If you are a writer, you know that the demand for your skills has always been good. But the huge demand for internet content and articles has only put your talents more in demand. So it’s a good idea for us to come up with some good ideas for you to cash in on this big market segment.

One of the outcomes of this big demand for writers are some great sites that will pay you directly for your writing. One of the best of this genre is www.associatedcontent.com. But be aware that their standard rate of 3-4 dollars an article is that low because they basically take any writer whether they have credentials and skills or not. But it’s a good site to have on your list to keep the grocery and gas money coming in.

These paid article sites are regularly looking for unique content to bring attention to their site and clients. Some of these websites are also looking to act as brokers to other websites needing articles. They can always use more articles so they will always be there when you need them, but they don’t pay every well and you efforts could be better spent elsewhere.

Now you will need to write everything you submit yourself as plagiarism will get caught but don’t labor at making each article brilliant. If you can produce relatively readable text at around five hundred words each article, keep the spelling and grammar in good shape and meet deadlines, you will do great. And since a lot of sites pay for any kind of content, you can get inspiration for topics by just browsing what other writers are submitting. It isn’t ok to plagiarize but its ok to let other writers inspire you just as you will inspire others after you.

Another good way to get some solid writing work is to work with groups of freelance writers in a groups. Just interact with other writers to find how this works. The good thing about writing groups is they can get plenty of work and you don’t have to work so hard at finding projects. It’s a good idea to build your resume of writing by working with paid sites and then approach a group once you have established yourself.

Sometimes these writers’ communities are managed by a strong leader who serves to make sure the work is shared with the writers and keeps a little commission per job for his trouble. Still other writer’s communities are just that and writers simply land work and share with others at a lower fee when they have more work in than they can handle. But these writers consortiums also benefit from the huge need for quality content on the internet and these groups are skilled at knowing where to find the good projects online.

In addition to these approaches we have listed, you can also find sites dedicated to writers who are always on the lookout for new talent. But like the writers groups, you may lose some of your commission to the site that manages your work to support their part of the relationship. So be sure you are aware going in what to expect by reading their terms pages so you keep from being broadsided by endless edits or being strapped with very long article demands for very little money.

Writing can be a solid income using these resources even if it isn’t “big money”. But this is a good way to get a start and build your ability to write. Writing is a skill that has to be built to write every day and you will become both prolific and able to write strong prose. Then once you get your reputation up, you may be able to get $25 each article from the quality agents. By building your career up from the bottom like this, you can eventually look to make a good income doing what you love to do.

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