your article is viewed by more people, there is a higher chance that they will click on some of the ads on your page, or your affiliate links (if you have them). The more clicking they do, the more money you make. That is SEO in a nutshell!
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