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How to become a freelance blogger

by Ruth Belena

Created on: January 29, 2010   Last Updated: April 05, 2010

It is possible to earn full-time income online as a freelance blogger by creating multiple sources of income. This will ensure better financial security than you would have by relying on a single blog or another source of income. You can be earning income from your own blog, and get paid for writing content, while you build up your reputation as a blogger.  You can earn passive income from articles you publish at revenue sharing sites, and on your own blog if you have a Google AdSense account.

Before you can become a full-time freelance blogger it could be necessary to establish a few credentials and be able to prove your ability in blogging. You can do this by writing creating your own successful blogs, or writing a lot quality web content.

◊ Earn income from your own blog

As a freelance blogger you should also have one or more blogs generating passive income from the Google AdSense program, or other ads and banners you place in and around your blog posts.

You can use your own blogs for affiliate marketing and earn income from affiliate programs that pay commission on sales of their products. The best way to do this is by writing reviews and blog articles about the benefits of using those products or programs. 

You should use a blog as a showcase for your writing talents, by linking your posts to your other web content or profile pages on writing sites.

You can get paid to write products reviews when you have at least one blog that qualifies you to join a paid blogging program. You will need to show that you have been posting quality content for around six months, and that your blog has plenty of visitors. Then you can get paid each time you add a new sponsored blog post recommending a website, or providing a good product review.

◊ Earn freelance blogging income from content websites.

All your paid writing activities should help to establish you as a freelance blogger. These show how well you write web content with search engine optimization (SEO). 

You can sell your articles online, with publishing rights, to blog owners who want to buy content. You

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