Can You Really Make a Living Writing Articles Online?

Making money writing articles online isn't easy. It takes a lot of work, time, and patience. And at the beginning, very little in return. For those like me who aren't especially interested in things like keyword research and SEO, it can be even harder. I tend to write about anything and everything, which often means my articles don't bring in a lot of views and ad clicks. But my articles do bring in a moderate amount, enough to make it worth the effort I put out.

So, you ask, CAN I make a living writing articles online? That isn't an easy question to answer. I can only judge by my particular experience, which is probably not the norm in online writing. I don't do much for promotion, keyword research, optimization, tracking, or any of the usual things you hear about concerning writing articles. I basically just write. You see, I'm lazy. I don't like to do more than I have to. I run mostly on intuition. If something is working for me, I do more of it. Things that aren't working, I stop. I tend to spend more time and effort on the things that I enjoy.

This amounts to my overall income from articles being on the low side. I average about .50 cents per article per month in residual income. There are better writers who make a much higher average than I do. But let's say that the average is about $1 per article per month for the average online article writer. An American could probably live comfortably on $4000 per month. You would have to have a total of 4000 articles at the $1 per article/per month rate to achieve $4000 per month. This could easily be achieved in a little over a year if you can put out 10 articles a day.

While my figures are rather simplistic, I think the general idea is still valid. I think that Yes, it is possible to make a living writing articles online. It would take a lot of effort and time, and a whole lot of writing, but I believe it's achievable.

Of course, there's also the issue of coming up with thousands of article ideas. It might seem daunting at first glance. I tend to write things I know, and I sometimes have a hard time coming up with new ideas. But there are many content sites online. Articles can be rewritten for different sites, or expanded upon. There are a few sites where you can republish the same article, like Bukisa. One research session can result in multiple articles.

If you want to make a living writing online, it can be done, I have no doubts about that. My method, of writing in quantity and writing what I want, is probably not the best method, but it's what I prefer, and it's working for me.