If you are good at writing or enjoy it, then you may be considering making money on the internet. Now that the internet is mainstream and a major part of our working lives, the ability to write articles for money is a fantastic way to make a living.

For some people, writing articles is a side line which brings in $200 a week extra. For some people it is their whole source of income and brings in $80,000 a year. For others, writing articles is a part of their overall business, and makes them many hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.

The ability to write articles for money is a skill which only become more popular as time goes by. The internet will only become more mainstream. Millions of more people are getting connected to the internet every year.

There are two ways you can earn cash from your articles. You can get paid per article, or you can write them for yourself as part of your business. Which way you decide to go is a purely personal preference. If you want a bit of extra cash on the side, then getting paid per article is a great way to go. If you want to build up a long term income stream, which will continue to come in long after you have done the work, then setting up your own internet marketing business is for you.

The best way to get started getting paid per article, is to join a freelance writers membership site. They specialize in bringing together in one place thousands of individuals and businesses who want quality work, and are prepared to pay good money for it. This means that you don't have to spend hours researching and looking for freelance jobs online, because they have the work already there for you. Because they simply provide you with the people and companies who want work done, you know they are legitimate and there for the long term. The companies pay you direct, so the only way the membership site will continue to operate is if you are happy with the service you provide and stay on as a member.

Websites to be careful of are ones who will pay you directly for the work you do. They are taking a commission from your articles, so you are getting a lot less than you could otherwise be getting.

The other way to write articles for money and earn hundreds of thousands of dollars a year over time, is to setup an internet marketing business. There is a lot of resources online to help you do this. One part of your business will be to write and publish your own articles, which will bring visitors to your websites, who will then buy your product or service.

This is possible the best method ultimately to bring in cash with your articles, but it is a time consuming process, and you may find it will take many months to begin getting a return on your effort this way.