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I’ve been putting a bit of thought recently into the possibility of trying to make money writing to supplement the meager amount of cash I’m generating from my Internet Marketing activities. Admittedly things with my niche sites are heading in the right direction but as I don’t have a job in the real world it would be good to have a solid income that would give me extra money to put fuel in my motorcycle.

I think its a road that many people who are trying to earn money online consider due to the fact that most of us are attempting to avoid doing a real job at all costs and sitting in front of the computer at home typing articles seems a hell of a lot more appealing that getting to the office for 8:30 every morning. To our advantage most of us have been working on our article writing skills so we might as well put them to good use and make some fast cash to tide us over.

The problem of course is that any time I spend writing articles to make money will mean less time spent on my own sites but I reckon I waste so much time every day reading forum posts and generally faffing about. Having something to throw myself at which would generate immediate income has its attractions and it might keep me focused for the time that I do spend on my own projects.

So I’ve been researching how to make money writing through various channels, mostly searching Google for “make money writing online” and reading the forums at the Keyword Academy. From what I can gather my best bet seems to be to join up with a marketplace for freelance writers such as textbroker.com. Textbroker look like a nice professional outfit that I’d be happy to give a shot if only they accepted applicants from outside the US. They say they have plans to do so in the near future but for the moment their program is out of bounds for me but if you are in the States I suggest you give them a try and let me know how you get on.

The only other freelance writing jobs marketplaces I can find that might suit the bill are oDesk and Elance. Both look half way reasonable but the going rate for anyone willing to write for money looks to be pretty low from what I have seen. I think many people looking to get work done at these places are searching for someone who lives in a developing country who’s willing to work for under $8 a hour. Needless to say that kind of money isn’t exciting me.

At least at textbrokers you get paid dependent on the quality of your writing. Its not that I consider myself to be some sort of Shakespeare but I value my time more than many are willing to pay so I’m really going to have to do some digging to try and find writing jobs that pay something I’m willing to accept.

If anyone knows of an article writing marketplace similar to textbrokers where I can ply my well honed make money online and keyword aware writing skills from outside the USA then give me a shout and point me in the right direction. I’m also open to hearing about any other money making ideas that any of you may have, just leave a comment.