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Are you ready to get paid to write? One of the most common copywriting jobs out there is blog post writing. So if you want to make money blogging, but you’re not sure if you can commit, you can start by offering freelance services.
Today, I’m going to share a list of websites who are accepting stories, feature articles, and blog posts. Make sure you read their guidelines carefully before sending your pitch.
Moreover, these companies don’t require a massive portfolio or advanced knowledge with SEO. That is why this is perfect for newbies like you.
If this is the first time you hear about SEO, I have a previous blog post where I have listed free tools and courses to help you get started.
Meanwhile, if this is your first time to explore the idea of how to make money blogging, I have a previous blog post where I share the process I usually do every time I create content for Bringing Up Business. Here, I share how I do my keyword research, outlining, and editing before I hit publish.
The best part? None of these pay less than $100 per submission. Yasss.
Awesome, let’s jump right in.
Get paid to write: Sites that pay $100 and up (no experience needed)
Chicken Soup for the Soul
Niche: Personal stories
Type: True stories, poems
Word count: 1200 words or less
Payment: If we publish your story, you will be paid $200 one month after the publication of the book and you will receive ten free copies of the book your story or poem appears in.
Payment method: undisclosed
Byline: Yes
Important: Your story must be true. No fiction, no creative writing.
Clarkesworld
Niche: Science fiction, fantasy
Type: Short stories, interviews, articles, audio fiction
Word count: 1000-22000 words, no exceptions
Payment: 10¢ per word
Payment method: Payment via PayPal or check. (International authors may request wire transfers.)
Byline: Yes
Important: Science fiction and fantasy. No horror, but dark SF/F is permitted. Stories must be well-written, suitable for audio and on-screen reading.
Great Escape Publishing
Niche: travel writing, photography, the import/export business
Type: Feature articles, blog posts
Word count: 300-600 words for publication in The Right Way to Travel
Payment: $150
Payment method: undisclosed
Byline: Yes
Important: Payment is sent upon publication.
Income Diary
Niche:
- Creating great content
- Interviews with experts
- Buying/Selling websites
- Driving traffic to websites
- Search engine optimization
- Creating awesome websites
- Blog design features and functionality
- Creating information & digital products
- Making money from websites, blogs & forums
- Affiliate marketing and selling things through websites as an affiliate
Type: Articles, blog posts
Word count: minimum of 1500 words
Payment: $200
Payment method: undisclosed
Byline: Yes
Important: When you submit a post or article, you give IncomeDiary.com copyright ownership of the post.
IWorkWell
Niche: Human resources
Type: News articles, revisions of existing articles on their website
Word count: 1,500-3,500 words
Payment:
- $195. Your stellar article provides the best guidance and most current information available on the topic. It required little or no subsequent modification.
- $155. You wrote the article from scratch, or completely rewrote it from existing articles or drafts. It was a substantial, tangible improvement (e.g., providing clearer explanation, new insight or critical information on the topic), and required moderate subsequent modification.
- $115. You wrote the article from scratch, or completely rewrote it from existing articles or drafts. It was current and thorough, but required considerable subsequent modification.
- $75. You updated and improved the article by heavily rewriting some section(s), retaining the framework and much of the content of an earlier version.
- $50. You reviewed the article for accuracy and completeness, and made some minor improvements.
- $20. You reviewed the article for accuracy and completeness, verified it was already really good, and made little or no improvements.
- BONUS 1: Extra 20% for unusually difficult topics and/or very complex articles.
- BONUS 2: Extra 10% for submitting article on or before the deadline. Example:
• If you do a “stellar” job ($195),
• on a complex article (Bonus 1: $195 x 0.20 = $39),
• before the deadline (Bonus 2: extra 10%),
You will earn ($195 + $39) x 1.10 => $257.40
Payment method: undisclosed
Byline: undisclosed
Important: Candidates must at least be a Bachelor’s degree holder, with in-depth HR knowledge, and proficient in Microsoft Word
Linode
Niche: DevOps tools, Server infrastructure, store, programming languages, Linux
Type: How to’s, tutorials, troubleshooting, overviews
Word count: not mentioned
Payment: You will be paid a minimum of $300 for original guides. Updates to existing guides start at $100 each
Payment method: undisclosed
Byline: Yes
Important: If your application is accepted, you’ll work through our three-step editorial workflow to write and publish your first guide or tutorial.
Lisbeth
Niche: Feminism
Type: Feature articles
Word count: 800-1300 words for small features, 1500-3000 words for large features
Payment: Feminist enterprise profile ($500-$650), personal essay ($250-500), critical analysis/issues/policy analysis ($800-$2000), service article/reviews/research briefs (500-$750), event roundups/poetry/playlists/other ($250-$500)
Payment method: undisclosed
Byline: Yes
Important: They prioritize submissions from women, trans, queer-identified writers, community voices, and journalists. Lisbeth does not accept previously published or finished works (i.e.: blog posts). Do not send full manuscripts or works.
Listverse
Niche: Entertainment, General Knowledge, Lifestyle, Science, Society, and more
Type: Blog posts, feature articles
Word count: n/a
Payment: $100
Payment method: Paypal only
Byline: Yes
Important: Original articles only. Infographics, slideshows, re-blogged content, and sponsored posts not accepted. We do not post infographics, slideshows, or “re-blogged” content.
