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 Needless to say, writing a novel when you're an unpublished author doesn't pay all that much-approximately zero.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 rejected the idea immediately, because I did not identify myself as being a journalist or an article writer. That was until he told me how much money he was making. He most certainly was not earning millions, but he was definitely earning far more than I had any hope of earning at a bookstore. He also said he made his own hours and could write as many articles as he wanted each day. 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. The only advice he asked me to formulate good resume to submit to any one of the freelance writing sites online. These sites were driven by businesses who were looking for writers to compose articles that would then be submitted to an article directory.

Article directories are no-cost sites that provide access to intelligent and thoughtful articles. The writer usually receives instructions from his new employer about the articles they want him to write, which he then submits to an 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. The purpose of the article is to drive traffic of interested consumers directly to the business's website, where they can then purchase products.

After I had landed my first client, I wrote ten articles on the best way to wax hardwood floors. Articles are written differently by some authors.Narrative fiction is one of the style used in article writing. Once I was finished with the articles, I next took care of submission to the predetermined article directory of their choice. 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.

After a few weeks of writing articles, I was closing in on a hundred percent acceptance rate, my rent was paid in full because of the article directory, and I had more time to work on my novel than I would have had I been working at the bookstore. I also enjoyed the fact that the article directory I was submitting my work to was providing useful information to interested users for free.