List of writing sites

@scheng1 (24649)

• Singapore

12 May 09

Hi Shira, are you writing for money or for pure pleasure? If you want to make serious money, you have to know about using SEO to increase the visibility of your article. Plesae check out the interest group "Associated Content", I try to simplify the technical terms of keyword density, long tail keywords etc, so that whatever you write will appear in the first page of search engine, and attracts a lot of readers. For newbie, I suggest that you sign up for Helium, write for those titles with many articles. Through ranking against the other writers, you can learn what the readers want. The ultimate judge of your article is the readers. Assuming that there are 100 articles to a title, you can see the difference in standard between the top few articles, the middle few articles and the last few articles. Helium is a good place to learn writing. Most people repost the articles in Helium to Associated Content for page view payments, so that you can earn from both side. If you are writing for pleasure, AC is a better place for newbie, since you can write whatever you want, choose your own title, give exclusive rights or non-exclusive rights and still earn upfront and page view bonus. Take a look at ehow too. All the articles are "how to", with step by step guide. There are some unusual articles, like "how to wash an infant" "how to burp a baby"

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@Canellita (12029)

• United States

12 May 09

Shira I think that Scheng is right about starting at helilum and Associated Content. If you choose to start at helium you will need to write at least three articles that are competitive to get your writing star. Competitive articles mean there are already articles written to a title. Look for subjects that you know something about where you can write something quickly such as a recipe or a reflection. At helium you will also be required to rate the articles of other writers. If you rate a certain amount I believe there is a $3 bonus (Scheng1 can give you more details). At Associated Content you have more options. You can write an article and submit it for upfront payment and you can submit images in photo slideshows, audio such as interviews or how to, and you can also submit video. As far as what to write about; don't worry about what people want to read. What do YOU want to read? What subjects are you passionate about? Do you have an area of expertise? I just glanced quickly at your profile and saw that you like music. Is there something you can say about your favorite music or artists? Can you write a guide to restaurants or coffee houses in your town?

kalav56

@kalav56 (11464)

• India

11 May 09

HI Scheng! I myself would liketo know more about genuine sites that wouldpay better than mere page views. I liked Helium a lot, but now I do not have access to it. Right now I am active only in AC, ; Bukisa is like AC,, but here too we have only page views. I do not know if anyone has been paid so far, and the minimum is 10 dollars. Some sites have term paper writing and I refrain from doing that.Is Constant content really good?

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kalav56

@kalav56 (11464)

• India

12 May 09

HI Scheng! You know such a lot and give tremendous information

. I shall look up these sites; I am confident of my writing style , my flexibility and ability to rectify myself where necessary ; so I shall look for sites that would have a demand for articles where I can write well upon.

Thanks for the info.

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@scheng1 (24649)

• Singapore

12 May 09

Hi Kalav, Bukisa does pay. But the flow of readers are not good. Constant-Content is more like a marketplace for you to sell your article. It is very stringent, demands perfect English, use a comma instead of a full-stop and your article will be rejected. You can quote your price for selling full rights or usage rights. Some Helium and AC writers post the article for usage rights, charging $8 to $12. If you are selling full rights, quote high, $80 to $100. Many buyers are from reputable magazines and newspaper, they will pay high. Demand Studios has much higher standard than Helum or AC. The top writers are able to make $30k per year. Upfront payment per article is more than $10. They provide a very detailed and comprehensive report listing their expectation. The expectation for "About" kind of articles and "How to" kind of articles are different.

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@scheng1 (24649)

• Singapore

12 May 09

Hi Kalav, sorry to inform you that Textbroker and Demand Studios are opened to US only. In that case, try writing an article and sell at Constant-Content, hope you have better English than me. Do not upload too many. 3 rejections and your account will be terminated. The other two places are Dailyarticle and Topicwrite. They do not attract as many buyers, however most buyers buy only near the end of the month.

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DreamOn01

@DreamOn01 (146)

• United States

11 May 09

I've heard of a number of these, but not all of them. The only sites in this list I have direct experience writing for is Associated Content, Squidoo, and Suite101. I've heard about some problems with the management at About.com, but I'd love to work with them just the same since they have a good reputation and they are the best paying content site that I know of. Academia-research.com looks like a term paper mill, and a few of the other sites might be as well.

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DreamOn01

@DreamOn01 (146)

• United States

12 May 09

Yes, there are sites where students can hire someone to write their papers. Academia Research is just one. Some will collect papers and sell them, and others outsource writers to write papers customized to the students' needs and assignments. In freelance circles, these sites are called term paper mills.

@Canellita (12029)

• United States

12 May 09

There is actually a site where students hire someone to write their papers?????

ARC IDEA CO

@arcideaco (1257)

• Singapore

11 May 09

Able to give some review on Demand studios, Text broker and topicwrite. I am more with Helium, AC, Bukisa and Squidoo. Most of them I have not heard before. Hows the rest? Are they as good as Helium? Cheers and great topic.

