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Where to Find Work as a VA Want to try your hand at working as a VA? Here are eight of the most popular websites for finding clients: 1.  Elance/oDesk These companies have always been similar, and they  merged in late 2013 . On each site, prospective clients post their needs and then sit back while hungry freelancers “bid” on a chance to work for them. While this strategy may work well for certain professions, Tatiana Christian suggests that VAs use caution, stating, “I hate bidding sites. People only use those sites to get really good help for very little money.” Mandigma agrees, saying, “I still have a profile [on oDesk] but do not use it at all because bidding for jobs takes a lot of time. I would rather focus on marketing myself through my blog and social media.” 2.  TaskRabbit TaskRabbit specializes in connecting people locally; however, they're now offering limited “remote” work, much of which is perfect for a VA. If you're over 21 and liv...

1. Sign Up for an Account If you’re not familiar with the site, check out a beginner’s guide  like this one. While your username can be anything, it’s best to make it your name, or perhaps your name with a number attached. Keeping it professional will give potential clients their first glimpse of your quality. 2. Know Your Subreddits Subreddits (or “subs”) are individual pages of Reddit about anything and everything. The three main subs for freelance writers are  /r/ForHire ,  /r/HireAWriter  and /r/WritingOpportunities.  I’ll be mainly talking about /r/ForHire and /r/HireAWriter. /r/ForHire  is a constantly updated compendium of companies and individuals who are hiring. It’s also a place for freelancers to advertise themselves. /r/HireAWriter  is exactly what it sounds like – writers post about their services, and companies post job openings for writers. /r/WritingOpportunities  lists publications that pay for writing and accep...

If you’re looking for more ways to earn money as a freelance writer, look beyond the content mills. Here are a few   great lists of  sites that pay  for  articles . If you’re ready to broaden your scope and pitch more sites,  here are a few options that pay $200 or more per article. 1.   ParentPick The pay : up to $350 What editors want : If you’re a parent who can tell a story other parents in Los Angeles would love, you have a good shot. Your article can fall into any of the site’s categories, including Family Fun, Education, Enrichment, Party, Shopping, Holiday or Los Angeles Parents. The site generally pays $50 per article, or up to $100 per article if you’re a blogger. However, editors will pay more for featured topics requiring in-depth research, and you can earn an extra $100 if your post becomes one of their top five, and another $150 if it hits the top spot. 2.   CSMonitor The pay : up to $300, depending on the section W...

1. Listverse: $100 Listverse  publishes  nothing but lists . Their posts are all long lists (usually beyond 1,500 words long) containing at least 10 items, with an explanation of why each item deserves its place on the list. Read more details  here . 2. WorldStart: up to $50 At  WorldStart , the topic is information technology and the tone is light-hearted. The site is aimed at IT beginners so you don’t need to be a technical expert to contribute — if you can share tips that are useful to beginners, you can submit a post to this site. The $50 payment is for post of 800 words; shorter posts earn a smaller fee. Read more details  here . 3. The Motley Fool: $50 to $100 The Motley Fool  is a finance website aimed at people interested in investing. If you can deliver detailed investing tips that the Fool’s staff feel are worth syndicating, they’ll be happy to pay you. Read more details  here . 4. PSDTuts+: $50+ Got Photoshop skills? T...

AFFILIATE PROGRAM BUSINESS BASIC PAYMENT METHODS Generally, the most popular affiliate programs offer three types payments. PAY-PER-SALE (COST-PER-SALE) This is the most popular payment offered by most of the affiliate programs. Under this program, the affiliate marketers earn commissions from the merchant each time they will send a client to the merchant website, and that client makes an actual purchase. Various affiliate programs offer a specific percentage of the sale as commission while others will pay you a fixed rate for every sale. PAY-PER-CLICK (COST-PER-CLICK) Pay-Per-Click is also considered as widespread and common affiliate agreement. Under this agreement, the affiliate marketers will get fixed rates depending on the number of clients who click on the links placed on the affiliate website that leads to the merchant website. Here a purchase is not necessary to earn commissions, all that has to be done is that the client clicks the link and stays a...