Since so many people seem to be interested in working with About.com, I thought I would post the occasional update on what topics are open. They are adding a LOT of brand new topics to the network, and all this growth means more opportunities for freelancers to get their foot in the door. Here are the latest additions to the list of topics (you can find the whole list on their site). (more…)
HubPages is what I call an “article aggregator“, meaning that articles are posted by anyone without any strict editorial guidelines or category structures. Anyone can post about anything, more or less. There are many out there, but I have had good successes with HubPages. Since they aren’t as well known as places like Associated Content, I thought I would take a moment to introduce you. (more…)
Ok, I said I would provide more details about how to get hired at About.com, and here they are. Read my earlier post for details on what a Guide position at About.com entails in the first place. If you think that writing for About.com is what you’re after, be prepared to give it alot of work. (more…)
About.com is the holy grail of online writing gigs, at least from my own experience. I was the Guide there for their topic of Pagan/Wiccan religion for several years. Getting a Guide position there will basically guarantee your ability to become a full-time freelancer. Ok, there are never any guarantees in life, but this is still the network to strive for. Today’s post will be about the basics of a gig with About.com, with further posts coming with more on how to actually get yourself hired. Yes, they are important enough to warrant several posts. (more…)
I don’t know if this is the proper term, but I call them “Article Aggregators”. Those sites that allow you to submit all/any articles that you write, but don’t really hire you to do so. Places that collect content pieces and then usually allow you to earn residual income from any ad revenue your material earns (usually through Google ads). Some sites do have a small token payment system in place, but as a Canadian, I am usually exempt and therefore have no personal experience with that.
They all claim that you can start earning money right away, and provide testimonials from those few lucky writers who have seen any income. Don’t get caught up in the hype. Though some money can be made, these are NOT great sources for online writing income.
Suite101 is an up-and-coming content network that offers a good opportunity to publish articles and earn money for your work. Their freelance hiring system is a little different than most, hence this article to explain it to you. I have worked for Suite101 for some time now, and do recommend them as a site to write for.
A content network, as I use the term, refers to one of the many large sites that are broken down into topics/categories/channels or what have you. They maintain collections of articles and other content organized within these topics. About.com is a widely-known example of a content network.
Most (but not all) content networks hire on freelance writers to produce articles, based on a single topic. You are responsible for continually managing that one topic.
