How to Make Money by Writing

How often do you write something? How often do you get paid for your writings?

I think everyone would like to write something and to get paid for it.

Today, you don’t need to be a professional journalist or talented writer to write an article and to make money by writing online. Even if you don’t have an experience, it doesn’t matter. All you need is just your time and will to make money. And, of course, an internet.

I will introduce to you 5 main methods how you can make money by writing.

TOP 5 Methods to Make Money by Writing

1. Write for someone

Writing online for someone is a very basic and easy way to earn money by writing. It is a freelance job which can do everyone despite on age or qualification. Well, of course, it depends on the topic and difficulty of the work.

Many bloggers don’t write the posts for their blog or channel by themselves. They hire writers and pay them money.

In addition, sometimes some magazines are looking for freelance writers.

You can find freelance writing job in Freelancer.com or Fiverr.com

2. Write a review

There are a lot of different platforms where you can get paid for a review. First of all, you can search for ‘review job’ in online job marketplace Freelancer or Fiverr. Both of these websites are popular, and there are a lot of different job offers besides writing and translation.

Another well-known platform, which is paying for reviews is Capterra. Capterra is a software review platform. There are plenty of software programmes, so you definitely will find a couple of programmes which you use and you can leave a review. A disadvantage of that platform is that not all reviews will get paid, because there are budget limits on each software.

Sometimes there are tasks on writing a review in Swagbucks. Swagbucks is a popular platform, where you get paid for surveys, completing tasks, and even spending money or playing games.

Besides it, you can create your own blog and start to collaborate with companies.

3. Start your own blog

Before creating your own blog, be ready that probably you won’t earn money from the beginning. However, if you will share interesting content and if you develop a good marketing plan, then all your efforts will be paid back. And your blog will start to generate money.

Also, you should decide where you will create a blog. It can be social networks like Instagram, TikTok, Facebook etc.

Also, you can try to create a blog in Medium. Here your blog can start to bring you money from the very first post. You earn money when a medium members read your post. I know people who earn around 500$ per month from their medium blog.

Another blogging site is blogger.com which is a part of google. So, when you publish enough good content you can start to earn money on google ads. But first, you need to apply for a Google Adsense programme, and be accepted.

One more platform for blogging is STEEMIT or HIVE, which are blockchain platforms. Actually, these two platforms are not just about writing. There are a lot of different ways to make money on steemit or hive. Read more about it here.

4. Write a book and publish it

Another way to earn money by writing is writing your own book. You can write about your life, your work, your travel experience etc. Many bloggers write and publish their own books.

Writing book will take some time and an amount of your payment will depend on how popular will be your book.

Where can you publish a book? You can contact to a publishing company, and if the company will like your book, they will publish it. Or, you can publish your book in Amazon.

5. Participate in writing competitions

One more method of earning money on the writing is participation in competitions. If you search on the internet for ‘writing competitions’ you will find a lot of information. For example, Writers online is a page where you can check a few ongoing writing competitions, find writing advises and take some writing courses.

A few tips…

If you want to make money by writing, you should think about the topic which is interesting to you or which you are familiar with. Don’t be afraid of something that you don’t know. You always can read and learn it.

If you are not a native English speaker, it doesn’t mean that you can’t write in English. There is an awesome programme Grammarly, which will help you. Grammarly checks your grammar, writing style, spelling etc.

If you decided to look for a job in online marketplaces (Freelancer, Fiverr, Upwork etc), work on your profile first. Remember, your profile is your online business card. And if you have any language or skills certificates, don’t forget to mention them in your profile!

Good luck!

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