14 Websites that Pay People to Write

How to Make Money and Build Residual Income Writing on the Web

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Writers and bloggers may be pleased to know they can make money writing content on the web. This article reviews 14 of these sites and their merits.

Given today's environment of layoffs and millions of jobs lost, employment is becoming scarce. However, there's a new way to make money and it's becoming more popular every day.

The concept is simple: a content website shares collective revenue from advertising it places throughout its site with its members. Each individual page of a members' content also generates revenue through advertising and/or page views. In short, it's called revenue sharing.

Generally speaking, to make money on any given revenue sharing website takes a lot of time, patience, and knowledge of search engine optimization (SEO). The idea is to keep writing content in order to make money through residual income.

eHow
eHow is a fun paid content website based on writing step-by-step "how-to" instructions. The people who succeed on eHow write lots of practical, hands-on articles for everyday tasks. eHow also has a built-in social networking feature where you can make both friends and money at the same time.

Helium
Helium is the only site on the web that pairs freelance writers with real-world publishers looking to pay between $20-$200 for quality content. Helium also features numerous titles to write to.

Bukisa
Like eHow and Helium, Bukisa offers members the opportunity to make money on each article submitted on the site. Additionally, Bukisa offers even more money by signing others up on the site.

Associated Content
Associated Content focuses on original, unique, quality content with a bent toward up-to-the-minute news stories. While any content can be submitted, editors can be selective and will not always post a writer's article. Members make $1.50 per thousand page views and can also make additional money through upfront payments.

Suite101
Suite101 is a decidedly professional paid content website. In order to apply as a contributor to the site, the writer must send Suite101 a resume summary and two writing samples. If the freelance writer is accepted, he or she will work closely with editors and will learn everything there is to know about SEO.

About.com
About.com Guides write authoritative articles in their areas of expertise. To become an About.com guide, the person must apply online. The website guarantees a minimum of $725 per month for all new About.com guides, plus revenue sharing based on the number of page views generated by the writer's content pages.

Xomba
A rather zany paid content website with a decidedly fun, casual style.

HubPages
HubPages members make money by creating topical web pages called "Hubs." The site pays each member a share of revenue generated from ad impressions.

PayPerPost
Simply put, PayPerPost pays members to blog.

Triond
A unique paid content website that posts members' articles to Triond affiliate websites.

Squidoo
A really fun, some say addicting, way to make money writing topical web pages called "lenses."

Flixya
While Flixya is really a paid video sharing website, members can also make money blogging.

ZestBit
ZestBit members make money by writing blog-style content on individual web pages called "twists."

HowHub
Likely competitor to eHow, HowHub focuses on paying members to write "how-to" content.

Making a significant amount of money on these websites takes time, patience, and persistence. But over time, collective revenue generated from each article builds enough to produce a residual stream of income.

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