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How to Say Nothing in 500 Words (A Lesson on Writing)

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Undoubtedly Dosh Dosh is one of my favorite online blogging friends, this another lovely piece for the 'blogging champion'.....enjoy. The ability to write well is very useful for our personal and professional lives. It helps students, business people, politicians, writers, bloggers, marketers and everyone who has ever needed to arrange words together to convey ideas or opinions . The written word has become an essential means of social communication: mastery of it helps you to enthrall and persuade an audience that would look upon you favorably in return. It goes without saying that learning how to create compelling content is a part of one’s success as an online publisher. Reading widely and deeply while consistently honing your writing skills helps a great deal in bettering your prose. Sometimes, it doesn’t hurt to read a few stylebooks/essays on writing by professional teachers or authors. One of these essays on writing is Paul McHenry Roberts’s How to Say Nothing in Fiv...

Write and earn as online writer or freelance writer

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One other way to earn money online is to write and publish articles on all kinds of topics and make money online. Here are some of the best websites I found where you can sell your writing and earn money by working from home: 1. eHow - This website is the easiest of all. You start out writing how to articles of 150 words and earn residual income. 2. Associated Content - This website has been around for a while but it is one of the few that still offers upfront money for articles written on the website. 3. Helium - They offer upfront payment according to writer status and stars. 4. Hubpages - Write, publish and earn through, Adsense, Kontera, ebay and Amazon. Revenue is shared in the ration of 60-40 between Hubpages and the Publisher. 5) Suite 101 - This website is harder to achieve writer status. 6) Daily Article - Sell your articles for money. 7) Constant Content - Sell your articles for money. 8) Rent a Coder - Bid on writing assignments. 9) Blogger.com : Create blog, publis...

Writing for the Web

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So far on my journey to make money online, I have created a blog http://albertopoku.blogspot.com/ (click here to read on how to create a blog). I now had to start writing! As a new blogger, these are some of the things I learnt on how to start writing for the web and I hope you find it useful. Focus on a Niche - If you’re blogging with the intention of making money, focus on a niche. It will boost your search engine rankings, make it easier to target an audience, and make your advertising more effective. There are lots of bloggers that write about anything that catches their interest (I’m one of them), but if you want to make money you’ll be better off splitting your interests into individual blogs. Post Regularly - Whether you plan on posting every day or a couple of times a week, determine a posting schedule and stick with it. When you post regularly, you’ll notice a slow, but steady increase in your traffic and subscriptions. Write Good Titles - The better the title, the more lik...