So, if you are a freelance
writer who want to make money writing but is tired of low-paying writing
gigs, then here is a collection of websites that are paying up to
$300 (or sometimes more) for your articles and blog posts. In other
words, you get paid when you contribute content to the following websites
and blogs.
Note: The idea of this
entire blog post is to show you that there are a ton of websites out there
willing to pay hundreds of dollars for a single blog post. Just don’t consider
this blog post as your ultimate destination for writing gigs. And you know what
it takes to get there? Be an expert in at least one topic! Now, go get
paid to blog!
1. TopTenz
TopTenz serves over
2.4 million pages per month to more than 1.6 million satisfied visitors. We
publish top 10 lists that inform and entertain, focusing on topics that vary
from the norm and touch on the bizarre.
- Alexa Rank: 22,580
- Topics: Bizarre, Lifestyle, Travel, Entertainment,
Science, etc.
- Payment: $50
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
2. ListVerse
Listverse serves over
30 million pages a month to more than eight million readers. We publish lists
that intrigue and educate, specializing in the bizarre or lesser-known trivia.
Every day we present three or more new, unique lists.
- Alexa Rank: 3,674
- Topics: Entertainment, General Knowledge,
Lifestyle, Science, Society, etc.
- Payment: $100
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
3. The Dollar
Stretcher
The Dollar Stretcher
is a group of publications dedicated to “Living Better…for Less”. The goal is
to provide readers with ways to help them save time and money.
- Alexa Rank: 97,537
- Topics: Money, Food, Home & Auto, Lifestyle,
Family, etc.
- Payment: $0.10 per word or $50 per post, of 500
words.
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
4. Reverb Press
Reverb Press is a news
and lifestyle webzine which is the product of the talent and dedication of a
team of smart, savvy, talented writers, artists, and technicians dedicated to
the maxim Ad Extremum Vero, Semper – The Truth Always Wins In The End.
- Alexa Rank: 36,148
- Topics: News, Politics, Justice, Business, World,
Entertainment, etc.
- Payment: Unknown
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
Reverb Press is
different from other websites that are listed here as they expect content from
you on a regular basis. So, if your application is accepted then you can
consider it like a job and not as another writing gig. You can write
about topics that you are passionate about and at the same time they may
also give you optional assignments. The pricing is not mentioned but it
says you will be paid depending upon your “output and audience engagement.”
5. The Everyday
Windshield
The Everyday
Windshield is an online magazine dedicated to the journey of life through
faith, family, fashion, food, and fun.
- Alexa Rank: 1,259,36
- Topics: Faith, Family, Fashion, Food, Fun
- Payment: $10 for the 1st post, $25 for the 2nd-5th
posts, and thereafter $50 per post
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
6. The Daily Heckle
The Daily Heckle is a
blog for bloggers who want to get paid for sharing their opinions. Writers can
earn money based on how popular their posts are.
- Alexa Rank: 1,634,887
- Topics: News, Sports, Politics, Travel, TV, Music,
Movies, etc.
- Payment: $7.5-$30
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
Note: The Everyday
Windshield and The Daily Heckle are listed here as they are regularly
publishing new blog posts.
7. CollegeHumor
CollegeHumor Media
delivers daily comedic content, including videos, pictures, articles and jokes,
created and/or curated by the CollegeHumor staff. CollegeHumor Media attracts
more than 15 million monthly uniques and generates more than 100 million video
views per month.
- Alexa Rank: 1,875
- Topics: Humor
- Payment: $25 per post plus bonus
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
8. WritersWeekly
WritersWeekly.com is
one of the oldest and most respected sites on freelance writing. It has been
published continuously since 1997.
- Alexa Rank: 240,429
- Topics: Freelance
- Payment: $60 per post, of 600 words
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
9. WOW! Women On
Writing
WOW! is a global
magazine, designed to support women’s creativity, energy, blood, sweat and
tears, throughout all stages of the writing process.