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@scheng1 (24649)

• Singapore

12 May 09

Hi Arcideaco, I do not have direct experience with many writing sites, but I do check out some of the sites every now and then to get a feel of the articles there. Demand studios are supplying the articles to many sites, including ehow. From what I see from the site, you have to write to the titles they are currently offering, and can choose your preferred payment mode, either upfront payment (more than $10) or page view payment. Demand Studios have very clear and more stringent standard than Helium or AC. The requirement for writing "about" article is different from "how to" article. Constant-Content, Dailyarticle and Topicwrite are more like a marketplace, for you to post the articles for sales, quote your price and wait for buyer. Commission payable upon sale of article. In terms of payment, Helium, AC, ehow, Bukisa are among the lowest.

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@scheng1 (24649)

• Singapore

12 May 09

Hi Arcideaco, Demand Studios is opened only to US residents and citizens. So for us, this site is out of question. Textbroker is similarly open only to those in US.

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@Canellita (12029)

• United States

11 May 09

Thanks for sharing this great information! I am still plugging away with helium. My writing/rating stars went back up. I guess I have to figure out the minimum activity per week to maintain them since I have a part-time job and some other things going on in life that sometimes interfere with writing time.

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@scheng1 (24649)

• Singapore

12 May 09

Hi Canellita, if you can rewrite till it appears original, that will be better, you can sell for full rights. Remember to quote high, between $80 to $100. If you quote too low, the buyers will think that you are selling junk. Some articles are sold within a few hours of posting. Some articles take longer time to sell. Full rights articles are easier to sell. You have to post about a third of the article, for the buyer to get a feel of your writing style. Some writers rewrite the same article once the original article sold. They will repost and give a different title.

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@scheng1 (24649)

• Singapore

12 May 09

Hi Canellita, good luck with your stars in Helium. Work very hard to keep them till the end of the month. Check through your articles to make sure that it is error free, then you can post them in Constant-Content for usage rights. A few Helium writers quote between $8 to $12 for usage rights. Constant-Content is very strict, miss one full-stop and your article will be rejected.

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@Canellita (12029)

• United States

12 May 09

Do you think that the reflection might be good enough for Constent Content? Most of the competitive articles I have submitted to helium were just things I could write about quickly and post to get my writing stars. The Education one might be something to submit to Constent Content... Do I submit them as is or do I revamp them using the same information for a slightly different article? If I reformat the article in any way do I have to tell Constent Content it was previously published at helium?

photobug

@photobug (157)

• United States

12 May 09

How about EZine Articles? Does anyone have any experience writing for them? I've looked at many discussions about writing articles, and so far no one has mentioned EZine Articles.

@scheng1 (24649)

• Singapore

13 May 09

Hi photobug, those sites that I compiled are paying writers for submitting or selling articles. I do not think that you get any payment for submitting to Ezine. Many bloggers submit articles through Article Submitter to get free exposure and to create backlinks. It is different from writing for money. Some writers are able to create a full time income from writing sites like Constant-Content, Demand Studios, Academia Research, Dailyarticle, Topicwrite and About.com.

@scheng1 (24649)

• Singapore

13 May 09

Hi photobug, I still do not understand this backlink concept. How do you get backlink to your article? Where do you place the link to your blog or website? In some of my articles in Associated Content, I key in my blog as the supporting link, but it does not appear anywhere in the article. Is this consider as creating backlink?

photobug

@photobug (157)

• United States

13 May 09

Thanks for the information. I write for Squidoo and many people advise writing articles to get backlinks to your pages. It never occurred to me that you wouldn't get some kind of payment for an article - even if only a dollar. There sure is a lot to learn about making money online, but I'm going to keep at it. Working from home gives me such freedom (I also sell books online). I never want to go back to a real job, but I do need to increase my income. http://www.squidoo.com/burntchestnut-squidoo-lenses

underdogtoo

@underdogtoo (9579)

• Philippines

13 May 09

I wrote for Melium once upon a time and nothing happened. I made no money well, a few cents but I made more from mylot doing small discussions. cheers!!

small discussions

@scheng1 (24649)

• Singapore

18 May 09

Hi underdogtoo, Helium system does not suit everyone. Some people are better off writing at certain sites than others. I like reading the ehow.com articles. The format is completely different from all other writing sites. You may like the kind of writing style for ehow.com Ehow format is like: Step 1 Do this and that Step 2 continue with this and that I like reading this kind of simple, no-nonsense how to writing, but I am not good at writing this. Ehow does not impose word limits strictly too.

Ongtina

@ongtina (1232)

• Singapore

21 Aug 09

I just saw your article here. Very informative and knowledgeble. Being like you, located in Singapore, can you tell me which site is the best paying sites to earn for writing? Which sites can I make money writing online?

Ongtina

@ongtina (1232)

• Singapore

21 Aug 09

Hey, thanks a lot. You are so fast to reply, I didn't expect that since your post was 4 months ago. Ha Ha. Which sites are you in? Want me to put you as referral?

