If you think that you can just start writing on any topic to make money writing you are bit off. Years ago when the Internet wasn´t as crowded yet, anybody could pick up the keyboard and just type away, because the competition wasn´t what it is nowadays.
In order to make money writing in these days, you will have to go a few steps further and do quite a bit of research before putting yourself out on the writers market.
If you have been researching the possibilities to make money writing online, I am sure you have seen all sorts of recommendations and tips, some people might even say the complete opposite of what others are saying. I have seen many times that people encourage others to just write about their passion, but unfortunately that is just about the worst advice you can give in some cases.
The big influencing factor when it comes to choosing the topics is who/where/why
Who you are writing for obviously influences the topic. If you freelance, your client will come up with the topic, the keywords to use and probably a few other rules that you have to follow in order to get paid.
Where you are writing will also give you a few guidelines. For example if you are writing on forums or blogs, the guidelines will be completely different from writing for article distribution or revenue sharing programs. Being aware of these guidelines and applying them the way they are meant to be is what could make a difference between earning little or earning a lot more.
Why, the Why is probably the most important factor when it comes to make money writing. If you are writing an e-book you could of course depend on your passion to shine through and make sure that you get a killer sales page in order to sell the book. In reality, the sales page might even become more important than the quality of your book, seeing that a great sales page will help you sell more books, while a crappy sales page probably won´t be able to sell the best of ebooks, not even if it were true Oscar material.
If you are aiming for residual income and make money writing for revenue sharing programs or use your content to build up your own website portfolio that will generate money over the long run, you will need to understand that your passion might not be what brings money in your wallet, and that it is really important to learn to choose the right keyword to make money writing.
Your whole residual income stands or falls by your ability to choose the right keywords and the sooner you really grasp this idea and understand how to pick the right ones, the faster you will get ahead building your income online.
I have heard many people saying that it is unethical to depend on keywords, because the important thing should be your passion shining through in your words, but unfortunately, when you want to make money writing you can´t depend on your passion alone and you really want to make sure that your keyword has potential to get you some decent return on investment (your time!
