-
Step 1
Apply for Demand Studios. Demand Studios has quite a rigorous application process. You must include writing samples and a resume showing your work history. Once your Demand Studios resume has been reviewed, Demand Studios will notify you via email if you have been admitted into their freelance writing program. This process may take several months, though some freelance writers are approved to write for Demand Studios in just a few days.
-
Step 2
Read the Demand Studios style guides to understand what Demand Studios is asking for in its various freelance article categories. For example, how you write an About article for Demand Studios is different than how you would write a How-To Article. It is important to follow the style guides closely to prevent your freelance work from being rejected by a Demand Studios editor. If you get too many rejections, you will lose your job with Demand Studios.
-
Step 3
Search the Demand Studios article database for freelance writing assignments. Click an article title to reserve it. You have one week to write it and submit it.
-
Step 4
Wait for your submitted article to be reviewed by a Demand Studios editor. It will be accepted if it meets all of their journalism requirements and style guides. If you made a mistake in the freelance article, the Demand Studios editor will return it to you and give you one chance to edit the article and re-submit it.
-
Step 5
Get paid for writing on Demand Studios. Once your article is accepted, you will be paid. Demand Studios cutoff time for accepted articles is 6 PM PST on Wednesdays. Any article written, reviewed and accepted before the cutoff time will be processed for payment. You will receive your Demand Studios freelance payment that weekend via PayPal.
-
Step 6
Transfer your Demand Studios freelance earnings to your bank account.
-
Step 7
Calculate how much money you would have to make writing for Demand Studios to do it full time. Set a financial goal for how much money you wish to make each year. For example, let's say you wish to make $60,000 freelance for Demand Studios journalist team.
-
Step 8
Divide that amount by the number of weeks in the year (52). The result for a $60,000 annual wage is $1,153.84. Now divide that by $15, the amount that Demand Studios pays for each article. That equals 77. Thus, you would have to write only 77 freelance articles for Demand Studios each week in order to make $60,000 a year.
-
Step 9
Note that the working hours for Demand Studios is flexible and you can work on the weekends. If it takes you half an hour per article, you would only need to work 36 hours a week to make $60,000. Your hourly wage would be $30. Many individuals would find such an hourly wage satisfactory for a freelance journalist working full time.
Comments
leduncan said
on 10/13/2009 Great article! I wish I could get my article time down to less than 30 minutes! My original goal on DS was 70 per week, but it was destroying quality of my work and home! I set my goal for DS at 50 now, in addition to eHow articles and Examiner.com. Thanks for the article!
eac913 said
on 10/9/2009 Super examples and great article on how to freelance on demand studios full time.
cincin1 said
on 9/8/2009 Very good, love the salary example. Well written article.
Chachafance said
on 8/22/2009 Very nice thanks. Just applied and was looking for info. Hope I get accepted :)
ginasamson said
on 7/27/2009 Thank you for writing a very helpful article. I plan to apply to Demand Studios in the future.