- Alexa Rank: 461,290
- Topics: Writing
- Payment: $50-$150 per post
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
10. Funds For Writers
FundsforWriters is an
online resource for writers. We emphasize finding money to make writing a
realistic career. Of course, you’d write anyway. That’s the way of a writer.
- Alexa Rank: 501,141
- Topics: Writing
- Payment: $50 per post
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
11. A List Apart
A List Apart explores
the design, development, and meaning of web content, with a special focus on
web standards and best practices.
- Alexa Rank: 8,707
- Topics: Web Design & Development
- Payment: $200
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
12. InstantShift
InstantShift is
a design and inspiration related community for web designers and
developers daily resource, inspiration and premium web design and development.
- Alexa Rank: 13,841
- Topics: Web Design & Development
- Payment: Depends upon quality and word count.
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
13. Smashing Magazine
Smashing Magazine is
an online magazine for professional Web designers and developers, with a focus
on useful techniques, best practices and valuable resources.
- Alexa Rank: 2,032
- Topics: Web Design & Development
- Payment: Depends upon quality and word count.
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
14. SitePoint
SitePoint provides
cutting-edge content for web professionals — developers, designers,
programmers, freelancers and site owners.
- Alexa Rank: 1,248
- Topics: Web Design & Development
- Payment: Unknown
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
15. SpyreStudios
SpyreStudios is an
online magazine about web-design & development and the myriads of other
topics that fall in between.
- Alexa Rank: 35,424
- Topics: Web Design & Development
- Payment: Unknown
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
16. Photoshop
Tutorials
Photoshop tutorials
for beginners to experts. Learn tips and tricks on how to use Photoshop for photo
editing, manipulations, designs, and more.
- Alexa Rank: 43,636
- Topics: Design
- Payment: $25-$300
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
17. UX Booth
UX Booth is a
publication by and for the user experience community. Our readership consists
mostly of beginning-to-intermediate user experience and interaction designers,
but anyone interested in making the web a better place to be is welcome.
- Alexa Rank: 35,436
- Topics: UX, Design
- Payment: Unknown
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
18. Crazyleaf Design
Crazyleaf Design is a
web design, illustration, and programming company. We build functional,
standards-compliant and aesthetically rich unique web sites.
- Alexa Rank: 90,714
- Topics: Design
- Payment: Unknown
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
19. AppStorm
AppStorm brings you
not just reviews of great (and not so great) apps, but we also round them up
into categorized lists, give you how-to tips and tricks to get more out of
them, and combine it with a healthy dose of related news.
- Alexa Rank: 11,891
- Topics: Apps (Mac, Windows, Web, iPhone, iPad,
Android)
- Payment: $60 per post
- Quick: Homepage
20. Techopedia
From defining the
latest tech buzzword to exploring enterprise-level decisions, Techopedia aims
to help you understand technology.
- Alexa Rank: 20,342
- Topics: Tech
- Payment: Unknown
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
21. WorldStart
WorldStart is
looking for tips for our e-mail newsletter, WorldStart’s Computer Tips.
This is published daily to 300,000 readers and focuses on tips and tricks the
average computer user can utilize. We are also seeking feature articles for our
website covering any and all aspects of computing.
- Alexa Rank: 69,214
- Topics: Tech
- Payment: $25-$50 per post
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
22. Make Tech Easier
Make Tech Easier
focuses on computer tutorials, how-to, hacks and fixes. Our motto is to
“Uncomplicating the complicated, making life easier”.
- Alexa Rank: 10,478
- Topics: Tech
- Payment: Unknown
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
23. Wise Bread
Wise Bread is a
community of bloggers here to help you live large on a small budget. Despite
what you may have heard, you don’t have to sacrifice your financial
independence to enjoy life.
- Alexa Rank: 17,441
- Topics: Personal Finance
- Payment: Unknown
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
24. International
Living
International Living
have been helping people discover the world’s best places to live, travel and
retire since 1979.
