The internet is a showcase of
websites; these websites either provide valuable contents for visitors or sales
letters to sell their products. Most websites require original contents to keep
visitors on the page. Web surfers visit websites because they want access to
certain pieces of information important to them. There is need for webmasters
to give more value to their websites by way of posting appropriate content to
their websites. The major form of contents on websites comes in form of
articles; the need for articles has become overwhelming for webmasters and
hence it has become imperative for the jobs to be outsourced to article
writers.
This opportunity would not fizzle
away because as far as the internet is in existence, people must design and upload
their websites to the web; hence the need for continuous request for website
contents. Every business person understands the dynamics of business; as a
business man you have got to spend money to make your business work. Website
owners spend thousands of dollars buying articles on a monthly basis. If $1000
is invested in paying for articles in a month and these articles generate
600,000 visitors a month; let’s assume that 3% of the traffic (18,000) click on
the Google Adsense Ads on their website which pays $0.30 per click; this
translates to $5,400 from Adsense in a month. If the major source of revenue on
that website is Adsense, after taking away the cost of articles, the website
owner still has $4,000 profit for keeps. What if this website owner sells Ad
space or products, can you deduce how much profit he would make? I hope the
picture is getting clearer to you.
It’s possible for a webmaster to
own more than a hundred website. Can you imagine the need for articles?
Freelancers have to be contracted to do the writing job and that is where you
come in as a writer. The demand for articles is increasing everyday and you can
leverage on this to make some money either part time or full time. If you can
write then this is an opportunity for you. For the doubting Thomas who wants
proof, see screen shot of some jobs I did when I had the time:
Those jobs were done on a microjob
platform called FIVERR. Jobs on this website are done for $5; all I did was to
post my offer, then I got sales and delivered. The website owners withhold the
funds until the buyer is satisfied then you are paid; you can withdraw your
earnings with their revenue card. See screenshot.
There are several websites where
you can list your writing services to get paid, find the list below:
1.
O Desk
2.
FIVERR
3.
Elance
4.
Freelancer
5.
SEO Clerks
6.
iWriter
7.
Beyond
8.
Guru
This is not an exhaustive list
but just a few of them. Another way you can get even more money for your
writing jobs is by building a mini website and listing your services. If you
take this route you would have to think about paying a website designer to
design an attractive website, you need to be able to make visitors pay for your
services by your description; you would also have to think about how to get
paid for your job done. I have found that Freelance websites make the above
concerns easier for your; all you need to do is to list your services in a
professional way and deliver the job accordingly to get feedbacks from your
buyers. When you get lots of positive feedback, your ranking increases and you
can get a higher pay for your jobs. A 500 word article can fetch you between $5
- $50 or even more depends on your level of professionalism. What if you get 10
writing jobs a day? Do the maths!
What do Webmasters Require From Writers?
When you start out initially, it
might be a bit difficult getting jobs but as soon as you land your first job,
it is smooth sailing. You need to know what webmasters lookout for in an
article.
1. You
Should be able to Write SEO Articles: By SEO, I mean Search Engine
Optimization. These kinds of articles are written to attract natural search
engine traffic from Google by using appropriate keywords which a web surfer
would naturally type into Google to get results. The essence of this is to get
the website listed on the first page of Google when certain keywords are
searched for. Webmasters need these kinds of articles to improve their website
rank and increase visibility.
Writing a SEO article is not
rocket Science; these articles are not entirely different from regular
articles, it’s just that they are written with the inclusion of certain
keywords well blended into them so as to get more traffic. In most cases, you would
be given the keywords and title to write; you just need a little research to
write the article and get paid.
2. Error Prone Articles: You need to be
able to write clearly and accurately in order to get jobs. Most webmasters are
meticulous and would want an article that is error free. Nobody wants to pay
for a job and end up editing the job. You need to read your articles over again
before submission to ensure your work is error free.
3. Copyscape Free: You must be able to
write articles without copying directly from the internet. There is no point
copying from the internet and sending to the buyer; he can do that as well. The
whole idea of paying for an article is to get 100% original content; your
articles should be able to pass the copyscape test, this test is run on the
internet so as to check for duplicate content. Buyers frown at this!
In order to make money writing
articles, you would be required to create an account on any of the websites
listed above. Creating a professional profile is of utmost importance; your
listing should be detailed and straight to the point. On some of the websites listed,
you would need to contact the buyers based on their needs. Go through the
website and see what people are offering and requesting for; that should give
you a head start.
Payment
Some of the websites listed above pay through Paypal;
receiving payments through this medium requires that you have a Paypal account.
This option is limited as not all countries are eligible to open an account.
Some others pay via check or wire transfer depends. As indicated earlier on,
FIVERR gives you a Mastercard to withdraw your earnings from any ATM machine
worldwide.
Practice what you have read.
I wish you the best.
Ikenna Victor Agina
agina.ikenna@gmail.com
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