Writing blogs and articles for money

United States
September 11, 2009 12:19pm CST
Hi myLotters. A couple of days ago I was reading some of the responses about earning money by blogging or, writing articles. I didnt think much about it until yesterday when my car came down with a series of serious illnesses. Big time illnesses! Anyway, I've decided to try my hand at writing articles and blogging. What is the first thing I have to do to get these goals into action? If anyone can help, I would be appreciatative. Step by step would be perfect, cause to be quite honest, I'm out of my comfort zone here so, pleeeeeeaaaaaaassssssseeee help. Thanks in advance.
6 responses
@pmalik23 (43)
• India
16 Sep 09
Hi, as most of the other writers have informed you, it takes time and effort to get the ball rolling and the dough comin in. it will be a good idea to scout around for paying jobs on sites like elance, odesk and getafreelancer. while the pay will be low to begin with, you can build clips and create a portfolio. it will also be a good idea to apply for a few good residual income sites where the pay on rev-share or pv basis. That will generate a slow but steady stream of income for you. hubpages, triond and bukisa are all good options. but triond and bukisa pay very little, IMHO. hope this helps. feel free to ask me anything else that you need to get started. will be glad to help. all the best.
@lala501 (1532)
• United States
12 Sep 09
There is a lot of ptwa sites like reciewstream. Join that and see howit comes for you first.
@re08dz (1941)
• Australia
11 Sep 09
Hi, The first thing you have to do to earn via blogs etc is to realise that it takes time - you can't expect to put up a blog or write an article etc and start earning from it straight away. After that if you want to set up a blog you need to decide what topic/niche your blog is going to be about and then decide where you're going to host it - blogger, wordpress on your own hosting - do you want your own domain name etc. From there it's a matter of finding what keywords or phrases will work to bring traffic to your site and posting your content etc. If you're interested in my profile is a blog that I've been working on recently that goes step by step through setting up and monetising blogs etc
@chillpill90 (1936)
11 Sep 09
I use a website called triond where you can type your own articles about anything you like and they will pay you depending on how many people see your articles.
@mcowiti (232)
• Kenya
12 Sep 09
for yo to start blogging successfully you need to understand how a blog is done. next you need to know the basic about blogging such as how to sign up for a blog, how to post articles on a blog, driving traffic to a blog and lastly earning money from your blogs. you can look at my blog and identify the money making activities I'm engaged in and register with them and then start your blog so that you can earn money. i have done blogging for sometime and I'm ready to help you to realize your dreams of blogging free of charge. just let me know by sending me a message at my profile. don't forget to sign up for site that pays you watch videos. the link is in my profile.
@BStuff (495)
• United States
12 Sep 09
Hey sweetie, I'm sorry about your car. I've been there for sure. If you have tried a lot of online sites a great place to check out reviews for scam site and to write your own reviews for good money (You make 60cents per 100 word review and 1.60 if its a new product PLUS you get 100percent of what your referals make) it on the link on my profile. It's a great place to figure out what works and what doesnt I actually found this site using it :) and I've make some extra money too. Good luck hun!