Sell Your Writing: Who Wants Your Words?

Where have all the good jobs gone? Manufacturing jobs have gone overseas; you know you don’t want to work fast food or retail. Even if you have a good job now, the job forecast remains uncertain in the current economy. If you can write English like a native speaker, it behooves you in this Information Age to put your writing skills to work for you online.

Webmasters want the words. If you know how to put those words in the right order, then you can learn to produce your words quickly and place them where they will make you money.

Sell Your Writing to Article Directories

Article directories will publish your articles and help you gain visibility with the search engines. Article directories may allow ezines and newsletters to reprint your articles with your author resource box intact depending on the rights you grant. Because different article directories have different compensation plans, you will want to read the terms and conditions closely to understand whether you are permitted to reprint your articles elsewhere and how (if) you will be paid.

Sell Your Writing Through Job Brokers

Job brokers allow you to bid for jobs offered, usually ghostwriting jobs. Job brokers can help you connect with valuable clients, but they can also be extremely competitive. Watch that you do not lock yourself into a situation where you have promised a volume of work you cannot profitably fulfill. As with article directories, you must read the job broker’s terms and conditions to understand your pay and the broker’s commission. Most important to remember – once the job is complete, is is usually NOT appropriate for you and the client to work together outside the broker’s network.

Sell Your Writing on Your Website or Blog

Your website or blog will give you a place to promote your writing services to the world. Website set up takes only an hour or so. You can purchase a domain with your name.com, or you can start out with a free blog. You can advertise to sell your writing services on sites with free classified ads. Your website or blog will also give you a place to advertise for others using AdSense and affiliate programs, and thereby allow you to earn money for the content you post there.

The internet is a an insatiable consumer of English words and if you can write naturally in English, you can learn to sell your writing too. Article directories publish content and offer writers opportunities to promote and sell their writing online. Job brokers bring writers and webmasters together in a forum that fosters competitive pricing. And ultimately, your own website or blog will give you an opportunity to brand yourself and showcase your talents while selling your writing.