How to Make Money on the Internet If You Love Writing

Aug 16th, 2010 | By Dee | Category: Income Ideas

If you have a knack for writing, enjoy learning and researching and are looking to make money from this passion, writing for the internet may be the answer you’re looking for. There are many ways to make money on the internet if you love writing. Let’s take a look at the most common ways to make money writing for the internet and how to make it happen.

#1 Sales Copy – A copywriter is someone who writes sales copy and if you’ve spent any amount of time online lately, you know that the internet is jam packed with people selling a myriad of products and services. As an internet copywriter, you can write sales pages, landing pages, emails, and advertisements. The demand for skilled internet copywriters is high and if you can produce sales copy that converts prospects into buyers, you can make quite a good living.

#2 Blogger – While the data is inconsistent, there are reportedly more than 100 million active blogs online. While many of these blogs are journaling type blogs, many more of them are online to make a profit. That means they’re owned and operated by businesses and entrepreneurs. The good news for writers is that many of these business owners outsource their writing – they’re looking for people to blog for them. If you enjoy writing blog style content or if you have a passion for a certain niche or industry, for example, green tea or fitness, then you can actively pursue blogging for pay in these industries.

#3 Content writing – Websites need content, lots and lots of content. They need articles, ebooks, reports, case studies and so on. All of this traffic helps them attract traffic to their websites, improve their search engine rankings, and provides information and a benefit to their audience. Many internet entrepreneurs also sell their content as information products. Where do they get all this content? They outsource it to freelance writers, of course.

So how do you get these internet writing jobs?

As an internet writer, you’re starting a business as a service provider. That means naming your business, marketing your business and of course being paid for your service. Initially, because you’re writing for the internet, you’re going to want to do two important things:

1. Create your website
2. Create your portfolio

A website will outline who you are, why customers should hire you, your policies and procedures, how to contact you and any other relevant information. It may also have a portfolio of samples so you can show your prospects what they’re getting.

Your portfolio speaks to your writing skills and tells your prospects exactly what you’re capable of accomplishing for them. Many of your samples, in the beginning, will have to be created specifically for your portfolio. However, as your client base grows, you’ll be able to put their projects in your portfolio. The first customer is often the most difficult to get, but job boards and non-profit/volunteer work can help pave the way.

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