So, have you heard article writing is one of the fastest ways to make money online? It is...but does the hours it takes to write just a few articles really turn you off?

Stick with me, I'm about to reveal my secret to writing articles so fast it will leave you with your mouth hanging open.

Article writing has taken off like a rocket ship the last couple of years. Mainly for those in internet marketing who want to create a huge traffic surge to their landing pages to sell products through affiliate marketing, or newsletters.

My purpose here is not to go into detail exactly how writing articles helps you make money at home, but to tell you how to write articles at the speed of sound. If you are not sure how you use articles to make money at home with affiliate marketing, sign up for my free 3 day course below.

Once you have your article keywords ready, to write articles at the speed of sound simply do a search for top article directories. Then do a search inside of the directory of your choice for your keywords.

So, what are these types and their differences?

Simply put, in the early days of the internet, Cost-Per-Click (CPC) was the general program used. This is when the affiliate only needs to display banners on their website, or send out emails, advertising the product or merchant. Every time a click on a banner or link in the email happens, a redirect to the merchant's website happens. The merchant then pays the affiliate a certain amount of money for every 'click.'

Google's AdSense program is an example of this kind of Affiliate Marketing, however it's not entirely the same, as AdSense is more contextual advertising (only displays adverts that relate to the website they are displayed.)

Okay, so far, so good. What about from the point of view of the web site owner? By featuring fresh, interesting, relevant and just plain useful content on your site, you have a number of ways to make money that are open to you. One of the easiest and most effective ways to that is by signing up for an account with targeted advertising companies such as Bidvertiser, Google Adsense, Adbrite, and many others. These companies typically work on a "per click" basis. They will provide you with ads that are relevant to the content of your site, the idea being that your visitors will click on them and you get paid a certain amount every time someone clicks on the ad.

One other way to make money is by signing up with an affiliate program. This will typically involve hosting a link to the company on your web site or blog. You then try to drum up interest in the product by either writing about it in your blog, posting a review of the product, or posting about it on another site and inviting readers to visit your web site for more information. You can even do all of these things together in order to attract the maximum number of visitors possible.

These are only a few of the ways that you can make money from web content. There will surely be newer and more lucrative ways to earn an income in the future, and hopefully this article has inspired you to look into other methods as well as to keep an eye on any future developments in the industry.