Do you have a love for writing and looking for ways to make extra money with your gift of writing this year? If so, this post will help you find new opportunities that can help land you your next freelance writing job.
Recently, I researched a ton of companies that pay writers to write for their websites.
Writing for companies online is a great side hustle that you can do to make extra income. Oh, and you will be doing something that you love- writing!
In this post, I share 10+ places that pay bloggers to write from their companies to help get you started.
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10 Places Online That Will Pay You To Write
1. Listverse
Are you good at writing lists such as “10 Comic Book Heroes Who Could Theoretically Exist” or “10 Celebrities With Historically Important Parents”? If so, Listverse might be perfect for you. With this site, You write your list (10 items per list minimum & can be on any topic), then you send it in and if approved they will publish it and send you $100 by PayPal. Pretty awesome, right! Check them out by clicking here.
2. Hubpages
Hubpages is a revenue share writing site. Revenue share writing sites are large collections of user-submitted articles about any topic. Revenue share sites don’t directly pay you for writing for them. Instead, you earn a little of the ads and affiliate links that appear on the articles you post. Check them out by clicking here.
3. Money Pantry
Do you have a unique or unusual way of saving money? If so, then submit a post to the Money Pantry. They are always looking for new cool articles on unusual ways to save money. Generally, they pay between $30 to $150 per post & pay via Paypal as soon as your post goes live. Check them out by clicking here.
4. Cosmopolitan
If you have a memorable, crazy, hilarious, or touching college experience Cosmopolitan might be a great route for you. If they publish your essay on Cosmopolitan.com, they will pay you $100 — and write to you about for future assignments. Check them out by clicking here.
5. Her View From Home
This site looks for articles on faith, recipes, lifestyle, fitness, fashion, family, humor, grief, and kids. They also want you to be familiar with their website before submitting it. Payments are based on unique views and paid once you’ve met your threshold. Payments are sent via PayPal 30-90 days after your article is published. Check them out by clicking here.
6. MetroParent
Metro Parent tends to look for a good mix of fun and substantive local stories of interest to local parents. They normally pay $150-$350, depending on the complexity of the topic and the number of sources required. Payment is upon publication. Checks are usually sent out within the first week of the month of publication. Check them out by clicking here.
7. IWorkwell
This site looks for writers that write about human resource content. They pay between $20 to $200 depending on the article. Check them out by clicking here.
8. Wonderlist
This is another site that looks for lists such as, “Top 10 Animals With Incredible Superpowers’ or “Top 10 Most Unbelievable Celebrity Lookalikes”. They will pay you $5 via Paypal for every article that gets approved. Check them out by clicking here.
9. How Stuff Works
This site looks for writers with a background in Journalism especially science writing, who want to write shorter pieces They also look for writers with a background in research and writing. Check them out by clicking here.
10. Pro Blogger Job Board
If you are looking for a variety of different writing gigs, check out this site. It is filled with a ton of different companies looking for writers for gigs that pay. Check them out by clicking here.
11. The Write Life
This is a freelance site that will pay you $75 for well-written, practical, actionable advice, posts that will help writers on their own writing journey. Check them out by clicking here.
12. A Fine Parent
This site pays $100 per post, and you can earn bonuses for popular posts! Cool, right? Check out their site here.
13. Matador Network
The site looks for original writing and visual stories about travel, culture, and political commentary. Payment for articles starts at $20 but can go up to $60. Check out their guidelines here!
14. Knowledge Nut
Similar to Listverse, this site pays its contributors $10 to contribute a short “nut” of obscure knowledge! Check them out here.
16. HowlRound
Theater lover? If so, this might be the site for you! This site looks for writers who are deeply invested in and committed to the theater field. A well-written essay can earn you $150 and an in-depth, performance critique can earn you $100. Check them out by clicking here!
17. Dealspotr
This Deal Saving site will pay you to write a review about their site. I just recently received $50 for writing a review for them & completing some simple tasks. It’s actually one of the best saving sites I have visited in a long time so it was very easy for me to write up the review. Check them out by clicking here.
