Making Money Writing Online

United States
January 15, 2011 3:33pm CST
I have been writing some articles and short stories on line and have earned pennies. Where can I go on line to earn more money? How much can I earn?
7 responses
• Canada
15 Jan 11
I have been having a lot of success with Helium and Demand Studios. Demand pays american, canadian, and english members, but you must apply and submit a writing sample. They pay $15 an article, but it isn't for everyone. Helium is great; you can earn through contests, the marketplace, as well as the pennies for page views. Just yesterday I sold an article that took me half an hour to write for $60! I know people who are making a living writing for Helium as a full-time job.
15 Jan 11
I'll be having a look at these sites thanks for that info. Does helium accept English members also.
• United States
16 Jan 11
It is nice to know that you are doing well at Helium. Have you tried their new payment system? It sounds like it. Is it working well for you?
• Canada
16 Jan 11
Helium pays members from everywhere. I like that they have different ways to earn so if I get bored with one way I can try another (they have contests every week and the first prize is $50!) I like the new upfront system. They have paid editors reviewing marketplace submissions as well as the regular rating system, so really good articles have a better chance of being picked for payments :)
@fannitia (2167)
• Bulgaria
15 Jan 11
I wonder the same thing. I try to write articles for Triond but for the moment I earn pennies too. But people say that it's better to receive money per view that get just one payment. With Triond you can still earn months after you've published the article.
• United States
16 Jan 11
I am trying to develop long-term residuals, but find I must balance that against present earnings. So I do a bit of both.
@wiggles18 (2506)
• Canada
16 Jan 11
That is what I am focused on too. Up to about 50 dollars a month passively now, with Triond. I too started by earning only pennies a day too, but now that is up to dollars a day, and hopefully up to tens of dollars a day soon :D
@scheng1 (24650)
• Singapore
16 Jan 11
Hi Uncorrectedvision, it is not a matter of which site is better. It has more to do with your topic, your application of seo techniques, and the promotional effort. Short stories do not make money. You can spend two hours writing short stories and earn just one or two cents in a year from the stories. If you want to make money, write how to articles, such as how to pass examination, or how to read books fast. Learn about onpage and offpage seo, especially about terms like keyword density, and backlinks. In term of promotional effect, you can use the ping service, Twitter, Facebook and other methods to get readers. However, for the purpose of seo, learn to get more backlinks.
• United States
16 Jan 11
I have been writing for sone time online. I havent been doing to much lately but would like to get started back up doing it again. I joined associated content in 2009 i believe and just dont write enough on there to make a good income and i know if i could write some more i would be making a killing on it. I know i have made in the years i have been writing on associated content aqround 160 and really you could make that in just a week on some sites out there. I have tried triond but only have two articles on there and just need to submit my work on the site to get some money flowing on that site and i did try bukisa but not they have changed some things and i really dont want to be bothered anymore with them and i have some stuff on helium but have not made the payout as i do also need to submit more on there as well. Hope this helps you out and enjoy mylotting..
@emma90 (530)
• Indonesia
15 Jan 11
You can follow triond and helium..and also shvoong. Their will be pay your articles that you write...Many people get money from that site :D Good luck
@stevieboi19 (1419)
15 Jan 11
Have you tried Dooyoo. It pays you to review things you have bought, so you can pick and choose on what you want to write about. As a new member thoughyou are limited to 5 reviews a day but get paid for every person who reads and rates your reviews. It's not amazing but it's quite good have a look at their website and see what you think
• United States
18 Jan 11
I used to write for ciao before they closed the site and it caused me to do more writing for dooyoo. The only problem is when I reached payout the only thing I could get was an amazon gift certificate for Australia or somewhere. I finally had to sell it on e-bay because the shipping cost too much to order anything. I have written for Helium and have had a few articles published but haven't made much. I must admit I have gotten slack lately though. You can try AER Rewrite. They already have the content, they just want you to rewrite it and they pay each week.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
15 Jan 11
Hello. Writing has been my hobby since my college years, and is still is. I enjoy writing articles, short stories, reviews, and so on. There are a number of excellent sites where one can do online writing and make some good earnings. One of my favorites is "Review Stream". You can write brief reviews there on a variety of topics, and make some decent earning.