Good Jobs for Writers

Online Content

Writers can write for online magazines, website owners or create their own websites or blogs, which can make money with Google Adsense, which displays ads on your website. An overview of Google Adsense is found in the Reference section. Writers can find many online opportunities by word of mouth or by becoming members of online writer's forums. The market for writers online is endless, but you do need to know how to market yourself to potential clients to compete with other online writers.

In-house Content

Newspapers, magazines and publishing houses look for writers with a flair for creativity. Newspaper and magazine writers can cover sports, festivals or a number of other events. Book authors can write and publish hard cover or paperback books or e-books that are sold online. Writers can also work for companies writing press releases, sales copy or grant proposals.

Editors

Many editors begin their careers as writers or through internships with well known companies. Editors will edit work that is submitted by writers and make any needed corrections or send the work back to the writer for corrections. Editors can work in-house for a company or telecommute. An example of careers in the editing field include executive editors, managing editors and assistant editors.

Qualifications

Qualifications can vary depending on the type of writing that you are doing. Typically, staff editors and writers for newspapers will be required to have a degree, but a freelance writer may not be required to have a degree if she can produce quality articles with search engine optimization knowledge. If a writer wants to be an expert in one field and write about it, a college education in that field may be needed.

Earnings and Job Outlook

The job outlook for writers is competitive, but, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as newspapers and magazines move their focus to online resources the job industry will open up more writing jobs. Earnings for a writer will vary. Compensation typically depends on the type of writing that you are doing. The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists the median wage for a writer in May 2008 at $53,070 per year. The typical range of pay for a writer is between $38,150 and $75,060 per year, with 10 percent of writers making $28,020 or less. A freelance writer will earn what he negotiates for his work, but generally will not have benefits such as health insurance as a full-time writer would with a company.

How to Block Google Ads in IE8

1. Open Internet Explorer 8.

2. Click on the 'Tools' button at the top of the browser page and choose 'InPrivate Filtering Settings' from the drop-down menu.

3. Select 'Choose content to block or allow' from the dialogue window.

4. Select 'www.google.com' from the 'Content provider' menu and click on the 'Block' button to block Google as a third-party content provider.

5. Click the 'OK' button. This action will stop Google ads from appearing when browsing the Internet.

How to Hide Ads by Google

1. Download the Adblock Plus add-on for Mozilla Firefox. Restart the Firefox browser and click on 'Tools,' and then 'Add-ons.' Click to select the 'Adblock Plus' button. Click the button labeled 'Add Filter.' Enter 'http://*.googlesyndication.com/*' without the quotations into the box and click 'OK.'

2. Download IE7Pro for Internet Explorer. This is a free add-on that includes an ad blocker to block Google ads. Install IE7Pro and restart Internet Explorer. Right-click on the blue circle in the bottom right part of the Internet Explorer browser window. Click on 'Enable Ad Blocker' to block Google ads and many other types of ads as well.

3. Download and install Sponsored Ad Blocker. This is a free software program that only blocks sponsored advertisements such as ads by Google. The program works on multiple browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox and Opera. After installing the program, load a web browser and the ads should be gone.

How to Add Amazon Ad Code to a Wordpress Blog

1. Establish an Amazon affiliate membership (see Resources below). Set up your information with your name, email, choices on how you want to receive payments, your username and any other information that is needed by Amazon.

2. Once this step is complete and everything is ready to go with Amazon you are ready to create a link to a product. Go to the Affiliate Program page. Sign in to your account.

3. I'll show you a specific product link, but the steps for a link, a banner or a widget are basically the same. On the Affiliate main page, click the tab called 'Links & Banners' on the tabbed menu at the top.

4. On the new page for Product Links select 'Add Product Links Now.'

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You can narrow down your search for the exact product you want to sell using the drop-down menu to select a category within Amazon's product line. You can enter an exact title or give an ASIN/ISBN if you know it. Press Go.

6. If you get more than one result in your search, find the proper one. Click the button that says 'Get Link' for the one you picked.

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In the window that opens, select your link type. If you choose 'Text and Image' (Enhanced Display) you don't have to copy the image and upload it. Amazon will serve the image. If you choose 'Image Only' you will need to copy the image and upload it. If you choose 'Text Only' you get a text link with no photo.

8. You can customize the link to fit your blog's color scheme, then you are ready to grab the HTML for the product link. It's immediately under what you see in the image in Step 7. Copy that HTML.

9. I recommend you leave the Amazon page open. If you need the HTML again, it will be findable. In a new browser tab sign in to your Wordpress blog. Create a new post title in the usual way. Type some text in the blog post to talk about the product you are planning to link.

10. At the top of the Wordpress blog post entry field, click the tab that says HTML.Find the spot where you want to insert to link to the product. Paste the HTML from Amazon there.

11. At the top of the Wordpress blog post entry field, click the tab that says 'Visual.' Check visually to make sure things turned out the way you want. Select 'Save Draft' and then Preview the post so you can click on the link to make sure it really goes to the Amazon page you want, then close the Preview.

12. If you have finished writing the text you want to have appear with the link, you are ready to click 'Publish.'

How to Change a Google Homepage Color

1. Open your Web browser and navigate to Google.com.

2. Locate the 'Change Background Image' link on the bottom left side of the page, then click it. A dialogue window will open. This link is sometimes found in different locations on the Google homepage, depending on browser.

3. Click the 'Public Gallery' tab in the left sidebar to view public backgrounds.

4. Click on an image to choose it, then click the 'Select' button. The image will load to your Google homepage background.

How to Submit a Complaint to Google

1. Open your Internet browser and visit the 'Removing Content from Google' page on the 'Help' section of Google's website.

2. Click on the radio button next to the Google service you want to complain about. This will open a new section with additional options.

3. Click on the radio button next to the sentence which best describes the nature of your complaint.

4. Follow the instructions which appear at the bottom of the page. Depending on the nature of your complaint, you might have to fill in a form on a new page or you might have to contact another department.

How to Upgrade My YouTube Channel

1. Create a Google AdSense account. You can use the same Google account that you use for YouTube. Go to the AdSense website, enter your account information into the sign-in fields, and follow the on-screen account setup instructions. Once you have your AdSense account set up, you will need to wait for Google to send you an authorization code via postal mail. This code will need to be entered into your AdSense account in order for you to start receiving ad payments.

2. Create video content that does not include any audio or visual imagery from works that do not allow commercial use. You may be familiar with fair-use practices of audio and video sampling, but these cannot be used with YouTube videos that will be generating ad revenue. The only samples that you can use are those that fall under public domain or that are licensed under a Creative Commons license that allows for commercial remixing. Otherwise, all the audio and video content in your YouTube channel must be yours alone.

3. Amass thousands of viewers on your YouTube channel. YouTube does not specify how many viewers are necessary before a user becomes eligible for a partnership. The exception to this requirement is if you are a filmmaker who has a proven record of successful commercial sales, such as DVDs or digital downloads.

4. Submit a YouTube Partner application at YouTube's Partner website. If your account does not meet the specified criteria, this page will automatically redirect you to the main YouTube homepage. YouTube may take several days to inform you of your application status.