tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667204246409599445Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:59:28 +0000Helping writers find real, legitimate freelance writer jobs to produce a steady income online.http://freelancehomewriter.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Willow Sidhe)Blogger85125TheFreelanceHomeWriterhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667204246409599445.post-2920366214802412936Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:33:00 +00002009-11-10T16:25:50.632-08:00Residual IncomeI've been doing a lot of back link building lately, and I realized I've amassed quite a large collection of Google Adsense revenue sharing sites. Here are 30 sites that will share Adsense revenue with you and allow you to add back links to your other projects. There are blogging sites, article submission sites, picture and video sharing sites and more. I like to use many of these for gaining http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~3/wUMg73CdmLI/30-adsense-revenue-sharing-sites-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Willow Sidhe)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~4/wUMg73CdmLI" height="1" width="1"/>http://freelancehomewriter.blogspot.com/2009/11/30-adsense-revenue-sharing-sites-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667204246409599445.post-7698826109522044754Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:31:00 +00002009-11-05T18:32:55.315-08:00Residual IncomeWell, I'm late again, but I wanted to share my residual income from the past month. I've got a few new projects in the works and I'm scattered all over the place at the moment. Here's how I did in October: Ehow Ehow, once again, did not disappoint. I only added 4 new articles in October, and I still made a little less than $250. However, it appears this month is going to be better. I've alreadyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~3/FTK5iUo75mo/residual-income-update-and-new-projects.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Willow Sidhe)8<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~4/FTK5iUo75mo" height="1" width="1"/>http://freelancehomewriter.blogspot.com/2009/11/residual-income-update-and-new-projects.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667204246409599445.post-665994925376033293Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:36:00 +00002009-10-29T18:41:04.458-07:00Residual Income HubPages is a residual income site that allows you to create "hubs," or pages, filled with written content, pictures, videos and links, and earn a portion of the ad revenue generated by these pages. HubPages has a unique revenue model, which may or may not be a good thing for creators looking to make money. Let's take a closer look.... Earning with Your Hubs HubPages features numerous ways to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~3/2irX3w7sipQ/earning-residual-income-on-hubpages-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Willow Sidhe)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~4/2irX3w7sipQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://freelancehomewriter.blogspot.com/2009/10/earning-residual-income-on-hubpages-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667204246409599445.post-3773427586534900065Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:54:00 +00002009-10-28T22:58:03.493-07:00Upfront Pay SitesLife123 is currently hiring freelance writers and they  have an interesting (and different) pay scheme, however  you have to know how to work it to really make money. You'll be paid up to $20 per article and the application  process is quite simple - sign up for an account, submit a sample article on your choice of topic, wait a few days for review and if it's accepted, you're in. The site has http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~3/gml7ybAL7FQ/freelance-writer-jobs-upfront-pay-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Willow Sidhe)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~4/gml7ybAL7FQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://freelancehomewriter.blogspot.com/2009/10/freelance-writer-jobs-upfront-pay-at.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667204246409599445.post-419374940878646555Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:09:00 +00002009-10-27T00:41:40.275-07:00Residual IncomeI know it's been months since I've updated the blog and I thank all of my loyal readers for your concern while I was away, but I needed a break. There was just too much drama at the time and blogging wasn't fun anymore. I also disappeared from my social sites and forums because I was focusing too much on these things instead of making money.However, I must admit I've missed it and I found tons ofhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~3/bm7mau7sLBA/im-back-with-residual-income-updates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Willow Sidhe)13<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~4/bm7mau7sLBA" height="1" width="1"/>http://freelancehomewriter.blogspot.com/2009/10/im-back-with-residual-income-updates.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667204246409599445.post-3076930448316812299Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:01:00 +00002009-07-09T17:59:18.480-07:00Upfront Pay SitesEssaywriters.net will pay upfront for your knowledge if you meet their requirements. The site does have high standards, but they claim to offer pretty good pay. According to the website, Essaywriters is a freelance writing company specializing in providing high quality writing, research, and editing services to their clients.The ControversyI have no personal experience writing for the site, but http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~3/dXlwyXlfMpY/essaywriters-offers-upfront-pay-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Willow Sidhe)22<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~4/dXlwyXlfMpY" height="1" width="1"/>http://freelancehomewriter.blogspot.com/2009/07/essaywriters-offers-upfront-pay-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667204246409599445.post-4684690947029862231Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:34:00 +00002009-07-02T14:15:54.862-07:00News/UnrelatedThere has been some serious outrage at eHow's newest article sweep, most of which I think is unfounded. I can completely understand being upset that a high-earning article has been deleted, but I don't think the blame should be transferred to eHow. They are simply trying to clean up the site which has suffered as a result of articles that haven't met their guidelines.I currently have 140 articleshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~3/l8lcT_nhiHA/ehow-article-clean-up-is-anger.