1. The Penny Hoarder
Niche/Category: Finance
Amount Per Post: $75 – $800
Payment Method: Paypal
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
The Penny Hoarder is a finance blog aimed at helping readers earn,
save and grow their income. Articles can be about earning, saving or
investing money.
They prefer articles to be around 700 – 800 words, and you need to
prearrange payment with the editor. You’ll be paid $75 if your article
is accepted, and you can earn up to $800 in bonuses depending on how
successful your article becomes.
2. ACHS
Niche/Category: Health
Amount Per Post: $50
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
They want articles related to holistic health and wellness, and they
prefer articles to be in the 600 – 1,000 words range. They pay $50 per
article and payment will be made within 30 days of publication.
3. TopTenz
Niche/Category: General
Amount Per Post: $50
Payment Method: Paypal
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
TopTenz features list posts of the nature “Top 10 {ANYTHING}”. Your
posts need to be unique and about something not already covered on the
blog. They pay $50 upon acceptance of an article and expect articles to
be in the range of 1,500 – 2,000 words. You will usually be notified
within 2 weeks if your article was accepted.
They commission around 30 – 40 articles per month from writers and there’s no limit to the number of articles you can submit.
4. FundsforWriters
Niche/Category: Writing
Amount Per Post: $45 – $50
Payment Method: Paypal/Check
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
They accept success stories and practical advice from writers, and anything aimed at helping writers earn funds from writing.
Articles are usually accepted within a week of submission and you’ll
be paid $45 if you want your payment via check, or $50 if you want your
payment via Paypal.
5. Brazen Careerist
Niche/Category: Career/Lifestyle Design
Amount Per Post: $50
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Partially
They pay for list posts on networking events in various cities, and payment needs to first be prearranged with the editor.
6. Doctor of Credit
Niche/Category: Finance/Credit Cards
Amount Per Post: $50
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
This site will pay you $50 for an article on consumer credit, and
they prefer you to submit a full article instead of sending them a
pitch.
7. Writers Weekly
Niche/Category: Writing
Amount Per Post: $60
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
They accept articles aimed at helping writers make money writing, and
they prefer articles to be in the 600 words range. They pay $60 per
article.
8. Listverse
Niche/Category: General
Amount Per Post: $100
Payment Method: Paypal
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
They accept list articles about anything that hasn’t been previously
covered on their website. They prefer lists to be about unusual or
interesting things, to be at least 1,500 words and reference at least 10
items. The site is read by over 15 million people a month.
9. eCommerce Insiders
Niche/Category: eCommerce
Amount Per Post: $75 – $125
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
They prefer articles to be focused on online retail, and you will be
allowed a bio below the article with a link back to your blog. They pay
$75 for articles in the 400 – 600 words range and $125 per article over
600 words.
Payment is made once a month, and payment for an article contributed will be made the following month.
10. Back to College
Niche/Category: Education
Amount Per Post: $75 – $135
Payment Method: Paypal/Check
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
They accept articles about education for older students, and they pay
around $75 – $135 per article. Payment is made via Paypal or check 30
days after publication. They prefer writers to send a completed article
instead of a pitch.
11. Belt Magazine
Niche/Category: Rust Belt
Amount Per Post: $50 – $500
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Partially
They accept articles on topics related to the Rust Belt region and
they pay $50 – $500 for articles depending on whether you are
contributing an essay, a commentary, or whether you’re doing long-form
reporting.
12. Income Diary
Niche/Category: Make money online
Amount Per Post: $50 – $200
Payment Method: Paypal
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
Income Diary accepts articles about pretty much anything that has to
do with building an online business; articles can be about making money
online, getting traffic, social media, or anything internet-business
related. They prefer you to pitch first, and then write after approval
of your article.
They pay $50 – $200 per article via Paypal after acceptance of your article.
