Getting Paid to Write
Tuetego
This site actually pays. Not a lot, but it does pay you to do something that you would normally do anyway. You do have to put in the work on rating and writing content, not just loving posts. If you love to write, stick with it! The worst thing that could happen is that you end up perfecting your skill.
Textbroker
This site allows you to write for slightly larger amounts of money but takes away your creative flow. It gives assignments instead of the light-hearted tuetego write how you feel attitude. If you really want to work this site could help you.
Upwork
Although I was rejected from this site, I have heard other people sing its praise. I wasn' t offended by the rejection, I haven't written anything since I left high school 20 years ago. From what others have said this site has paid for work.
I have to add Grammarly to this site because if it wasn't for the god of comas and correct tenses I would not make a penny anywhere. If you are only a novice writer, like me this app will help you get to where you need to be as far as punctuation and correct grammar are concerned.
So far these are the only sites I have found that actually pay for work. I have learned the hard way that if they ask for money, they aren't going to pay. If you take nothing else away from my little article, remember that. There are tons of sites that promise the life of luxury from your home if you just send them money. In the world of writing, you don't have to spend money to make money, you have to be a good writer!