Hey BHW,
Before I ask my question I'll bore you with a small back story.
I started making money on the internet with a simple self-made method a few months ago. After about 3 months of off-and-on "marketing" (totaling about $65) I came across BHW. I've been reading around here for about a month and a half and I've been hesitating to act because I couldn't find anything that worked for me. I've realized that article writing seems to be the best method for my schedule,skill-set, and interest. My problem is getting started. I've looked into a few sites, and signed up for iWriter. iWriter doesn't have many article opportunities for non-Elite/Premium writers, but I continue to look for a topic I can write about.

What are the best sites to get me started? Are there any tips that you can give me to get me started?
Any advice is appreciated!

Thanks in advance for any help.

It depends on how much money you are willing to work for, and how good of a writer you are. People will be willing to pay more for better writers.

If you are a good writer you can sell your services here, or on other IM forums. You could also try fiverr and other gig sites. There are also a few gigs on craigslist that need writers, you could check that out.

But it all depends on what you are going for free, are you a good writer that plans to be sought after, or a writer that just pumps out a lot of decent articles. Answer these questions yourself and you will be able to figure out more of which path you want to take.

Hope this helps

Also check your niche and interest in the topics you can write about.

there is a lot of freelance websites like odesk, freelancer, fiverr, that gives you the opportunity to write articles and get paid for it and at the same time you improve your skills and get higher rates.