How to Make Money Writing for Upfront Pay Content Sites

Earn upfront money at textbroker.com

Textbroker is a really good place to connect with clients who need work done. The pay is low in the beginning, I know. You will start off as a level 2 0r level 3 writer earning up to $5 for an article but this is a case where diligence and patience pays off.

Write quality pieces for the clients and your work rating will increase allowing you access to the higher paying titles and satisfied clients will begin to ask for you specifically which will result in even more work. I have been writing for textbroker clients for a while now and have had little trouble getting work. It is a good way to diversify your sources of income while you build residual income from HubPages and your own blogs and websites.

Upfront earnings at Writeraccess.com

Writer access is a newer portal that connects clients with writers. Like textbroker you start off a little slowly but build up to better paying work over time as clients see your work, your writer's profile and your stats.

One thing I really like at writer access is their love lists. Satisfied clients have the option of adding you to their love lists and give you priority for writing their projects. Work well and your stable of satisfied clients can keep you pretty busy with assignments. Writer access does pay better in the beginning than some of the others with articles paying about $8-$10 US for 400 words (average).

Earn upfront pay at Demand Studios
Updated 11-01-2011

The information below is still valid but Demand Media is going through some changes that will make it more difficult to write for them. Their business model is changing post panda and only a few select writers are now getting much work from them. There is still some work if you are a current DMS writer but as always, you're better off with a diversified group of income sources including local clients and residual income from sites like HubPages.

First let me tell you I'm not trying to get you to join anything, buy anything or do anything. What you do is your own business. I just want to share with you a simple way I've found to earn a little money by doing something I enjoy- writing.

I'm probably a little slower writer than many of you. It takes me about an hour to research and write an article that I think is worth publishing. That's OK for me because the people I write for are picky about quality content.

I won't tell you which company I'm writing for as there are several but know that the companies I write for are all listed in this article. I write content for web sites who then publish it for their clients. The companies pay me for each article I submit and I get paid every week.

My average pay per article is about $15.00. It varies some but stays close to that figure. If you are serious about writing as a career you should have no problem getting the same.

. Now let's do some math.

3 articles a day times 6 days = 18 articles And 18 articles times $15=$270/week

That's over $1000.00/ month for writing 3 articles a day. Think you can do that?

Update: 10/25/2011
With the changes being made at DMS it will be difficult to make much writing for them unless you are in their First Look program, The concept of working for upfront pay site is still valid, however the truth remains that earning money as a freelance writer online requires you to diversify your income sources.

Revenue pay sites like (my fave!) HubPages and creating residual income with your own blogs and websites should be combined with writing for content mills and writing and selling eBooks. This creates a more reliable income flow so that a shake up at one site (like recently happened at DMS) won't hurt your earnings.

Sites like textbroker.com and writeraccess.com still offer real opportunities for freelance writers to create good content and build their business. I have found a new site to tell you all about called Interact Media. I'm still researching it but I think it may be another source for freelance writers to earn some quick upfront pay for their work. I will share my findings in an separate Hub.