Nov 07 2008
The Hardest Part is Getting Started
Sometimes I think that the hardest part of writing online for money is deciding where to publish. With so many sites offering different opportunities, different pay rates, and different requirements, it’s easy for the beginning writer to bog down in a state of total confusion. There’s plenty of advice to be had. In fact, it seems that just about everyone who’s ever published online has an opinion. But are those opinions worth anything?
We’ve all seen “This site ripped me off and I’m warning every body to stay away because they’re a bunch of crooks.” And “You can make a fortune writing for this site. Just sign up under me and get started.” Who to believe, who to ignore? No matter what anybody else’s experience may be with a site, yours might turn out to be completely different. It doesn’t matter what site you name, every one has its haters and its lovers.
What I learned is that there’s no easy way to decide which sites are best for you. It really comes down to the equivalent of pounding the pavement and going door to door. First you read every scrap of information a site has to offer: how much it pays, when it pays, how it pays. About ownership of your material, about their format and their standards. What’s expected of you, and what you can expect from them.
If it all looks good, you sign up and start writing. This is the honeymoon, when you really get to know who you’re living with. Was the nice appearance a mask or the real thing? Give it a couple of months, but if the romance wears off too quickly, you may have to decide to move on and try again.
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I agree with you. I have been working on getting paid to blog and have been less then happy with some of my own findings. I am trying out this site to see how it goes and how much money there is to be made. thanks for your posting.