13. A Fine Parent
Niche/Category: Parenting
Amount Per Post: $100 – $300
Payment Method: Paypal
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
A Fine Parent accepts practical parenting articles and besides paying
$100 per article, you can also have a link back to your site in your
post bio. If your article happens to be at the top of their popular
articles list at the end of the year, you’ll also get a $200 bonus.
14. The Graphic Design School
Niche/Category: Design
Amount Per Post: $75 – $200
Payment Method: Paypal
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
You can submit design articles or tutorials about Photoshop,
Illustrator, InDesign or other open source design or utility software,
and you’ll be paid anything from $75 – $200 per article.
Payment is made via Paypal, and you will often know within 7 days if
your article has been accepted. You will also be able to include a bio
in your articles, which can have a link back to your website.
15. LabMice
Niche/Category: Tech/IT
Amount Per Post: $60 – $100
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
They prefer you to first pitch your article idea for approval before
you start writing, and you can write about industry best practices,
field notes, how-to’s, etc. You will be paid $60 – $100 per article, or
more if you are an industry expert.
16. Photoshop Tutorials
Niche/Category: Design
Amount Per Post: $50 – $300
Payment Method: Paypal
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
You will be paid $50 per article if you contribute a quick tip that
is approved, or up to $300 per article if you contribute a full tutorial
that is accepted.
They only accept articles about Photoshop.
17. The Travel Writer’s Life
Niche/Category: Travel
Amount Per Post: $50 – $200
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
They accept travel articles, with a preference for articles that help
their readers get paid to travel. Submissions should be in the 300 –
600 words range, and they pay up to $200 per article depending on the
nature of your submission. Payment is made upon publication of your
article.
18. Treehouse
Niche/Category: Web design/Freelancing
Amount Per Post: $100 – $200
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
They accept articles on a variety of topics but they have a
preference for articles that are about design, freelancing or
productivity.
They pay $100 – $200 per article.
19. UX Booth
Niche/Category: Design
Amount Per Post: $100
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
They accept articles about user-centered design, and they prefer
writers to pitch their editors before submitting an article. They prefer
articles to be in the 1,200 – 1,800 words range, and they pay $100 per
article.
20. Viator Travel Blog
Niche/Category: Travel
Amount Per Post: $100 – $150
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
They accept original travel articles and they prefer being pitched
before you start writing the article. They want articles to be in the
1,000 – 2,000 words range and they pay $100 to $150 per article.
21. Cracked
Niche/Category: General
Amount Per Post: $50 – $200
Payment Method: Paypal
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
They accept interesting articles about pretty much anything and they
pay via Paypal. They pay $100 for a full-length feature article and $50
for articles that give quick insights into current events, pop culture,
etc. They call them “Quick Fixes”.
22. Web Loggerz
Niche/Category: WordPress
Amount Per Post: $30 – $100
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Partially
Pitch your ideas for WordPress related articles to them and indicate
that you want compensation for your articles. They prefer articles to be
at least 1,200 words and they usually pay $30 – $100 per article.
23. BootsnAll
Niche/Category: Travel
Amount Per Post: $30 – $50
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
They prefer articles to be in the 800 – 2,500 words range and have a
preference for indie travel articles. They pay $30 – $50 per article.
24. A List Apart
Niche/Category: Web Development
Amount Per Post: $200
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
A List Apart accepts articles from web developers, designers, content
strategists and information architects. They prefer you to give them
enough information about your article to help them decide, or better
still submit a rough draft. They pay $200 per article and expect
articles to be in the 1,500 to 2,000 words range.
25. Make a Living Writing
Niche/Category: Writing/Freelancing
Amount Per Post: $50
Payment Method: Paypal
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
Make a Living Writing is a top writing blog and accepts practical
articles and success stories from other writers. You need to be a member
of Carol Tice’s
Freelance Writers Den or a student of Jon Morrow’s blog mentoring program to qualify for this offer.
Payment will be made upon publication of your article.
