As a freelance writer and blogger, it is not unusual for me to browse my Google Adsense earnings. I often look to see what ads are earning money and what ads are not. I was a little surprised to see ads for gold sales popping up on my telecommuting blog (right here.) I was more surprised by the number of people that seem to be clicking that ad.
This new trend leads me to believe that America is looking for ways to buy gold. It's not uncommon for people to turn to gold during a recession or depression. However, it may not be the safest investment. During severely desperate times, such as the great depression, people were constantly being robbed. Hording gold in your home would be a good investment during uncertain financial times, as gold consistently increasing in value, were it not for the ever looming fear of having it stolen.
If you do not have a secure place to store your gold, don't consider purchasing it to keep in your home. Also, if you choose to buy gold online, be very careful of the website from which you purchase it. Online gold sales scams are at an all time high, with people buying gold from dealers with no contact information published on the site!
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Showing posts with label freelance writing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label freelance writing. Show all posts
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Thursday, July 8, 2010
My Latest Gig
Where are you writing these days?
I was hopeful that the Demand Studios publication platform would be as profitable as publishing directly from the eHow site. I was wrong. My suggested titles haven't done well at Demand Studios. For those of you that do not know, eHow accepted user submitted articles and paid royalties on these articles up until last April. At that time, many eHow users were offered paid writing positions through Demand Studios, with the promise that these articles would earn a comparable amount of money.
That hasn't been my experience. My articles published for residual payment, or royalties through DS are not performing well at all. Likewise, some articles I published at Experts123 for revenue sharing are not performing well either. So, what is left? Squidoo, Bright Hub, and Suite101, that's what!
Suite101
My Suite articles only earn 50 cents a month. But, when you consider that is $6.00 a year and $30.00 over a 5-year period, it is still better than writing for upfront payment. Also, because I choose my own titles at Suite101, I can usually crank out articles in 45 minutes. This is quite different than being assigned a title and researching it. That type of writing takes considerably LONGER!
Bright Hub
Another interesting website for writers is Bright Hub. My Bright Hub articles are currently earning me 30 cents per month, or $18 over a 5-year period. Not a lot, until you consider they also pay $10 upfront. That is increased to $15 upfront for senior writers. It takes approximately 1.5 hours to write a Bright Hub article. If you write for Bright Hub, or are considering writing for them, look me up: Heather Schulte | Bright Hub.com. To reach senior writer status, you must publish 20 articles and have 250 views per month accredited to each article.
I continue to find Squidoo lenses profitable and a great way to backlink to my Bright Hub articles. Bright Hub pays $1.00 per valid back link.
Good luck with your writing!
I was hopeful that the Demand Studios publication platform would be as profitable as publishing directly from the eHow site. I was wrong. My suggested titles haven't done well at Demand Studios. For those of you that do not know, eHow accepted user submitted articles and paid royalties on these articles up until last April. At that time, many eHow users were offered paid writing positions through Demand Studios, with the promise that these articles would earn a comparable amount of money.
That hasn't been my experience. My articles published for residual payment, or royalties through DS are not performing well at all. Likewise, some articles I published at Experts123 for revenue sharing are not performing well either. So, what is left? Squidoo, Bright Hub, and Suite101, that's what!
Suite101
My Suite articles only earn 50 cents a month. But, when you consider that is $6.00 a year and $30.00 over a 5-year period, it is still better than writing for upfront payment. Also, because I choose my own titles at Suite101, I can usually crank out articles in 45 minutes. This is quite different than being assigned a title and researching it. That type of writing takes considerably LONGER!
Bright Hub
Another interesting website for writers is Bright Hub. My Bright Hub articles are currently earning me 30 cents per month, or $18 over a 5-year period. Not a lot, until you consider they also pay $10 upfront. That is increased to $15 upfront for senior writers. It takes approximately 1.5 hours to write a Bright Hub article. If you write for Bright Hub, or are considering writing for them, look me up: Heather Schulte | Bright Hub.com. To reach senior writer status, you must publish 20 articles and have 250 views per month accredited to each article.
I continue to find Squidoo lenses profitable and a great way to backlink to my Bright Hub articles. Bright Hub pays $1.00 per valid back link.
Good luck with your writing!
Monday, January 25, 2010
Applying to HumanRewriter.com
Today, I heard of a new website for writers, so I applied it is HumanRewriter.com. They require an AIM user name to apply. You can get a free aim account before you apply. After listing my writing experience and my work history, I submitted it and got a response that they would reply to my email address within 7 days.
I got a response withing 1 hour saying my application had been accepted and requested I complete a quiz in the hiring process. I took the test immediately. It included two parts. Part 1 was a review of the writer manual and then a quiz on the content. Part 2 was a request to rewrite sentences, paragraphs, and articles according to the manual. I got an auto response after completion that they notify those who pass when they are in need of new writers and that they are currently full-staffed, but to watch for email in the event that they have openings soon.
I got a response withing 1 hour saying my application had been accepted and requested I complete a quiz in the hiring process. I took the test immediately. It included two parts. Part 1 was a review of the writer manual and then a quiz on the content. Part 2 was a request to rewrite sentences, paragraphs, and articles according to the manual. I got an auto response after completion that they notify those who pass when they are in need of new writers and that they are currently full-staffed, but to watch for email in the event that they have openings soon.
Writing for Suite101 and Google
Suite101 articles get pretty good ranking with the Google search engine. Today, something happened that utterly amazed me about Suite101. I couldn't help but mention it in a blog post to share the information about Suite101.
Most of the websites for which I write, eventually ensure my articles are crawled by Google without any special effort on my part. I do not do any search engine submission on my own, because after a week or so it gets done for me. Today, I submitted an article to Suite101. I was searching Google immediately after submitting this article... brainstorming for more keyword ideas on that particular topic. I found my article I had submitted only 10 minutes earlier on page 2 of Google. I am so shocked I still almost don't believe it myself. Here it is: Knifty Knitter Loom Instructions
Most of the websites for which I write, eventually ensure my articles are crawled by Google without any special effort on my part. I do not do any search engine submission on my own, because after a week or so it gets done for me. Today, I submitted an article to Suite101. I was searching Google immediately after submitting this article... brainstorming for more keyword ideas on that particular topic. I found my article I had submitted only 10 minutes earlier on page 2 of Google. I am so shocked I still almost don't believe it myself. Here it is: Knifty Knitter Loom Instructions
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