@scheng1 (24649)

• Singapore

21 Aug 09

Hi Tina, if your English is perfect, you can try selling articles at Constant-Content. They accept writers with perfect English only. They dont even accept a mistake, such as missing full stop. That place is for newspapers and large publications to buy articles. The rate is about $80 to $100 for a 400 to 500 words articles. The commission by Constant-Content is 33%. You can the referral link to Bukisa at my profile page. In my opinion, Bukisa is the most lenient site to make money. The minimum word limit is 250 words, and maximum is 2,500 words. The referral earning is great, up to 3 levels. AC does not have referral earnings program. Helium is challenging. You can send me a private message with your email address, I have to access Helium to send an invite to you. The two most important things in writing is to write with seo techniques, and network with writers within a writing site.

momtrying2makeit

@momtrying2makeit (3270)

• United States

2 Jun 09

I thank you for starting this discuss so I can find some more writing sites to earn on too! I have a lot of stuff to look up and thanks once again happy mylotting to you as well.

Raven1

@Raven1 (577)

• Australia

18 Jun 09

Personal Money Store are great to work with. They do insist that you have knowledge of financial topics before you submit. They pay $25 per 525 word article. Constant Content are a great source of article income. It's relatively easy to sell your articles from $25 up to $150 per article, depending on the topics you write about and the depth of information you provide. They do have a kind of marketplace where clients will post article topics they want and how much they're willing to pay. TextBroker use a 'star rating' system. If you're rated as a 2-star writer, you'll earn $3.50 for a 500 word article. If you're a 3-star, you'll get $5.00 for a 500 word article. 4-star writers can earn $7.00 per article and 5-star writers earn $25 per 500 word article (You need to be grammatically perfect to reach 5 star, but it's not impossible. It took me 2 months worth of ratings to get that high). LoveToKnow are also pretty good to work with. They pay is decent (but not great) and they're very friendly if you have questions or problems. 10Dollar Articles aren't accepting new writers at the moment. Demand Studios have reduced their rates of pay from $15 per article down to $5 and the titles you can write for are very limited - too low paying for my tastes. I have no knowledge of the low paying markets you've listed, so I can't help there. I also have several other markets and market listing sites on my blog showing markets paying more than $1 per WORD (that's not a typo - that's $1 per word, or $500 per article if you're interested). http://ravens-writing.blogspot.com

Raven1

@Raven1 (577)

• Australia

26 Jun 09

I'm Australian, so the markets I tend to aim for accept international writers or they're happy to accept submissions from international freelancers. Most print magazines have no scruples about where a writer lives. That tends to be an internet/website thing in more recent times.

@scheng1 (24649)

• Singapore

19 Jun 09

Hi Raven1, thanks for providing more information. Most of the writing sites are available to US residents only. From what I have read, About.com and Examiner.com pay very well. AC used to pay high upfront. One writer, Jamie K Wilson, said that one of her earlier article was paid $50 upfront. Some other writers were paid between $20 to $25 upfront per article. After introduction of page view bonus, AC reduces upfront to less than $20. Most writers receive between $7 to $10. Not all writers know enough about SEO to gain from page view payments. Tsu Dho Nimh mentioned his best performing article, Lighting Tips for Digital Photography, had 85,330 pageviews as of March 2009. At a rate of $2 per 1,000 page views, this article made more than $170 for him. Other articles fell in the range of 3,000 to 10,000 page views. Demand Studios is heading in the same direction, paying less upfront with long term passive income.

angelajoy

@angelajoy (1825)

• Philippines

18 May 09

Thanks for sharing this. I'm looking for ways to earn money online and the sites that you listed here would really help me. I just want to ask one thing. Can you also earn by commenting on blogs?

angelajoy

@angelajoy (1825)

• Philippines

18 May 09

Thanks for sharing this. I'm looking for ways to earn money online and the sites that you listed here would really help me.

online writing

@scheng1 (24649)

• Singapore

3 Jun 09

Hi Momtrying2makeit, it doesn't take much effort to compile this list. I do not have writing experience for most of the writing sites, and being a non-US resident, not eligible for a few writing sites. I have started another thread about Demand Studio, and their Writer/Editor guidelines. I suggest that you go to Demand Studio, and look at the original guidelines in PDF format, quite a long one, more than 10 pages. Hope it helps to bring your writing to higher level.

abbypringles

@abbypringles (1613)

• Philippines

21 Aug 09

Great! This is exactly what I've been wanting and needing. Of all these, I've only tried writing for Associated Content and has not been quite happy with my earnings potential there given that I have published quite a few content. I do hope to try my hands on some of the sites here since i see that there are some good ones to check out. Will try some of these sites and be back to share my experience with them.

@scheng1 (24649)

• Singapore

21 Aug 09

Hi Abbypringles, the best place to sell articles is Constant Content. but they want perfect English. The commission is 33%. They do not even accept a mistake in punctuation. Once three articles are rejected, you will be kicked out from there. So try at your own risk. If you manage to pass through, charge high for your article.

abbypringles

@abbypringles (1613)

• Philippines

21 Aug 09

Yes, I would love to do that. But i still have a limited amount of time to work with for now, so I am sticking with AC too for the meantime. Would be really interrested to try helium and bukisa too, since I've been hearing a lot about these sites.

valaina

@valaina (41)

• Philippines

22 Aug 09

thanks for the suggestions here. i'll surely try constant-content and helium.