Institute for Instructional Excellence: Start Making Money Writing Online Today! Writing Online for Fun and Profit Presented by Janie Sullivan, MBA, MAEd Director, Center for Writing ExcellenceCenter for Writing Excellence © 2010 Center for Writing Excellence

Institute for Instructional Excellence: A bit about Janie © 2010 Center for Writing Excellence Freelance Writer – Newspapers – Magazines – Published book: “Do You Call Yourself a Writer?” Available at Lulu PressLulu Press – Online for multiple sites Trainer Curriculum Specialist Educator Writing online for several years

Institute for Instructional Excellence: Three ways to earn $$ writing online Pay-per-click – Ad revenue Flat Fee – Good & bad Per word – Is it really per word? © 2010 Center for Writing Excellence

Institute for Instructional Excellence: Pay-per-click Possibly the most common way to earn money writing online. Ad revenue shared with writer. Google Adsense Affiliate programs – Amazon – eBay © 2010 Center for Writing Excellence

Institute for Instructional Excellence: Pay-per-click: Pros Residual income – Example: How to Format an Essay in Basic APA StyleHow to Format an Essay in Basic APA Style – Published November 6, 2008 on eHow.com. Earnings to date: $1, Hits on the article: 45,028 to date © 2010 Center for Writing Excellence

Institute for Instructional Excellence: Pay-per-click: Cons Residual income – Example: How to Create a Short Video IntroductionHow to Create a Short Video Introduction – Published November 15, 2008 on eHow.com. Earnings to date: $2.47 Hits on the article: 1,599 to date Click fraud – Can get you banned from earning © 2010 Center for Writing Excellence

Institute for Instructional Excellence: Flat Fee Quick cash. Paid up front or within a few days/weeks of publication. Once paid, no more income from that article. Example of why Flat Fee is good: How to Create a Short Video Introduction.How to Create a Short Video Introduction © 2010 Center for Writing Excellence

Institute for Instructional Excellence: Per Word Editors will typically ask for a range and specify an amount. Space is a requirement – fill it for price. Some sites like Textbrokers pay per word. – Usually around 3¢ per word. – No attribution, or byline. – Pay quickly © 2010 Center for Writing Excellence

Institute for Instructional Excellence: Templates or Writing Guides Trial periods Templates Writer’s Guidelines © 2010 Center for Writing Excellence

Institute for Instructional Excellence: Getting Paid Paypal Direct Deposit Minimums must be met – $10.00 – $25.00 – $ © 2010 Center for Writing Excellence

Institute for Instructional Excellence: Create an Online Identity Write under your own name or a pen name – Be consistent Most sites will require your real name, but allow you to use a pen name to write under JanieWrites © 2010 Center for Writing Excellence

Institute for Instructional Excellence: Social Media Facebook Twitter LinkedIn © 2010 Center for Writing Excellence

Institute for Instructional Excellence: Unexpected Outcomes of Writing Online Establishing yourself as an expert – Articles get noticed – Offers start to come in © 2010 Center for Writing Excellence

Institute for Instructional Excellence: Getting Started Research Online Writing Websites – Suite 101 Suite 101 – Demand Studios Demand Studios – Textbroker Textbroker – HubPages HubPages © 2010 Center for Writing Excellence

Institute for Instructional Excellence: Keep in Touch Contact information – Janie Sullivan: – – Facebook: Janie Sullivan – SKYPE: janie.sullivan1 Center for Writing Excellence: – Blogging Made Easy: © 2010 Center for Writing Excellence