Writing to make money online

A quickly growing number of web sites will pay you for your articles or blog posts. Associated Content and Helium will “pay for performance” based on page views for just about any topic you want to write about. Articles on specific topics they’re looking for can earn direct payments up to about $200.

The rates are probably low for known writers, but if you’re trying to break into the field and you have extra time on your hands, they’re a great way to start. Also, a lot of companies are looking for part-time bloggers. They may pay per post or on a steady contract. Our Weblogs Guide posts blogging jobs weekly in the forum. At Blogger you can set up a blog for free and in less than five minutes without knowing a thing about web design.

Blogger even automates setting up Google AdSense so you can earn money off your blog by displaying ads and getting paid whenever people click on the ads. To make even more money, set up an affiliate program for books, music, whatever.  Just insert your affiliate links whenever you refer to those items but you’ll have to get a lot of traffic to become a six-figure blogger.