How To Sell Your Articles

One of the easiest ways to make money online is to sell your articles. There are several ways to do this, some are easier than others and some are much more profitable. It depends on the amount of work or time you're willing to put in.

One approach that many web content writers take involves creating a website or blog. This website or blog is where they will post their articles or a summary of those articles. Readers have the opportunity to purchase the article or articles.

Another approach you might consider is to visit message boards or forums where website owners hang out. A lot of website owners go to message boards to discuss the latest internet marketing techniques. Since article writing is an important component of internet marketing, there is a potential for you to make money on these message boards. Look for message boards that have a marketplace area or section, where you can sell your articles.

In addition to online message boards that have a small marketplace section, there are websites that are devoted to it. These are websites where you can upload your articles and sell them. You have the ability to set your own asking price. This approach is nice, but the owners of the marketplace site in will almost always take a percentage of your sales. Usually, it's a pretty fair deal.

You also have some freedom in how you want to sell your articles in terms of format. If you are creating your own website or blog, you may want to closely examine PLR article packages.

Many writers offer 10 articles for $10. While this may not sound like a great moneymaking opportunity, PLR (private label rights) articles can be sold more than once. The buyers often rewrite the articles to make them unique.

Whether you are selling your articles on your own website or blog or a third party website, you can sell for usage rights only. This is similar to selling your articles in PLR packages, but writers usually limit the number of articles they sell and they tend to ask for a slightly higher price. Some writers will request that the buyer keep their name as the author.

You also have the option to sell your articles with exclusive rights. This means that you cannot use the article again. Due to limited usage, you will want to get your money's worth. Writers tend to charge more money for exclusive articles with exclusive rights. On average, these articles start at around $10 and go up to $50 or more, depending on the subject and article length.

Those are both more passive means of making money writing articles. If you take a more active approach, you can sell your articles for 2 or 3 times the money. An active approach means that you do the work and contact a company or business with a website.

Offer to write custom articles on particular topics that can help them attract more visitors and get better search engine rankings. These articles take a bit more research and care to write, but are worth between $100-$300 each.

So, which approach should you take?

Creating your own website or blog to sell your articles on is nice because you have control and you can retain all profits. With that said, time and money must go into making your website successful. Choose an affordable web hosting plan, as paying too much can hinder your profits. As for the domain name, choose a catchy one, but one that explains what you're selling.

You also have to market your website or blog. The good news is that this is relatively easy to do. Start with article directories like ezinearticles.com. You can write articles on how to use articles for marketing, the benefits of hiring a professional writer, and so forth. Include a link to your website or blog where you have articles listed for sale, preferably on a wide range of topics.

Also, as stated above, internet marketing message boards may have an online marketplace. See if signatures are allowed as well. These allow you post a link, which will appear beneath each of your posts.