Beware the content 
generating websites

If you want to make money writing online, whether it's about travel, cars or anything, you may stumble on one of the new content generating sites. 

Look at London Brokers for example. They are also plugging themselves through fake social media channels like this. Other sites that pay peanuts for content include ask.com and examiner.com/

The rough idea is this: you sign up and write 500-word pieces for them on a huge range of topics they provide. You pick which ones you want to write about. But here's the problem:

The money is a measly $6.50, about £3.50 for each article. That is very, very low. 

Imagine a day where you really go for it, writing feverishly. You could maybe complete ten amazing articles on different subjects. Your reward: £35. You'd make more working down the local shop.

My advice is steer clear of these sites. The money they pay for travel articles is at a third-world level and the only thing they generate is huge profit for the site owners. 

Look at a site like textbroker.com - that's working the online writing industry from the other side. They sell words from $1.20 per 100. Some poor sap is writing that stuff. I bet it's rubbish.

Instead look to a site that rewards your writing success. Suite.101 are strict but some writers I know make decent money if their pieces get enough hits - although I have heard it is falling away recently. Thetraveleditor.com is good if you can churn out enough good travel copy. It works for me. These sites aren't going to pay enough to replace a day job but it's very cool to get a little dribble of royalties every month.

And of course there is always the opportunity to stat your own website like this one. Here is how I did it. (I get no commission for telling you that!)... and it has made me fabulously wealthy (errr, not quite yet, but maybe one day).