Online Writings
If your have a knack with your pen, I think writing can earn you money here. You can choose to write a novel or some short stories to be published into paperbacks. BUT, I am not going to touch on this form of writing here.
Instead, I am recommending much "simpler" writing jobs, where all you have to do is to share your unique and helpful ideas, provide quality and invaluable information to the online community. It could be life lessons drawn from a recent experience, travel ideas, destination review, hotel review, product review, health tips and etc. .
You can write at your own pace as there is no deadline to meet, no office hours and certainly no limit to how much you want to write. However, all your works must be original and no plagiarizing or your article may not be accepted for payment reward.
Below are some reputable, reliable and legitimate sites you can consider signing up:
Instead, I am recommending much "simpler" writing jobs, where all you have to do is to share your unique and helpful ideas, provide quality and invaluable information to the online community. It could be life lessons drawn from a recent experience, travel ideas, destination review, hotel review, product review, health tips and etc. .
You can write at your own pace as there is no deadline to meet, no office hours and certainly no limit to how much you want to write. However, all your works must be original and no plagiarizing or your article may not be accepted for payment reward.
Below are some reputable, reliable and legitimate sites you can consider signing up:
Associated Content
Associated Content is an Open Content Network.
Associated Content's platform encourages anyone who writes to participate in the new content economy by publishing content on any topic, in any format (text, video, audio and images), and connects that content to consumers, partners and advertisers.
Contributors (as they would call their writers) benefit in three major ways beyond the opportunity to publish: fair payment compensation, online discoverable and distribution through their partner sites. Anyone can become a Contributor, no restrictions other than legal age.
Associated Content offers Upfront Payments ranging from $1 to $20 for certain types of content. All of the contents you publish can earn you money via Performance Payments, which currently pays a baseline PPM™ rate of $1.50 for every one thousand page views it receives.
The amount of money you can make at Associated Content is unlimited. As you generate more page views, your Clout level rises - and so does your Performance Payments too! Some Contributors treat Associated Content as their primary source of income and live off their earnings, taking home hundreds in Performance Payments each month. There are many others who consider AC to be a great source of supplementary income.
Associate Content will pay Contributors exclusively via PayPal. So, all you need to receive payments from AC, is a basic, personal PayPal account.
Associated Content's platform encourages anyone who writes to participate in the new content economy by publishing content on any topic, in any format (text, video, audio and images), and connects that content to consumers, partners and advertisers.
Contributors (as they would call their writers) benefit in three major ways beyond the opportunity to publish: fair payment compensation, online discoverable and distribution through their partner sites. Anyone can become a Contributor, no restrictions other than legal age.
Associated Content offers Upfront Payments ranging from $1 to $20 for certain types of content. All of the contents you publish can earn you money via Performance Payments, which currently pays a baseline PPM™ rate of $1.50 for every one thousand page views it receives.
The amount of money you can make at Associated Content is unlimited. As you generate more page views, your Clout level rises - and so does your Performance Payments too! Some Contributors treat Associated Content as their primary source of income and live off their earnings, taking home hundreds in Performance Payments each month. There are many others who consider AC to be a great source of supplementary income.
Associate Content will pay Contributors exclusively via PayPal. So, all you need to receive payments from AC, is a basic, personal PayPal account.
Helium
pays members based on the value of each article, which is based on a combination of 3 market factors:
- Article quality: The best-written and highest-ranked articles earn the most money. Why? Because quality matters. Those ranked at the top will be read more often and are considered more valuable to Helium members, readers and advertisers.
- Traffic: How many readers are interested in the article’s topic? Some subjects draw more total viewers than others. Topics and articles with more page views earn more money.
- Advertiser interest: Some topics have higher-paying advertisers or more buzz than others. Each topic attracts a unique set of advertisers with varying budgets. For example, subjects in the area of personal finance will generally draw a higher ad rate than subjects like chess.
Helium Stars
Every day, writers can share their passion for topics from pet care to personal finance in articles they publish on Helium. In turn, this same writing community uses a simple yet effective rating process to determine the best content, whether there are 5 or 500 articles on a topic.
Throughout Helium, excellence counts and quality rises to the top!
At the center of Helium is its community of members. And now, in addition to writing and rating, the community recognizes its most active and talented members.
When you see stars next to a writer’s name anywhere on Helium, you’ll know that the member has achieved special recognition from his or her peers.
Star status is awarded for writing and for rating.
- 1 Writing Star – Achieving lift-off. These writers have written a total of 4 to 29 Helium articles, which rank on average in the top quarter.
- 2 Writing Star – Rising nicely. These writers have written a total of 30 to 99 Helium articles, which rank on average in the top quarter.
- 3 Writing Star – Above the treetops. These writers have written a total of 100 to 299 articles, which rank on average in the top quarter.
- 4 Writing Star – Above the clouds. These writers have written a total of 300 to 499 Helium articles, which rank on average in the top quarter.
- 5 Writing Star – In the stratosphere. These writers have written a total of 500 or more Helium articles, which rank on average in the top quarter.
Based on your stars, you can earn:
- 1 Writing Star – $0.50 per article published
- 2 Writing Star – $1.00 per article published
- 3 Writing Star – $1.50 per article published
- 4 Writing Star – $2.00 per article published
- 5 Writing Star – $2.50 per article published
Hubpages
Are you an expert on a particular niche topic? Can you put together an overview of the topic and assemble some of the best resources on the topic from around the web?
HubPages allows anyone to publish, discover and interact with people who share their interests.
Over 600,000 articles (hubs) have been published by over 100,000 different authors since the site’s inception in August 2006. HubPages authors (Hubbers) earn recognition among their peers through the community-wide HubScore ranking system and through their own fan clubs.
Authors can earn from a combination of ad revenue i.e. Google AdSense, Kontera and affiliate fees i.e. eBay or Amazon. The site’s easy-to-use features allow authors to include pictures, videos, links, polls, quizzes and more in their hubs without needing to know any Web programming. All of this is provided free to HubPages authors in an open online community, which enjoys over 17 million visitors monthly, all to make content creation easier for you and I.