Yahoo! Voices (formerly Associated Content)
On Demember 1, 2011, the Associated Content website was purged from the internet, and all Associated Content articles were transferred to http://voices.yahoo.com. For more info about the new site, see Luke Beatty's blog post. All articles earn revenue share based on page views, and some also get upfronts. With a few exceptions, must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident to get paid.
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NEW: Yahoo opened up "Yahoo Contributor Network UK," for UK residents only: apply. (3/27/12)
CloudCrowd
A "crowdsourcing" site with writing, editing, translating, web research, and other tasks, all chopped up into bite-sized pieces. It's a Facebook app, so you'll need a Facebook account to join (you can create one to use just for CloudCrowd, if you don't want to use your main account). Open to writers from all countries. (3/10/12)
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Constant Content
Write articles on the topics of your choice, get them approved by the site's editors, choose your own selling prices, post the articles on the site, and wait for customers to come along and buy them. Some writers also get direct orders. The most successful writers can sell articles for over $100 each, but most articles sell for around $20 to $30 (minus the site's 35% commission). Approximately 2/3 of articles posted will eventually sell, according to posters in the forum. Open to writers from all countries. (3/10/12).
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The Content Factory
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CopyPress
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Demand Media Studios
Everything has changed. DS is now focusing on doing projects for "partners" (outside clients), and they are using far fewer writers. They are being much pickier about wanting writers to have credentials and/or professional experience in the topics they are writing on. Almost everyone has had to reapply to their sections. On the plus side, for the writers who have been approved, there is less competition for titles. Also, the pay rates have gone up in some of the sections. Tip: When applying to a section, be sure to highlight your relevant experience and credentials in your resume (edit it, if necessary) and in the applications' comments section. Also, take the time to select your best (relevant!) work for your samples. If (like me) you are not currently approved for any sections, my advice is to avoid burning your bridges, in case DS gets new projects that might be a better fit in the future. You never know -- this is a company that likes to reinvent itself every year or so. (6/9/12)
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Ghost Bloggers
A site similar to Constant Content, where writers post articles (in this case, blog posts) on the site and wait for customers to come along and buy them. Writers can set their own price, though the "standard price" is 3.5 cents/word. 11/28/11
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Helium
The site is not going down without a fight. Lately, they've been beefing up their social networking, marketing themselves to college students, and working on a completely new site design scheduled to debut at the end of the year. The revenue-share part of the site pays a lot less than the flat-fee broker sites and is more for people looking for a community of writers and/or wanting to write for self-expression. The pay at Content Source (their writing-for-clients section), though, is probably at least competitive with the other broker sites (though I don't know for sure, as I no longer write for Content Source, and Helium rarely publicizes its CS rates.) Open to international writers, with some exceptions. (6/9/12)
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Interact Media (aka Zerys Content Marketplace)
A site similar to Textbroker and WriterAccess, where clients pay per word for specific assignments. (11/28/11)
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iWriter
Low-paying site. In the Textbroker model of fulfilling article requests. Standard pay is $2.43 to $3.01 for a 500-word article, though they say they pay more for writers at higher levels. (8/20/12)
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List My Five
Nicely designed site with a simple idea: everything posted on the site is a "Top 5" list. I gave up, though, after my early attempts made only a few cents. Must be a U.S. citizen. (9/1/11)
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Media Piston
Another site in the Textbroker mode, where you write articles requested by the site's customers. I did one article to test the waters. I had no problems, but the rates they paid were less than what I make elsewhere, so I haven't done any more work there. It might be a good site for people who are willing to work for one to two cents/word. They do take international writers. (6/9/12)
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Scripted
And yet another site in the Textbroker mold. Heard about this when a rep from the company left a comment on this blog. Their site lists prices for customers, but I couldn't find any info on how much they pay writers. (3/10/12)
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Skyword
I've heard both good and bad things about this site, a spin-off of Gather. (8/4/11)
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Textbroker
They're a broker between clients and writers. Clients list assignments on the site, and writers claim them. Pay is per word, based on the writer's "level," and ranges from less than 1 cent/word up to 5 cents/word. Clients can also place direct orders with individual writers at prices set by the writers. The U.S.-based site is for U.S. writers only, but on December 1, 2011, Textbroker opened a new site for UK English, which is open to writers from all English-speaking countries except the U.S. (12/1/11)
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Webanswers
A question and answer site similar to Yahoo Answers. Pays via Google Adsense (you'll need your own Adsense account). Not my cup of tea, but some people like it. Open to writers from all countries. (9/1/11)
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Wikio Experts
Another apparent victim of Panda, the Wikio Experts site recently closed and migrated articles over to the revenue-share blogging platform Overblog. (10/16/11)
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WriterAccess
WriterAccess acts as a broker, bringing clients and writers together. Assignments include blog posts, product descriptions, and articles. Do a good job, and clients can put you in their "love lists" for first notice of new jobs. The site seems professionally run, well-organized, and hassle-free. They ask for a lot during the application process, but I think it's worth it. U.S. writers only. (9/1/11)
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WritersDomain.net
Low-paying site in the Textbroker write-for-requests model. Pays $3.00 to $3.30 for articles that are "typically" 200 to 250 words. Writers must be proficient in English, but the site also uses material in various other languages and may pay bonuses for some languages. (8/20/12)
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The Writers Network
Another victim of Panda? They used to pay $12.50 to $25.00 per article, but now the assignments listed on their front page pay from $2 to $6. Must be U.S. citizen or resident alien. (3/10/12)
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