The number one way I get paid, is to write articles about getting paid to write articles.
You may need to read that again.

Looking back before I post, it does look very silly. But since everyone wants to know how to make extra money from home these days, this is precisely the way to get the job done. It wasn't until I was able to read between the lines and realize this, that I made any kind of spendable cash. Of course there are a million other ways to make a living, but trends come and go like the tide on this world wide circus. At this point I don't see article writing going anywhere because writing is what one does online, in one form or another. It's like breathing. Not only that, but who wants to pay to sign up and sell other people's junk? Nobody pays to get a job.

The thing you must pay close attention to when earning your living from home sweet home is to really make it worth people's time visiting your site. Your readers want something they can take away with them at no cost and information is what sells. It doesn't cost anything to teach a person something that will benefit them, and it's great to know you may have helped somebody out who seriously needed some assistance. You can provide resource links for them to follow, you'll get a page view, and a payment and in turn the reader gets a quality new venue for publishing their own materials. It's an absolute win-win situation for everyone.
Lots of sites do not have affiliate links, but post their homepage link anyway. There is plenty of money in this world for everyone, be nice-share! Invite your readers to post their links on your site too. This is mutually beneficial and you can help somebody get a head start by sending them some of your traffic.

I could go on all day with keywords, stats, facts and figures. I'm not much of a mathematical geek when it comes to adsense, but I do know I get traffic and at the end of the day that is exactly what people must have. I do frequent a couple of freelance sites where people commission others to write articles for them. As usual, some pay very well, while most want something for nothing, after all it is just human nature. Many thanks to google and sites like this one, thanks to persistance I can afford to be picky. I set my price and I don't budge from it. If I wanted minimum wage I would go back to work flipping artificial beef burgers on 3rd shift for minimum wage, after driving across town in the snow and ice.