FOURTH In Series: Write For Pay Tips

SPECIAL WRITING FOR PAY TIPS & SUGGESTIONS

No matter which of the writing websites that you have found to be of particular interest, no matter which sites you end up getting paid to write articles for, here are some tips that will help you increase your earnings.

PLEASE NOTE: These points are cited in a way that will alert you to related issues when it comes to your writing. The information is elaborated on in the various articles you have already been told about. It is up to you to read the articles that have already been mentioned in the previous posts of this 5 part series. You can also find a list of ALL the related articles that have been cited in this series, as well as links to the different money-making articles in the FIFTH post of this write for pay series.

In order to increase traffic to your articles that generate income via contextual ads, be sure to introduce yourself to the community and forums. No matter which site you are writing for, you cannot afford to take the community and its forums for granted. If you do, you will be cutting yourself out of a lot of potential earnings.

The appearance of your writing can cause viewers to stay and read what you have to say, or flee immediately after arriving to view your information. The appearance is important even if you’re not submitting anything but text, as in the case of Constant Content. Since the customers at Constant Content typically purchase writing for web content, you would think it didn’t matter the way the material looked. After all, they will most likely reformat it anyway. To the contrary, Constant Content is just as concerned about the paragraph structure and formatting, as they are about the grammar and content of the article.

As great as the information in your article may be, no one will feel like reading it, if it appears to be too long, too wordy, or just an eyesore to look at. This is really true when it comes to generating income with contextual advertising. The appearance of the page is a big factor. It also has a bearing on where ads will be place on the page (if you choose not to place them manually). When you visit the FIFTH post in this series, you’ll find an article that specifically addresses this point and some useful tips on appearance.

The importance of the right keywords is information that is provided in other areas, but I felt it was important enough to repeat it in the exact same way, so as to drive the point home. “Do not abuse the power of your tags and keywords. Your readers will love you for providing the exact content that they were hoping for when they searched for your article. Even if they simply stumbled across the title of your article, your title conveyed a specific message that appealed to them. Don’t cheat or disappoint them by following through with an empty article, stuffed with nothing but keywords and no information!” I think that is pretty self-explanatory, and if you take it to heart, you’ll actually end up with a better type of traffic. Those that are actually seeking you out!

When deciding on topics to write about, a simple rule applies, regardless of how you hope to generate income with your writing. One thing all writing websites where you get paid to write at seem to have in common, the need for quality content. They either pay you directly to write articles that people are searching for, or you get paid as a result of the contextual ads that are placed in conjunction with your writing. Either way, those websites rely on interesting, fresh and searchable web content to be provided by writers like yourself. That means selecting topics that people can relate to and search for on a daily basis. For example, topics like relationships, pregnancy, money, sports, health and beauty, events, clothing, and other subjects that tend to rank high on the search engine search lists.

This EXCERPT From One Of My Money-making Articles Is Provided To Remind Us All Of Who We Are.

VIEWING YOURSELF AS A PROFESSIONAL!

When (or if) you go to a job everyday, you probably report and answer to someone else. If you fail to do what is required of you, you will fail to get paid. Not only that, after a while you will probably be handed a pink slip and shown the door. In other words, when you work for someone else, you tend to stay on your "A" game and do your best. You realize your livelihood depends on it. The same must be true when it comes to your freelance writing career. If you want to be viewed as a professional and get paid on a regular basis, you have to perfect your writing.

Getting paid to write may take more time for some than for others. Some may start earning a substantial amount of money right off the bat, depending on their skills and writing methods. Others may only have a small amount of revenue begin to trickle in slowly.

The important thing to remember about writing for pay and successfully generating a writing income is: Nothing is written in stone! You may be the writer that gets paid to write articles for sites like Constant Content, and they regularly sale for $50 to $100. Or maybe you won’t do well getting paid to write requested content, but you have a knack for selecting just the right topics that let you generate a great income with your Google or other contextual ads. Maybe you stop writing articles altogether and you begin to focus on a writer’s compensation referral program. Your writing for pay may amount to writing marketing ad copy to encourage other writers and get them to join writing websites. The point is, your online writing success is completely dependent on you and what you want to get out of it. Once you know what that is, you will know how much you will need to put into it as well.

The FIFTH and final segment in this series will provide you with links to the necessary information that I have touched on in this special series. Please keep the links handy and refer to the articles when you run into a related obstacle. You can also go back and review any portion of this 5 part write for pay series by clicking on the specific segment in the upper right column of this blog.


I can be contacted via email: charm_baker@yahoo.com and I also welcome "Comments" on my blog and article posts, so feel free to leave any responses, questions or concerns. Please be sure to return to this blog and read upcoming posts on a number of write for pay topics.

Happy Writing