Writing online is a great work at home job to have but it takes some patience and a great deal of perserverance. Freelance work is never easy and it takes a lot of work to make money. You cannot expect to begin writing online and have people falling all over themselves to give you work. Generally, it takes awhile to build up a portfolio so that you can try for better paying jobs. Any freelance work you may have done outside of the internet would be a big help in writing online.
It is possible to make a good income online but you have to be willing to work hard and not put all of your eggs in one basket. Working online is not regular work so it is good to have many places that you submit your work. In case you lose one paying job you will always have other jobs to fall back on.
There are many different ways to write online. You can write content for websites, articles, or you may get a job as a virtual assistant. You will also learn to weed out the sites that pay very little for the ones that pay what your writing is worth.
Don’t just up and quit your day job but start slow writing online.