Freelance Online

Many people every day think, "What's a good way to make money?" Online freelance journalism is a great source of extra income, if you've got the time and dedication. It's definitely not going to bring in tons of money right away, but if you're good enough, people like your content, and visitors steadily see your material; it may not be as far fetched as it seems.

Like anything, planning is a big step in freelance journalism. Even when you've planned out which site(company) you're going to work for, planning is involved with each article you'll be writing. But, before you starting slinging ink to a page, you should look into the resources at your disposal for getting your work out to the public.

Mass submission sites are often a good resource for beginning freelancers, for they take unlimited articles, review them, and pay you a small amount, fairly quickly. Sites such as AssociatedContent.com, AllVoices.com, and many others fall into this category, but there is a downside to them all. With such lax submission guidelines, people are submitting volumes of content, which has a good chance of drowning yours out of view, for you also receive a small payment for a certain amount of views.

Never fear, though sites such as these may give your competition the view advantage, there are plenty of other sites that allow you to make better money for your content. ConstantContent.com and ContentCurrent.com are two sites I am a member of, and each is a publisher request site(business submits an idea, their writers---you---have a chance to submit for the articles). Though these sites aren't mass submission, they have higher prices for articles, which means you have to write less to earn just as much. Most sites like these are only for professional or aspiring writers, not the hobbyist looking for a quick buck.

Some sites mix the pot, adding components of both mass submit and publisher request sites together into one. Helium.com is such a site, and they bring together a massive amount of topics anyone can write about, with a writer's marketplace that allows publishers to request an article. Along with pay-per-view, you can earn from their marketplace, which gives you two sources of income in one site.

Though there are plenty of opportunities throughout the Internet, it will still be an uphill battle to accrue a reputable source of income from online freelance journalism. This may not be what you want to hear, but the main point to take away is, it's possible, and you can do it too.