i want to start making money via article writing!

@JARRMAN (103)
Germany
February 14, 2011 6:18am CST
but i have some questions left unanswered while researching this topic. 1.which is the most profitable article writing site? triond, squidoo, hubpages, infobarrel, or bukisa? are there more?^^ 2.shall i concentrate all my various topics on one site or should i use one site for each topic to vary things up? i am a little bit confused as you can read!o_O 3.and an other thing i want to know is if i can write in a different language (german) on those sites I have meantioned above?!?^_^ i remember seeing some german articles on hubpages...i don't remember exactly if it was really hubpages though _
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16 responses
• United States
14 Feb 11
I know quite a bit about this, as I am a writer on each one of those sites (except bukisa) and I am also the senior editor for a site which evaluates revenue-sharing programs and other ways to make money online. You will not be able to write in German in most of these sites; however, you can find a German revenue-sharing site or set one up yourself in WordPress or Blogger. There will be a free e-book coming out in the next week or so that will explain the various advantages and disadvantages of twenty-five different sites, so I will try to stay in touch to let you know when it is coming out. Also here is what I recommend: work up to 100-200 articles on one site, then switch and work up to 100-200 articles on the next site. Once you have done that interlink all those articles on your various topics, and then do another site for 100-200 articles, then go back and interlink those, and so on. By interlinking I mean you link from article A at InfoBarrel to article C at HubPages, then link that article to article Q at Squidoo, and so on. Where you start depends on how good you are at mastering complexity. HubPages and Squidoo are quite complex, but that is because they have so many options. InfoBarrel is easier because the options are fewer but you don't have the professional layout of HubPages or the money-making opportunities of Squidoo. Triond is basically a free-for-all and there is no way to know on which site your work will end up, so I use it primarily to link several related articles together. I know of at least thirty different sites for writing articles (not counting any ones in German). I use most of them and have plans for the others. I use the same username everywhere and have written on several sites about making money online.
@tigeraunt (6326)
• Philippines
27 Feb 11
oh my! i didnt know it is that complicated. i have been wanting to do some article writing too but it seems (just reading your responses) it would take a whole lot of time being on line. is there a chance for me who can only spare one or two hours a day writing an article? i havent done it yet so i am very keen on knowing how to. i will be reading on the other responses. thank you for this discussion jarrman and to you too classicalgeek. have a nice day. ann
• United Arab Emirates
27 Feb 11
@Classicalgeek, this is such a wonderful way to start up and some very good facts are here for even older writers who are trying to make their headway in writing, you just unleash a top most secret of writing sites who use revshare formulas for writers to earn. For me this by far would have being my BR to this discussion if i was who started it, but anyway Classicalgeek, lend me some time so maybe i could get a hand up from you into the topmost writers chart. A response from you would be nice and welcomed.
@JARRMAN (103)
• Germany
15 Feb 11
hello classicalgeek. thank you so much for these valuable informations! i have learned a lot from you. my thirst for knowledge is satisfied... for now! xD i bet you are earning quite well with your articles!?! ^^
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@oldchem1 (8132)
14 Feb 11
Hi I write for Helium and I find it an excellent site. I make a nice monthly amount from the site but as far as I know it is obnly for English writing.
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• United States
15 Feb 11
I've never used Helium. Is it like Squidoo and Hubpages? How is it different? I think I'll go check it out.
@JARRMAN (103)
• Germany
15 Feb 11
thanks for your suggestion, oldchem1!
• India
15 Feb 11
Well... I think writing a article is not only for earning but you can expect from it. You should keep writing it and try to improve your's content. you will get paid as soon as you will get noticed from others ... Thanks...
• India
17 Feb 11
You are welcome dear ..
@JARRMAN (103)
• Germany
15 Feb 11
i agree with you! thanks for sharing your thoughts!
@eurekafemme (5877)
• Philippines
15 Feb 11
Hello, Jarrman. I am also a member of a writing article sites, one of which is a Triond. Triond only accepts non before published articles so those articles that you have already submitted in other websites can not be republished on Triond. You can write anything that interests you. And yes, Triond also accepts articles written in other languages. If you are interested to join other sites of which you can republish all your articles, just pm me so I can send you my referral link. Only if you want to.
@JARRMAN (103)
• Germany
15 Feb 11
thank you very much for the infos about triond :) i will pm you soon ^^
@write23 (51)
• United States
15 Feb 11
I write for both Hubpages and Squidoo. I like them both and earn well over $500 each month between the two. But it takes time and good content. I don't keep to just on niche. I write about everything and anything. Which is better? I honestly like them both. If you want, I have a link on my profile where a share a little bit about how I'm earning money with Hubpages and Squidoo. I have only seen English articles at both Hubpages and Squidoo so I'm not sure about writing in German. I hope this helps.
@JARRMAN (103)
• Germany
15 Feb 11
yes your informations are helping me^^ thank you very much! it's nice to see that you are earning very good with your articles. that is a big motivation for starters like me!^^ I have a lot of ideas for various articles in different niches and i guess i will focus on writing in english to reach the world wide audience! thanks again and i wish you all the best!
@koolit83 (41)
• Philippines
15 Feb 11
hi jarrman..been writing in triond for the past week but honestly i didn't earn as much. probably because i haven't submitted much articles or the ones i wrote didn't attract so much attention. but never stop writing, keep that passion intact. goodluck.
