Here’s moneymaking idea number 2,504. (I have about that many in my head, at any rate. They keep me up at night.) This one is good if you need some cash, but it will not make you rich, and unless you are a very fast writer, you won’t even make $10 an hour. Still, it’s good to have a variety of strategies at your disposal if things get tight.
Here’s what you do.
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1. Pick a niche topic that will appeal to quite a few people. Gardening comes to mind.
2. Write 10-20 articles about the topic. Articles should be between 300-500 words.
3. Make sure that all of your work is completely original. Potential buyers will most likely check it with Copyscape.
4. Give your work a very affordable (cheap) price and advertise it on a forum that has a content thread, like Digital Point.
5. Be careful about who you let buy your work. Make sure they have a good feedback rating so that you don’t get chargebacks on PayPal!
I would (and may) do this if I just feel like writing about a topic for the heck of it. If the topic involves research, it wouldn’t be worth my time. But…if you’re bored, and feel like writing about different species of butterflies or whatever, why not?
Of course, you could always take that information and turn it into an ebook, or an Adsense site…
Hey Michelle. Just wanted to say thanks for your great post on the wood cutter. I have made a post about witches in that vain and that worked a treat. So thank you for the inspiration. Enjoying your break, you seem to be more busy than ever? Wilma.
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Interesting post - I’ve often wondered about the more direct ways of making money from a blog beyond advertising, and had never considered selling content.
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@Wilma: I’m glad you liked it! And I am enjoying my break–I’m busy, but at least I get to sleep late!
@Jonathon: Content writing is the way I used to make money on the Internet before I started making some blogging. I used to make nearly $2K a month, which was great for me since I love to write. I wish the company I did the majority of my writing for was still around!