Home |
Blog |
( 3 ) |
Subscribe
Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links which may earn us a commission when you click on them.
Posted by
Felix Okoli on Monday February 21, 2011 at 15:7:37:
Another way to make money online in Kenya is by writing articles for websites. During my
first blog post on this series, I mentioned writing Articles as one way to make money online and do in this post, I would write a little bit more on it with a special mention on Hubpages and how to be a Kenyan Huber.
Article WritingArticle writing involves the use of words to express your ideas or knowledge about a specific subject or issue. Articles are a great part of the publicly available information on the web. They are mainly responsible for what drives traffic to websites.
If you have a good command of English or have flair in writing, writing articles can actually help you make money online in Kenya.
Now how does one go about this?
The Strategy: How it worksYou write articles on a topic for a website, publish it and get paid for it.
How to start writing Articles online in KenyaHere are basic things that you will need to start making money online using this medium:
- A computer
- Internet access
- Online account for submitting articles
How to actually get started- Go to an article publishing website like
Hubpages and register as a member
- Go to an advertising network like Google adsense, Adbrite or Amazon and register as a publisher
- Sync you website account to your publishing account
- Now you are ready to make money online with the above setup
What Hubpages is all aboutHubpages is a publishing platform that allows article writers to make money by just writing and publishing topics of interest and for various categories. Once you login to Hubpages, you will be able to choose from a list of categories on which you an create a topic.
Hubpages is just to guide you and provide a platform for you to publish your work and then maybe get a commission for your earnings on it. Once you become a member of Hubpages, you can start writing hubs since you are a huber. The more hubs you write, the more your potential to make money online from advertising spaces which she also provides.
Next StepsOnce you must have opened the necessary accounts as mentioned above, copy your advertiser's code and paste it within you hubpages template such that whenever you make new posts or publisher new articles, you advert shows. So depending on how many visitor's you get and how they respond to your advertisers, you get to receive a commision for driving traffic to your sponsors.
Other ways to make money from article writingYou could also join professional community websites where article writers can bid for, get jobs and get paid after completing it. Websites like Guru offers this and you could receive payments by Paypal.
Receiving your online payments in KenyaIf you are self publishing like on a network like Hubpages and using Google adsense or Amazon, you can get paid by a monthly cheque when you reach the required minimum amount for payment. You could cash your cheques into a domiciliary account and it would take about a month to get it cleared.
Tips: Using Google adsense pays a lot more than other online advertisers but it also depends on your niche. Promoting products like Amazon kindles can also help you make huge commissions per sale.
Comments: