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Online Writing Jobs and Gigs.

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Last updated: 12/30/2010


This page is dedicated to helping great writers find equally great writing jobs and gigs online. I try to keep this as up-to-date as possible, but if you find an error or a broken link, please let me know.

Writing Jobs Explained.

Per article/Topic-Specific/Adsense

Writing jobs are everywhere: if you know how to find the legitimate ones.

Your best bet is to go with a site that pays you per article, per word, or per project. However, I also know of a few websites that will pay you to blog on certain topics, such as a new product. These sites usually require you to already have an established blog that gets traffic from search engines, such as Google and Yahoo.

Many websites allow you to blog, and then pay you based how on many ad clicks you get. These sites usually use Google Adsense to place relevant ads on your blog or page. When someone views your page and clicks on an ad, you get a certain percentage of the revenue earned by that click. The best way to generate ad clicks is to write high-quality articles based on popular topics. The most popular topics vary based on the site for which you're blogging. The more popular your content, the better chance you have of generating ad clicks.

Get A Freelancer

This website lists hundreds of project openings for almost every type of writer and photographers, web developers, designers, and more.

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Pay-Per jobs

The sites listed here pay you on a per article/word/project basis. Check the listing for specific details.
Associated Content
Deal: Write and submit articles of at least 400 words that are nearly error-free. Once submitted, it takes about 5 days for the Content Managers to review your article and determine if it's suitable for payment.
Payment: You can get anywhere from $3-40 for each article. All college papers sell for $4 a piece. Payment is made immediately to your Paypal account. You also get a certain percentage of the amount your referrals earn.
**If you also work in multimedia, you can submit original videos, audio clips, and photos.

Freelance Writing Links.

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Get Paid to Write Articles

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WriterLance.com

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Worldwide Freelance Writer

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Recommended Reading

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Topic-specific Writing Jobs

These sites pay you to write on specific topics to gain exposure for new businesses, products, services, etc. Payment varies depending on topic and length of article.
Blogitive
Deal: To apply, create a blog that generates traffic.
Accepted blogs: Blogger, LiveJournal, WordPress, Blogster, Blog.com, Typepad, SquareSpace. Others may be accepted if they meet Blogitive requirements.

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Ad Click Blogs

These sites require you to have a valid Google Adsense account in order to place relevant ads on your blog, and therefore pay you for your revenue of ad clicks.
BlogFeast
Deal: In addition to earning 90% ad click revenue, you also earn points everytime you post a blog or comment or someone votes for your blog. These points can be used to buy money on dollar auctions. Refer others to increase your earnings.

Must-Haves for Online Writers.

Writing online is vastly different from, well, not writing online. There are certain tools all online writers need in order to maximize their potential for profit and exposure.
  • Google Adsense.
    Adsense is a great way to earn revenue generated by ad clicks posted on your blog. Even if you don't belong to one of the ad click blogs listed above, signing up and adding Adsense to your blog page can increase traffic and profits.
  • Paypal.
    This is easily the best way to send and receive payments online. Virtually everyone accepts it, and you never have to share your personal information with clients.
  • Technorati.
    Technorati is a great way to generate traffic to your website. It's basically a huge search engine dedicated to blogs. Add your own and see how your traffic improves.

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