What problems you are likely to face as an online freelance writer?

There are both rewards and punishments to online writing career. The rewards are flexibility and freedom and in many cases handsome remuneration. A majority of the online freelance writers are struggling writers. But then, most of them also have a day job and are happy with some additional income. There are other writers including students and housewives who need just about some additional income.

Problems the online freelance writers face 

If you are not from a nation where English is the first language, you will not get many higher paying jobs. Writing companies like Demand Studios, Text Broker, and several more with decent flow of jobs and fairly standard pay per article have closed their gates to entry for writers whose native language is not English. I am also one of their victims. Yahoo Content Network doesn't even pay residual income to non-U.S writers although you are free to write for them. Most of the unpaid writers probably write for them just to build the links to their blogs, which has its own rewards.

Additionally, for every legitimate online paying sites, there are five to ten scams. A beginning writer may fall in their trap. However, there is a strategy to choose a site to write for. It is highly recommended that you check the background of the site. It can be as easy as using the search term "(name of the site) Review" in Google. Read the reviews, you will most likely have some idea about the site.

Which writing sites to avoid
If a site does not give their physical address, phone number and other details, it is best to avoid them. However, in many cases, I have been paid regularly by them. So, what I stated is not a hard and fast, strict strategy. However, just in case they run away with your money, there's nothing you can do. Most of the scam online writing companies, according to sources are from India, Pakistan, Nigeria and Ukraine.

Which is the place to begin writing
Some of the companies I found legitimate and well paying are Independent Publishing (The minimum pay for a bronze writer is $4.66 for a 250-word write up and goes up several times over for silver and gold writers). However, they are not always flooded with jobs, but when the jobs come pouring in they are more than you can handle. So you can earn fairly good income within a span of few weeks when jobs exist on their job boards.

The other good writing company is Content Current. They pay about $7 for an article of about 400 words. This company also cannot assure you with year round flow of jobs. But you need to keep checking their dashboard. I didn't. So, they kicked me out for my inactivity.

Recently, I came across another site called Scripted. Their pay rate is probably one among the best. You can hope to earn anywhere from $24 to $150 for a 450 word blog post. Also, you cannot write for any niche you may want to but only for those you are selected to write out of about 15 to 20 niches. They are very strict on deadlines and quality. Make a mistake on any of the two, and you're kicked out for good.

There are many more sites that you can try.

How to overcome the problems you face  
A writer attempting to make living off online writing may face the basic problem every freelance writer faces sometime or the other. You may not always have enough work or jobs that pay well. This problem can be addressed only over a time, and not overnight.
(i) Multiple sources: It is best to subscribe to several jobs rather than remain stuck with one source.
(ii) Build residual income source: When you begin building residual income source on hubpages and Squiddo,  or other sources, you will eventually find an additional revenue stream paying you month after month.
(iii) Continue to bid: Companies like elance, ODesk, and Guru are among the top companies for freelancers. There are several more. As you persist in bidding for jobs at these sites, you will eventually begin getting jobs.
(iv) Build your blog: You may begin with free blog available at Blogger or Wordpress. There are several more companies that offer free blog. It will take few minutes to set up your free blog and you may begin posting immediately. It will showcase your talent. You may eventually consider switching to paid blog @ up to $10 or less per year.
(v) There is a very wonderful site called fanBox. You can post almost anything there. They allow you to plagiarize and post articles directly from other sites and pay you as well. They offer multiple opportunities to earn from posting, categorizing and rating, selling your products and services and many more.

However, I would like to caution beginning writers not to leave their day job for a while. Once, you are better established in the online world with regular online income, you may consider bidding your day job a good bye.    

What writing opportunities do you have on internet?

There are literally limitless writing opportunities on internet. In fact internet has opened up opportunities for writers as never before. Whether you are a complete newbie or an experienced writer, you can end up earning well on internet according to the work you do and time you devote. Broadly, there are two kinds of writing opportunities for you. There are are writing sites which do not pay you directly but you keep on earning month after month from your writing on these sites depending on the work you perform. The income you generate from them is known as the residual income or royalty income (We will explain about them in other posts). The second is the upfront payment for your writing. You get paid instantly for the work you do.

