There is more than one way to make money selling essays. If you are good at writing and you have what it takes to write a good essay, then you can make money doing it. How much? It depends, but at the top of the market it can be a very good living.

Essay writing differs from article writing. Generally speaking, you are expected to have a college education, though this is not absolutely necessary. You will of course need to know how to write essays in the style and manner tutors expect to receive them.

You can write essays for pay through websites like My Essays. This is a revenue sharing website. That means that you will share whatever profits are made with the owners of the website. They attract the traffic, someone buys occasionally, and they will give you half and keep half to themselves.

The good news about My Essays is that the minimum they will list an essay for is $20. That compares very favorable with the kind of prices you can expect to get for writing articles. However, this assumes that the essay is accepted to their standards.

The highest quality essays sold by My Essays can reach $100 though don't realistically expect this for all your essays. The papers you submit have to get the website's PaperSafe seal of approval before the price can be raised above $25, which is still not too bad.

My Essays will let you withdraw money as soon as your account has over $50 in it. You will be paid by PayPal, so you will need a PayPal account too. Both are free to get though. The company will issue a check if you request it.

Another way to make money selling essays is to join an essay writing service and write essays to order. There are a number of such services online. Most of them will only accept essay writers who hold a degree, or possibly a diploma. It isn't usually enough that you can write well; they need to know that you have had a good education too.

One essay writing company that actively advertises for essay writers is Best Essays. The service they provide is mostly in helping students who need essays written to a high standard, and who can afford to have them written by a freelance essay writer.

It has to be said that there are a few questions of ethics attached to this kind of essay writing, but the service exists and it is popular too. The money that you can make writing essays through an essay writing service is likely to be higher than with a company like My Essays. Most essay writers contracted to a service can probably expect to earn around $1,000 a week.

You will have to write to a deadline when you join an essay writing service. Those needing essays tend to realize it when it is almost too late. By that time they are desperate, so you, the essay writer, usually has to act fast. If that sounds like something you would like to do, check it out for yourself.