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Willow Sidhe)18<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~4/l8lcT_nhiHA" height="1" width="1"/>http://freelancehomewriter.blogspot.com/2009/07/ehow-article-clean-up-is-anger.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667204246409599445.post-1501917901139430421Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:03:00 +00002009-07-01T13:43:25.088-07:00Residual IncomeWell folks, it's that time again! I've made a huge leap in my residual income earnings this month. In May, I made around $208 total in residuals, but I made much more this time around. Here's the break down of what I did in June:Ehow Earnings Update Ehow just updated and I'm proud to announce that I've made a total of $177.36! My goal was only $150, and I only wrote about 15 new articles in June,http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~3/DLsFbXOcjFY/residual-income-update-my-best-month-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Willow Sidhe)20<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~4/DLsFbXOcjFY" height="1" width="1"/>http://freelancehomewriter.blogspot.com/2009/07/residual-income-update-my-best-month-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667204246409599445.post-309294132940666827Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:50:00 +00002009-06-24T18:02:45.141-07:00News/Unrelated.....Please get out of the new one if you can't lend a hand. For the times they are a-changin.I usually try not to post rants on this blog and instead focus on providing helpful information. However, since this is the one tiny corner of the internet in which I don't have to apologize for my opinion, I figure there's no better place to present my feelings.I considered quitting the blog, the forumshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~3/Jt3VkjXabOw/your-old-road-is-rapidly-aging.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Willow Sidhe)46<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~4/Jt3VkjXabOw" height="1" width="1"/>http://freelancehomewriter.blogspot.com/2009/06/your-old-road-is-rapidly-aging.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667204246409599445.post-8431925202910736390Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:47:00 +00002009-06-21T06:39:14.445-07:00Upfront Pay SitesI've mentioned TextBroker briefly in previous posts, but I've never done an in-depth review of the site. This is in part because I've written for them only very little (enough to reach payout once) and there are many more lucrative sites out there.However, TextBroker definitely deserves more attention on this blog for being legitimate, paying, and a great place for web writing newbies to begin. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~3/UeBHj_E28x8/textbroker-in-depth-review-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Willow Sidhe)14<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~4/UeBHj_E28x8" height="1" width="1"/>http://freelancehomewriter.blogspot.com/2009/06/textbroker-in-depth-review-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667204246409599445.post-9068694615802407334Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:39:00 +00002009-06-16T12:14:12.545-07:00EHow TutorialsAfter creating my other eHow tutorials, I continued to experiment with various strategies and techniques for improving rankings and earnings. One of the most important things I found was that the use of multiple keywords was extremely important for high ranking articles. This is in part, I later found out, due to latent semantic indexing, or LSI.What is Latent Semantic Indexing? I'm not going to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~3/15zru9XwWwU/using-relevant-keywords-to-improve-ehow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Willow Sidhe)11<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~4/15zru9XwWwU" height="1" width="1"/>http://freelancehomewriter.blogspot.com/2009/06/using-relevant-keywords-to-improve-ehow.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667204246409599445.post-3152902802687220214Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:59:00 +00002009-06-12T20:59:12.766-07:00Blogging JobsUpfront Pay SitesNiner Niner is an old site that I recently stumbled upon. I almost passed it up as a paid blogging job because of the low pay. But, I thought I'd review the site so you can decide for yourself if you think it's feasible. The short and fast of it is that you sign up for an account, choose from a list of blogs to which you'd like to post for a set amount per entry, and then write to your heart's http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~3/XNJ-4HN3RQE/paid-blogging-jobs-at-niner-niner-is-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Willow Sidhe)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~4/XNJ-4HN3RQE" height="1" width="1"/>http://freelancehomewriter.blogspot.com/2009/06/paid-blogging-jobs-at-niner-niner-is-it.