Can I Make Money Online By Writing Funny Articles?

Like most of my articles I wrote this with humour uppermost in my mind.

As time goes by I have learnt that people don't look for humour all that much.

Yes, they are sometimes surprised and pleased when stumbling on something amusing, but usually the desire is for information. Information that I have often been slow to provide.

So let me give you a little bit of what the title promises.

Can I or You make money writing humorous content?

A simple enough question. When I originally asked it I wasn't sure of the answer. I was hoping my humour would be sufficient to get me lots of internet traffic, and that it would only be a short time before I was discovered and offered a chance to write scripts or newspaper articles.

I have learnt a lot since then...

As I mentioned people don't look for funny all that much. They look for quirky stories even less.

I initially tried writing my favorite misleading sorts of stories which were a disappointment to searchers looking for the, dare I say, genuine article.

So then I titled everything the funny this and the funny that - and just didn't get searchers at all.

No matter that I thought my stuff was very funny. It might be in places, it definitely isn't in others and it isn't going to make me any money.

I ended up writing for a small group of people who read my stuff, regular readers if you like - while the wider internet ignored me.

I am beginning to establish what works on the internet.

Although I would like to spend my time writing any old thing and showing off my skills, such as they are, and making witticisms - I need to write to a market.

The internet market.

The searchers, hopefully like you reading this, who are looking for something which I can fulfil.

This means that funny alone is not enough.

A flight of fantasy does not create traffic. It is the same as art or poetry or creative writing - all well and good - but maybe better suited to a Kindle.

An internet article needs to hit it's target.

To answer the question posed by the title - no I don't think I can make money writing funny articles. On the up side though, I believe I can make money by writing useful, informative and amusing articles.

The rest of this article is my original humorous piece, written when I thought humour alone was sufficient.

Online authoring is a way to express yourself through writing, and a chance to make some extra money as well.

We all write - whether it is a simple email, documents for work, maybe finding just the right message for a birthday greeting card.

Here's a piece of slightly tongue in cheek writing from me, just to how you how easy it is.

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Writing online content is an easy way to make money. That’s what Mr.Nboko said when I handed over my thirty dollar joining fee with two hundred dollars a month referral option. He painted a fantastic picture of future wealth and happiness which when you consider that English isn’t his first language is quite an achievement.

The seven secrets of success is one of his catchy phrases. Join up and make a million is another. Get in on level 3 is one which I didn’t quite get the gist of, but it sounded very exciting. So I signed up and am now a fully employed professional writer – earning money any day now I expect.

In all honesty, you can make money writing - just maybe not through Mr.Nboku.

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For an extra two and seventy five dollars I was able to purchase the last copy of his guaranteed software that automates writing for you.

You put a couple of words in, like possum toy, and within seconds you have five hundred original words to paste onto any website you like.

If only this had been around in the old days – it would have helped Shakespeare knock out those plays a lot quicker AND monetise the content. A trick missed Bill, a trick missed.

I was slightly puzzled to see that Mr.Nboku has found another copy of the software because he is selling that last copy on his website now, but glad that I managed to buy the last but one. Get in quick and be nobodies fool except your own - is my rather elegant motto which fits most circumstances.

Seriously for a moment. Article spinners are total rubbish. They churn out meaningless nonsense which can be spotted a mile off. If you can't write honestly then don't bother.

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The way this money making magic works is that you pop a few words on a website, let the automatic advert generators do their stuff and wait for people to visit.

If they choose to follow the trail then money appears in your account.

In my case for cash flow purposes it will appear in Mr. Nboku’s account first and be forwarded to me. It all amounts to the same thing in the end.

Some people find it challenging to write about stuff. They may have doubts about their worth or quality, or some moral sense of what is right. That’s where I am naturally gifted; I have none of those drawbacks. People don’t have to read your stuff you know. To quote from the Bard - "sling the crap out there and see what sticks".

What I am trying to say is have a go. You may surprise yourself.

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If we could only have truly original content there would be five books.

The Bible, a dictionary, a cook book, a short story and one of those humorous odd little books that you buy in a last minute panic at Xmas time and no one reads.

Fortunately the rules seem fairly flexible. If you have stolen the idea, the premise, the reasoning and the presentation from someone – as long as you change every fiftieth word you will be fine.

I use an online translator to change into Russian, then into French, and finally back into American, as I suppose we should now call English.

Of course this is wrong, and hopefully you will get caught. I was trying to make a point using a joke, never a great idea on the web. Since writing this I have realised there is an army of copiers out there - faceless, shameless people who are stealing from the original writers.

Don't cheat. There's enough natural variety in language to create original comment for ever more.

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For reasons I am not entirely sure of, it is best not to plaster your personal details across the internet. This is why I don’t use my real name, which is Tony Brown, but a false identity. We writers refer to this as a nom de lie.

I have of course provided Mr.You Know Who (protecting him as well – bit clever) with my full details including email, passwords and bank account – so that he will be able to start sending my fortune as it accumulates.

I expect to have a very surprised look on my face when I next check my online banking!

Do I need to say this? Be sensible, be careful with your personal details.

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I seem to have written more than 500 words.

This is very bad, very bad indeed. It was all very well for those old writers like Mark Twain to waste words (didn’t he bang on and on), but this is a rather more professional business.

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Having checked my prose above I really can’t see anything that could be removed, without it becoming just another piece of internet rubbish hoping to make few dollars.

As if.

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In case you scan down to see what the punch line is – it’s this. Yes you can make money online by writing articles.

What?

You expected a joke? I don’t do jokes. On these rates you’re lucky I even do the words. Let alone sentences. Sorry mate.

Ciao. Marky.

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