I signed up to get paid to write articles for Demand Studios in 2008. They offer an all-you-can-write buffet for writers where you can get paid to write articles ranging in fees from $3-$75 per article plus revenue sharing options. I got accepted. But then I realised they accepted my application in error because they only hired US writers. Sad face 
I left my account in tact. It allowed me to get updates relevant to writing for DS and I knew that there was a chance that they’d eventually let their friends to the North in. Today I got an alert on the WAHM writers forum which led me to Deb Ng’s freelance writing jobs blog and sure enough, today was my lucky day.
I emailed Demand Studio’s Help Desk and they tweaked my existing account to reflect my Canadian status and voila! I can now get paid to write articles for sites like Ehow and others. At the moment my freelance writing and web marketing service business is smokin’ busy but it’s great to have DS as a gap-filler.
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You can get paid to tweet with MyLikes. There are many ways to get paid online and getting paid to socialize is something more are looking to do. MyLikes is a service that lets you set up advertising campaigns where other Twitter influencers can tweet something with your link in it to their followers. It also enables Twitter users to tweet to their audience, paying a cost per click (CPC).
How does MyLikes Work?
Logging into MyLikes gives you direct access to social media advertising campaigns and to your Twitter account. You can also suggest others sign up for MyLikes and make money based on the influential status of the person who signs up under you.
You can make money via tweeting as well as posting links with your MyLikes code on your own website, blog, or online page. Pay is via PayPal weekly, there are many sponsored campaigns to choose from, and you can advertise your own links via MyLikes as well. I’ve just joined and am trying it out but like what I see so far!
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I get paid to blog. In fact, blogging is what started me on my work at home journey. I get paid on my own sites and clients pay me as a ghostblogger or contributing blogger for them as well. I started my first blog in 2003. I didn’t stick with it and didn’t monetise it but in 2006 I launched my first monetised blog and have learned a lot in the last 4 years.
Where have I earned money blogging?
Blogging has paid me in many ways, such as:
- paid blog ads
- Google Adsense
- Amazon
- Kontera
- Blogging Networks
- Client links
- Ghostblogging
- and more
Today’s post is a kick-off for a new series about getting paid to blog. Some bloggers are earning 6 figures a year at it. I’m not at six figures yet but know I can provide helpful information to newbies who want to learn how to get paid to blog anyway.
Here are some small but important tips to help you get started on your blogging journey:
- Pick a topic you can write endlessly about.
- Learn about search engine optimisation (SEO, search engine optimization)
- Start your own blog
Blog Topics - Your Blog Niche
The topic you write about is something you need to be willing to write endlessly about. Don’t make the mistake of picking a ’stuff’ topic where you plan to just talk about anything and everything. You can do this, of course, but it isn’t likely to make you money. No one, beyond your immediate friends and family are likely to care about your random musings. Random musings blogs are fine for your soapbox and online diary but really, in 99.9% of cases are not going to be earning an income. Choose something that you know you know something about, that you’re willing to keep learning about, and that people want to read about. Be willing to become an authority on a subject so that you can get subscribers.
Learn SEO
SEO writing is an imperative aspect of blogging. By optimising for search engines (search engine optimisation) you can get found. Again, unless you’re just writing for you…a blog is going to be pointless and penniless if no one finds it. First and foremost, your blog has to be interesting and valuable to others and second…it needs to be indexed by search engines according to categories and keyword phrases that people surf/search for so that those interested in what you’re talking about will be able to find you. By choosing a niche, you make it glaringly obvious to search engines how they should categorise your site. Then, you start getting traffic.
Start Your Own Blog
There are many free blogging platforms. They’re great. I love them. But they aren’t likely to make you nearly as much money as your own blog on your own domain. I use them but not for my primary monetised blogs. Don’t cheap out and try to make money from a Blogspot or WordPress blog. Do use them, especially for link-building but if you’re serious about making money blogging, start your own blog. While they can build traffic and a following, your best bet is to pay for your own blog on a domain you own. Why?
- You have full control over your content and decide what ads you want on the blog
- Search engines pay more attention to your own domain rather than a shared domain
- It’s easier to do your own domain from the beginning rather than wait until you’re ‘ready’ and then deal with link re-directs, lost traffic, and duplicate content if you plan to run a second blog. It’s worth the money.
How much does it cost to have your own blog? Under $10 a year for your domain name and $10 or less per month. If you go with Hostgator, you can have a $10 a month account and add unlimited domains to that account (provided you stay within a certain bandwidth. You’d have to have MANY many successful blogs to go over the limit of what your Baby Croc account would get and if you really needed more bandwidth, chances are your blogs would be successful and profitable enough that you wouldn’t mind paying a little more than $10 a month for hosting.
It can take a while to get your blog making money so take your time, learn as much as you can, be patient, and persevere. More from me on this topic soon! If you want posts delivered to your mailbox or feed reader, subscribe to The Work at Home Blog.
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