Many of these sites pay writers with what is called residual payments. The writer simply posts their material on the site, and the site totals the amount of page views, ad clicks or a combination of the two and comes up with a monthly payment based on the data. Here is a roundup of websites that pay writers without taking any publishing rights.
eHow
eHow is probably the best paying residual income site. It specializes in how-to articles and gets more than 50 million visitors a month, according to their website.
Writers earn money with a secret eHow formula that involves page views and ad clicks.
If a writer knows a lot about a subject, he can churn out an eHow article in around 30 minutes or less thanks to the simplicity of the site.
HubPages
HubPages isn’t as user-friendly as eHow, but it has more publishing options so the writer can make her article look exactly the way she wants it to. They also allow a wide-range of topics, instead of focusing on how-tos.
Writers earn money on HubPages by adding their Kontera and Google AdSense codes and their eBay and Amazon Affiliates program information to their accounts. The codes and affiliate program information will make certain ads display on each article. When the ads are clicked on or a product is purchased because of the ads, the writer makes money. Writers are in control of how many ads are listed on each article and where they are placed for maximum earnings.
Examiner
Examiner is new to the making money online scene. It proclaims to be a more journalistic site and encourages its writers to post 200 word articles that are relevant to current news stories.
New Examiners are given local beats on specific subjects before they are allowed to move up to national coverage.
According to the information that is provided to new Examiners, payment is based on “a rating that considers a number of factors, including advertising revenue and the quality of your audience, which includes things like subscriptions, page view traffic and session length.”
Xomba
Xomba works a little differently than the other sites listed above. Xomba writers make money by writing Xombytes and Xomblurbs. Xombytes are articles that can be about any subject. Xomblurbs are “social bookmarks” where users share links with others in the Xomba community. The site shares 50 percent of our Google Adsense revenue with the writer.
None of these sites have any requirements to sign up, though some do have quality standards that must be met in each article that is published. Writers should read the guides provided by each site to make money quickly and easily without having content deleted or accounts closed.
For more information about making money with online articles see: How to Make Money with SEO Articles.
Alina Bradford - Alina Bradford is an artist with around 20 years of experience and 12 years experience as a professional writer.
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