So you think you can write

And who doesn't.

I think I can write ... and I presume most bloggers out there think they can write too. But do you think that you are that good that you can actually make money from your writing.

If the answer is yes, then you definitely need to check out http://www.elance.com/ which a friend of mine introduced me too a couple of weeks ago after we were brainstorming over coffee about what I could do with my life.

Elance.com allows companies and/or individuals to outsource their work to freelance professionals with a bidding concept style. So after paying a measly sign up fee of USD 10.00, you can either be the individivual (or company) that puts a job online, "hire" or you can be that freelance professional looking for "work".

Jobs range from web programmers, designers, researches to of course ... writers.

I actually went ahead and signed up and whilst I am far from a freelance professional, I have to admit that I enjoyed spending a fair amount of time looking at the jobs available online. There were a few jobs for "hire" that I quite honestly mulled over, but hey, who am I kidding.

So, if you think you can write, and get paid for it, then elance.com will definitely not waste your time or your 10 bucks.

For a more headstrong approach, if you do think you have something of interest to say, then jot it down and send it to a number of magazines editors and one of them may actually pick it up and publish it.

Well that's what happened to me ... but that was a long long long time ago ...