Make Money Online from Creative Writing

When I first started out with Passive Family Income, I wanted to pick up some work writing creative posts that would earn me some extra income. I used sites like – PayPerPost and SocialSpark, along with a few others to make money online from writing articles. I tried to select articles that were personal finance related from these various sites. Many of the articles ranged from 50 to 300 words and paid anywhere from $5 – $20. If I had to estimate, I probably made around $125 from these articles and wrote around 15 of them. While this was a nice form of extra income and helped me to get some writing experience under my belt, it was not passive. I received one set payment for each of these articles to post on PFI, with no other potential for income. Writing paid posts is a decent way to generate some income when starting a new blog or website. However, overtime you will realize that your time is more valuable working on your own content instead of writing these paid articles.

Sometime last fall I took the next step after reading another personal finance blog that turned me on to writing for eHow. Once I wrote my first article, I was addicted. Sites like eHow offer people a chance to post their content on a site which could make them money. Overtime, articles that you write earn you income. This income is paid from a portion of the ad revenue your articles generate. You also have the opportunity to add affiliate links to your articles to increase your opportunity to make money. The revenue that you create from eHow is truly a passive form of income.

I published several articles on eHow this past week. Several of these articles were around the topic of searching for a job. I have had a lot of interviewing experience in my career – both as an interviewee and an interviewer. I thought I would write around this topic given the rise in unemployment. Here are a few of my highlighted articles from the past week –
How to find Local Job Listings that match your skills and goals
How to Complete a Job Application and Land an Interview

Here are some great How To articles written by a few of my friends on eHow during the past week. These same eHow friends are working to build their passive income streams – just like me.

How to make a room look clean – by MrZipper
How to make money writing – by WriterGig
How to Make Money from Writing Articles – 3 Essential Ingredients to Your Success – by chasingthebull

What are you doing to create passive income and secure your financial future?

Originally posted 2009-01-17 08:11:29. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Article written by John

Hi, I am John and I run PassiveFamilyincome.com. I am a father of two wonderful boys and am married to a great wife. Each and every day I am working to build passive income streams so that I can eventually leave my job and spend more time with my family! You can find me on Twitter - @PFIncome!

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MrZipper January 17, 2009 at 5:05 pm: Hey, thanks for linking to my article, I really appreciate the publicity! Now I’m gonna have to step up the writing and get more articles out there!

Let me know how I can return the favor.

Take care,
MrZipper

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Corrie @ "Cents"able Momma January 17, 2009 at 5:37 pm: I’m giving you award (which I’m sure you’re thrilled about) http://www.centsablemomma.com/2009/01/thanks-for-award.html

Thanks for including my link in your blog list!

Corrie @ “Cents”able Momma’s last blog post..Hickory Farms Clearance

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passivefamilyincome January 18, 2009 at 1:19 am: @MrZipper – Good luck with your eHow writing. I hope I can help to motivate you to keep up the good work.

@Corrie – Thanks! I am thrilled!

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Manori Money January 18, 2009 at 3:28 am: Thanks for the great info. will def come back and check your new posts. Check my blog as well when you get time it about making, saving, investing money as well as technology and gadgets.

Manori Money’s last blog post..Circuit City – Almost done

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Brandon January 18, 2009 at 12:07 pm: Great tip on ehow! I had never heard of it. I have been using Squidoo to do something similar, you should check it out. I’ve been here before and enjoy your blog. It will be on my blogroll today.
Blessings,
TAM

Brandon’s last blog post..The 7 Habits of Marginally Successful People

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The Passive Dad January 19, 2009 at 2:05 am: Writing, investments, and hopefully adding an investment property in 2009. I love how you have found a great niche for writing some great articles through ehow. Very inspiring. Keep it up!

The Passive Dad’s last blog post..2009 Bill Proposed For New Car Tax Deduction Up To $7,500

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Cash Matrix January 19, 2009 at 2:29 am: I my self write article and do article rewriting as a part time job and I am quite successful at that too. I get paid $3 for rewriting an article while $5 to write an original 300-400 words article.

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Dividend Growth Investor January 19, 2009 at 7:40 am: I buy dividend stocks with long history of consistent dividend increases for rising passive income

Dividend Growth Investor’s last blog post..Dividends and The Great Depression

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Trey Baird January 22, 2009 at 3:40 am: Wow, I have heard of eHow, but I assumed that it was similar to Wikipedia. I didn’t know that you could actually make money on there.

There are so many opportunities for up and coming writers in this day and age. It truly is staggering. I am glad that I got into writing when I did.

Trey Baird’s last blog post..How Can Muscle Memory Help Your Career?

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