I am not a big writer (that's funny coming from a journalism grad), but I do randomly write articles and submit them to various content sites. I have written on everything from colic in babies, to website reviews to southern cuisine. I have probably made about $50 in the last three months from the upfront payments I received from my articles, combined with the performance payouts (the number of times my article has been viewed). While I have not made much money by most people's standards, article writing can be a wonderful source of supplemental, part-time or even full time money for you..and you don't have to be a professional writer to be good at it.
You may be thinking "I don't have anything to write about"..oh really?..how about:
-Your career (how to break into your career field, explaination of your industry and why its relevant, the plusses and minuses of your line of work)
-Your city (things to do in your hometown, your city's history, little known facts, etc.)
-Your culture (cuisine, customs, traditions)
-Your children (parenting advice, tips)
-Your love life (people love to read stories about others attempts at finding love).
-Your hobbies ("how to" articles always attract a lot of eyes)
-Products you love to use and why they are great
You get my drift. The possibilities are endless really. You can write about practically anything and someone is going to be interested in what you have to say.
Right now there are hundreds of jobs posted for article writers. Some good sites that list writing jobs are:
-Problogger
-Helium
-Examiner
-Mintel
-Internet Brands
-Writer Find
Couple things to keep in mind.
-Most articles submitted must be more than 400 words long. Use your word count as you type to make sure you meet that minimum.
-Articles that are full of typos and grammatical errors will be rejected.
-Articles that are copies of other articles out on the web will be rejected.
Happy typing!
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