While freelancing is a great career and thousands, if not millions, do it successfully, it can also be a very intimidating thing to get into. The way the economy is today has just made it more difficult, and steady writing work has become difficult to find. Demand Studios is one of the few web sites that provides steady, well paying freelance article work.
How Much Can I Earn?
Demand Studios has four main article types: About, How-To, How Does, and Fact Sheets. About, How-To, and How Does all pay $15-20 each, while Fact Sheets pay $5-7.50.
There are also revenue sharing articles, where you do not get paid up front, but do earn money on a view by view basis.
What Categories Do the Articles Fall Into?
Simply put, the articles fall into a variety of categories. There are articles about animals, medicine, computers, sports, arts & entertainment and many more. Anything people are searching for is something DS could have you write about.
How Does it Work?
The first step is applying for Demand Studios. The application process could take from a couple hours to weeks, depending on the number of people applying for a writing job there. It’s recommended to have a solid resume and good article samples before applying, as these will increase your chances of being approved.
Once you’ve been approved, you’ll have a 10 article queue limit. This is the number of articles you can claim and write at a time. Once you’ve had 10 articles approved and published, you’ll be able to claim a new article every time you submit one, thus meaning you have an unlimited queue.
How Often Do I Get Paid and By What Method?
Demand Studios pays weekly on Fridays via PayPal. Articles that are approved by Wednesday of a particular week will be paid on that Friday.
I’m Not a U.S. Resident, Do I Qualify?
Unfortunately, Demand Studios is only open to U.S. writers at this time.
Part 2 in my Demand Studios series will be posted tomorrow. This will talk about my methods for writing articles on Demand Studios and my earnings. Part 3 will be posted on Wednesday and will talk about how you can make $1000 a week on Demand Studios.