Despite the financial crisis that everyone is talking about, I'm actually earning more money online at the moment than ever before, and I'd be willing to bet you'd like to know how.
The financial crisis is actually an opportunity to earn more money, for the first time in recorded history we have a major recession and crisis where computer use and the desire to earn an income from online activities is ballooning.
I'm well placed to take advantage of this because I write for other websites, in addition to owning my own websites, and what I've noticed is that people who don't have the time to write, are in great need of writers who can quickly put together several pages of keyword optimized content.
Running my own sites is also working for me, I have several other sites that earn good incomes from affiliate programs, although I've never had much success from AdSense except on general sites like this, and even then earnings aren't spectacular.
If you're one of the writers who subscribed to my feed and want to share your thoughts on how the crisis is affecting you, please comment below. I'm always looking for other writers to network with, and it you write in other languages, particularly Spanish, I'd love to hear from you.
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Top 10 Paid to Write sites for Article Writers
Sunday, January 11. 2009
In this next part of my series for budding writers who want to earn some spare cash, or even make a career of writing, I'm going to talk about some other programs I've come across that promise to pay writers for their articles, or give a revenue split to writers, either way, if you're a prolific writer and can manage a couple of hundred words in a few minutes, you might be able to make a decent part-time or full-time income.
Today.com is my favorite earner for writers, you only need to be passionate about a topic, and Today.com will pay you for your posts. Simply apply to join their VIP Blogger Program (I was accepted the same day) then start posting quality blog articles. To begin with they pay $1 per post, but only one per day, so with very little effort a writer could be earning $30 per month right from the get-go. If you can also turn your blog into a popular blog they pay extra for unique visitors. Today.com pay you by Paypal or check.
451 Press is a blog network that rewards writers with upto 40% of the revenue earned from publishing your niche blog. They offer to do all site promotion, and finding advertisers, all you have to do is write and make your blog the best it can be.
Constant Content makes it possible for writers to upload an article, blog post, photo, illustration, or video which are then available for buyers to use on their own websites. If you have a bunch of articles doing nothing and you'd like to sell them, give Constant Content a go. It is possible to sell your articles for exclusive use and this site can be lucrative for writers who are able to produce articles quickly when new requests are advertised.
About.com is one of the largest publisher networks on the Internet, and guides (writers) are well paid to create an authority site about their chosen topic, with a good monthly base of several hundred dollars. You need to apply to become a guide and acceptance is not guaranteed.
Helium offers writers the chance to practice their writing by posting articles to the Helium site, great articles that are voted up get more traffic, and a higher percentage of earnings for the writer. Helium isn't a great site for making money, unless you get involved in their marketplace and can sell your writing. Competition in Helium's marketplace can be fierce.
Associated Content (AC) say they will buy articles from writers, and this can be a great site to make some part-time earnings. Articles bought by AC are published on their own network of sites, and successful writers get to know the style of writing that AC is looking for. Associated Content is considered one of the big sites on the web, so a regular income from selling articles can be achieved.
Article Income is a profit share network of sites who use Google AdSense to earn income, and writers will get 50% of all earnings but only for their own articles. If you're looking for a site that will publish your articles in a relevant field then you should definitely join. At the very least you can include your profile on Article Income in your portfolio or resume.
Demand Studios is one of the lesser known but very worthwhile writing gigs available. They list freelance assignments, you complete a task and get paid, it's that simple. Demand Studios are only looking for dedicated writers who are prepared to put in the effort to be accepted.
Bukisa is a useful site for writers who want to build a portfolio page of published writings, and get paid for them. Bukisa share their revenue based on unique visitors but earnings can fluctuate because they use an index for measuring the mulitplier which is updated twice a month. They also accept articles that you've published elsewhere as long as they are your own.
eHow.com, a site that specialises in providing howto articles across almost every subject area and pays writers who get accepted into their Writer Compensation Program. Earnings are based on pageviews of articles you submit, so they encourage writers to promote their articles outside of eHow. US residents only.
Today.com is my favorite earner for writers, you only need to be passionate about a topic, and Today.com will pay you for your posts. Simply apply to join their VIP Blogger Program (I was accepted the same day) then start posting quality blog articles. To begin with they pay $1 per post, but only one per day, so with very little effort a writer could be earning $30 per month right from the get-go. If you can also turn your blog into a popular blog they pay extra for unique visitors. Today.com pay you by Paypal or check.
451 Press is a blog network that rewards writers with upto 40% of the revenue earned from publishing your niche blog. They offer to do all site promotion, and finding advertisers, all you have to do is write and make your blog the best it can be.
