Tips for successful online writing sites

Through the last several months I have discovered some great sites to write for and some duds. It takes time to navigate your way through the mess before you find sites that not only pay, but truly help mentor you.

Tip #1 Helium

I stumbled across this site and was wary at first. It takes awhile to build up your profile. It can be extremely daunting writing articles, rating articles and only earning pennies in the beginning. Take your time to read the FAQ's and use the forum to ask the experts questions. I found this to be the best site to start my online career. There are dozens of people to help you and mentor your. The best part is the members of this community will actually HELP you make money. It is truly the perfect starting point. The other wonderful aspect of Helium is you own the rights to your articles. You can take them and publish on other websites.

Tip #2 WikiNut

This newer website is much more challenging to earn money. However you can take previously published work from Helium and re-publish it. You can make the article pop a bit more by adding pictures to it and get more views. The pay is not quite as much, but it slowly adds up. To check out WikiNut http://www.wikinut.com/in/xfelg/

Tip #3 RedGage

This website still has several glitches. Again the benefit is being able to upload links from any website you have published work. You can add links from both Helium and WikiNut. It also a site you can add your personal videos and pictures. For each view you get for your information you get a small amount of money. RedGage pays by a gift card $25 at a time. I received my first g/c and immediately used it for some groceries! (pay the bills first) http://www.redgage.com/?refby=scarlet

Tip #4 Bright Hub

I just discovered this website thanks to the recommendation of one of my fellow Helium writers. She showed me one more site to make some extra money with. I have two published articles and I am hoping for more.

There are several sites out there that can help you earn money while freelancing. It can be tough to navigate through the web finding real sites that pay, and pay well.

Writing Success

I am hitting a mental block again for writing. It is a frustrating path I am embarking on. Trying to become somewhat successful at writing articles that are pithy or meaningful. I find myself at a stopping point.

My friends who are writers have blogs with hundreds of people following them. Their posts are funny and engaging. I need to get over that hurdle. I am having some success with my online gig. If you are visiting my blog, take a look at the links of stories next to my posts. The more clicks, the more known I become. That is the thought I hope!

I hope my assignments keep coming in and this block will soon go away. It is a double edge sword. You can't get paid of you don't write and with my block I can't get paid. Being a freelancer well....what am I getting myself into?

Having a great time

I have been really enjoying freelance writing the more I explore. I have met some wonderful people along the way and learned more (maybe more than I care to) about writing for websites and hard copy magazines.

I have successfully landed a gig with a local magazine and could not be more thrilled. I am hoping this will lead to more jobs with magazines, papers and online. I have received great feedback from many people along with great leads to expand my horizons.

Blogging is still  challenging for me. I want to write something each day and for it to be important to capture someone's attention to follow my blog. But there are days there is just not much to say. Today is one of those days.

With my full-time job and volunteering I feel overwhelmed. However, I don't want to stop while my momentum is picking up.