chocoguy:

Some of the sure way to get a job online is by applying at sites like Getafreelance, Nerdlance, and Scriptlance. Although they are just temporary but if you do your job very well you might end up finding a lot of work.

Some of those places end up offering more work in the future, yes.  Writing is a "real" job, so money can be made with that. Sometimes there are schemes that they try to pass off as "working at home" though, and it just isn't the same thing and are often scams.