Residual Earners for the Freelance Writer

Freelance writing for any individual is an ideal opportunity to work for yourself, to set your own hours, to do what you want to do. The ability to communicate through the written word can be highly stimulating and lucrative given the correct sources, and along with earning money, many writers go away with a sense of pride and achievement. But writing purely for paying clients can often drain an individual's creative streak and it is therefore important to make time for working on your own works.

Whilst many may think that they simply cannot afford to set aside time to work on their own whim, it needn't be this way, as many websites offer payment schemes and bonuses for creative and original work. They don't earn the big bucks that paying clients do, but they will earn you residual income. This may be insignificant enough at the beginning to make little change to your salary, but allowed to develop over time can earn you money whilst you simply sit back and relax.

Triond, one such site which allows upload of original content, works on a pay scheme based on ad clicks from your article's pages. Other's such as Associated Content and Helium use article readership to assess payment scales. All such sites pay pennies compared with clients, but as your portfolio grows in size, you accumulate larger readership over time and you spread your articles across multiple sites, a generous residual income can be earned.

Try writing an article a day, of your choosing, on any topic. A speciality in one area may show an obvious niche market for your works. Alternatively pick and choose different topics, researching appropriately and uploading to your residual earning sites. Look at which generate the most interest and therefore boost your earnings. Choosing the correct key words, the correct topics and producing informative and enjoyable reads is as important here as it is when supplying work to clients. If anything it is more important as these works, published for millions to see, all carry your name.

The key to residual income is perseverance. There is no quick fix and there is certainly no quick cash. But for the determined writer who updates frequently, who gains an online readership both within and across websites, and who takes the time to write for themselves now and then, residual income can turn into a profitable earner.