A ticket to get ahead with article directories
Oct 26th, 2009 by Reading and Writing
I was a struggling writer who’d been working on a novel for over a year. Needless to say, writing a novel when you’re an unpublished author doesn’t pay all that much–approximately zero. Since I was behind on the rent and slowly drowning in a pile of bills, I realized that I had no choice but to get a second job. My first job was teaching night classes in creative writing to a group of untalented suburbanites at the local community college.
I’d just put in an application at a local bookstore when a writer friend of mine told me about online article writing. I had never considered myself a journalist or an article writer, so I dismissed the suggestion out of hand. At least until he told me how much money could be made. No, it wasn’t a six-figure salary, but he was making a lot more than I ever could working at a bookstore. He indicated he was free to take on the task of authoring pieces, because his time was his own. The advantage of his job was not having to spend cash on gas or tolls, because he worked out of his own home.
I was hesitant, but I decided to give it a try. Truth be told, I was a tad scared in the beginning. I didn’t know if I’d be any good at it. I wasn’t sure I could write articles, as my expertise was in writing fiction. My friend assured me that there was nothing to it. He said all I had to do was create a writing resume and submit it to any one of a hundred freelance writing sites online. Companies created the article directory sites because they were looking for other people to write their articles for them.
Article directories are no-cost sites that provide access to intelligent and thoughtful articles. The person creating the articles will get guidance as to what topics to cover, which then get submitted to the article directory. If the article is accepted, the writer receives two back links, which he then connects to the website of the business he works for. It helps to enhance the purchase level by creating the traffic for the business.
After I had landed my first client, I wrote ten articles on the best way to wax hardwood floors. My employer asked me to be as creative as possible, which gave me the ability to write in a style that was basically narrative fiction. When I had completed the web content, I submitted them to the article directory they had selected. While all of the articles were not accepted the first time out, the article directory gave me expert advice on how to improve my articles and give them just what they were looking for.
Instead of working at the bookstore to pay my bills I started working for an article directory. It even paid my rent. I was pleased that I sent my work to an article directory that provided helpful material at no cost.
