If you like writing, you can make some serious money. There are tons of places that will try to reel you in by promising exposure and fast cash so you need to make sure that you are writing for the websites that pay their writers to write online very generously. Making money online won't be too difficult as long as you have a passion for what you write for, you know what you're writing about (or you can do the research required to make it seem as if you do) and you sign up to write for the best writing websites.

I have been writing for a while and I have tried so many websites and I must say that I have enough experience and enough sense to only write for the best ones. For starters, if you're a writer you know this is not as easy as it seems. You'll have days where your neck hurts, your eyes are blood shot red and tired, you're hungry because you haven't eaten all day, you've fallen behind on other things that you needed to do and you just aren't happy.

Well, there is good news. There is a surefire way to actually make a good living by writing but there are some key principles that you must follow:

Be organized and plan your day. Write a list of all of the things you want to do everyday on a calender and/or planner and stick to it. if you do this, I promise you'll be much happier and much more organized. You'll see all of the hard work you've done and the things you've accomplished and this will have helped you make sure that you don't waste all of your time and skill on writing jobs that just don't pay.

Set a plan and keep it. Time just seems to have its way with a writer if you aren't in control. You need to make sure that you schedule your time and stick to it. These are skills that you'll need to develop and perfect as you become a more experienced and higher paid writer.

Work and write hard. If you expect to get paid on the best websites by writing online you need make sure that you're producing quality work that sells and helps to build your portfolio. If you can stick with a particular niche, that is even better.

Create different writing styles for different websites. For example, if you sign up to write and make money online for three different websites, write about the same topics on each and stick to it. You can write about fashion, style and beauty on one profile, food and drinks on another and business and finance on another. These are just some examples but you need to choose at least three different styles if you can. This way you'll have a broader online writing portfolio and you can make more money--plus you won't get bored as easily and can stick to what you do best, writing good articles.

Now, here are the best websites to get your feet wet, build an online writing portfolio and make more money online with:

Examiner.com is a great start. You can make really good money here and build a following. You can make money everyday, edit and publish your own articles and see your progress daily. I have been writing for the Examiner for some time. At first I started writing as the Chicago Fast Food Examiner and then I was promoted to write as the Chicago Costumes Examiner too. This is an awesome way to stick to one particular topic and make pretty decent money. The trick is to write really great headlines and if you do, you will be a featured writer immediately and your work will be on the front page. You can also refer others and earn $50 pronto. If you're interested shoot me an email or comment and I can give you some tricks and pointers for how to become a featured writer and I'll give you a FREE copy of an Ebook that helped me called "Writing Great Headlines That Pay Off."

Ehow.com is another great place to build an online writing profile. You can write about almost anything and all articles need to start with "How to". I really enjoy writing for Ehow. The community is really friendly and fun. I believe that this is because you get more rank and points by receiving comments and recommendations. Overall, it's still a great way to network and get good advice about your articles. You can start making money right away and you'll see it build up. There is so much information on the site about how to make more money so just type "How to make more money on Ehow" or "How to get more article views" and millions of articles will come up that will show you how to improve.

Associated Content is a great way to make upfront payments on your work and you will receive performance views. There are several ways for how to make more money on Associated Content. You can view the best ways on how to in the article called How to Make Money on Associated Content. The best way is to make quick money is to complete assignments that make upfront payments. These can really add up after a while too. You can view some of my articles and get a feel for what I write about. I started out writing with no experience or knowledge at all so if you take a look you'll see that there are all kinds of articles there.

Create a Wordpress Blog. The best way to make money online if you are a good writer is to start a blog. You will make big money but you have to know what you're doing. A very popular Ebook to read about making big profits on your blog is called blog success. If you want to get rich by blogging you'll want to get that Ebook immediately.

The most important thing that you need to do when you're planning to make money online is to read up on the insider tricks and tips for writing online successfully. I have all of the information that you need to become a success so I will be writing more articles soon...so stay tuned!

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