Author: Ian McAllister
Writing for Money
Why not use writing for money as a tool to practice writing essays. After all, essays are your main tool for passing exams, and getting paid for practice would be an added bonus!
You'll find plenty of links here about writing for money. Naturally you can't expect to jump into the most difficult writing possible without more practice, but remember that Shakespeare was once no better at writing than you are now. Come to think of it - he is a bad example, because he never did learn to spell properly, and the thought of writing something interesting never crossed his mind.
If you still think it can't be done by someone younger than Shakespeare, then have a look at Nori's writing for money success which she started when she was only 14.
The web is a great opportunity for writing for money. Expect hundreds of rejection slips if you try writing for magazines. This isn't because the editor is nasty. It is because it costs a lot of money to put articles into print, so the editor prefers to stick to items that he knows will please the readers and bring in more money. On the web it costs you nothing to add another page to your website.
If you don't know much about coding HTML that's fine. Too much knowledge is a dangerous thing in this field. Get your website from http://buildit.sitesell.com/buildwebprofit.html You may feel that you are drowning in information, but that is better for beginners than too little information. A quick summary is that this system gives you everything you need, and you don't even need to know anything about HTML programming.
If you fancy writing an eBook, and selling it at sitesell, you can read
my free ebook on the subject. It gives a step-by-step procedure from start to finish, but assumes that you already know how to write. Right-click the link if you want to download the booklet instead of just viewing it on the Acrobat reader.
Examples of Writing for Money
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Writonomics is an excellent example of writing for money when your native language is not the language of the website. Writing economically is the science of providing effective content for your copy. Writonomics caters to both non-English and English speaking countries.
They take into account Keyword Focussed Content Pages and ensure a killer copy that will surely bring profits to your venture.
Now you don't have to take my word for it when I say that writing is fun. Writing for money is great, but Darrin shows you can have fun at the same time...
Darrin F. Coe, MA. has enjoyed placing examples of his fiction, essays, and poetry on his site. And yes, he does have a financial motive - you can buy his book of poetry for warriors. I bet you can memorise that more easily than Shakespeare!
Articles about authoring
"The ability to write and publish information, and communicate that information successfully to others, plays a vital role in any online (and offline) business success." There are plenty of very helpful free articles about writing for money that you shouldn't miss if you are even slightly interested in the subject. Visit
writing for money.
Docsymmetry.com provides tips on how to hire a technical writer, become a technical writer, perform an audience analysis, interact with SMEs, write glossaries, and more.
I particularly liked the following tip, because if you use my book properly you will have top marks for your essays. "Getting a Technical Writing Job, Even If You Have No Experience...if all or most of your essays at college netted you grades of A- and above, make sure that you mention this in your CV..."
Austral Business Communication offers writing workshops (learn more about writing for money) and training, online courses, and writing services, as well as free resources (newsletter, articles, writing puzzles, and more) to help you communicate more effectively in the workplace.
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Resources for writing for money
Dhamaka news Offers many resources for professional writers. Good article about writing for the web at http://www.dhamakanews.net/contentdevelopment.htm Get an idea of all the extras that come into this profession.