26. Smashing Magazine
Niche/Category: Design
Amount Per Post: $50 – $200
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Partially
They accept articles about web development and web design, and they
would prefer a rough draft of your article if you have it already.
They pay up to $200 per article.
27. CodeTuts+
Niche/Category: Programming
Amount Per Post: $100 – $250
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
You can submit articles and tutorials about any web development
programming language including PHP, Ruby, HTML5, CSS3 and server-side
JavaScript.
You’ll be paid $100 for a quick tip tutorial and $250 for a regular
tutorial; if you are a high profile author/educator, you could earn
more.
28. WPTuts+
Niche/Category: WordPress
Amount Per Post: $60 – $500
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
You can submit articles and tutorials about WordPress; they are
expecting contributions from writers 1 – 4 times a month, and you can
choose any topic that appeals to their audience as long as it is
WordPress related.
You’ll be paid $60 – $500 depending on the nature of your contribution.
29. Vector Tuts+
Niche/Category: Vector Design
Amount Per Post: $50 – $200
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
You are invited to submit articles and tutorials about vector design,
drawing, etc. Articles can be about Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign,
Inkscape, Sketch app, CorelDRAW and other related apps.
You’ll be paid $50 – $75 for a quick tip tutorial and $150 – $200 for a regular tutorial.
30. Vector Diary
Niche/Category: Vector Design
Amount Per Post: $150
Payment Method: Paypal
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
You can submit articles and tutorials about Adobe Illustrator. The
tutorials must be exclusive to Vectordiary, and you will paid $150 via
Paypal per accepted tutorial.
31. Digital Ocean
Niche/Category: Linux
Amount Per Post: $200
Payment Method: Paypal
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
You can contribute articles on a variety of subjects relating to the
open source Linux ecosystem; your articles could be about Ubuntu,
CentOS, Debian, Fedora or anything else Linux-related.
You’ll be paid $200 via Paypal or Digital Ocean credit, your choice, per accepted contribution.
32. Write Naked
Niche/Category: Writing
Amount Per Post: $50 – $200
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
You are invited to submit unique articles about writing; they have a
preference for interviews, publishing trends, self-publishing tips and
freelance writing success stories.
You will be paid a standard rate of $50 per accepted post or $200 if
the editor is impressed with your contribution. Posts are usually in the
450 – 650 words range.
33. SitePoint
Niche/Category: Web Developement/Design
Amount Per Post: $150 – $300
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
You could write about anything related to web development; there’s a preference for articles about HTML, CSS, or SASS.
You will be paid $150 for articles and $200 for tutorials; for
articles that are comprehensive and that the editors feel will do well
traffic-wise, you can be paid $300 or more.
34. Sex, Etc.
Niche/Category: Sex Education
Amount Per Post: $75
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
This is a website focused on sex education for teenagers and they
solicit sex related articles from high school or college students 19
years old or younger. They pay $75 for every story accepted and
published.
35. MetroParent
Niche/Category: Parenting
Amount Per Post: $50 – $350
Payment Method: Check
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
Metro Parents is looking for local parenting articles in the counties of Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne.
They pay $50 – $75 for “department columns” and $150 – $350 for features in the 1,000 – 2,500 words range.
36. International Living
Niche/Category: Overseas Living
Amount Per Post: $250 – $400
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
They accept articles about living and retiring overseas. They pay $250 for 840 words and $400 for 1,400 words.
37. The Change Agent
Niche/Category: Adult Education
Amount Per Post: $50
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
They accept submissions related to adult learning and they prefer
articles to be in the 200 – 1,000 words range. They pay $50 upon
acceptance of articles.
38. The American Ceramic Society
Niche/Category: Ceramics
Amount Per Post: $25 – $950
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
They accept articles about pretty much anything ceramics-related,
with a preference for article about Ceramics in Energy, Ceramics in the
Environment, News and Trends, etc.
They pay $25 per post for blog posts/shorts and $350 – $950 for bulletin features.
