In these tough economic times, I know sometimes you need a little extra cash, whether to pay the bills, the car insurance so you can go to work, or just a little extra money so you can buy Christmas or birthday presents for your kids.

There are a few different ways you can turn your writing skills into cash. One is to sell your writing directly to a website. You might get paid money upfront, get paid money based on how many people look at your ads, or you might be paid when someone buys your articles from the sites.

For this, I recommend
AssociatedContent
Helium
Constant Content

These won't pay much, but you choose what to write about and you can do it in your spare time.

If you want to become a freelancer for part-time or full-time income, you'll probably want to sign up on some freelance bidding sites. These include
Elance
Guru

Of course, you don't have to stop with articles. It is also easy to write ebooks either as a ghostwriter or for you to sell on your own. Even if you don't consider yourself that great of a writer, you probably have some knowledge that you can share.

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