20 Online Writing Sites That Pay for Content
If you want to become an online writer and get paid for your content, this list of 20 online writing sites will help you to get started. Seasoned writers can use this list to expand upon their online writing efforts.
If you are looking for sites that pay for content, the following list covers a number of online writing sites.
A living can be earned by those willing to work hard at submitting articles online. To make real income, a good rule of thumb is to work toward at least 500-1000 online articles offering good information. The more value you can offer to the reader, the more you can potentially earn.
Join a number of online writing sites then commit to a regular writing schedule. If you do so, you will earn monthly income that will only grow over time.
Online Writing Sites–Factors to Consider
- Determine if upfront payment is offered and/or a revenue share.
- Always check pay-rates at each site before registering, as some sites pay more.A good starting point is a revenue share of 50% but some sites offer higher rates.
- Make sure that your country makes the cut. Some writers have registered at writing sites online, then learned later that they were not eligible for payment.
- Read through each site’s FAQs or contact the site directly if you have questions prior to actually joining.
- Some of these sites require writing samples as part of the application process.
20 Online Writing Sites that Pay for Content
- About.com
- ArticleIncome
- Associated Content
- Break Studios
- Bright Hub
- Bukisa
- Constant Content
- Demand Studios
- eHow
- Examiner.com
- Factoidz
- Families.com
- HubPages
- InfoBarrel
- Orble
- Squidoo
- Suite 101
- Triond
- Wikinut
- Xomba
Quick Tips When Writing for Online Sites
- Once you’ve joined a couple of the sites above, try to write on a regular basis.
- Produce lots of content. An effective method to do this quickly is to write your articles in batches of five. (An easy way to generate 5 article titles, with your topic in mind, is to call on how, what, why, when, where.)
- Interlink your articles, thereby increasing your page views and earnings.
- Strive to create good quality content that will endure and gain search engine rankings.
If you follow these steps, you you’ll make monthly income by means of online writing sites.
How to Write Articles that Get Website Traffic
Online Writing
- How to Come Up with 25 Article Ideas in Mere Minutes–Spark ideas for articles to submit to online writing sites.
- Writing Internet Articles: Rinse, Recycle, Repeat . . . Sans Hammy the Hamster–Writing articles isn’t hard when you adopt this simple formula to create your online articles.
- Maximizing You Web Content for Greater Revenue–Once you’ve written a number of articles, you should tweak them so they earn the most for you.
- Five Tried-And-True Methods to Bump up Article Traffic–You written lots of articles, how the heck to get article traffic?
- How to Keep your Articles in Constant Circulation–An easy method to increase article views.
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August 29th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
Never heard some of these sites. I’ll check some of it.
August 29th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
Great list here. It is good to have a list that is like this, so nice work.
Handy hints as well.
Emmie
August 29th, 2010 at 4:53 pm
Nice reminder list.
August 29th, 2010 at 6:48 pm
Thanks for the information.
August 29th, 2010 at 7:08 pm
Great list of online writing sites, Athlyn!
August 29th, 2010 at 7:23 pm
Hi Athlyn,
A great list of writing sites here! Already a member of some of them, will try the rest. Does About.com pay?
August 29th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Thanks for your share Athlyn. I am already writing on a couple of them and aware of some others that you mention. Will check out some that I am not aware of.
August 29th, 2010 at 7:41 pm
Thanks for the list. I to am already on some of them but I will check into some of the others.
August 29th, 2010 at 8:10 pm
These online writing sites are the real deal. The sites towards the top are also open to Canadian writers.
August 29th, 2010 at 9:37 pm
thanks for this. How many do you write at?
August 29th, 2010 at 9:58 pm
Did you know that Info Barrel was listed twice. I’ve registered there but never gotten around to submitting. It would be difficult to find the time to write at another site with my current situation.
Thanks for info and the compilation.
August 29th, 2010 at 10:57 pm
Hi Judy,
Thanks for the heads-up. I fixed that.
August 30th, 2010 at 9:44 am
Great article. Thanks for the tips.
August 30th, 2010 at 11:43 am
Excellent list and great tips. I have always wondered what it takes to make writing on line worth while.
August 30th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
Thanks for the info. I’ve just started writing at TRIOND, and will try on other sites you mentioned. Regards.
August 30th, 2010 at 4:01 pm
A gud blog for giving unemployeds to be employed.I appreciate dis blog for encouraging some gud works.I have joined one of the site.
