How to Write Abstracts at Home & Earn Money
An abstract is a short summary or synopsis of a much larger work. If you have the talent to boil down a complex story or idea to its essentials while retaining the essence of the meaning of the overall work, it is possible for you to make money while never leaving the house.
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Making Money From Home Writing Abstracts
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Log onto the Internet and sign up for an account with Shvoong.com. Shvoong is the Internet's leading respository of abstracts and synopses. There is no charge to sign up, but you need a PayPal account to be paid.
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Read through existing abstracts on Shvoong to get a sense of what makes a good abstract. Pay no attention to the star rating on each abstract, as you have no way of knowing who rated it and what their qualifications are for judgment. Just browse through the abstracts to get a better of idea of the basic structure of abstract composition.
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Click on the banner that says "Write and Get Paid," and you will be taken to the writing area. You can either write directly into the field or you can copy and paste from your word processing program. Abstracts on Shvoong must be between 300 and 900 words.
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Click on the drop-down menu that says "I'm writing a/an," and choose either abstract, review or summary. Then click on the drop-down menu that says "Of a/an," and choose whether you're writing about a book, movie, article, academic paper or website.
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Choose the most appropriate category and subcategory from the long list offered. Write or paste your abstract and conduct a spell check by clicking on the "spell check" icon to the far left of the Shvoong writing field. You can either preview the abstract to see how it looks or upload immediately by clicking on the "Upload my abstract" button.
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Increase your revenue by writing as many abstracts as you can. Shvoong does not pay up front, but rather uses a revenue-sharing policy. Shvoong pays you 10 percent of all ad revenue your abstract generates. Increase the potential for your abstracts to generate page views by linking to them from your website, blog or published articles.
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