Can article writing be a career?

@zadeer (34)
United States
December 28, 2011 9:19am CST
Can article writing be a full time job? Like a career path ? And doing it at home full time, how much can a person make? Will it be hard for a person to be a freelance writer and earn a living ?
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3 responses
28 Dec 11
Yes, absolutely. Doing it full time - or part time - at home, you can earn as much as you want, pretty much. That's a long-term view, of course, and depends on whether you're a good writer, etc. I've been freelance writing/editing for three years and make a decent income, part-time. Like most things, it just takes perseverance and a bit of research/knowledge to get started!
1 Jan 12
Hi SpikeTheLobster, I have similar aspirations, (freelance writing etc), myself. Are there any websites you would recommend to a newbie?
@shskumbla (3338)
• India
28 Dec 11
Some people are like to write articles. And some people are not. In the case we can't say it will be hard to them. Some people think it is a hard work and some people are do not think in that way... Thank you.
@zadeer (34)
• United States
28 Dec 11
it is hard work to think and write for people when they are only interested in SEO and stuff...it takes the creativity away !!
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
6 Jan 12
Hi Zadeer, if you are writing for the newspaper, you can definitely make good money from article writing. If not, you can sign up at Constant-content, and sell your articles there. however, they reject articles with imperfect English. if you are talking about writing for passive income, it will take a very long time before you have enough money to live comfortably. Even getting a hundred dollars per month is very hard.