The internet is a Freedom Machine. It is a place where anyone can be anything irrespective of colour, age, gender, geography, and political disposition.
It doesn’t care whether you are from a rich background or whether you live somewhere in the deserts of Somalia rearing cattle. All the internet cares about is how much you’re willing to grind.
If you are willing to put in the work, you can make a ton of money writing on the internet. All you need is the right strategies and approach.
In this article, you’ll learn 5 ways you can immediately start making money on the internet as a freelance writer.
5 Ways to Make Money as a Freelance Writer
Here are some of the ways you can make money writing on the internet:
1) writing articles for blogs magazines and journals
One of the fastest ways to make money online is writing for blogs magazines and journals. You can make as much as $500 per article depending on your skill level.
There are hundreds of websites, magazines, and journals on the internet that pay writers to write for them. All you need to do is find these websites and submit your articles.
They have different requirements for submitting articles so make sure to go through their guidelines before submitting.
Here are a few websites that pay writers:
- Listverse pays $100 for listicles.
- HuffPost pays $400 for around 800–1100 words.
- Diem pays $200 for around 700 words.
- Forbes pays up to $800 per article.
- Freelance Mom pays $75 to $100 per article
- Wphub pays $100 to $200 per article
2) Start and monetize a blog
Running a blog is a goldmine.
The possibilities are endless.
- AdamEnfroy makes $4.5m/year a year blogging.
- BloggersPassion makes $226,000/year blogging.
- ThisOnlineWorld makes $272,000/year blogging.
Maybe your dream is not to make that much money. With some work, you can start making a fraction.
How do you make money from blogging as a writer? Here are simple steps to follow:
Step 1: Decide on the topics you want to write about.
Eg, personal development, marketing, finance, fitness, blockchain, music, make money online, business, tech… Make sure to choose a topic you are comfortable with.
step 2: Create your blog.
This article is not to teach you how to create a blog, so I won’t go into the technical details of creating one. A simple search on YouTube will give you hundreds of video tutorials on how to do so. After you create your blog, you need to write as many content as possible. Keep writing even when it looks like no one is reading. Many bloggers fail in blogging because they give up in those early days when no one was reading. Keep at it.
Step 3: promote your blog
This is where you send traffic to your blog. Without traffic, no money. Use Twitter threads to promote your articles. Share on LinkedIn. Share on websites like Medium, Simily, and Quora. There are a lot of other ways to generate traffic to your blog. Read here.
Step 4: Monetize your blog
You can monetize your blog through the following means:
- Through adsense
- By promoting affiliate links
- By selling eBooks on your website
- By selling consultation services on your blog
3) Write for Content Mills
Content Mills are websites that connect writers and businesses that need writers. A lot of business owners need articles for their blogs, but to be honest, many of them don’t know how to get trusted writers. So they turn to content mills to get writers. All you have to do is register as a writer on some of these content mills.
Here are a few content mills:
- iWriter
- Scripted
- Crowd Content
- Textbroker
- paid2write
4) Freelance writing on freelance websites
You can make money online by offering writing services on websites like Fiverr, Upwork and Guru.
Although these freelance websites are very competitive, you can still make something out of them. All it requires is hardwork and patience.
Once you get your first client there’s no stopping for you.
Here are some tips to help you succeed on freelance websites.
- Make sure your bio is professional.
- Write really good proposals.
- Customize every proposal you send.
- Make sure you have a portfolio before you go ahead applying for jobs.
- Apply for as much as you can.
- Don’t charge a high rate when you’re just starting.
5) Writing blog posts for businesses and brands.
No business can survive the internet rush without creating content.
Businesses are now looking for writers to create content for their websites, social media, and emails. To be honest many businesses don’t know how to go about it.
A simple message to them will get you the job. Here’s how to do it:
- Decide on which news you are most comfortable writing on.
- Create a list of 100 to 1,000 businesses and brands in your niche.
- Reach out to them. Reach out to them through their websites, LinkedIn Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
- You don’t have to drag your message. Be direct and honest. Be clear about what you want them to do.
Conclusion.
Get out there and start writing. The possibilities are endless. Keep learning and keep working. Of course, it won’t be easy. Sending DMs is notoriously unsexy. Sending proposals is full of so many uncertainties. Writing itself is damn hard work.
But it pays big time to do the work.
