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First Published: June 25, 2012; Last Updated: Sunday, April 12, 2015

Freelance blogging is a great way to make money writing online because there is immense demand for awesome blog posts, always! But that doesn’t make it easy! The problem is… finding high-paying  will take time and loads of efforts, especially if you’re a newbie.

In fact, if you visit any of those freelance marketplaces or job sites, you can see that it’s crowded with hundreds of thousands of writers/bloggers. And if you don’t have an author profile or pricing that is not  attractive enough then your would be clients can easily find a dozen of other writers.

Another problem is, content agencies or clients on freelance sites do not pay much. Even if you meet their criteria you may not earn more than $10-$15 per 500 words (unless you are a native English speaker).

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Make Money Writing — As A Freelance Blogger

First things first. Let me differentiate three terms: freelance blogger, guest blogger, and content marketer. A freelance blogger is someone who is paid for writing blog posts for his clients (can be individuals or companies).

Guest blogger is someone who writes a blog post and gets it published on another person’s website. He can be paid for it or is usually done for free — in exchange for a credit, in the form of a backlink at the end of his guest post.

Guest blogging can be done for clients as well. It means that a client will pay a guest blogger for writing about his business on another website. And a content marketer is someone who writes content to attract targeted traffic to his website.

For example, I’m not a freelance blogger or a guest blogger as I haven’t written any guest posts on another blog, yet. And I personally do not write for clients either. But I can be called a content marketer as I’m writing blog posts that is attracting targeted traffic.

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I have already listed over (plus  few days back. And it was a comprehensive list of freelance marketplaces, content agencies (I haven’t included any of them here), and other websites that are hiring freelance bloggers and writers.

But like I have already mentioned, the problem is… most of the websites that are listed on that blog post are big media companies and their acceptance rate and payment rate is on the low side. Also, a good percentage of them accepts only native English writers.

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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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

 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
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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
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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: Web Design & Development
• Payment: $200
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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.
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13. Smashing Magazine

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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
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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
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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
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• Alexa Rank: 35,436
• Topics: UX, Design
• Payment: Unknown
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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
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19. AppStorm

• Alexa Rank: 20,342
• Topics: Tech
• Payment: Unknown
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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
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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

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.

• Payment: $75 per post
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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
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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
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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

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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.
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29. TheExpeditioner

• Payment: $30 per post
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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.

• Topics: Women
• Payment: Unknown