Showing posts with label squidoo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label squidoo. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Multiple Income Streams Make Money Online Writing Articles

If you have some writing skills and some know how about a range of subjects you have two of the main ingredients necessary to make money online writing articles. Some people will tell you that you need to be a writer to be successful writing online but the truth is that there are many people who are making a decent living from the internet without ever having had a writing lesson in their lives.


There are many ways to make money online writing articles. I began nearly 18 months ago by creating a free blog at Blogger and then mushroomed into writing more blogs. Other writers begin with revenue sharing websites like HubPages that pay writers a share of the Google Adsense revenue. Still others get paid a set amount for each article. All of these methods of generating income online are worthwhile and can be combined to form multiple income streams.

I have discovered that it is not difficult to make money online writing articles. Working from home suits my lifestyle. No travel, no workplace conflict and complete autonomy. I enjoy the convenience of working my own hours and at my own pace. I have little to waste my time like endless meetings and interruptions which means I have more time and energy to devote to producing articles. Making money online writing articles ticks all of the boxes for me.

When I started I had the vague idea that I could generate some income online but I had no real idea how to do that. Through trial and error I learned the basics of making money online writing articles. Other bloggers have kindly shared their secrets of success with me. In a sense I am gifting back to others the help I have received by creating the I Make Money Blogger blog.

The activities that support my online writing are still the same as when I started blogging. I spend a lot of time doing research for my article and its associated keywords. I try to learn as much as I can about the various ways to make money on the internet as I can. The internet is such a dynamic place that it is crucial that I stay alert to new opportunities to make money online writing articles.

I make it a rule to only pursue legitimate methods of earning income on the internet so if you are looking for get rich quick schemes you won't find information about them on this site. There are plenty of honest ways to make money on the internet now and more potential emerging everyday that I can't see the point in scraping other people's content or other backdoor methods like spamming.

I won't lie to you about the effort required to make money online writing articles. Let me dispel that myth right away - writing is not an easy option. Freelance writers need self discipline. They need the ability to stay on task without any prompting. They need to be motivated to get up in the morning and produce despite whatever else is going on in their personal lives.

I write everyday even when I don't feel like it. I write even if I am not making as much money as I thought I would from the last half a dozen articles. I write and I research and I produce quality content no matter what.

I currently make money on my blogs from Adsense and Chitika revenue together with affiliate referrals such as EBay and Amazon. This revenue is growing all the time and has happened largely without me actively promoting my blogs.


Now that I have moved from dabbling to trying to make some serious income part-time I have had to crank up my online activities to generate multiple income streams.

My first choice in considering new ways to make money online was to join ad revenue sharing websites such as HubPages, Triond and Xomba. Each of these sites is a way to make money online writing but requires consistent posting and participation in the community as well.

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More recently I have also joined RedGage, Squidoo and Wikinut. Although I have been a member of each of these sites for nearly a month now my only revenue is $0.21 from RedGage. However I am hopeful that once I get established on these sites and build a community I will start attracting the traffic necessary to make money from article writing.

Another website that I have just joined this week to make a little extra money is Microworkers. Microworkers pays you for performing easy online tasks some of which involve writing. In my first week I made $2.46 from 5 micro jobs and 1 referral. Not bad considering I spent less than 1 hour to complete the tasks.


I have made quite a few mistakes in setting up my passive income streams. Although my earnings are enough to meet the Google Adsense threshold for a monthly $100 check I have had to learn experientially about what works best. I think my main downfall is in not actively promoting my blogs however I am currently beginning to address this by using social media to gain some valuable backlinks.

Generating an income from writing articles online requires me to keep publishing and marketing my articles on an ongoing basis. Search engines reward productivity. The internet is fast becoming more and more saturated with articles of similar content and competition for keyword dominance is growing. However, in real terms this just means I need to take a creative approach, research my articles well and stay informed so that I can easily identify any gaps. There are still plenty of keywords that have not been fully exploited yet.

That little pot of gold at the end of the rainbow with your name on it is there waiting for you once you figure out how to find it.

Best of all my articles will keep earning money for years to come. The opportunities for earning residual income writing on the internet are high compared to conventional outlets for your writing. I concentrate largely on writing what are known as evergreen articles (articles that don't date quickly) about subjects that people are searching for information on. This gives me a mechanism to be able to create a continuing source of income that has the potential for growth too.

