All About Article Writing

If you haven’t done any article writing before, rest easy. Writing is a craft that you can learn and teach yourself no matter what age bracket or life status you are in.

With a lot of practice and a little bit of knowledge, you can be a writer. The process may be a bit rocky, but with patience and persistence, it can definately pay off.

Will I get rich?

Everyone likes to think that article writing is easy, and very lucrative. In reality, very few writers make millions doing it. However, you can earn a very decent salary if you consistently meet deadlines and produce high quality work.

And by selling your services online to multiple distribution points, you can expand your client number and earn even more.

Jumping In

You might be eager to start writing and making money right away, but don’t get ahead of yourself. You will need several well constructed articles to use in a portfolio.

If you join a freelance broker site, like guru.com or elance.com, you will need to have samples and experience to compete with other writers bidding on the same projects.

Setting up a solid profile with several articles can take a few days. Depending on how much time you have to write bids depends on how many you do and how fast you win projects and as soon as you have an awarded bid, you will start earning money.

Be forewarned though, winning bids can take weeks, as there is a lot of competition in the freelance writing market.

Off and Running

Beginners, novices and pros alike can jump in and start writing articles anytime. There are no specific qualifications required other than having the ability to produce sharp, informative content.

Writing about a topic you are familiar with or passionate about is always easy, so you may want to start there. Find a niche and expand on it when you have the time.

Writers with a specialized niche will get more projects in their specialty because they can be classified as an expert.

Loving it?

As with any job or career, you should like what you do. If you are several weeks or months in to the writing and aren’t having luck with winning projects or are just not enjoying it, then maybe it isn’t for you.

Only you are able to decide to continue on or journey to a new path if things aren’t what you expected.

If you like flexibility and a varied routine, then article writing might be right up your alley. You get the chance to research different interesting topics, places or things and write about them.

And as you become more accomplished you can also delve past writing articles and write ebooks, blogs, ezine articles and newsletters.

Many writers are freelance from home, giving them the opportunity to have flexible hours, no boss and the ability to control what projects they accept or turn down.

And let's be honest, what's better than being able to decide your own work timetable in order to live the rest of your life as you choose?