15 Places to Get Paid for Writing Online

One of the most essential skills when it comes to success is the skill of writing. Notice I said “skill” and not talent. While I believe talent has to be present, it doesn’t have to be the only thing that allows you to write. You can become a good writer and you can definitely become a better writer.

Now that we have the Internet, it’s becoming easier and easier to reach others with your writing. You should always be practicing, writing as much as possible, maybe even everyday. You may even get paid for your writing someday.

Why not start today? There are lots of places you can go to get paid for writing. Here are some of the well known places you can go online to get paid for writing.

1. PayPerPost – How would you like to get paid for each blog post you write? PayPerPost claims you can earn up to $500 per month with their service.

2. Blogvertise – Basically the same concept as PayPerPost. You’re using your blog to write about services or products and getting paid for it.

3. Blogitive – You’ll get paid weekly to post to your blog via PayPal.

4. Smorty – Another way to make money posting to your blog.

5. Sponsored Reviews.com – Write reviews for advertisers on your blog and get paid.

6. LoudLaunch – Get paid monthly to write about services and products on your blog

7. Blog to Profit – Get connected to advertisers that want to sponsor your blog

8. 451Press – Receive 40% of revenue writing for a blog in their network

9. Review Me – Get paid $20 to $200 to post a review on your site.

10. Associated Content – Get paid to write about whatever it is you want. Upfront payments based on performance

11. Squidoo – In Squidoo, you set up a page called a “lens”. You add different modules which include anything from lists to video. You can earn revenue from many different sources on Squidoo.

12. DayTipper – Are you good at writing tips? You can make $3 for every tip you write that gets published

13. Helium – Helium is one of the biggest writing networks on the web. You’ll earn a percentage on revenue when you write for them. They now have a marketplace where you can get paid from $20 to $200

14. Elance – They’ve been around for a long time and are still going strong. Visit their Writing & Translation section for writing jobs.

15. Get a Freelancer – Similar to Elance, you’ll find tons of writing jobs on this site

If you love writing, and you’d love to get paid to write, than you’ll find more than enough opportunities with this list. Remember to practice and write often so you can optimize your skill and get paid well for your service.

If you know of any other places you can get paid to write, please post them below in the comments.