How to Make $10 an Hour Writing Online Articles

Catherine Woods
When you are a struggling student or a work at home mom, it can be difficult to find a job that makes decent money. Most part-time jobs these days only pay around $8 an hour depending where you live. If you have children to take care of, about half of that money will end up going to child care. So why not learn how to make $10 an hour writing online articles from the comfort of your own home? Here is what to do.

Write Fast

Writing articles quickly is essential to making $10 an hour online. If you can manage a quality 400 word article in around 20 minutes, you will only need to make $3.33 per article to reach your desired hourly rate. By focusing on writing what you know, writing articles online will be a much faster process. So start a list of topics you know well and you will be able to write quickly.

Get Upfront Payments

Sites like Helium and Associated Content offer upfront payments for articles you write. Typically these upfront payments average $2-$3 depending on the quality of your work. That means that article will only have to earn another $.33-$1.33 through other means.

Get Residuals

Both Helium and Associated Content also offer performance payments based on how many people view your articles. This is how you will earn that additional money to reach your goal of $10 an hour. In order to give a quick boost to your views, always post your articles to Facebook and Twitter. Many Helium writers report 3 to 5 cents in earnings for every tweet they do. So if you can tweet each of your articles once a day, you will have earned about $1 in a month. Which means you will have likely met your $3.33 per article goal.

Build Clients

As great as Helium and Associated Content are, obtaining private clients is the best way to earn even more money per hour. Start looking at writing forums like the WAHM writers forum. There you will find out where to look for private clients and find additional sites to work for that pay more per article.Just because the typical part time job doesn't pay $10 an hour does not mean you have to except less than that. Become your own boss and use the power of the internet to make money from home writing online articles. You never know, it just may become a full time job someday. So start writing and enjoy your new job making $10 per hour writing online

Published by Catherine Woods

I am a stay-at-home-mom and army wife who loves to find out new ways to save money. I have always loved to write and thought that this would be a great way to share what I know and maybe make a little in the...  View profile

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  • Eric11/24/2010

    Thank you for the information. Any direct links to start writing immediately?
    eeric49[at]gmail.com

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