Constant Content makes it possible for writers to upload an article, blog post, photo, illustration, or video which are then available for buyers to use on their own websites. If you have a bunch of articles doing nothing and you'd like to sell them, give Constant Content a go. It is possible to sell your articles for exclusive use and this site can be lucrative for writers who are able to produce articles quickly when new requests are advertised.
About.com is one of the largest publisher networks on the Internet, and guides (writers) are well paid to create an authority site about their chosen topic, with a good monthly base of several hundred dollars. You need to apply to become a guide and acceptance is not guaranteed.
Helium offers writers the chance to practice their writing by posting articles to the Helium site, great articles that are voted up get more traffic, and a higher percentage of earnings for the writer. Helium isn't a great site for making money, unless you get involved in their marketplace and can sell your writing. Competition in Helium's marketplace can be fierce.
Associated Content (AC) say they will buy articles from writers, and this can be a great site to make some part-time earnings. Articles bought by AC are published on their own network of sites, and successful writers get to know the style of writing that AC is looking for. Associated Content is considered one of the big sites on the web, so a regular income from selling articles can be achieved.
Article Income is a profit share network of sites who use Google AdSense to earn income, and writers will get 50% of all earnings but only for their own articles. If you're looking for a site that will publish your articles in a relevant field then you should definitely join. At the very least you can include your profile on Article Income in your portfolio or resume.
Demand Studios is one of the lesser known but very worthwhile writing gigs available. They list freelance assignments, you complete a task and get paid, it's that simple. Demand Studios are only looking for dedicated writers who are prepared to put in the effort to be accepted.
Bukisa is a useful site for writers who want to build a portfolio page of published writings, and get paid for them. Bukisa share their revenue based on unique visitors but earnings can fluctuate because they use an index for measuring the mulitplier which is updated twice a month. They also accept articles that you've published elsewhere as long as they are your own.
eHow.com, a site that specialises in providing howto articles across almost every subject area and pays writers who get accepted into their Writer Compensation Program. Earnings are based on pageviews of articles you submit, so they encourage writers to promote their articles outside of eHow. US residents only.
For the writers amongst my readers
Saturday, May 17. 2008
The goal should be to answer the question: Is StoryMash.com "The Future of Collaborative Fiction"? Whatever the answer may be, the author should examine the site to answer this for themselves.
Its strange, I earn 100% of my income from being a webmaster, which I hardly ever talk about, yet a significant amount of the traffic I get from search engines on this blog has terms in it like 'make money', 'becoming a fiction writer', travel writing, etc.
I don't know why I'm ranked for these terms, but since so many of my daily readers want this info I might as well provide it. And since so many of my online friends love writing and are torn between remaining true to their creative spirit versus making a bit of money from their writing, here's a site worth joining.
Storymash is a profit sharing site for writers with a twist. What's the twist? Storymash is a collaborative writing site for fiction. Writers join, then add to existing stories, or start new stories which other writers will then help complete.
In todays Internet its an exciting medium that I think will catch on with more and more of these types of sites. And refreshingly Storymash doesn't try to be a social network either. Sure you can add a comment to another writer's work or vote for the quality of their writing, but essentially this is a site for writers to practice their writing.
Now getting back to earning some money with Storymash, they pay 50% of all revenue to their writers, and regularly hold writing contests with prizes of $500 or more. The current contest expires 20th June so I know a few of you might be interested in checking out what they have to offer.
Its strange, I earn 100% of my income from being a webmaster, which I hardly ever talk about, yet a significant amount of the traffic I get from search engines on this blog has terms in it like 'make money', 'becoming a fiction writer', travel writing, etc.
I don't know why I'm ranked for these terms, but since so many of my daily readers want this info I might as well provide it. And since so many of my online friends love writing and are torn between remaining true to their creative spirit versus making a bit of money from their writing, here's a site worth joining.
Storymash is a profit sharing site for writers with a twist. What's the twist? Storymash is a collaborative writing site for fiction. Writers join, then add to existing stories, or start new stories which other writers will then help complete.
In todays Internet its an exciting medium that I think will catch on with more and more of these types of sites. And refreshingly Storymash doesn't try to be a social network either. Sure you can add a comment to another writer's work or vote for the quality of their writing, but essentially this is a site for writers to practice their writing.
Now getting back to earning some money with Storymash, they pay 50% of all revenue to their writers, and regularly hold writing contests with prizes of $500 or more. The current contest expires 20th June so I know a few of you might be interested in checking out what they have to offer.
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