Have you ever dreamed about becoming a writer? While technically anyone can start writing and call themselves a writer, if you would like to writing to be your main source of income then you have to learn how to sell the words that you write.
Here are three ways that you can write for money.
1. Write Magazine Articles
When many freelance writers are first starting out they write magazine articles. Many magazines pay freelancers from $0.15 to $0.35 per word. Then there are best-selling magazines that pay $1.00 to $2.00 per word. These tend to be publications with a large circulation such as women’s magazines, travel publications, and even in-flight magazines.
2. Get Paid for Blogging
Blogs are a relatively new way for writers to make money . They are quite easy to set up and having a professional design is easy due to plenty of ready-made blogging templates.
Some of the ways that you can monetize your blog include selling advertising, showing advertisements for Google AdSense or ads for affiliate products, and selling your own information products or e-books .
An emerging trend is for popular bloggers to turn their blogs into books, as they realize that their blogs are overflowing with great content on a particular topic.
3. Write Ebooks
Many freelance writers are now writing, publishing and selling ebooks online. It is quicker to write and publish ebooks than traditional books. And it is possible to manage the entire process yourself – you write an e-book then you publish it and get busy marketing and selling it.
Ebook authors typically get to pocket 50% to 90% of the revenue for each copy sold – which is considerably better than the tiny percentage traditional book authors receive from each copy.
I have shown you three ways that you can start writing for money right now. Now be proactive, and start writing. You’ll quickly see your writing business grow.
David Goldsmith is a freelance writer and author of “25 Ways to Write for Money”. Discover how you can earn a good living from writing. Download your copy of his e-book today at http://www.WriterIncome.com

