Things You'll Need:
- An internet connection
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Step 1
Triond. Pros: It has an easy user interface and allows you to submit any kind of content imaginable, including creative writing and content in many different languages.
Cons: The pay is relatively low compared to the other web sites. -
Step 2
Suite101. Pros? The pay is high and the editing process ensures you will have high quality work that will always be valuable in some capacity.
Cons? Its hard to be admitted to the site and the strict formatting rules are difficult and annoying at times. -
Step 3
Bukisa. Pros: You can submit pretty much what you want. They pay is better and more consistent than Triond but lower than Suite101. You can also recruit people and earn a cut of their pay.
Cons: The user interface is extremely difficult and the articles are not easily accessible to search engines. -
Step 4
Associated Content. Pros: You get an "upfront payment" per article, as well as pay per pageview.
Cons: The "upfront payment" is often only about $3.00, it's only available to Americans, and the pay per pageview is terrible and it can take weeks to publish your content. -
Step 5
Helium. Pros: You are always given new ideas for articles to write. You also have contests where you can win some serious money if are an amazing writer.
Cons: If you lose the contests you win nothing, and the pay per pageview is low. Also you can't use your own ideas for writing. -
Step 6
Bright Hub. Pros: $10 pay per article plus ad revenue sharing.
Cons: Strict article control, plus its very difficult to get admitted. In addition, you have to write only about certain topics in electronics and technology. -
Step 7
About.com Pros: Extremely high pay without having to write hundreds of articles. If you stay on for two years you can be promoted to a staff job with even higher pay.
Cons: Extremely, exceedingly difficult to get admitted. -
Step 8
Ehow. Pros: Writing articles is relatively easy. The pay is good if you can produce a huge volume of content. The website has a good support system in place and the community of writers is excellent.
Cons: After a while, it can be difficult to come up with new ideas for content.
Comments
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bethking said
on 10/1/2009 Thanks for the tips and suggestions on "How to Decide Which Online Writing Website is Right for You"
Creativehearts1 said
on 2/25/2009 Great overview - thanks!
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HeatherM said
on 2/18/2009 Good info. I agree with you on Triond. The pay is REALLY low. I also wrote with associated content for a while. Things might have changed now but when I was submitting articles to them it would take FOREVER for the articles to get approved. Ehow is by far one of the best. Xomba is pretty good too.