39. DesertUSA
Niche/Category: Wildlife/Adventure/Geology
Amount Per Post: $50
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
They pay $50 per article for articles related to travel, wildlife,
geology, desert lore, and cultural and natural history related to the
North American Desert regions.
They prefer articles to be in the 1,000 – 1,700 words range depending on the section you are contributing to.
40. Matador Network
Niche/Category: Adventure
Amount Per Post: $20 – $60
Payment Method: Paypal
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
They accept articles about adventures, culture and identities of
people around the world. They prefer you to send an original draft of
your article and want a maximum of 1,500 words per article.
41. ReachSelf
Niche/Category: Health/Fitness/Weight Loss
Amount Per Post: Unspecified
Payment Method: Paypal
Payment info confirmed on website: Partially
They accept articles about weight loss, fitness and other related
health topics; they prefer writers to have some form of certification.
Payment is made via Paypal.
42. Developer Tutorials
Niche/Category: Design/Programming
Amount Per Post: Unspecified
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Partially
You can submit articles about anything related to design/programming;
your articles could be about CSS, Illustrator, JavaScript, Linux,
MySQL, PHP or Photoshop.
They have a preference for list articles and prefer tutorials to be at least 1,000 words.
43. Premium WP
Niche/Category: WordPress
Amount Per Post: Unspecified
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Partially
Premium WP is looking for high quality contributions from WordPress
experts. They have a preference for articles related to the
premium/commercial WordPress industry, and they want articles to be 100%
focused on WordPress and to be at least 1,000 words.
44. PSD Fan
Niche/Category: Design
Amount Per Post: Unspecified
Payment Method: Paypal
Payment info confirmed on website: Partially
You are invited to contribute design-related articles including
articles about Photoshop, Vector sets, Icon sets, Brush packs, Textures
packs and inspiration posts.
You will be paid at the end of the month of publication of your
article and you will also be allowed to link back to your website in
your article bio.
45. Simple Talk
Niche/Category: Tech/IT
Amount Per Post: Unspecified
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Partially
Simple Talk is a tech journal read by over 400,000 Microsoft
professionals; they accept and pay for articles related to SQL, .NET,
SysAdmin and anything else IT-related.
46. The Jewish Daily Forward
Niche/Category: Jewish life
Amount Per Post: Unspecified
Payment Method: ACH/Check
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
You can submit News, Op-ed contributions, features and articles about
Jewish art and culture. You will be paid via ACH or Check upon
publication of your article.
47. World Hum
Niche/Category: Travel
Amount Per Post: Unspecified
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Partially
They are interested in travel articles, including travel stories,
interviews, lists and opinion articles. They prefer articles to be no
more than 1,500 words and want authors to submit their complete draft
when trying to get published with them.
48. mobiForge
Niche/Category: Mobile Development
Amount Per Post: Unspecified
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Partially
They accept anything related to mobile development and they pay experts for contribution to the site.
49. PS Mag
Niche/Category: Society/General
Amount Per Post: Unspecified
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Partially
They accept articles about pretty much anything related to the
society around you. They have a preference for articles about economics,
education, environment, and society and justice.
50. The Humanist
Niche/Category: Humanism
Amount Per Post: Unspecified
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Partially
They accept articles about pretty much anything from a humanist
perspective; you could submit articles about science, culture, politics
or even news articles.
51. EclipseZone
Niche/Category: Programming
Amount Per Post: Unspecified
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Partially
They accept articles about Java and you need to pre-arrange payment with their editors before you start writing your article.
52. Dropzone
Niche/Category: Skydiving
Amount Per Post: Unspecified
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Partially
They accept articles on anything related to skydiving. For most
contributions they accept, they prefer articles to be at least 500
words.
53. Crazy Leaf Design
Niche/Category: Design
Amount Per Post: Unspecified
Payment Method: Paypal
Payment info confirmed on website: Partially
They accept articles about anything related to design and they expect
articles to be at least 500 words. You need to discuss payment with
their editors before you start writing.
