• By Chris Kennelly
• Published 09/8/2009
• Article Writing

There are a couple of ways that you can go about using article writing to make money online, what the deciding factor in terms of your success in making money will be dependent upon your subject field, the quality of your articles and you overall writing style, which incidentally can all be tweaked to achieve maximum results and success in this endeavour. First and foremost if you are looking to generate an online income, one of the best ways to get started, if you have little or no experience in terms of freelancing, is by article writing. There are countless numbers of people who are often looking for quality and quantity of both article directory and website content, which they in turn utilise to promote their websites and affiliate offers where applicable. This is not to say that these people who are looking for writers cannot write themselves, although some do not possess the necessary skills, many of these people are outsourcing this aspect due to time constraints in that they are preoccupied with other marketing and promotion activities. One thing you should keep in mind is the quality of your article writing efforts, as once you secure some business, these people will come back to you for more, and you will be able to build up a substantial customer base. If you are promoting affiliate products, or have a website of your own, the article writing process and activities can be used to generated interest, and traffic to your website and more specifically your offer that you are marketing. The quality of the article here is also vitally important, if you are relying on sales from the website itself, as you will want people to republish your article from the directory to not only provide additional traffic but this will also have a link building effect upon your website or page, which goes towards providing so called authority to your website itself.

There are certain rules and tips that you should follow when article writing, which ensure that you stay within the editorial guidelines of the article directory itself. Most of these are pretty standard across the board, and once you get the gist of adhering to their rules, it will become second nature. You should also attempt to create an article that will entice the reader to click through to your site. The only way you will be able to do that is to either provide enough value to the reader that he or she will go to the site in question, or by providing most of the solution of a problem to the reader with the balance left within the content of a page on your site. Either way if done correctly, and consistently article writing can definitely help you make money.