A lot of people think of professional writers as people who write books or edit magazines and newspapers. Granted, these are high profile professional writing positions. However, there are also many other great writing gigs that you can land if you have the same tools that I do.

Armed with my imagination and a computer, I write articles and blogs for a search engine optimization company. It is just a part time job that I do as a 1099 independent contractor. They pay piecemeal (every time I submit an assignment, they pay me), and it really helps to supplement my income. And it is not hard work either. In fact, most of the time it is fun since I try to spin my warped sense of humor into whatever I am writing. If you are a strong writer, perhaps it is something you should look into. After all, I just made five bucks writing this, and it only took me about five minutes!