Real Writing Jobs Review

I probably shouldn't call this post a review of a paid writing site, because I didn't get past the second page of the sign up process, a Clickbank page where I was asked for $34.

The $34 supposedly gives writers access to gobs and gobs of paid writing work.

Does it?

I don't know.

I tend to look at any of these sites that offer to set writers up with paid writing jobs in exchange for a fee as scams. I compare them to those ads they used to put in the back of magazines; where you paid a couple hundred dollars to get a list of companies that hired people to work from home, then when you applied you either never heard back, or the company wrote back to tell you they didn't and had not ever hired people to work from home.

So, I cannot say one way or another if Real Writing Jobs is real or a scam, but I can say they claim to connect writers with clients, and they claim to have tons of work available.

Comments are welcome if anyone has anything, positive or negative, to say about their experience with Real Writing Jobs.

Writer Access Writing Jobs

Writer Access, from ideaLaunch, puts writers and editors together with websites looking for content.

Writers are brought in and paid according to a rating system, ranging from a 2 Star rating for a newbie writer, and up to a 5 Star for published writers who have a strong website and effective SEO skills. Writers hired in with only 2 stars can work their way up to higher ratings by submitting well-written articles.

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Pay Scale Minimums

• Level 2 orders pay at least 1.26 cents per word
• Level 3 orders pay at least 2.38 cents per word
• Level 4 orders pay at least 3.92 cents per word
• Level 5 orders pay at least 5.11 cents per word

Writer Access writers with at least $10 coming are paid monthly, between the 7th and 9th of each month, via PayPal.

A Little About Know More Media

Know More Media hires bloggers to share business information and news. In exchange for an average of one blog post per day, blog promotion and networking, bloggers can expect to earn a combination of base pay and traffic commission equaling out between $100 and $800 per month.

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Paid Blogging

The short-term advantage of taking on a paid blogging job instead of writing your own blog is, if they offer some amount upfront for each post and a portion of the revenue from page views or ad earnings, you see money coming in sooner than you would blogging for yourself. The disadvantage is, of course, in the long run you only end up with a portion of the earnings.

My thoughts when I heard about KMM, I'm already doing those things for my own blogs and websites, the only real difference is, no upfront payment (that part would be nice) and my earnings from blogging are not come out anywhere near $100 a month, much less $800. Though, to be fair, I don't post on any of my blogs every day.

I would rate Know More Media as a blogging job worth considering, because it combines short-term rewards and long-term, passive earnings - a win-win for many online writers.

If you have any experience with KMM, feel free to share your thoughts by leaving a comment below or in the forums.

Considering The Content Authority

This is a reply to an email from J.C., but I thought some of my other readers might also be interested in this paid writing site, The Content Authority.

I have neither written for the site nor applied, but I have heard positive things about them, including:

• They pay as promised
• They are polite and treat writers well
• Pay starts out low but advances as promised
• You get paid every Monday as long as you have earned a minimum of $25

I also did a bit of digging around on the site to find their pay rates, because, no matter how much you love writing, income is important and often the first thing asked about when seeking information about a job. All writers start out at tier 1 and are reviewed for increases. This information about pay levels and writer's tiers is from the TCA site:

Tier Level ...........Rate Per Word
Tier 1 ...................$0.007
Tier 2 ...................$0.010
Tier 3................... $0.015
Tier 4 ...................$0.030

So, J.C. and everyone wlse who is interested, that's what I know about working for The Content Authority, if anyone would like to add their experience with the site, feel free to leave a comment.

Scripted Review

I may be a bit off in titling this as a review, because my only experience with them has been going through the application process.

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How Is the Pay?

The pay looks about normal for web content writing work, maybe a touch higher than average. I have heard Scripted pays quickly but sometimes they let writers go with no explanation and no warning, after giving good rating scores on submissions.

Application Process
The application process was easy, with a writing sample requested. You have the option of allowing them to post your writing sample on their blog by checking a box, or not by leaving the box unchecked.

Sections

If your writing sample is accepted, you will be approved to write in the category you selected when you submitted the article.

Available Work
So far, over about two weeks, there has not been a single job available in the topic where the site has approved me to write. I could submit other writing samples, but am kind of in a wait and see mode based on the lukewarm reviews I have heard from other writers about the site.

If you have experience writing for the site, either positive or negative, feel free to share your experience or impressions either through the comments function or the forums.

Is it Contract Change Season?

Heads up DMS writers who have not logged in at Demand this weekend: just a couple of days after Yahoo Contributor Network's contract change, Demand Media Studios is following on their heels.

While coercing workers into agreeing to a new contract under the threat of no longer being permitted to work hinges on the unethical under any circumstances, legal or not, at least in comparison to Examiner about a year ago and now YCN,  DMS had the grace to give writers a heads-up so it would not be a total surprise when logging in.

They have an announcment up on the writer's dashboard stating that all writers are to log out Monday morning for site updates, after which it will be required that writers accept the new contract terms or they will not be able to access the dashboard.

In other words, if you don't agree, you're fired. I know they don't technically "hire" their writers, but since you have to apply and be accepted, then apply for each special project, and they offer insurance and benefits in the form of Demand Deals discounted merchandise, the terms hired and fired fit the situation.

In closing, I do plan to agree because I can't really foresee any reason not to "sign", since you sign away all rights to your work when DMS buys it anyway. As long as they pay the amount they offer on the day they say it will be there, I don't see what difference it makes; maybe if you wrote revshare articles for them, but as I understand they are not doing any eHow right now, so revshare would be off the table anyway.

Snipsly Review

With a cutesy name and a big and transparent rev-share cut for writers, Snipsly is probably a site you will be hearing a lot about in the future.

They make it easy to post. Article length is fairly short; after you get the first article approved. Links you post in your articles there are dofollow, so you can link back to your blog or to your other online work.

 The site is set up so it's easy to find the rules and information, though the rules recently changed and I'm not certain everything has been updated yet.

Page views and earnings are recorded through your Google Analytics account, so if you want to sign up at Snipsly and earn anything, you will need one of those. If you just want to sign up to build some backlinks or write about a topic you are passionate about, you could get by without one, but really, why miss out on a  chance to earn money, if you are trying to earn a living as a writer? (Sorry about that run-on.)