freelance writers usually make and what education is needed?

Depends on your niche; if you're going to write articles there's a lot of demand, but good pay is actually hard to find.

Try looking through this site: http://www.getafreelancer.com/affiliates/Antonellap/ for offers, and compare how much an article writer is payed against a data entry professional (forum poster, etc) for example.




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