If you are considering writing articles online then don't limit yourself with one or two sources of income. I believe the secret is to diversify. Build yourself multiple income streams that way if an earner stops generating revenue you are not so vulnerable to the decline.

If you would like to sign up to some ad revenue websites where you can submit your written articles I would suggest you try Triond and HubPages first. Triond because it pays for page views and that will give you a little encouragement to see your articles earning a few pennies. And HubPages for the excellent community and as a great training ground in learning to write keyword rich article against pretty stiff competition.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Make Money Writing on Squidoo

Calling all freelance writers, bloggers, retirees, stay at home Moms. Join Squidoo today and start to make money writing on Squidoo.

Squidoo lets you write about topics you enjoy - your hobbies and interests, your motivations and most other stuff in between. Write from home and watch your earnings grow while enjoying the same old relaxed lifestyle. If you have recently been made redundant with the downturn in the economy Squidoo offers you a way to make extra cash writing while job hunting.

Like HubPages and Triond, Squidoo offers a variety of ways to make money writing. Squidoo shares the revenue with its writers (known as lensmasters) and pays a percentage of commissions from sales earned from Amazon, eBay and CafePress.

To make money writing on Squidoo it is best to concentrate on writing articles that promote a product. You do this by adding products links to your lens articles from Amazon, eBay and other affiliate programs. If a reader buys a mp3 player from a link in your article for instance then you earn 50% of the commission earned.

Earning through referrals is another way to make money on Squidoo. For every new referral you generate you receive a $5 bonus once the person has made their first $15.

Yet another way is the income earned by Squidoo placing Google and Infolink ads on your lenses. The earnings generated are put into a community pool and distributed by Squidoo according to a tiered ranking system. The PayRank scale at Squidoo is based on the average LensRank and traffic of each lens along with the number and quality of lenses in the lensmaster's account.

The PayRank system means that virtually no Adsense income is earned by new article writers. Squidoo lensmasters have to write quite a few lenses and have some successes with them before they any form of compensation is received from any ads served. I personally don't like the idea of missing out on Adsense earnings and I consider it a major downfall in the Squidoo system.

However, on the other side of the coin payranking the lenses does mean that the quality of the content remains high at Squidoo as less committed and talented lensmasters drop off. Plus if your lenses are very high quality and you are prolific enough you will enjoy very high earnings from the community pool. Perseverance, hard work and talent are rewarded at Squidoo. You can make money writing at Squidoo so don't give up.

Squidoo PayRank System
  • Tier One: Lenses with an average LensRank of #1 to #2,000 get 25% of the ad pool.
  • Tier Two: Lenses with an average LensRank of #2,001 to #10,000 get 17% of the ad pool.
  • Tier Three: Lenses with an average LensRank of #10,001 to #85,000 get 8% of the ad pool
  • Last Tier (the Zero Tier): Lenses with an average LensRank more than #85,000 get 0% of the ad pool

A portion of the proceeds from the revenue generated by displaying ads plus 5% of affiliate sales goes to charity straight away on Squidoo. You can also choose to donate some or all of your Squidoo income to charity.

Squidoo pays out earnings via Paypal. The default threshold is $10 but this can be customized according to individual preferences. I suggest you make the threshold only a dollar or two while you are just starting off. Make sure you keep a watch on your account though because after a year of inactivity Squidoo closes your account and distributes the earnings to charity and the community pool.


Squidoo has a good Google PR4 ranking so backlinks are valuable. If you have a blog or website make sure you promote it with Squidoo. I suggest writing a lens about your blog and some of its most important posts. To get your articles on the first page of Google search engine results research keywords using the Google keyword tool.

Sign up with Squidoo is simple and straightforward. In only a few minutes you will be creating your first lens and be on your way to making money writing for Squidoo. Sign up to Squidoo

Conclusion
Squidoo is absolutely free to use and offers a good opportunity to write articles for money. What I enjoy about Squidoo is the easy article interface that makes writing a cinch. Squidoo is also is a fun place to work and hang out. The community is lively so make sure you check it out for a better Squidoo experience.


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