Some online writers earn peanuts.
Others earn enough to only work part time for a full time - and very nice sized - wage.
So how do you make sure you fall into the second group? Firstly you need to accept that getting to that stage is a journey.
You won't start out and grab the best paying writing jobs that are out there.
You need to work your way up to that stage.
Once you have some experience you need to make sure you start looking for well paid work on a regular basis.
It's no good waiting for it to fall in your lap.
Part of the battle is in getting your name known as a writer.
Set up a blog, set up a website and promote yourself.
Make sure they are professional and easy to access, so potential clients can contact you directly.
You can also look for adverts for writing jobs online.
Believe me there are plenty of them out there - you just need to look.
Explore the search engines, read writing blogs, frequent websites that offer writing work - do everything and do it often to maximise your chances of being in the right place at the right time.
I regularly look on Craigslist for writing jobs, and I found my best paying market of all on there.
Don't think that because you have looked somewhere for weeks and you haven't come up trumps that there isn't something just around the corner.
Believe me when I say there is no big secret to finding well paying writing jobs.
The big secret, if you want to think there is one, is simply in looking for them.
You must open yourself up to the possibilities, and then they will start to appear.
So many writers give up before they really give themselves a chance.
You need to be stubborn and persistent.
Make good use of the search engines as well.
Search for 'well paid writing jobs' - it sometimes brings up interesting results.
Search for whatever type of writing work you want to find and keep going until you find it.
You will be happy you did.