I started off my online marketing career as a freelance writer. Although that was more than 3 years ago, my freelance writer gigs helped me quit my full time job and launch my Internet marketing business as well. I highly recommend everyone who can write, or want to write, to get a few writing gigs as a legitimate and sustainable way to improve your cash flow.

Although there a really good freelance writing guide available, in this article let me give you and idea of what you can do:

  1. Become a ghostwriter for other people’s books and ebooks
  2. Write articles for website / blog owners
  3. Become a regular colun writer for offline / online media in various topics
  4. Become a paid blogger using paid blogging services like Review Me
  5. Become an editor / proofreader and help finalize someone else’s work
  6. Become a web copywriter and charge for every web copy written

Being an editor requires more of a critical eye and amazing grasp of grammar and writing styles. Not everyone has this specific set of skills. Since copywriting involves a lot of creative thinking, you may not be able to get opportunities easily. If you can write a proper sentence in English, most other types of writing is good for you.

Therefore, you should focus on ghost writing, content writing and paid blogging.

Ghost writing can help you earn a good amount of money, but the flip side to this is that no one will ever know who you are or appreciate the work you’ve done. A lot of content publishers and ebook sellers are on the lookout for ghost writers or ghost writing services.

Writing articles and web content for blogs / websites is another great opportunity, plus in most cases you also get a “byline” for your work. If you write for blogs, chances are you get a link back to your own site. This exposure helps you gain a pretty loyal following. It’s much better for your career if you write on blogs or anywhere else where your name is published.

The final type of freelance writing you can do is paid blogging. The basic idea is you set-up your own blogs and start accepting writing offers in networks like Pay Per Post, Review Me or Sponsored Reviews. Advertisers want to create buzz about their products, and they will pay you to participate in doing it. How much you can demand per article written depends a lot on the popularity and traffic of your blogs.

The great part of this is that technically you own the web content you have written, which means you can always make income using your growing blog with Google Adsense or even affiliate offers.