by Doreen Martel

Created on: November 11, 2009

If you write for a hobby, you might be wondering if it's possible to turn that hobby into a regular career. If you are wondering how online freelance writing can be a safe career choice look at the variety of options that are available to you:

1. Freelance Sites - If you are not afraid of some healthy competition and perhaps accepting a lower rate than you'd like, freelance sites almost always have between 10 and 100 new assignments daily. Review all job postings carefully before you bid on them as many job postings even on the most reputable freelancing site are not what they appear at first blush.

2. Helium & others - Most of us are fully committed to making Helium the best site for online articles. We submit our best work here and we write and rate regularly. You can earn a steady income if you set your goals early in the month and work steadily to reach those goals. Your earnings at Helium are based on Writing & Rating Stars and what you can earn is limited only by what you limit yourself to. Each writing website has their own terms of service and payout levels so be certain to carefully review and investigate all of your options.

3. Blogs - Blogging can be for fun or for profit. First you should set up your own blog and you should pay attention to the content that you are placing on it. If your goal is to highlight your writing skills for example, you are going to want to put a variety of materials on your blog. If you are planning to use your blog to attract new clients then make sure that you keep the tone professional at all times. Be sure that you investigate the possibility of using Google AdSense on your blog as a way of earning extra money. (You can also add links to your Helium articles!)

4. Article Re-Writing Services - Many people frown on article rewriting because they feel it is a violation of ethics to take on this type of assignment. It does not have to be. Many website owners have a lot of their own content that they would like to have rewritten to place in article directories, on other websites they own and even on their blogs. Before you shy away from article re-writes be certain that you have investigated fully. This can be a quick way to earn money on a regular basis. It's important to note that this type of work is generally very low paying ($2 per 500 words is about average). The upside to this is that the work can go very quickly if you focus - most rewrites can be done in 15 to 20 minutes if you are able to review and type quickly.

Summary

The possibility of turning your writing hobby into a freelance writing career are endless and only limited by your commitment to succeeding. While these four simple ways of gaining steady writing are listed, there are many more options that are available to you. Freelance writing can be a safe career choice, you can do it if you set your mind to it. Today is the time to discover how online freelance writing can be a safe career choice.

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