Freelance Writing Job: Demand Media Studios

I was browsing the web for some new freelance writing jobs and found Demand Media Studios. To my delight it actually looks legit (I can't tell you how many bogus jobs I sift through in a day). Demand Media Studios seems to be an Associated Content with their pay on steroids, as they claim to offer $15-$25 as upfront payment for each article you write whereas Associated Content typically pays new producers much less until they build their clout.

Demand Studio's actually requires qualifications of the writers they hire, another tip-off that they're a little more upscale than the beginning content producer sites such as AC. Be prepared to submit a resume as well as a piece of published work (or a writing sample if you aren't published yet)..

The good news is if you get accepted into the freelance writing community of Demand Media Studios you'll have plenty of work and you'll get paid for it twice a week. You get your byline on all submissions you write so you'll steadily build your profile if you're diligent with your work as well as make some decent money.

They have quite an editing system too. The articles you write for Demand Studios are edited by copy editors they hire. When you first begin the company sets you up with one of their senior copy editors. You will have to write three different articles and submit them to your senior editor for review. If all three check good, you'll have the ability to take on up to 10 assignments at one time.

Demand Media Studios also offers their writers the "Writer's Revenue Share Program." This program is essentially a program for the freelancer writer who would rather get paid based on the long-term effects of their works. This means that you don't get an up-front payment, but you will be paid once a month for your articles (if they earn more than $10) for as long as it keeps generating revenue (from ads, click-through's, etc).
They offer articles that pay by the revenue share program based on if they think it will be popular or not, so you can safely assume that taking a writing assignment that pays via revenue share will make you more than an up-front payment would.

I'm really excited to try this out myself. I think I'll work on digging up my resume and doing some updating and see if I can't hop on board and make some extra income.

Cheers :)
M. Hascall