This short article is for complete beginners at freelance writing online. I consider you a complete beginner, even if you've made hundreds of thousands of dollars as an offline writer. Writing to sell online is DIFFERENT.

OK. Now, come closer, I want to whisper in your ear... (Whispering) Start small. Make $10 online. Then $100, then $1000 and so on.

Why you should start small

Did I say that writing to sell online is different? I did. If you're a beginning writer, you're dazed. You don't know where to start. If you're an established writer, you have methods of working. Some work well online, and others do not.

Either way, the online world is a new country, and I've no doubt that you have a brain-full of "musts." You must do this, you must learn that... Those musts will cripple you, and in Sell Your Writing Online NOW (SYWON) we aim to get rid of your preconceived ideas in the first four lessons, laying the groundwork so that you'll have a profitable writing career very quickly.

You need to focus, and SELL quickly, because nothing will happen in your career until you sell something. This can be scary, and the sooner you get over this hurdle the better.

So please start small.

Write an article for pay. Edit something for someone. Write anything (but keep it short), and sell it, preferably today.

The more time you spend thinking about what you could and would do, if this or that happened, or you did this or that, the more you'll procrastinate.

Start small. Make ten dollars. That will show you that it's possible for YOU to make money writing online. That will make a big impression on you, and you'll gradually become aware of all the possibilities.

Start small. Start today. Start NOW.