18. Grammarly
I love Grammarly! It makes sure everything you type is easy to read, effective, and mistake-free. It corrects over 250 types of grammatical mistakes, while also catching contextual spelling errors and poor vocabulary usage & it’s FREE! If you sign up for their affiliate program they will pay you to write a review about their service. They pay $25 for the review. Check them out by clicking here! 19. Doctor of Credit
This site pays $50 for every guest post that they use on this site. They look for writers to help give a different perspective on deals and consumer credit. Check them out here!
There you have it! A ton of places to look into if you are looking to make extra money from your writing.
Great list! Always looking for more spaces to write in. Thanks for sharing!
Yaaaay! Super awesome! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
Definitely pinning this for future reference. I can always use some extra cash & love writing. Several of these I’ve never heard of before. Thank you so much for the ideas & suggestions!
Yaaay! 🙂 Aweome! Thanks a ton for stopping by. 🙂
Such a helpful list! Thank you for putting this together.
You are so welcome. Thanks for stopping by.
I haven’t heard of some of these. I’m going to have to check some of these out. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Melissa! 🙂
This list is just what I needed! I had no idea that most of sites paid for content. Thank you for sharing!
OH yeah!:) & You are so welcome. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Great tips! I’ll have to check out Hubpages 🙂 Happy Holidays
-Diana http://maplesunset.com
Thanks so much! 🙂 Happy Holidays to you as well.
This is a great list! I’m a regular contributor on Her View From Home, and love writing for them! The support from all the other women writers is amazing 🙂
Oh, wow! It’s Amazing that you write for them now! Glad to hear it has been an awesome experience for you. 🙂
Thanks for sharing these, I’ll definitely look into some of them!
You are so welcome. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
You are so welcome. Thanks for stopping by, Jen! 🙂
And now all of these sites are in a “To-Do” bookmarks folder. The only one I knew from this was DealSpotr (well, I know ProBlogger had a job board, but I didn’t think of it when I was wondering what would be on this list!) I love doing paid blogging gigs because half the time it puts me out of my comfort zone just enough to be a challenge and help me grow as a writer and blogger.
Ohh! How awesome! 🙂 and I love love love Dealspotr!!! 🙂
Thanks for stopping by.
Wow, great list and resources! I am saving this all too look over and see what may be a good fit for me. It is one of my goals for 2017, thank you for compiling such a thorough list !
Thanks so much, Carissa! 🙂
Who knew?! (Other than you, that is.) This is a great list. I have always enjoyed writing. I will have to check into some of these!
Hahaah! Totally. 🙂 Thank you so much! 🙂
This is a fantastic list! I’m always looking for new places to submit my work. Thank you for sharing!
You are so welcome, Ashleigh! 🙂
Thanks for stopping by.
This is great a great post – could definitely make some money writing list! Thanks for sharing!
I also LOVE Grammarly!
Oh yeah! Grammarly is amazingggg! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
I need to check out some of these sites. Getting paid to write is the best.
Thanks so much, Jenny! 🙂
This was a great article. Thanks for the information.
Thanks a lot, Rolonda! 🙂
Thank you for putting this list together! Pinning to come back to later today.
I need to share this with my sister in law! She’s trying to make a name for herself in the wonderful world of freelance writing!
Thanks for the great list! I will definitely check a few of these out!
Perfect. I am saving this!
What a great list! Thanks for sharing it with the world!
What a fantastic list! I have pinned to come back too! 🙂
Thank you for sharing! I’m always looking for new places to submit my work, but often do not know where to start. I appreciate your post 🙂
Thank you! I appreciate you sharing these options! Checking some of them out in the next couple days.
This is seriously so informative! I am pinning! Thanks!
Hey! Thanks for sharing this resource guide! I hadn’t heard of most of these sites, and I’m always looking for new opportunities. Thanks so much for sharing!
Wow love this list! Will also share this to friends who might be interested 🙂
Thanks for the list! MetroParent was a new one for me!
These are great! Pinning this to remember these! Thank you!
Great list thank you for this
This is really useful, thank you. Amazing how much pay rates differ! I didn’t know about a few of these sites that are of definite interest to me so thanks again x
Great list! I knew about a lot of these sites but some of them were new to me. Thanks for sharing!