Thanks,
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August 30th, 2010 at 4:24 pm
great list and keeps our eyes on the wider picture – how about an article on top 20 social networking sites
August 31st, 2010 at 4:58 pm
Great advice, and thanks, for the tips!
August 31st, 2010 at 6:41 pm
Textbroker is another excellent site for earning on your writing and it is not a pay per view,but a pay per word site with the pay rate based on the quality of your writing.
August 31st, 2010 at 8:12 pm
Hi Katie,
that sounds like a good site. I’ll check it out.
September 1st, 2010 at 12:53 am
A good list, just wish it had links embedded.
September 1st, 2010 at 10:12 am
Hi Jimmy,
You should be able to find all of these by typing the names in your browser.
September 1st, 2010 at 7:40 pm
You forgot Helium. It’s a great site.
September 2nd, 2010 at 10:43 am
Hi Sarah,
I did not include Helium in the listing because people who publish articles there cannot later remove them. This can be frustrating if one wants to publish those articles at higher paying sites.
September 4th, 2010 at 1:07 am
Thanks for the list.
September 4th, 2010 at 3:44 am
Thanks for this post.
September 6th, 2010 at 11:57 am
Hi,
Your welcome. If someone wants to earn income online, it helps to know which online writing sites are the real deal and pay as promised.
In most cases, you should not have to pay anything to get started.
September 14th, 2010 at 4:25 pm
Great info. been dying to get it. God bless Green.
September 14th, 2010 at 6:15 pm
Hi Victor,
Thank you. Let me know how you make out with these online writing sites.
October 5th, 2010 at 1:48 am
Thanks for this Athlyn. Will be bookmarking this page for future reference.
November 29th, 2010 at 9:03 am
Another great article. You know what you are doing online. i often thought of earning real money online but I lack the time to promote my articles so what happens is that I just write and write without making links and really promoting them so they end up having very few visits. thanks again for a great article.
December 19th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
I like your tips and they are certainly worth following.
December 20th, 2010 at 5:31 am
great tips
December 28th, 2010 at 8:15 am
good article…
January 8th, 2011 at 1:53 pm
Thanks for the links
January 9th, 2011 at 2:47 pm
I liked your quick tips about interlinking with other article sites to get more views. Thats a great idea!
January 9th, 2011 at 4:19 pm
Would have been nice if you gave more info. on each site and made a clickable link for each site. Other than that it is a really good article.
January 11th, 2011 at 9:46 am
Hi Valerie,
Any of these online writing sites can be accessed by typing the names into your browser.
Before writing for any online site, it is always a good idea to go through their FAQs. There are a couple of good reasons for doing so: not all writing sites are created equal & you may not qualify for revenue depending on which country you are in.
1) Determine if your country qualifies, so that you will recieve payment.
2) Decide if you want one-off payments or want residuals.
3) Check the portion of revenue that is shared with writers. some sites offer 50%; other sites offer up to 80%.
4) Check minimum word counts for articles. It is far easier to write for online sites that do not expect 500-1000 words.
January 14th, 2011 at 2:50 am
Nice Post, but I’ve tried to write on several site and TRIOND is the best
May 20th, 2011 at 1:45 pm
Been looking for new sites to write articles.
20 answers to my question -spot on. Thanks.
September 11th, 2011 at 4:48 pm
My Favorite writing site is called: Seekyt.com
October 22nd, 2011 at 10:51 pm
About.com offers a generous payment amount to trained About.com guides (in the hundreds); Suite 101 is for published writers, offering bonuses for both Contributing Writers and Feature Writers, HubPages allows Hubbers to earn in multiple ways. As can be seen, for those who work at it, earning monthly income is entirely possible.
The best way to determine which online content sites are a fit for you is to try a number.
You should never have to pay to join a content site. Scam sites will often require a “processing fee.”
The Alexa toolbar is useful for determining how these sites rank. A high profile site, by dent of it power to attract a large audience of readers may be the better option.
January 12th, 2012 at 6:31 pm
Thanks for this great information!
March 2nd, 2012 at 4:30 pm
Very good article and I really like your 20 list. I write regularly for three different sites, enjoy it and am doing quite well which pleases me. I may look into a couple more that I didn’t know about that you have listed and look really good. Thanks.
March 2nd, 2012 at 9:36 pm
Hi A,
I just read through your profile–very interesting stuff! And lucky you, Vermont!