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667204246409599445.post-4730612432938570871Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:40:00 +00002009-06-10T08:41:29.641-07:00News/UnrelatedScribnia is a rather new website with a very unique concept. They are a social community centered around rating and reviewing your favorite (or least favorite) bloggers and authors. However, the ultimate goal of the site is to help it's users find new bloggers based upon their interests, preferences, and ratings.How Does it Work?When you sign up with Scribnia, you can begin reviewing and rating http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~3/ckk0PTs2xac/scribnia-rate-and-review-your-favorite.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Willow Sidhe)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~4/ckk0PTs2xac" height="1" width="1"/>http://freelancehomewriter.blogspot.com/2009/06/scribnia-rate-and-review-your-favorite.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667204246409599445.post-6588897524594696069Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:11:00 +00002009-06-06T18:22:03.696-07:00Article Writing TipsFreelance WritingMany writers of web content are required to include reputable references to back up their articles. If you write for Demand Studios, this is an uber-necessity but other sites such as Associated Content, WiseGEEK, and Suite101 also require the use of references.When performing a regular Google search, you're sure to find some reputable sites mixed in with the loads of junk. It can take way too http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~3/5EWtXeXmuKs/lazy-writers-way-to-find-reputable.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Willow Sidhe)13<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~4/5EWtXeXmuKs" height="1" width="1"/>http://freelancehomewriter.blogspot.com/2009/06/lazy-writers-way-to-find-reputable.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667204246409599445.post-502373978438266542Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:04:00 +00002009-06-03T10:53:19.833-07:00Residual IncomeMay is over and I did pretty well in residuals, but not as well as I'd hoped. It seems that my earnings on eHow were down somewhat, which I'm sure is a result of the beginning of summer, the ending of school, and families on vacations or out in the sun. However, I only submitted 22 new articles in May, and still managed to meet my modest monthly goal, so I'm not too disappointed.I made $132.40 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~3/ElElh_Mfycs/residual-income-update-what-does-summer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Willow Sidhe)9<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~4/ElElh_Mfycs" height="1" width="1"/>http://freelancehomewriter.blogspot.com/2009/06/residual-income-update-what-does-summer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667204246409599445.post-1285369538265602195Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:41:00 +00002009-06-01T00:21:39.493-07:00Residual IncomeUpfront Pay SitesLifeTips is a website that I've mentioned briefly before, but they have grown tremendously since then, and I've decided to post a more in-depth look at this unique site. They offer both residual income and upfront pay, including selling your very own books from which you'll be paid royalties. Here's how it works.....ApplicationTo make money with LifeTips, you'll need to apply for a position as http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~3/fVOnaN_FqY0/earn-upfront-pay-and-residual-income-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Willow Sidhe)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~4/fVOnaN_FqY0" height="1" width="1"/>http://freelancehomewriter.blogspot.com/2009/05/earn-upfront-pay-and-residual-income-at.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667204246409599445.post-1439362306649991179Sat, 23 May 2009 20:48:00 +00002009-05-23T16:01:25.449-07:00Residual IncomeThere has been quite a bit of talk about FireHow on the various WAH forums I frequent. Some say it's a rip-off of eHow, some say it's too new to generate significant earnings, and some say...What the heck is FireHow?Well, it's a new revenue sharing site with a similar pay structure to eHow. In fact, if you do any writing for eHow, you might find FireHow to be a scaled-down and much less http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~3/2rZpb4b-HPM/intensive-review-of-firehow-revenue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Willow Sidhe)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~4/2rZpb4b-HPM" height="1" width="1"/>http://freelancehomewriter.blogspot.com/2009/05/intensive-review-of-firehow-revenue.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667204246409599445.post-5200783694808480133Thu, 21 May 2009 00:13:00 +00002009-06-21T06:54:36.892-07:00Upfront Pay SitesInternet Brands, a leading Internet media company that operates community and e-commerce websites in the automotive, careers, home, money and business, shopping, and travel and leisure categories, has freelance writer jobs available (with upfront pay) for various niche websites.These include DoItYourself.com and other home improvement websites, Vetinfo.com and other pet related websites, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~3/MbvbyH0DHpc/freelance-writer-jobs-upfront-pay-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Willow Sidhe)10<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~4/MbvbyH0DHpc" height="1" width="1"/>http://freelancehomewriter.blogspot.com/2009/05/freelance-writer-jobs-upfront-pay-at.