I’m going to start with a caveat… and that’s that content mills are really great for beginners. Right now, I’m a little bit of a beginner again. I’m not working TOO HARD to secure private clients because I’m trying to focus on my fiction writing. That said- my fiction royalties aren’t enough to live on yet […]
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Places that Pay Writers Up Front
In online writing, there are a few different pay structures that publishers use. Paying writers up front is one model, whereby a writer gets a set fee for each article, and nothing more. Residual pay is another, whereby a writer is paid percentage of the income that’s generated from the advertising on their pages. PPV […]
Totally not a writing thing, but you can get paid for Xmas Shopping
OK- If you haven’t seen Blastoff Network- here’s what it is (just in time for Xmas shopping) 1- you join 2- you shop online (same places you’d always shop) 3- you get up to 15% cashback How much easier can it be. And it gets better 4- refer your friends and family 5- get back […]
It took me forever to figure this out
(Free SEO Video Course ) And here are a couple of guys who mastered it and make almost $100k a month. DAYUMM or should I say SHAZAMM because my kids are in the room. I was reading the Suite101 forums and someone posted this video- awesome- awesome- totally CLICKED for me. Most of this I […]
Oona, Jessica, Kerrie, Kay, Samantha, Serfronya, Susan, Oleg, Kimberly and Emma
This is for you. At some point in time, you signed up for PayPerPost under one of my referral codes. As luck may have it, they have recently raised my referral credit from $7.50 to $15.00 now, having a few $7.50 potential referral fees sitting idle is one thing, but having TEN $15.00 referral fees […]
Get Paid to Link to Your Articles
Here are some tips for driving traffic to your other articles. A lot of writers are using Xomba, Bukisa and Twitter to drive traffic to their revenue-sharing articles on other sites. Both have advantages and disadvantages, here’s a method I use when I’m not distracted. Create an article (or identify one that’s already profitable) that […]
Bid-For-Work Websites
I’ve gotten a lot of work from Rentacoder, I think their format is easy to use and work with. Understanding the expert guarantee was a hard lesson- basically, you put your money on the line to show confidence in your work. Except- you pay transfer fees when you get your money back. That’s not right. […]
Sites That Pay Writers Weekly
Most of the sites I write for pay monthly, and while it’s nice to look ahead and see that next month I’ll get paid so much more, it’s frustrating to wait a month between paychecks. There have been times in life where that was OK, and right now is not one of those times. So […]
You don’t HAVE to be a sellout
I’ve been doing a few jobs lately through RentACoder and aside from the fees (which aren’t too awful) it sort of bothers me that the login page has an a boastful comment from a buyer, stating “After a visit to RentACoder.com…I got something I needed for a fifth of the price I would otherwise have […]
How to make the most money on each eHow article
(7-12-08) Ehow’s Writer’s Compensation Program allows you to choose your assignments (invent them as you go) and there is no limit to the amount of content you’re allowed to publish there. On the Work at Home Mom Message boards, there are women making a great living at ehow alone. They tend to publish a few […]