@JARRMAN (103)
• Germany
15 Feb 11
thanks for the information! i have heared that you need to let your articles age like 3- 6 months or so to see some better results in the earnings! i guess you have to promote your articles very heavily to see good results after the first week^^ good luck to you too =)
14 Feb 11
Thanks very much for starting this discussion Jarrman. I do not have any useful information to offer but was very interested in the excellent replies that you received and wanted to mark them to be able to find them another time. I wish you well in your endeavour. I gave everybody a Gold star, brownie point, thumb up, good reply mark whatever it is called. Thanks everybody.
@JARRMAN (103)
• Germany
15 Feb 11
i agree with you! the replies are indeed excellent and very helpful! thanks for the thumbs up! =) i wish you all the best. have a nice day!
@matersfish (6306)
• United States
14 Feb 11
The allure about these pay-per-view articles is that they will pay indefinitely, but that also means you must be a superb writer with a knack for driving traffic if you want the articles to earn anything. Once they sit around for a week or two, they're shoved down to the bottom of the abyss, never to be seen from again. The only ones seeming to do well are the keyword-driven articles covering hot topics and, well, that's like inventing something useful and original - harder to do than what you might think. You'll be lucky to eventually make a couple bucks doing it this way, not to mention the fact that you'll be writing forever and a day just to build up some funds enough to say "hey, I'm actual 'working.'" If you want to write for money, the best way to go about it is to stop by some bidding sites and land an article rewriting job. These jobs are offered by individuals looking for quantity first, quality second. It's better to do this for money for a few reasons. One, you can make around $3 per every article instead of pennies. Two, it's much, much quicker, because you only have to rewrite an existing article originally and won't have to brainstorm for ideas or be quite the stickler for grammar and format. Three, you can get your foot in the door and eventually land higher-paying jobs. I started out a few years ago writing $3 articles and now make $20, $30 and even $50 for some articles. If I was still on those penny sites, I wouldn't have made as much in a year as I make in a week now, and I would have definitely had to work infinitely more to get there.
@JARRMAN (103)
• Germany
15 Feb 11
hi materfish. thank you very much for your response. you have cleared the veil of the mist around this a little bit! i will keep it in mind! =) i am happy to see that you are earning well with your writing!
• Philippines
21 Apr 11
Personally, I had opted to write only for private clients instead of these sites because the earning can be a bit slow. Expect maybe if you can highly optimize your articles, then maybe you can earn fast and a lot! But it is also a good option for anyone who do not intend to earn a specific amount of money in a given period of time. But for me, writing for a client seems to generate more profit, but then again there are pro's and con's to each option.
@UmiNoor (4483)
• Malaysia
12 Mar 11
Personally I feel that all the websites that you've mentioned are profitable websites. They're all very well-known on the internet. They're not scam, fly-by-night operations. You can indeed make money with all of them. The key is not the website but YOU. How hard are you willing to work to be able to earn on these sites? You have to keep in mind that you won't get rich overnight. You might be able to live on the earnings from any of these websites like some of the big earners on all these websites. But it will take you years of hard work.
@grkelly (1206)
• Malta
23 Apr 11
Hi I need an article writer at the moment to write about 1-3 articles daily. Topics vary. Let me know.
• Philippines
15 Feb 11
I am thinking that you've already knew some writing sites, but you posted this, for you to get any info about some other sites. It helped me and hope you too.
@JARRMAN (103)
• Germany
15 Feb 11
hi there! yes i already know a bit about these sites and started this discussion to get any informations about any article writing sites there are! ^^ i am happy that this discussion is helping you too!
@HarryS88 (32)
• Indonesia
14 Feb 11
Hello Jarrman, As I experience myself, Brighthub.com is the best website you can earn some extra money. I've been participating in this website for about 6 months and getting enough money to live. It's just simple. First of all, you need to write an article as a sample and send it to Brighthub for review. After a while, an editor will come up to review your sample and eventually let you know whether or not your article is accepted. Once accepted, you might begin writing articles you'd like to write from health and wellness, management, games, pets, any reviews, pets, etc. However, if you are not accepted, don't be discouraged, you need to hone your English to be eligible in this website. I don't recommend you write for Triond. It just produces small amount of money as I did. I've submitted around 100 articles to Trionds since last year, but unfortunately I just got about 6 dolars. You might try to write in English as this language is widely spoken by many people worldwide, especially in this internet era. Hope it helps. Good luck.
• India
15 Feb 11
I'll recommend you to go for a Helim.com Helium is probably the center of all quality articles. They pay probably the far most for the more acknowledgeable articles. Some articles get paid up to $75 up front depending on the quality of the article. This are few more websites which pay you for your article like eHow, Associated Content, etc. My only advice when writing for these article databases is to write true legitimate articles on topics that have that “I must share this with my friend” feel afterwards.
@JARRMAN (103)
• Germany
15 Feb 11
thank you for the advice! i will keep that in mind :)
@amirev777 (4117)
• India
4 Mar 11
Hi I have just started with these two sites and though I must confess to you that though I am not earning an extraordinary amount, but surely making about 30-40 cents a day, besides, I have just started with these two sites so there is still long way to go. Add me if you are interested and PM me.
@Sandra1952 (6047)
• Spain
16 Feb 11
Hello, Jarrman, and welcome to MyLot. I used to write for several writing sites, but now I concentrate my efforts on Helium. Page view revenue is higher than other sites, and there is the opportunity to earn upfront payments, whatever your nationality. Some writing sites only offer upfront payments to residents of that country. Helium also has a great writer support network. If your writing is good, you will earn well at Helium.