6 Websites That Pay Writers for Writing

Writing is a trending topic nowadays.

Many people are diving into writing. They are making it one of their habits. Also, there are people whose favorite pastime is writing.

And earning money through a pastime can never be a bad idea. Your writing only needs to be error-free. For that, you can re-check your work with some editing tools.

Even I was also trying to do some side hustle besides my study. And Medium’s Partner Program really helped me in this regard as I always had an interest in writing.

But, then, I thought — isn’t there another way of earning by writing besides Medium?

And, unfortunately, or thankfully I found many websites that pay writers for their writings.

Among them, I found some websites that genuinely pay for writing.

1. Medium

Their niche

Medium publishes articles on almost every topic such as freelancing, books, design, business, education, health, and many more.

Submission guidelines

Your article must not contain any affiliate links. But, if there are affiliate links, then disclose the links. You can learn more from the website .

Next steps

After completing your article, you’ve to publish it. You can also publish with various publications.

Payment method

You’ll receive payments through stripe.

Rate

When a medium member will read your article your article will make money. Because medium member pays $5 to the website. That's why when they'll read your article you'll article will get a commission from that $5.

My experience

I’ve started writing on Medium for a pretty long time. And it’s an easy platform to work on. You can earn a large amount if you can publish meaningful articles.

2. Vocal

Their niche

Vocal publishes articles on almost every topic such as journal, lifehack, education, health, and many more.

Submission guidelines

There are no specific guidelines for writing an article. You can write as per your wish. Just make sure your writing doesn’t contain any grammatical errors, and you’re the author of it. Gather more from the website.

Next steps

After completing your article, you’ve to submit it. Then, vocal editors will review and publish it if it meets their guidelines.

Payment method

You’ll receive payments through stripe.

Rate

Earnings depend on the readers. The more readers you get, the more money you’ll earn. Such as $3.8 for 1000 viewers. If you’re a vocal plus member, then the amount will be double.

My experience

I’ve started writing on Vocal a month ago. And it’s an easy platform to work on. On Vocal, there is only one thing that I need to focus on to get more views, and that is SEO.

3. Listverse

Their niche

Listverse covers various topics like entertainment, general knowledge, lifestyle, science, and society. It also has an option of bizarre materials containing creepy, mysterious, and weird stuff.

Submission guidelines

Your posts must be in a list format, and the list should’ve 10 items per list. Content should be original and not plagiarised. You can find more info on the website itself.

Next steps

You’ve to submit your list through the website. They will reply to you if your content gets accepted or not.

Payment method

Payments will be through Paypal. Make sure you have a verified Paypal account.

Rate

$100 per list immediately after your content’s acceptance.

4. Bitch Media

Their niche

Bitch Media focuses on health, life, podcasts, science, politics, and culture. They don’t publish fiction or poetry.

Submission guidelines

This website has a lot of guidelines. You can find them here.

Next steps

You can submit your article through submittable from the website. More submission ways are on the same article. Due to the high volume of pitches, they can’t respond to every pitch. They only respond to the accepted pitches.

Payment method

The payment method is unspecified.

Rate

Payment is unfixed. It is generally $700-$1000 for features, $350 for dispatches, and $250-$700 for culture stories.

5. SitePoint

Their niche

SitePoint is interested in informative, instructive, and technical content. They mainly focus on the next wave of web technologies.

SitePoint generally covers the following topics:

• CSS, JavaScript, PHP
• Ruby, Mobile development, UX
• Design, HTML

Submission guidelines

You don’t have to follow any guidelines to write your article. But you can get more information on the website.

Next steps

To submit your article you’ve to fill a form and describe yourself. If the editors find you suitable, then they’ll add you as a contributor to their contributor’s team.

Payment method

To receive payment quickly, you’ve to send an invoice to their e-mail account within 90 days of your article being published. You’ll be paid through your preferred way.

Rate

$150 for articles. But there are options for $300 that can go more than $500. More information is on the website.

6. FundsforWriters

Their niche

The niche of this website is earning a living as a writer. Every article must relate to writing and how one can make money from that.

Submission guidelines

The article should contain a beginning, middle, and ending with a 550–650 word length. Learn more information on the website.

Next steps

Submitting through email is preferred but without attachments. You can send attachments only when they give you the nod to send attachments. Submit your manuscript to [email protected].

Payment method

You’ll be paid through Paypal or Venmo within a week after they accept your article.

Rate

$60 for unpublished original articles and $20 for reprints.

Final Thoughts

Quite often, making money as a writer takes much time.

But, success after difficulties tastes more delicious. Most of the writers who are making six or more figures a month have also faced rejections and difficulties.

“Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy. ” — Saadi

It’s not necessary to succeed in every attempt you make. If you fail, then try to learn from that rather than giving up.

However, these websites can help you to have a wide range of readers. And it’s worth it for both you and your readers.

That’s why stay-cool and enjoy your work. It’ll do nothing but help you to reach your goal.

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