By Laura Hickey Http://www.laurahickey.com
When starting out in the article writing business many feel onesided. Some say that writing for free will gain you greatpublicity while others prefer only to be paid for theirarticles. But if you're just starting out you may be confused asto which way is the best or perhaps doing both would benefityou.
Free Article Writing- If you write free articles and submit themto free article directories you have a good chance of them beingpicked up and published on several websites. If you include yourwebsite address in the "About the Author" section this couldbring you a good amount of hits, but not always. You may startgetting requests from newsletter and e-zines editors that wantto make sure they can use your article. This could lead to greatexposure for your work. Below is a list of places you can listyour free article for others to use. Webmasters, Editors,etc...using your work cannot change your article in any shape orform but by submitting to these websites, you allow others topublish your work on their website. You may be published on awebsite that you don't like, many haven't had this be a problembut there's a chance.
Paid Article Writing- For some this is a full time job and forothers a little extra earned money on the side. Some look atthose who have been paid for their work as officially publishedwriters. It adds prestige to their writing. Some websites offerplaces where you can submit your writing and they market it.Please keep in mind that when doing this, you most likely aregiving up your copyrights to your work. Whomever publishes itgets to keep that. Sometimes you have to sign a contractagreeing that your work may be used in any or all forms ofpublicity. Be careful when writing for pay because you may endup doing hours of work for a crummy amount of pay. Getting paidfor your article may be harder since you may decide to write fora certain magazine and must follow their guidelines. Not tomention if your article is close to one they've recentlypublished, the chances are they won't publish your work. Beloware places for free and paid article writing submissionwebsites.
Free Article Websites Goarticles.com Articlecity.comIdeamarketers.com Afreepress.com Articlewarehouse.comezinearticles.com Amazines.com Isnare.com Articlehub.comAlumbo.com Clickforcontent.com Theallineed.com Articlesfree.com
Paid Article Websites Writeforcash.com Writer-base.comElanceonline.com Guru.com Freelancewriting.com (under jobssection)
Website submission links may change after this article ispublished.I don't endorse in any shape or form the websitesabove. Good luck!
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