How to Make Money Writing Online

When writing online to make money, content is important, keywords are important, but this still isn't going to make the money you'd like to earn. There are thousands of websites out there that are writing about the same thing everyone else is.

What is the secret then? I just read the list of the 10 youngest billionaires in the United States. The youngest is Dustin Moscovitz one of the co-founders of Facebook. He only owns 6% of Facebook and yet he is a billionaire. Having left the company, he still owns his 6% share, but has started his own software company. He is only 8 days younger than the next youngest billionaire Mark Zuckerburg who was his college roommate. Mark may not be able to say he is the youngest, but he is worth more at 6.9 billion.

Now what am I getting at here? It takes hard work to make money yes. It takes a little talent, but the most important thing still isn't that. It takes a great idea if you want to get some attention to your Hub. I've written 64 hubs on Hubpages and 2/3 of my traffic is generated from just one of those hubs. You need to use a different angle or think of a subject that doesn't already have millions of articles already written about it.

Many hubbers have read about Jerrico Usher here on Hubpages. He wrote one hub "How to Get Rid of a Pimple Overnight" and earns $100 a month from that one hub. What is different about his hub? Lots of sites have written about how to get rid of acne, but he tells you how to get rid of it overnight. Yes, he has great content and keywords, but that one little word "overnight" made all the difference in the world.

A hub needs to have something unique to make it stand out in the crowd. It may just be the use of a new word or it may take a new concept no one else has thought about. I've decided myself to review all of the hubs I've written and see if I can think of new ways to present them. It might take just one little word or maybe an entirely different slant.

I'm going to try to think about more brilliant subjects when I write, but new concepts? That will be a hard one.

Now that you have a brilliant idea, you need to consider using SEO (Search Engine Optimization.) Use the Google Keyword Tool to find a good phrase about the subject. Maybe another phrase would be better to use or you may have chosen just the right phrase. Check the number of searches for your chosen keyword.

Type the keyword phrase into Google Search. If the search returns article after article about the same topic and they are all well written, you may want to consider writing about something else. If the top couple of articles are poorly written, you've hit the jackpot.

Your title and url should contain a keyword or keyword phrase that covers the topic. Include it in the first sentence and maybe once more in the article. You don't want to overdo it though. Many say that using a keyword over 4% of the time is too much. Then it is considered keyword stuffing and the search engines don't like that either.

Write about what you love or have an extensive knowledge about. If you need to research the subject read as many articles as you can about it. You want to use unique content. After finishing the article, it is always a good idea to let it set for a day or two and then edit. You'll catch spelling and punctuation mistakes much quicker this way.

Now that the article is complete, you aren't finished. You need to promote it somewhere. If it would interest your friends, post it on Facebook. Add a link at Redgage, Reddit, Digg and other bookmarking sites. Continue to add your link. Most successful writers say they continue to do this.

If you don't get traffic right away at Google and the other search engines, remember that an article has to age for awhile. The older it gets, the more it will climb in the searches. This can take as long as 8 months.

Now get busy and write your next article and you will be on your way to making money. Just stick to it. A couple of articles aren't going to do it. Keep at. Make a schedule for yourself and set some goals and you'll be a success.

Thanks for reading my hub and I hope I was able to provide some inspiration to someone. If you come up with that brilliant idea that really sells, please share it with us. We'll all applaud your success.