Motorhome
Niche: Travel, technical/DIY, lifestyle
Word count:
Payment:
Manuscript with photos:
Major travel $500-$700
Getaway $400-$500
Crossroads $100
Personality $400-500
Technical $500-900
Do-it-Yourself $400-600
Payment method: undisclosed
Byline: Yes
Important: PLEASE SEND QUERIES TO: Eileen Hubbard, Editor, MotorHome Magazine, 2575 Vista Del Mar Drive, Ventura, California 93001. Or e-mail: info@motorhomemagazine.com.
NutriInspector
Niche:
- Food & Nutrition (recipes and tips)
- Kitchen product reviews
- Weight loss & diet guides
Type: nutrition, diet, and weight-loss blog posts
Word count: 1000 words up
Payment:
- Ultimate how-to guides (3000-4000 words): $120-$180
- Informational articles (2000-3000 words): $120
- Product reviews (1000 words): $60
Payment method: undisclosed
Byline: Yes
Important: The article must be useful and with high quality, structured, and easy to understand.
OC87 Recovery Diaries
Niche: Mental health recovery stories
Type: Personal essays
Word count: 1,200-1,500 words in length
Payment: $150 honorarium for accepted posts, payable upon publication.
Payment method: Check. If you are an international author in a country where payment via check from an American company is problematic, you must either have an account with a bank that will accommodate a direct wire transfer, or you must have a PayPal account in order to be paid by OC87, Inc.
Byline: Yes
Important: All authors who are published on OC87 Recovery Diaries are asked to wait six months post-publication date prior to submitting another contribution to ensure OC87 Recovery Diaries continues to offer a diverse array of voices, stories, and content.
Reader’s Digest
Niche: True stories
Type: Stories
Word count: 100 words or fewer
Payment: you’ll be paid $100 unless otherwise specified in writing.
Payment method: undisclosed
Byline: Yes
Important: Your story may be edited for clarity. Following receipt of payment, you agree not to submit your story to other publications.
The Sun Magazine
Niche: Personal essays, fiction, poetry. Personal stories that touch on political and cultural issues are welcome.
Type: Personal essays, fiction, poetry, and personal stories
Word count: No minimum length.
Payment: Personal essays ($300-$2,000), fiction ($300-$2,000), poetry ($100-$250)
Payment method: undisclosed
Byline: Yes
Important: The Sun encourages submissions from writers of color.
Transitions abroad
Niche: live, study, volunteer, and work abroad
Type: Articles/blog posts
Word count: 1250-3000+ total words often work best
Payment: $75 to $150 (for an article/post in the 1250-3000+ Average payment is $100. In-depth, authoritative, and well-written pieces responding to our editorial needs pay as much as $150.
Payment method: Paypal
Byline: Yes
Important: Best for professional travel writers, freelance travel writers, and passionate travelers. Please do NOT submit to us previously published travel writing and material. Do not forget your author’s bio with head-shot photo.
Vibrant Life
Niche: physical health, mental clarity, and spiritual balance from a practical, Christian perspective.
Type: Blog posts, feature articles
Word count: Short articles (450 to 650 words) are always in demand. Feature articles should not exceed 1,000 words and, if the article is informational, should include at least one sidebar (helpful tips, steps to take to accomplish a goal, and additional resource information, etc.)
Payment: Payment for articles ranges from $100 to $300.
Payment method: undisclosed
Byline: Yes
Important:
Information must be reliable——no faddism. Articles should represent the latest findings on the subject, and if scientific in nature, should be properly documented. (References to other lay journals are generally not acceptable.)
If your manuscript contains material that needs footnote documentation–statistics, quotes, findings from studies, etc.–we prefer that the reference be included in the body of the text (i.e., in parenthesis, not as a footnote). We encourage authors to supply additional footnotes for editorial verification of nutritional facts and other scientific information. Also, make a photocopy of the original page or source material containing the information you’re including.
Wanderlust
Niche: Travel
Type: Destination features, trip planner features, dispatches, round-up articles, advice articles, pocket guide (first 24 hours guides, British break, short break), Wandersleeps
Word count: 750-1,000 words
Payment: £220 per 1,000 published words. Unless otherwise agreed, the fee is based on printed, not submitted, words. Fact pages are paid at £90 per page (approx 750 words) pro-rated.
Payment method: undisclosed
Byline: no
Important: An invoice request and complimentary copy of the magazine will be sent upon publication. Payment will be made within 30 days.
WP Hub
Niche:
- Web design trends and popular design concepts
- Insight into top selling themes authors and agencies
- Identifying up and coming plugins useful for developers
- General WordPress theme and plugin development
- Coding best practices as related to WordPress
Type: Blog posts in review format
Word count: 800 to 1,200-word articles with visuals
Payment: $100 to $200 per article depending on the topic and length.
Payment method: undisclosed
Byline: Yes
Important: WPHUB is looking for fresh articles and content each week and writers will work with our editors on appropriate topics to publish.
Conclusion
And that’s it for today. Please bookmark this post because I will update it constantly. Now, it’s going to be easy for you to get paid to write. Start ditching freelance platforms that pay less than $50. Practice. Improve your writing style, learn SEO. Eventually, you don’t have to really on others to pay you for writing. In time, you can apply the skills you’ve learned in freelance writing and start a profitable blogging business.
