Writing For Money: The Online Writer’s Path To A Full Time Income

By Stephen G Davies MSc

Life as a freelance writer should provide you with a profitable career. As a blog writer, novelist, copywriter or any kind of freelance writer, this book will show you the path to a full-time freelance income within a month.

I know as the book shows the path I carved to create a strong income when I left my full-time job in 2007. I often hear that it is a hard life as a freelance writer; only if you do not know where to look, how to pitch, or how to avoid those dreaded content mills.

By using my book, you will find sites paying up to $500 or more per article in any niche. Whether you are a specialist writer, in non-fiction or fiction, expect to create a freelance writing income within 30 days.

Past Reviews from my blog written by happy writers:

"I took a chance on this little ebook. I picked up an ongoing position as a paid columnist from one of the sites listed in the book the very first day I started perusing the recommendations."

 "I'm not even done with the book yet, because I keep letting myself check out links and sites mentioned in the book, but I already know that if I'd had this book, or one even remotely like it when I first started in my freelance writing career, I'd have an extremely healthy income stream and I'd probably be sitting on the verandah of my nice house sitting an ice cold drink with my laptop open and writing on my brand new 35-inch LCD screen."

 "Writing For Money: The Online Writer’s Path To A Full Time Income provides you with plenty of information about genuine content writing sites that will help you to earn a steady income, writing articles from home. If you are a good writer, you might even earn more than what you are earning from your 9-5 job, by following and making use of the leads provided in this e-book. "

" I have been continually reading Stephen's eBook and I guess my only problem is knowing where I need to get started. He did all of the hard work so we wouldn't have to. This book is chock full of information he laborously put together so others would have access. He took all of the guesswork out of it and made it easier to access what we need to be looking for. And he is using his LinkedIn group to continually update us on more information. For those of us who were fortunate enough to get a free copy of the book, feel lucky. Anyone else interested that might have to pay, it is more than worth the investment. Thanks for helping all of us, Stephen!"

• Language: English
• Publisher: The Write Job Today
• Release date: Nov 1, 2015
• ISBN: 9781524226152

Stephen G Davies MSc

For many years, I have worked with top brands such as Cisco, Orange, Groupon, various digital agencies and book publishers. I discovered how to leave 9 to 5 drudgery when I delved into the world of freelance writing. I uncovered markets for selling blogs, press releases and all kinds of much needed daily copy for any company. This eBook shows how I created a full-time income from writing. Whether you are a B2B writer or a fiction author, follow my lead in this eBook. Also, make a note of my popular LinkedIn group and visit often for more leads. Best to You and Your Writing Career Success. Stephen G Davies MSc Author, Marketer, Consultant

Book preview

Writing For Money:

The Online Writer’s Path

To A Full Time Income

How to find writing jobs

Lists by specialism for the highest rates

Writing professional SEO content for business

Over 200 sites paying a Freelance Writer for articles

By

Stephen G Davies

Social Media Marketer, Author, and Blogger

(Updated November 2015)

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"All you have to do is write one true sentence.

Write the truest sentence that you know."

— Ernest Hemingway

DISCLAIMER

THIS ENTIRE EBOOK IS 100% THE SOLE OPINION OF THE AUTHOR. ALL

EXAMPLES, IDEAS, METHODS ARE FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY.

BEFORE TRYING ANYTHING MENTIONED OR IMPLIED IN THIS GUIDE, YOU

ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE YOU ARE ABIDING BY ALL

RESTRICTIONS AND LAWS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SITES, THE REGULATIONS, AND ANYTHING RELATED TO ANY AND ALL OF YOUR BUSINESS DECISIONS.

THE IDEAS IN THIS EBOOK ARE FOR ILLUSTRATION AND YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL LIABILITY IF YOU DECIDE TO IMPLEMENT ANYTHING WHATSOEVER.

ALL COMPANIES LISTED OR MENTIONED IN THIS EBOOK WERE NOT INVOLVED IN THE PRODUCTION OF THIS EBOOK IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM.

