How to Make Money Writing Online

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Step 1

There are many ways to make money simply writing online. Here I will give you great places to get started. For additional information on making money online, I have provided a link in the resources box below the article for more detailed information.
Step 2

The first way to get paid to write online is here at ehow. This is a very easy way to make a little extra money. After you sign up for an account, don't forget to enroll in the writer's compensation program. This is an additional process that must be done to get paid. Once you're enrolled, just start writing short, useful how-to articles about anything you know about that other people want to know. It's that simple.
Step 3

Another great option is to build a free website using your own content. People are constantly searching online for information. If you can provide that information on a free webiste, you can make great money using google adsense. Adsense allows you to place targeted ads on your free site and it's very simple to do. Keep in mind, you need to get people to these sites to get the clicks on your adsense ads. Use the link below in the resources box for free ways to get traffic.
Step 4

Article Marketing is yet another way to make money with your writing skills. This requires just a few easy steps to get started. You will do this by promoting a product or service in your articles. To start, find affiliate programs that relate to your interests by doing a search on "(your topic) affiliate programs" this should bring you more than enough results. Then do your research on the company and write short articles featuring the benefits of their product or service. Use links throughout your articles (with your affiliate url) and a tag at the end referring readers to the main site for more info, again with your your affiliate link.