If you love the idea of earning a good living from home and have a way with words, getting started with a revenue sharing website is one of the best ways to get started in freelance writing.

Freelance writing is becoming hugely popular as a way to earn money from home. But to get started, you'll need to make a name for yourself, set up a portfolio, and showcase your work before clients start beating down your door. This is exactly where revenue sharing Websites are most profitable.

The first thing you need to do to get started with a revenue sharing website to start earning money from home is to sign up with a few. Only two years ago, these Websites were few and far between. But today, there are lots of Websites that are willing to pay you nominal fees for articles you write.

Start on Websites such as Associated Content, Ezine Articles, Ehow, and many other article directories that are just waiting to pay you for your words. Sign up and start by writing content that you are fully knowledgeable about. If you have a green thumb, write gardening articles. If you keep up on celebrity gossip, write some entertainment articles. Your first few articles have to be some of your best so write about something you know a lot about!

Read the guidelines for submissions on the revenue sharing website carefully. These vary from site to site and there's nothing more frustrating than constantly having work returned because you didn't follow proper guidelines.

Once your work has been published on the revenue sharing website, you will immediately earn money from it. These Websites generally pay a small upfront fee to you in exchange for the share of rights to the article. Once you've received this small upfront payment, you will also usually receive a percentage of money in relation to how many people look at your article.

Revenue sharing Websites work on the concept that your articles will drive traffic to their site and make them money. Because of this, they provide incentives for work that is interesting and that will draw traffic. This is why revenue sharing Websites provide a way for you to earn an income from home, months and possibly years after you've written one article.

PayPal is quickly becoming the most popular payment method for freelancers, especially freelance online content writers. If you don't already have one, you want to make sure you have a PayPal address in place before signing up with any revenue sharing website. Once you sign up with a website, they'll usually want to know your payment information right away so it's important to already know this and to have it handy.

Once you become familiar with your own writing style and the whole process of article writing for revenue sharing Websites, you'll quickly learn how easy it is to make even more money from home using these sites. And while these sites won't make you rich overnight, they're a great way to get started in the freelance writing business.

Another benefit that revenue sharing Websites offer is that they provide you with an automatic online portfolio. As you become more involved with your freelance writing business, you'll find you'll need samples to give to potential clients. This allows them to see what your style of writing is like, and is a chance for you to showcase your work.

Not only do revenue sharing Websites provide an upfront and continuous income that can be made from home, they also provide you a place that you can continually update your work to gain new clients. And, make money at the same time!