THE AUTHOR IS NOT GIVING ANY LEGAL OR ACCOUNTING ADVICE, BUT PROFESSIONAL ADVICE BASED ON EXPERIENCE.

ALL INFORMATION IS PERSONAL OPINION. SHOULD YOU WISH FURTHER PROFESSIONAL ADVICE, PLEASE SEEK MY LINKEDIN PROFILE OR AN APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL.

THE AUTHOR EARNS NO COMPENSATION FROM POINTING OUT THESE SITES TO YOU. THE AUTHOR IS NOT AN AFFILIATE PUSHING OUT AFFILIATE LINKS. THAT IS NOT THE DIRECTION OF THIS EBOOK.

THIS EBOOK AND ITS CONTENTS ARE NOT FOR RESALE, USE ON BLOGS, OR FOR PLAGIARISM PRACTICES OF ANY KIND. ATTEMPTS TO USE THE CONTENT DIRECTLY WILL RESULT IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

THIRD EDITION COPYRIGHT © 2015 BY STEPHEN G DAVIES OF CLICK FOR SEO

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY STEPHEN G DAVIES

Table of Contents

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Introduction5

What is not covered in this eBook?  9

First, some advice and a reality check11

Sites that pay per article14

Lists By Payment Offered,Bookmark, Get Writing!  16

Check these job search engines every day  20

Job Sites where freelance writing jobs are found  21

Do you have specialist knowledge?   24

Find writing jobs that pay high fees.

Using Google Part 1: How to catch writing jobs by your skill instantly  32

Using Google Part 2: How to source work from SEO firms and agencies  37

Revenue sharing sites worth your time40

SEO copywriting tips for articles targeting keywords43

Offer Clients A Content Marketing Plan50

Use a fantastic site for selling services57

A Concluding Note from the Author  58

Useful Links & Templates for Your Writing Career  59

Introduction

Freelance Writing - The 21st century job

that allows you to buy yourself a life

Its work...but not the grind...

Presumably, you are reading this eBook as you have been a freelance writer for some time or just starting out.

You wish to work flexibly from home and at a pace that suits you, on your terms. Whichever your position, finding writing jobs and sites that pay for articles seems like a hunt for

The Holy Grail.

There are various sites paying freelance writers for articles who wish to work online so you can work from home. There are also tips here on finding the hidden work. I invested the time to add more value to this eBook in showing you how to earn a living as a freelance writer.

My freelance writing life has placed me in front of all kinds of ways to earn money and how to find companies that pay you for your time.

Who am I?

My name is Stephen Davies, a 46 year old freelance copywriter and aspiring fiction author. I have been copywriting for businesses since 2007. It all began when I decided to fire my boss, and get out of Dodge i.e. the wasteful 9 to 5 IT support job that was draining my life.

I started a content writing business using many of the sites listed in this eBook. Eventually, I was writing batches of articles and earning more than my previous unrewarding 9 to 5 roles. Writing content for businesses led to my SEO copywriting business called Click For SEO.

Though, it was a tough start as I did not have these site lists in front of me. I had to dig through the labyrinths of the internet to find those gold nuggets i.e. sites actually paying you for writing their content. Plus, my new ventures into  writing short stories, flash fiction and novellas has opened up doors to more creative writing exploits, and I will cover this arena for authors too.

Could you find all the companies listed here if you went hunting?

Of course, I even show you how to hunt down writing jobs just using Google and job sites. Though, for a paltry price, you have an eBook that saves you weeks of digging for those elusive writing sites willing to pay for every article you submit. Instead, as you go through the lists, you can start writing and earning immediately: non-fiction and fiction.

You will find specialist sites by your trade, varied writing work, and the best sites for catching freelance writing jobs. Some also offer PPV rates based on per thousands of views but I have not included much of a focus on PPV sites here.

I have listed the better revenue sharing ones purely as I have been paid by most of them though this eBook mainly lists pay per article sites.

I want you to be paid today or tomorrow or by the end of the month.

The real issue is the number of scams that are traversing through the web. There are probably too many services claiming to offer help finding work for a price. The sad fact