54. Business Today
Niche/Category: Business
Amount Per Post: Unspecified
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: No
They are looking for writers to submit opinions and articles with new
perspectives about business. You’ll need to reach out to their editor
with your idea as well as to discuss pay.
55. The Business Edition
Niche/Category: Business
Amount Per Post: Unspecified
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: No
They are looking for business related articles; you need to reach out
to the editor first to discuss your article idea as well as pay for
your article.
56. Ask Deb
Niche/Category: General
Amount Per Post: Unspecified
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Partially
You are invited to contribute articles about a variety of topics.
They require, however, that your articles come in the form of a
“question and answer”.
57. Love to Know
Niche/Category: General
Amount Per Post: Unspecified
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: No
They accept articles about pretty much anything.
58. Travel and Leisure
Niche/Category: Travel
Amount Per Post: Unspecified
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Partially
They accept practical travel articles and stories; their aim is to
help readers replicate the steps the author took to achieve certain
results in the article.
They pay upon acceptance of your article.
59. PVM Garage
Niche/Category: Design/Programming
Amount Per Post: Unspecified
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Partially
They accept and pay for articles related to design and programming;
you can write articles and tutorials about HTML, CSS, WordPress,
Photoshop, Javascript and other related web-based programming languages.
60. Noupe
Niche/Category: Design
Amount Per Post: Unspecified
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: No
Noupe accepts articles generally about web design and development, and they accept articles about Photoshop as well.
Sites that Pay Below $50
The following sites pay below $50 per article. While I won’t
really recommend them, I have interacted with a lot of writers who said
they aren’t confident enough to approach the big sites and want to start
with the low paying sites, and then up their game. Some writers are
also more focused on the publicity and exposure than the money. These
sites are for them.
61. History Lists
Niche/Category: History/Lists/General
Amount Per Post: up to $20
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
They pay you to contribute list posts about anything history; your
articles have to be unique to the site and they expect lists to have
around 5 – 20 items, with each item having around 70 – 200 words.
62. FreelanceWriting.com
Niche/Category: Writing/Freelance
Amount Per Post: $25
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
They expect contributions to be around 600 – 1,000 words, and
articles can be about anything writing related; including breaking into
different markets, finding new writing opportunities or freelance writer
success stories.
63. StrategyPage.com
Niche/Category: General/News
Amount Per Post: $20
Payment Method: Paypal/Check
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
They accept news articles about pretty much anything and they expect
articles to be around 200 – 1,000 words. They pay within 30 days of
publishing your article.
64. Killer Directory
Niche/Category: Web
Amount Per Post: $15
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
They accept articles about anything web related.
65. CraftBits.com
Niche/Category: Crafts
Amount Per Post: $35
Payment Method: Paypal
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
They accept articles about anything crafts related and they pay a maximum of $35 upon acceptance of your articles.
66. eCommerce Bytes
Niche/Category: eCommerce
Amount Per Post: $20+
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
They are looking for articles about ecommerce and online auctions, and they prefer articles to be in the 100 – 500 words range.
67. Make Me Heal
Niche/Category: Plastic Surgery
Amount Per Post: $10 – $20
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
They accept articles about celebrity plastic surgery, celebrity skin
care, plastic surgery breakthroughs and anything else plastic surgery
related.
68. GoNOMAD
Niche/Category: Travel
Amount Per Post: $25
Payment Method: Paypal/Check
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
They pay $25 via Paypal or Check for travel articles and expect articles to have a maximum of 1,500 words.
69. The Expeditioner
Niche/Category: Travel
Amount Per Post: $30
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
They are looking for travel articles and stories in the 1,100 – 1,300
words range, and they pay $30 per article upon publication of your
article.
70. Go World Travel
Niche/Category: Travel
Amount Per Post: $30
Payment Method: Unspecified
Payment info confirmed on website: Yes
Source:https://www.writersincharge.com/110-websites-that-pay-writers/