How to Make Money Writing Articles Online

First and foremost, join Bukisa.  You get paid to write and get paid based on how much your article is viewed.  Whether it's a how to do something (such as this article), an opinion, or current events, the sky is the limit!  Then invite your friends to join- you also get paid bonuses on the people you refer to Bukisa. Next join eHow's Writer's Compensation Program (WCP). The best way to success on eHow is very simple. Write an article and put it out there like crazy. There are many articles about good sites to do this on, but I do digg, facebook, google, yahoo buzz, and twitter predominantly. This is easy as you just click on the Share button after submitting your article and it doesn't take very long at all.

Next place is Associated Content. You can post articles you write on eHow and Bukisa in Associated Content, but they ask that you put a byline in to reference where else that article is written. For these articles, you are clicking that you give non-exclusive rights so you are paid on performance for those articles. The pay rate is $1.50 per 1,000 clicks on that article. However, if you write something original and select up front payment, you get offered a set amount on writing that article AND the $1.50 per 1000 click pay for performance. Considering I got paid $3 just to write an article promoting a local event, I'll take that anyday! It might not get 1000 clicks but by giving them the exclusive rights (meaning I will only publish that particular article on Associated Content), I got a bonus for it.

Finally, there is eLance. This is a bit trickier than the others because you have to have someone decide to hire you to do a particular job, but the payouts are pretty good. There are also articles in here on how to land a job on eLance. The first step is to register, then to even be able to do jobs you have to pass the admission test (watch the video and tutorials first before taking test). Then create a profile, add skills, and finally search for work. There are many fields out there looking for a particular assignment so you submit a proposal in order to get the job. Once you're hired, work hard and watch the money come in!