rm | freelance writing gig (sort of)

Well, sort of.

You all may notice all the weird articles I'm always talking about writing. I do these for Associated Content, which is a website that calls itself "The People's Media." Anyone can submit an article on any topic and, if you have a basic command of English (as most of you do) get paid for it. I started writing for them by banging out articles on New York, on acting and on celiac disease. Most of these paid me about $5 up front and then earned me pageview bonuses.

However, because they discovered I could write well, they started assigning me articles for specific websites. So I write a blog for a major retailer and lots of articles for a disability website. I've also started doing some articles on aging, some specifically requested tourism articles and, most recently, a voiceover script for a local TV commercial These things usually pay about $10 - $25 each (closer to $25 in my experience) and I can usually knock them out in about 20 minutes.

For me, Associated Content can earn me several hundred dollars a week. And it's pretty much instant money as articles are approved within 2 weeks (sometimes the same day) and pay via paypal comes 3 times a week.

They've instituted a referral program for their top content producers, which means that if you join up and write 5 articles for them by the end of September I get $10. You'll get paid for your articles and also get a $10 bonus.

So, if you need some extra cash, consider signing up and writing at http://www.associatedcontent.com/join.html?refer=9740