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  Writing For Profit

 

As a writer you can earn a good income writing stories, articles, scripts, poetry and more.

The continuing growth of the internet brings even greater opportunities for writers to earn, with many writers earning a steady income from things such as blogs, writing reviews and posting comments.

Here you'll find information and resources to help you profit from your writing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         
   
Magazine/Newspaper Articles
   
   

Magazines and newspapers are always on the lookout for good quality articles with many paying over £200 for a 2 page piece.

 

Recommended Reading:

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Writing Feature Articles  Everything you need to know about writing successful feature articles. Learn how to formulate and develop ideas and how to shape them to fit different markets. Learn step-by-step how to plan, research and write quality articles suitable for a wide variety of publications.

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How to Write Articles for Newspapers and Magazines  Explains how to write newsworthy and interesting articles, how to do research, observation techniques, grammar and more.

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Writers' and Artists' Yearbook 2008 (Writers' and Artists')  Listing over 600 UK magazines and newspapers that publish and pay for articles.

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Writer's Market UK 2009  A comprehensive guide to writing and getting published today. Listing over 4,500 publishers, magazines and other outlets for writers to approach, and full of practical tips.

   
     

 

   
   
Writing For TV/Film
   
   

The BBC is constantly on the lookout for writers that show real potential. They accept scripts for film, TV and radio. Their website also contains some excellent tips and advice for writers of all abilities looking to break into this area. Visit BBC Writers Room for more information.

   
     

 

   
   
Online Articles
   
         
    Helium
Register free with Helium's online community where you can submit articles on any subject and get them published instantly. Once submitted, your article will begin to get read and rated by other members. The better the ratings the more you earn. A good, well written, well researched article on a popular subject could continue to earn for months, or even years. You can increase your earnings further by entering into Helium's wide range of writing contests, earning from $5 to $70 per selected article. Another area of Helium is 'Marketplace' where publishers offer titles they are looking for articles on, selected articles earning anything from $20 to $200.
   
         
    Suite101
Suite101 has a network of over 1,000 writers and over 7 million monthly readers. They offer writers a direct share of lifelong revenue on their work, free training and the opportunity to work 1 on 1 with an editor. Writers would be expected to produce 10 articles every 3 months.
   
         
    Triond
Share your knowledge and receive royalties from your published work.
   
         
    Be a guide at About.com There is massive earning potential for About.com guides. As a guide you would build and maintain your own guide site, featuring articles, reviews, tutorials, FAQs, and a blog on your specialist subject. To become a guide you must be a recognised expert in your field with credentials and experience to back you up, have professional writing experience and be familiar with HTML. Pay is based on page views, with About.com stating that they have guides that have built up page views to earn in excess of $100,000 per year. Visit About.com:Be a Guide for more information and to apply.

 

   
   
Blogging
   
   

A blog, short for weblog is basically an online journal or newsletter that is updated frequently. It can be written in any form the writer chooses and on any subject or variety of subjects. A blog could consist of the writers personal thoughts and feelings, a series of articles, or both.

 

Earn revenue from the advertisements placed alongside your blog. For example, if your blog specialises on home cooking, an advertisement alongside a posting could be for cookery books, and if a visitor purchases a cookery book from the link on your blog, you will receive commission on the sale. Some companies work on a paid per click basis, earning you revenue every time an advertisement is merely clicked on.

 

Getting the cash flowing in relies on getting enough visitors to your blog, so your postings must be interesting and fresh.

   
         
    Blogger.com
A free blog design and hosting service run by Google. Create a blog in 3 easy steps.
   
         
    ProBlogger
Tips and advice on getting the most from your blog.
   
     

 

   
    Paid To Review    
   

Earn money reviewing and rating products and services to help other consumers in their buying decisions.

   
         
    Dooyoo
An online community of review writers providing unbiased consumer reviews on a wide variety of products and services. Dooyoo pays it's writers in points. Writing a premium article would earn you 500 points (or dooyoo miles, as they're called). 1000 points is equivalent to £1.
   
     

 

   
    Travel Writing    
   

Locations can be exotic or UK based, and opportunities are endless for the travel writer. Whether it be a plane or train journey, a cruise or boat trip, extreme sports or local heritage, or something completely different and new.

 

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Writing for travel magazines is not an easy area to break into, though if you have knowledge of a particular country, city or region and have a strong writing ability, then travel magazines are worth approaching. Popular travel magazines include Wanderlust and Real Travel.

 

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Airline brochures are a market always on the lookout for fresh travel articles and are a great way to break into travel writing. Begin a collection of brochures, review the content and if you think you've got what it takes then start to submit your work.

 

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Most newspapers and magazines regularly publish travel features, from the daily tabloids to the lifestyle magazines, health, parenting, craft, weddings and so on. And not forgetting local newspapers and county magazines.

   
         
         
         
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