Part – Time Article Writing Is A Good Way To Earn Extra Income

by John Farcikan | 5th January 2010

I am a case in point that a good way to earn extra income is by article writing. Initially when I started doing this I wanted to make some extra money for luxuries, and I wanted to know how to work online so that I would have something to fall back on if the, you know what hit the fan, in my job.

I was employed full time and very interested in being able to make money online. I started article writing part-time and "bam" like a bolt out of the blue I lost my job. My first reaction was, I needed another job. But I gave it some though, shaved of my hair so that I would be too embarrassed to go job hunting and started writing full-time. It has been far from easy, increasing my earning potential to more than just a living. I lost my relationship, which was no big hardship, but did knock me off kilter, but what I did get was freedom. The freedom to write my own salary check and learn to be without a partner who though I was a loser because I refused to go back and work for a boss.

An extra $500 a month can make a huge difference in your life, and this is easy with article writing, you only have to make $125 a week. It can make a massive impact on your finances, and be used to pay off debt or for creating other streams of income. With me, things were a little different.

Whether this story inspires you or scares you depends very much on your own personal level of risk. I had had enough of the cell phone hanging around my neck 24/7 (even while I was in the bath, on the toilet or on vacation). And although I had a fantastic job, with a company car, mobile, expense account, health insurance, fat salary package and other perks, I had no freedom.

To my way of thinking, my freedom is the biggest perk of being an article writer. I work as much as I want when I want, but I also realize that the amount of money I earn is directly proportionate to the amount of effort I put in.

After 18 months, a massive drop in earnings, and hard work, I am able to look at my efforts and be proud. I am also able to put some of my earnings into making additional streams of income by leveraging, and it works.

This is definitely not the best way to earn extra income according to others, there are a lot of people out there who have made good better than I. But it is a way that I know works, because it has worked for me, and I won't be the only self employed article writer to tell you this.

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