How To Get The Most From Your Online Articles

Maximize your earning potential by being proactive with your article marketing and really make money by writing articles online.

If you really want to make money by writing articles then it is important that you get the most out of your articles.
If, like me, you spend a lot of time writing articles to make money online, then you want to make sure that your articles are achieving their maximum potential.
You could write thousands of perfect articles, informative, beautifully presented, keyword optimized, with irresistible titles that draw in the masses, receive lot's of complimentary comments and get the top ratings, yet still not manage to earn a single penny from your article writing. You have done absolutely everything right but somehow fell at the final hurdle.
When writing articles to be submitted to article websites, sign up to several in order to see which are the best places to display your work. Experiment by moving your articles around. If you have some articles which are earning you nothing then try deleting them and submitting them to another site instead. Consider how you make money from each site. - Is it from associated ads or do you earn from page views? Where are your articles more successful?
I have had articles on ArticleIncome.com, which are clearly being read, receiving over 100 views in less than a week, but because that website only pays me for clicks on associated ads, my articles have earned nothing. Not a single bean! The only winner in that situation is the website's owners who are getting free fresh content from me, driving up their rankings and website traffic. If the same articles had been placed on a site that pays for the number of page views my articles had generated, such as Associated Content, I would have received $1.50 for every 1000 page views. Whilst that might not sound like a lot, so long as your articles are of good quality they will be given longevity on the site and will continue to earn over time. Once you have built up a large portfolio of articles they will all be producing a little trickle simultaneously so your earnings will grow. If you are a US citizen you can also earn from upfront payments for many articles with Associated Content - As I am in the UK I, unfortunately can not (tax reasons).
I have removed my articles from Article income and have started submitting them to Associated Content. The first article published has earned a few cents after a couple of days.
If you have your own website or blog, consider also how much juice your article submission sites are giving you in traffic for your site or search engine optimization. Can you put links to your own website in your articles and if so are they "do-follow" or "no-follow"? A no-follow link will lead anyone clicking on it to your website but it won't be followed by search engine robots or spiders and therefore is of no value for increasing your website's rankings. If your articles aren't making hard cash on one website, you may still be happy to leave it there if it is earning by way of backlinks to your site. Associated Content allow all your links, just limiting you to 4 per article, which I think is reasonable. Article Income do not allow links at all. I therefore now give that site the thumbs down.

Update: Associated content now only pay page view bonuses to US citizens. Non US residents will not be paid ANYTHING unless they are a featured writer.

Remember once you have submitted your articles, do not neglect them. They are still your articles to do with as you please. (So long as you haven't accepted upfront payments, of course). Move them around for maximum earning potential. If a site isn't working for you, try another - there are plenty out there to choose from.
So get your articles working for you. That is how to really make money from writing articles online.
I will keep you informed of sites which earn and sites that do not.

I currently submit my articles to Bukisa.com. Click here to join Bukisa.com

As ever good luck in your quest to make money by writing online.