If you are really new to writing, it will take a little time and research from finding a site, getting the leads, finding the employer, hiring and payment. Some of the sites like Guru.com, ODesk, Freelancer.com, elance.com and several more are the meeting platforms for writers and the employers. You register at the site, make bids and the employer selects you for the job. This may take some time if you are new. But once you land your first writing assignment, things will become easier for you. Writing opportunities will keep coming regularly thereafter.

There are other writing sites that employ you directly and pay you to write. They may conduct some kind of test to determine whether you can write well. They may not always be flooded with jobs, but when jobs come, you can pick one or more to write and get paid.

Real Writing Jobs for You

However, if you want to remain constantly flooded with writing opportunities. I will suggest you to join Real Writing Jobs (click on the link which will take you directly to the site). This company will ask you to pay about $30 one time fee. Since I have bought their membership, I know it is not a scam. They are real and genuine. However, you may ask whether this program is for me?

First of all, let me tell you for whom this program may not be very useful. If you are already so thoroughly involved in your writing profession and earning full time income from writing, the program may not be for you. If you are engaged with offline publishers and have no interest in online writing or making money writing online, this program may not be for you.

Is Real Writing Jobs for You
If you have been looking for writing job opportunities, but haven't landed with one or many and you need to grow as a writer, then Real Writing Jobs is definitely for you. Let me add also that I am not promoting it because I will get commission from your purchase, but I have purchased it and seen the features in it. Although, there may be several opportunities within this site that any experienced writer is already familiar with, the beginning writers will save a lot of time researching individual writing programs. Additionally, those who are making an attempt to begin their online writing career will come across a lot of useful information about web writing, the different kinds of writing, the strategies to master the skills, how to find the writing gigs, the different kinds of employers and the ongoing wage rates. More to the point, there are several writing opportunities that keep arising on a day to day basis and require social media skills that will be presented right in front of your screen. So, even those experienced writers who want to widen their net will find Real Writing Jobs immensely helpful.

Why Should You Try Real Writing Jobs
If you've a compelling reason to write and earn money, then you should definitely give it a try because you do not need to pay for anything else after you make the initial payment. This is quite unlike some of the earning opportunities where you pay once, and then you realize you've to pay for additional features and services. This company is ethical in what they claim. Additionally, if you are not satisfied or find that program doesn't work for you can get refund within 60 days.

However, I do not see why anyone cannot make money writing online if one wants to or is determined to. What this program does is systematize the work for you and source for you the best writing jobs that are not always easy to find. You will have to do the writing. The writing you do for making money online does not often require exceptional writing talent. If you can write like a fifth grader, you can still make money. If you can post a sentence or two in Facebook  twitter and other social media sites, you will make money because there are employers ready to pay you.

If someone is really interested in making money writing online, it is my personal guarantee that they can make money. I am not talking about few dollars and pennies here and there, but about consistent $3000 every month or more. That is quite possible but if you are a newbie, you will need to persist. If you want the task made easy and tailored to your needs, then Real Writing Jobs are definitely for you.

A Word of Caution
I do not endorse or recommend Real Writing Jobs for every one. I purchased it for $1, with free trial for three days. I could not access jobs during the first three day. I could only see them on the dashboard. After the free look period, you will be charged $27 (I don't remember the exact amount though) but you can still get your refund within 60 days if you are not satisfied with it. I decided to refund the product because I had access to several job boards from where I could get the jobs. I had an idea that they have jobs exclusive to their website. However, that's not the case. The have a software that brings all the writing jobs available on internet at one place. So, if you do not want to take the hassle of hopping from site to site in search of jobs, this could be the ideal platform for you. In any case, you will need to prove your worth as a writer. Please don't go by the company's claim that you can earn money if you just have an internet connection. That is of course the basic requirement, but then your command over writing must meet certain basic standard.