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667204246409599445.post-5783344685219945258Thu, 14 May 2009 00:48:00 +00002009-05-13T19:27:19.470-07:00Upfront Pay SitesIn my extensive internet travels, I have come across dozens of websites that specialize in buying and selling web content. Many times, these sites don't advertise heavily for freelance writers, but there's no doubt they need them, and you may be able to get a great writing gig by simply contacting them.The benefit to working with an established web content company is that you don't have to markethttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~3/Cm6ecT7moVE/little-known-websites-that-offer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Willow Sidhe)13<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~4/Cm6ecT7moVE" height="1" width="1"/>http://freelancehomewriter.blogspot.com/2009/05/little-known-websites-that-offer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667204246409599445.post-2249861281482209548Sun, 10 May 2009 02:33:00 +00002009-05-09T20:03:03.908-07:00Freelance WritingAs many of you are certainly aware, there have been a lot of changes made recently to both eHow and Demand Studios. Demand Media appears to be on a quality binge, which isn't a bad thing. We've all seen the heaps of awful articles on eHow, and hoped that they'd be taken down. But, are things going too far?Last night I decided to check the forums on Demand Studios, something I do only infrequentlyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~3/qcjSsX17vZs/changes-at-ehow-and-demand-studios.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Willow Sidhe)10<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~4/qcjSsX17vZs" height="1" width="1"/>http://freelancehomewriter.blogspot.com/2009/05/changes-at-ehow-and-demand-studios.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667204246409599445.post-9176183138732283736Fri, 01 May 2009 18:57:00 +00002009-05-02T20:57:58.066-07:00Residual IncomeIt's the first of May and time to evaluate last month's residual income earnings. I'm proud to report that I reached over $100 on eHow in my third month! Things are moving along nicely there, and I can't wait to see what next month brings.I added 22 new articles in April, so it's not like I was breaking my back or anything. I have a total of 103 articles and I made $106.39. I think that's pretty http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~3/nNa1V_eerlU/residual-income-update-surpassed-100-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Willow Sidhe)15<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~4/nNa1V_eerlU" height="1" width="1"/>http://freelancehomewriter.blogspot.com/2009/05/residual-income-update-surpassed-100-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667204246409599445.post-3250032519246531470Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:46:00 +00002009-04-30T15:08:37.200-07:00Article Writing TipsFreelance WritingOne of the most challenging parts of being a content writer is coming up with fresh, new article ideas, day in and day out. Some of the sites that I write for offer lists of titles that must be chosen from, eliminating this problem. However, residual income sites, and even some upfront pay sites such as Bright Hub, require that you come up with your own article titles.You should already know how http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~3/PKp87a7PW68/5-best-places-to-find-article-ideas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Willow Sidhe)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~4/PKp87a7PW68" height="1" width="1"/>http://freelancehomewriter.blogspot.com/2009/04/5-best-places-to-find-article-ideas.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667204246409599445.post-2742093230350379471Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:06:00 +00002009-04-29T18:24:11.346-07:00Upfront Pay SitesConsumer Search is owned by About.com, and they are a New York Times Company. According to their website, they are actively seeking freelance writers to write consumer product reports. These reports pay-big time! The minimum pay is $350, but I've heard they are very labor intensive. However, I'm sure I'm not the only one who wouldn't mind spending a day or two on one report and being paid $350, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~3/_qaXpge66XM/freelance-writer-jobs-get-paid-350-per.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Willow Sidhe)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~4/_qaXpge66XM" height="1" width="1"/>http://freelancehomewriter.blogspot.com/2009/04/freelance-writer-jobs-get-paid-350-per.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667204246409599445.post-5774926327682770104Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:34:00 +00002009-04-29T17:53:16.093-07:00Upfront Pay SitesSomeone recently posted on the WAHM.com forums about a company called IRA. I had never heard of it, so decided to do a little research. There are some seriously mixed reviews concerning the company. Here's what I found out about Internet Research Associates, the good, bad, and ugly.The DetailsThey claim to pay $35 for a ten page "report," which is essentially ten different 400-500 word articles http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~3/WBjZNqRBRBs/get-paid-upfront-to-write-at-iraor-not.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Willow Sidhe)8<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~4/WBjZNqRBRBs" height="1" width="1"/>http://freelancehomewriter.blogspot.com/2009/04/get-paid-upfront-to-write-at-iraor-not.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667204246409599445.post-9014237055913655434Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:20:00 +00002009-04-26T22:47:34.139-07:00Article Writing TipsIf you're anything like me, you probably write for several different content sites and/or clients in one day. You might also find yourself working many more hours than you intend. I found myself struggling to make the best use of my time while working on the many projects I have going. I knew that I needed to improve my efficiency, so I decided to take a hard look at all my projects and figure http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~3/EYcSb92Mj98/who-else-wants-to-write-more-in-less.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Willow Sidhe)13<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFreelanceHomeWriter/~4/EYcSb92Mj98" height="1" width="1"/>http://freelancehomewriter.blogspot.com/2009/04/who-else-wants-to-write-more-in-less.html