sell your wrtiting

United States
January 15, 2010 11:26am CST
to all my fellow freelancers out there where have you had the most luck with selling your writing?
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6 responses
@anujain75 (1059)
• India
15 Jan 10
I sold my most of writings to individual clients. But I wrote over 100 of news articles in ground report but got very few money.I think $60 or 70.
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• India
15 Jan 10
why you are not publishing any book if you have huge and different kind of writing ,recently people are earning money by writing books,, just collecting and editing the articles what they had written in past!
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@anujain75 (1059)
• India
15 Jan 10
Publishing a book is tough work. And most important thing is to market them, which is tougher job. Initially you need to invest money also if you want to publish book. Another thing is shipping of books which is tired some jobs. In case of freelancing, you just need to submit your original work, You will be paid within a week. So I prefer that over publishing a book.
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
15 Jan 10
I sell quite a bit to textbroker.com but they're not taking new writers right now. Associated Content is always good - even if they don't pay you upfront, you get paid according to page views and can make decent money if you put out the effort. eHow is another decent place if you work at it. I have written for specialty blogs for good money, too, but you have to be in the right place at the right time to get those jobs.
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
18 Jan 10
Doesn't xrosslink have a minimum you have to reach before payment?
@AnythngArt (3302)
• United States
15 Jan 10
The main two places that I write are for Associated Content and Helium. I've got about 200 articles on AC and closing in on 300 over at Helium. I have also written for Epinions, write for a mystery book site (reviewing books), and just started writing for a regional newspaper. None of these sites pays well. With writing, you need to build up a portfolio and then gradually move into better markets. There are lots of opportunities online, but many do not pay anything or just a mere pittance. The cumulative effect can help you out, even with sites that don't pay well. That is, once you have a certain number of articles, you will get money for their views. That can lead to a residual income each month. Of course, there are lots of variables...how popular your article topics are, how popular the site is, how much exposure your articles get, SEO, and so on. Where are you writing now? Good luck with your writing!
@TrvlArrngr (4045)
• United States
16 Jan 10
I like Associated Content, Constant Content, and Mylot for making money.
• India
15 Jan 10
i like to be freelance writer but i dont have too much time to write, whenever i try to write on new topic it get hit in public..and to write need lot of concentration and hard refference work .i am geeting lot of invitations from media person to write and also are ready to pay much more .
@AdalieM (1134)
• United States
20 Apr 11
I have the most luck with textbroker, however, I don't really like the idea of giving up my rights as a writer for some of my favorite topics, like SEO, history, and money. I guess it isn't so bad, I love to write, not to mention I like how they rate your articles and let's me know which areas I have to improve and I still get paid.