I am seeking information about sites that pay for freelance writers

We're in the same boat. I will share with you what my research has turned up so far: www.odesk.com is my favorite, and www.elance.com isn't so bad either. Both are bid for work sites. Before you can make any notable income on these sites, or any freelance work site, you need two things: a resume and work samples. You must build up your resume (essentially the record of your writing experience) before you even stand a chance on any of these freelance job sites. A good way to to this is to submit writing to places like www.associatedcontent.com or http://hubpages.com/. Both of these sites will not make you a live on income, but they can be a starting point. If you can attain large and loyal traffic states on either site, your resume will shine. If you are confident in your writing skills, you can try applying for www.demandstudios.com or even www.suite101.com if you specialize in something. If you are only looking to make some extra income, I again recommend Associated Content. It's a great place to write for extra cash or to build up your reputation. P.S. Triond is legit. Anyone can write for them. Since they accept anyone, beginners like you can easily write for them. However, you should be aware that the pay structure is based on pageviews. If you don't get a lot pageviews on your work, say good bye to good income. Triond doesn't offer the option of up-front payments like Associated Content.

If you are really serious about freelancing online, you may want to check out sites like Content Current, The Content Authority, ecopywriters, Skyword and Demand Studio. These sites pay well and they always have a lot of work.

I highly recommend Associated Content. They are a great site to write for. I have been there a couple of years, but only recently began to get serious about writing for them and I enjoy it. I can't say that I make enough money to live on ,but I do fairly well there for most months. I also write for Triond,but find it hard to get page views. My pay is only a few cents per month there and I do not like spending my time there. With Associated Content, they will pay upfront payments on certain articles that can be between $2 and $20 and that money will come a day after you accept the offer, which usually comes within two weeks of when you submit the article. Plus, your page view money will accumulate through the month and then you will get that payment between the 10th and 15th of the month.

I have been with Triond for a while and published over 100 articles but the earnings are very meager. However, it is very easy to get articles published there. You might just try it to get a feel for writing online.

I prefer Helium myself, I am earning fairly good money and receiving payments from them twice a month. Helium pay out on the 15th and the end of each month.

You can try www.freelancer.com but you have to bid for the job..getting work is initially difficult. but once you finish your first job and have a good feedback then you will have more and more work coming for you..

The discussion that you posted is really interesting because I also want to find a lefit freelance writing job. Thanks for this.