- Alexa Rank: 31,196
- Topics: Entrepreneurship, Retired Overseas, Travel
& Adventure, Short Blurbs
- Payment: $75 per post
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
25. Matador
Matador is the world’s
largest independent travel publisher, with over 12 million unique monthly
visitors.
- Alexa Rank: 5,278
- Topics: Travel
- Payment: $20-$25 per post
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
26. GloHoliday
GloHoliday is a travel
articles site that provides complete resources for traveling all over the
world, including holiday destinations, festivals, public holidays, hotel
booking, flight information and travel tips attracting thousands of monthly
visitors.
- Alexa Rank: 228,735
- Topics: Travel
- Payment: $40 per post + $3 per image
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
Note: When GloHoliday
contacted me to include their website on the previous version of this
list, I forwarded their website to my sister without notifying them and she
contributed one article. And yes, she got paid!
27. BootsnAll
BootsnAll provides
inspiration and resources to get you on the road.
- Alexa Rank: 47,836
- Topics: Travel
- Payment: $30-$50 per post
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
28. Viator Travel Blog
At Viator we believe
that travel has the power to make the world a better place. This is our place
on the web to share our passion and inspire all of us to make that next trip.
- Alexa Rank: 47,836
- Topics: Travel
- Payment: $40-$150 per post, depends upon word
count.
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
29. TheExpeditioner
TheExpeditioner is a
travel site for the avid traveler featuring travel articles from some of the
best travel writers in the world, as well as travel news, commentary, insight
and video from a premiere team of bloggers from around the globe.
- Alexa Rank: 127,005
- Topics: Travel
- Payment: $30 per post
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
30. Wand’rly Magazine
Wand’rly is an
online magazine for full-time travelers.
- Alexa Rank: 756,621
- Topics: Travel
- Payment: $0.05 per word for articles,and $10 per
photo for galleries
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
31. Scary Mommy
A parenting website
for imperfect parents.
- Alexa Rank: 9,084
- Topics: Parenting
- Payment: Up to $100 per post
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
32. MetroParent
MetroParent is an
online parenting community offering expert advice, stories on parenting trends
and issues, and numerous ways for parents to enrich their experience raising
the next generation.
- Alexa Rank: 206,889
- Topics: Parenting
- Payment: Up to $350 per post
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
33. Alaska Parent
Alaska Parent is a
free, full-color family and parenting magazine, published 4 times per year. As
Alaska’s exclusive, all-in-one parenting resource, our readers include parents
with children ages newborn through teens, as well as expectant moms.
- Alexa Rank: 1,781,147
- Topics: Parenting
- Payment: $40-$200 per post
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
34. WorkingMother
WorkingMother is the
digital hub of career-focused and entrepreneur moms, including best companies
to work for, tips and features focused on work and home.
- Alexa Rank: 52,971
- Topics: Parenting
- Payment: Unknown
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
35. Vela Magazine
Vela has taken steps
to help close the byline gender gap by publishing exceptional nonfiction
written by women.
- Alexa Rank: 682,123
- Topics: Women
- Payment: Unknown
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
36. The Sun Magazine
The Sun is an
independent, ad-free monthly magazine that for more than thirty years has used
words and photographs to invoke the splendor and heartache of being human.
- Alexa Rank: 236,324
- Topics: Essays, Short Stories, Interviews, Poetry, etc.
- Payment: $300-$2,500
for non-fiction; $300-$1,500 for fiction; $100-$250 for poetry;
from $1,000-$2,000 for interviews
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
37. Grasslimb
Grasslimb is a
twice-yearly literary journal featuring prose, poetry and artwork. Just the
thing to read while you’re having a nice cup of coffee or tea!
- Alexa Rank: 3,458,789
- Topics: Poetry, Prose, Cartoons, Book & Music
Reviews
- Payment: $5-$20 for poetry; $10-$70 for prose;
$15-25 for book & music reviews; $15-$25 for cartoon
- Quick: Homepage | Apply