This is a great list and definitely very useful!
Belle | One Awesome Momma
That’s awesome! I will definitely check some of these out! Who doesn’t want to get paid to write!?!
Thank you for sharing this great list. I am certainly going to be checking into a few of these!
After I wrote my post about Grammarly I was contacted by their blog editor to write a piece for their blog! They paid me another affiliate bonus for it, so make the review different and interesting. I am linking mine as an example of what I mean. http://sosomom.com/blog/well-grammar-yes-thats-a-joke
What a great list. I’ll be checking out a few!
Thanks for posting this! I’ll have to come back to this after I hone my writing skills a bit!
This is really interesting. Not all site topics are applicable to me, but I could check out the rest.
And you’re right, this is a great side hustle opportunity for extra income. Esp for people who love to write (I mean, as bloggers, don’t we all?)
Thanks for coming up with this list!
This is such a great list! I’m going to have to remember this for later. 🙂
Great info… thank you for sharing!!!!!
Thanks for sharing this list!
I bookmarked this for future reference! Great list!
What a great roundup! Many of these I hadnt heard of before!
This is such a great resource for us bloggers! Thanks!!
Thank you so much for taking the time to create this list! I will definitely look into some of these.
Thanks for sharing these! I’ll definitely check out some of those. Getting paid $100 for writing a list seems too good to be true but I could use the money haha
Hahah! I know, right! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Great list! Thanks so much!
You are so welcome and thanks for stopping by. 🙂
You are so welcome. Thanks for stopping by.
So awesome! I didn’t know about some of these! I will definitely be submitting to them. Thanks!
Thanks a ton, Jen!! 🙂
Oh! Totally Awesome!! 🙂 and you are so welcome.:)
Great list! I’ve looked into a few of these.
Thanks a ton!! 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing this list. I am always looking for new places to contribute.
Your so welcome, Dia! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
Thanks so much for sharing great information. Happy Holidays.
I love this list! It is so helpful! Thank you so much for sharing – I’m definitely saving this one!
Thank you for sharing this list with us.
Thank you so much for this list! I’m definitely going to try Her View From Home.
Thanks for sharing! This was so useful 🙂
Absolutely! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
Girlllllll I seriously can’t with your amazing blog! Keep it up boo!
xoxo
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Heyyy! Girl! Hey! 🙂 Thanks a ton!
Wow – awesome list! Thanks for putting this together. Definitely saving this one to reference back to!
Thanks so much for putting this together, I’m off to look at them all now 🙂
Yaay! Awesome! So glad you found this post helpful.
This is great information! I’ve heard about few of them, but the majority are totally new, so I have some research to do now to check them out! Thank you so much for sharing.
These are awesome!! I had a hard time trying to find other places to write so thank you for this!!!
Jasmine 🙂
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This is a great list. I’ve pinned it to come back to it. Hopefully I’ll get to it in my never ending to-do list.
Lynn N.
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Thank you, I have always wondered how I find out this information. Now I know.
Awesome! Have a great day.
Great list! Thank you for sharing!!
Such a helpful list! Thanks for putting all of these together in one place. I’ve heard of some of these options but not all. Pinning to check these out soon
Being a personal finance blogger these sites are right on time! I will check them out! Thanks so much for this post!
Ooo I hadn’t heard of some of these! I really want to start writing more, so this is super helpful, thank you!
Latasha, great roundup here! At least half of the sources you provided were new to me. I love that. I found you on Pinterest. Great post.
Thanks for sharing!!
This is a fantastic list! It’s not full of a bunch of places that look spammy. Thanks so much!
Thanks for the great list. Will be checking all of those out.
Very useful list!
I’ve been considering affiliating with Grammarly at some point because I really DO like and use their product. The other sites seem worth looking into, too.
Thanks for this. 🙂
Thanks for sharing this!
Latasha,
This is s great list, what’s more important is that it’s still relevant. I’ve come across so many of these and they are filled with outdated information. Thank you!
Thank you so much for these helpful tips! Currently looking for other resources outside of Upwork.
Love this amazing list, thanks for the tips!
fantactic list! great
Thanks a ton! 🙂