I am tired that people discuss of money-making at home. I do want to make money, maybe more eagerly than most of people do because I have to pay my debts as soon as possible. I had adventured at foreign exchange market so that I lost $10,000; I had searched home business for more than half year but was fully angered and frustrated because of excessive spam and cheats. I also had tried to write articles online. I think, perhaps writing is a good and safe way to make money.

My first surfing website was oDesk. I think it is one of the best and the largest freelancer markets in the world. most Jobs it provides are relevant to web developer, professional programmers, some for professional writers, a little data entry work. It provides you real time desk record and charges 10% of your income. Before you find a job, everyone must pass some tests. I appreciate its seriousness. I didn't realize its value, even though I had registered on September 2008, soon I forgot it completely. For I thought that was for professionals; I might need practising my writing first.

So my real first writing website was Tiond. I had registered without real action right away until Triond sent me a letter reminding me that it was time for me to pick up my pen. OK. Let me try to write something. I had no idea in my mind about the topic. Anyway, I had just started writing whatever came to my mind, and I succeeded. It was published immediately without any revision. So I thought, " hhhh, writing turns out to be so easy." but my second article, perhaps it was too long, was sent back for revision due to readability errors, grammar, spelling and punctuations. I revised it but was required to revise again for the same reason. I am tired of revision since I am foreigner. After having revised again and again, some articles are still waiting to be revised. So far I have published a few articles but only got 15 cents. if you are not in such hurry, over time its payment can't be little. But, that more than one months' effort has rewarded me a few pennies really frustrates me. I decided to have a rest, then I followed our precedents' instruction to surf on different websites.

I tried to surf to Review Stream. They say you can review anything there but must describe specifically. It sounds good to get paid $2 per article sometimes $5, plus vote bonus (current payment is $0.10 per vote). Up to $50 you have earned can be sent to your paypal account. You don't need an account there as they won't keep for you. You just use your email address and rate for your target. I attempted to write a review; according to their rule I had to wait 72 hours. After 72 hours, I got a notice that my review was not specific enough. Ok, I can write in detail. You know, what I am thinking about? I want to review my friends' articles or even my own there. Maybe this is a win-win way to make money, at least a relatively faster small-money-making way. But the result is "we are not interested in this article." and every review I wrote got $0.4 each. This is NOT in compliance with what they have said! In addition, if you don't want to display your articles there, you will never cancel them because no account is kept there.

I also surfed to Oboulo. I was so excited with its generosity when I learned of it from someone. It is said that they pay you $10. Per article, or $15 if you get your friend's recommending code. You can also get commission from your referral fee $10 per article your referral friends published. But once I logged in, I knew I wasn't talent. There is no personal publishing articles only expertise documents that are cross-referenced and divided up in over 30 different categories (marketing, law, economy, history, science...articles are reports, term papers, market analysis etc.), authors are lawyers, doctors, journalists, professors and other professionals. all readers should pay for reading. If you are an expert in some field, you can try.

I turned to Elance, it is very good but bids for writing. Buyers usually pay you from dozens to thousands dollar. You can try if you are very confident with your writing skill. There are other projects such as sales and marketing etc. both applicants and buyers can't deal in private but through Elance. Even familiar with each other, you must pay or get paid through this website as Elance deducts between 6.75% and 8.75% from the payment. It sounds great, right?

I also surfed to JUST ANSWER. Buyers usually buy your opinion by $9-15. But their questions are very few and hard to answer, besides, you get paid only 25-50% of the $9-15. Once your account has $20, it will be sent to your paypal account.

Freelances is a good writing website too. So far there are 700 writers. It pays you $2.5-30 per article at least 250 words, but you have to get invited to write. You also have chance to get paid according to word count. I have already got their invitation. You need offer your published or qualified articles for their view.

Certainly, I surfed to helium and even have registered, howto , Ehow , constantcontent ..... I was really tired of surfing.

I have been associatedcontent too. I chose "exclusive" for my articles, so I had to wait one week for the result. Because to choose "exclusive" means more money. You can get paid $3-20 upfront payment per article, along with performance payment by $1.5 per 1000 page views; in addition, you can get bonus for monthly popularity. My articles had been pending for more than one week; I was so nervous and urged them, finally they sent back my articles for revision. They gave me some constructive suggestion. But tired with revision, I sent them to Triond again. Immediately one of my articles was published. Do you think I should be happy? No. I found out all declined articles on Triond are given the same suggestion viewed by automatic system; it is easier to publish on Triond so that many articles are in low quality. Although I had published 6 articles there, I had to remove them all. if you write a few articles here, and a few there, until each website accumulates your account to the amount of its limit then sends to you, you might be tired more. So whether putting your eggs in many baskets or just in a single basket is up to you. I think I should stop wandering about now.

I prefer to press on with associatedcontent to learn how to write good quality articles. This is the only reason I will go back again. Besides, it allows us to display in other places. That is very nice and kind. Maybe some day I can appear as a professional expert writer edified by associatedcontent.

hubpages? oh! yes! after surfing and wandering a lot of websites, this is a good website for me so far. as if it is my own website, whenever whatever I want to publish, it can publish immediately, less than no time! but I wonder whether junk or trash articles can be published here so easily? anyway, it provides me a free community to manage what I want. especially, the traffic here is not bad! as for money, Oh, I almost forgot. Even though it can't make me rich, I will continue to make money in writing, no matter how hard it is.