It has been a while since I last shared a Show Me The Money post here at JMMO. It’s just that I haven’t really had a chance to experiment with a lot of new income sources lately. I think I’ve pretty much been using the same strategies and services the last few months that’s why I haven’t had much cause to share here.

Or so I thought!

I realised that even though I have shared my discovery of HubPages with you almost two years ago, I’ve never reported any incoming income from this source. I think it’s partly because, silly me, I never thought about adding a Google Adsense tracker in my account. So, I never really knew if my measly 3 HubPages were making me any sort of income. A few months ago, I finally started tracking my HubPages account.

And, guess what? It HAS been making me some cash via Adsense. Not a lot of money, mind you. But, with just 3 quick articles, I realised that I’m still able to earn some passive income from them. So, I think that’s great. It makes me think that maybe I should try to add a few more articles in there…

Anyway, this shows that the comment left by my fellow online writer and friend Marye Audet really is something worth considering:

“I have been writing for Hubpages for about 1 1/2 years. I have nearly 400 articles. And, at this point, I am hitting over $500.00 in residual affiliate money every month, with adsense being a large percentage of that. I am not as involved in the community aspect as many others because of other writing commitments and simple lack of time. Anyway, if you are not looking for instant financial gratification and willing to work up to a significant income AND post enough to pique google’s interest, it is a great option.”

So, what about you? Have you created your HubPages yet? Are you making some passive income through some of your content?

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Cash In from HubPages!

Crowdsourcing has been around on the web as one way to make money for beginning freelancers. There are many online companies around catering for such a business.

One of these companies is CrowdSpring. They started off offering design jobs for crowdsourcing. A couple of weeks ago, they started offering writing projects too.

So, if you’re a publisher or a business that may be looking for content writers, you can post your requirements on the site. Writers or content providers can then browse the available projects to see if anything interests them.

If you’re interested, you can browse existing writing projects on CrowdSpring. There’s only a few projects available at the moment, as they only started. In any case, some available writing projects include: guest posting for blogs, website naming, and copywriting.

Do let us know if you have any feedback regarding CrowdSpring’s writing projects section – either as a publisher/business or a writer/content provider.

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CrowdSpring Writing Projects

When it comes to making money online, I have a soft spot for online content sites. There are many reasons behind this, and I think one one of them is the fact that it’s how I actually got started in this path on the web. Anyway, one of the places I have come across is a content site called LoveToKnow.

Admittedly, I haven’t tried writing for this site, and I haven’t even applied either. So, I’m not really sure about the whole process. All I know is that they have a permanent section for Hiring Writers, which includes some basic information about how to become a LoveToKnow writer.

Basically, all applicants should fill-in an online application form, which includes providing some basic personal information, choosing your areas of interests/expertise, and sending at least two writing samples. There are a variety of topics to choose from – from art and computers to baking and business, among many others. They also mention that they hire Site Editors.

When it comes to pay, acccording to the site: “Pay for approved writers starts at $20 per 650-word article, with a minimum of 20 articles required each month, pending acceptance.” I did not read any payment options for the Site Editor position.

Personally, I find that 20-article monthly minimum a bit daunting as a writer. Especially since each article should be 650 words – and it only pays $20 per article. Having said that, there aren’t a lot of content sites that offer much more than that, so it’s a competitive rate from what I know. It will just depend on how long it will take for an individual writer to complete each article, as well as the kind of rights the writers get.

In any case, I’d really appreciate hearing from people who have actually tried writing for LoveToKnow. And, if I ever give it a go myself, I will let you know.

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LoveToKnow : For Online Content Writers

A couple of months ago, I shared the resource Bright Hub as a way to make money online. If you’re a JMMO reader who has been following my posts for a while now, you know that I usually try these things myself to let you know if it is indeed possible to make money from such sources.

Well, as you can see in this screen capture from my Paypal account, money has been deposited in to my account recently*. So yes, it is definitely possible to make money writing for Bright Hub.

Having tried this avenue of making money online, here are some additional tips if you wish to look in to trying to contribute to Bright Hub:

• Choose 1 or 2 topics to concentrate on in the beginning. Use those topics as a way to get to know how the system works.
• Learn as much as you can about the process of submitting articles in your channels. Get to know the preferred styles of each specific Managing Editor of the channel.
• Try to brainstorm articles in your topics and come up with good, quick pieces to write.
• Find places where you can submit links to your articles. Good linkbacks earn you an additional $1 per link back.
• Additional traffic also get you on to their revenue share programme, so you can start making residual income from your articles.
• Try to write at least 2 articles a month that will get published within that month, to ensure that you get paid monthly (they have a $20 payment threshold).
• Payments are sent the following month (about mid-month).

Hope this helps you to get more income generating ideas.

* I deliberately blocked out the actual $ amount I’ve earned. My *new* policy with sharing my income online are: If I’m going to mention the source of income (in this case, Bright Hub), I withhold the actual $ amount. If I decide to share the $ amount of my income (the way I do in some of my case studies), I withhold the actual source of income. This way, I avoid possible issues with terms & conditions, etc. I used to share both $ amount and source at the same time, but found it a bit tricky to manage. Hence, this new practice.

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Bright Hub: First Payment In!

Let me tell you something that I don’t get to talk about often. When I first started trying to make money online over 10 years ago, the very first place I found a gig in was at Suite101.com. Back then, I was happy to make something like $15 a month for writing 4 articles or something similar. And, as a managing editor of a channel, I was paid an extra $15 or so a month. I can’t remember the exact details anymore.

But yes, I was happy to find a writing job online that enabled me to do something I love – and get some extra cash at the same time. There were not a lot of those types of places back then. Especially because at that time, the web was primarily a “free” place. So, a lot of online magazines and e-newsletters offered just “free promotion” if you wrote for them.

About a year or so later, Suite101 ceased paying their writers for a certain period of time. I guess, they must have been re-assessing their business model at the time. During that period, I left Suite101.

A couple of years later, I believe they re-introduced a new payment scheme for their writers. And, that’s where they are at the moment.

Basically, as a Suite101 freelance writer:

• You get to choose a specified area of expertise/interest.
• You are expected to write approximately 10 articles every 3 months.
• You receive some “free writing training”.
• You get paid a revenue share, based on the advertising that are running on your topic.

Since I’m no longer affiliated with Suite101, I’m not quite sure what the “revenue share” really entail. And, how much money a typical Suite101 freelance writer gets in a month. However, I do know that some of my online writer contacts who are still writing for them and seem quite satisfied with their working and payment arrangements.

If you’re a Suite101 writer and/or someone who has written for them in the past, I’d love to get your feedback. Let us know what you think about what it’s like to be a Suite101 freelance writer.

If you’re interested, check out the Suite101 Freelance Writer’s Guidelines.

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Suite101.com : Making Money as an Online Freelance Writer