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If you want to get paid for writing online, you have to know how to write. And as much as you hated those English composition classes in high school or college, something valuable was being offered.

You may or may not know that there are many ways to make money writing online. The most popular is probably article writing to help increase traffic to a homepage. You might be scratching your head about the best way to go about writing an article to bring attention to your or a client’s website.

It’s not so difficult. Go back to those classes you learned in high school. First you have to decide the main point you are trying to make. For example: “I want to write an article about how to get paid for writing online.”

You write an introduction designed to catch your readers attention.Try something catch. Use a quote or tell a story. These type of techniques help draw someone in to your article.

Don’t bother about quoting all your qualifications. That will be obvious if your article is good enough. But don’t ramble on too long before you present that thesis.. Simply state your purpose, toward the end of the first paragraph. Say “I can help you get paid to write online.”

Before you continue, write a list of at least three points you want to make in your article. Your most important point should be presented either first or last. Then write at least one or two paragraphs about each point. Once again, use illustrations and examples to make your writing more interesting,

Also consider using images for your articles. There’s a wealth of clip art images out there. And before mentioning the old saw about a picture and a thousand words, I’ll give you another tip: try to avoid cliches. There is so much bad writing there — if you DON’T use cliches, your article will be one rung above other articles.

Don’t forget to include links in your articles to the pages you want to promote. You can find article-writing software to submit your articles to ensure you get backlinks to your blog or website.

As you end your article, review the main points you made, as well as your thesis. Use another anecdote, story or quote to finish your article to make it memorable. And that’s the simple way to get paid for writing online.