Steps for Getting Paid with Freelance Journalism & Blogs

Writing from Home Has Never Been so Easy

Andrew Bess
Many of us are journalists at heart, some of us write for fun. But here are a few tips on how to get paid for expressing yourself in words. There are many websites out there that advertise that they buy blogs and pay freelance writers. But ultimately narrowing down these sources is the key to success. Whether you are trying to make some extra money, promote your journalism, or just publish your writings, there is a site for you.

Getting publicity can be challenging for beginning writers. So looking for a site that promotes you and your talent would be a good match for you. Some sites have ways of promoting installed all in their website such as links for Myspace and Facebook blogs, subscriber lists, and links to social book marking sites. Social book marketing sites allow you to submit your content to sites like Digg, Delicious, and Netscape. Having links built into your individual posts help attract more readers to your page. The more content you are able to produce, makes more chances you will have of getting return readers and new viewers.

Another good way of promoting your content is to use sites like StumbleUpon.com. This site is sort of like Digg and Delicious, but you don't need a central internet site to maintain all of your posts. This type of site helps you download a toolbar onto your browser. This toolbar helps other users of StumbleUpon.com find your articles.

Media is such a large business now it makes it even harder to get discovered. But using tools described above draws readers to you, instead of the latter. Also being able to write well allows readers to smoothly understand the thesis of your idea. Misspelling words and having elementary punctuation errors comes off unprofessional and deters educated readers.

Some good suggestions for writers, whether you are a beginner or advanced is to check into sites like Associated Content who publish your work on the world wide web. Here are some links that will help you get your career as a freelancer started, or even blossom a career in progress.

Click on the Links Below to Learn how to make money off of writing Blogs and Articles at your leisure.

Published by Andrew Bess

I'm a journalism major and English minor at the University of Arizona. I graduate in December and look to get my Masters there after. I'm looking to network and meet people in my field. If you think we can n...  View profile

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  • Aparna Nambiar9/19/2007

    Good tips! But the links are missing!

  • Andrew Bess7/4/2007

    Type this link in your browser to write for Associated Content and get paid to Write!

    http://www.associatedcontent.com/join.html?refer=80092

  • Madhavananda7/4/2007

    No links visible in the end... What a pity.

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