Top Ten Paying Article Websites

There are numerous paying article websites for those looking to earn some extra cash online, but for the beginner it can take a while to sort the reliable and legitimate sites from the scams. If you are looking for paying article websites it is a good idea to check them out as thoroughly as possible to weed out those sites set up solely to gain access to your personal details. To help you with that process here is a list of some of the paying article websites in no particular order that have built up a reliable reputation.

1/ Helium
Helium is one of the most popular paying article websites that offers a number of ways to earn extra cash. Depending on the number of writing and rating stars its members have acquired, an article can earn up to $2.50 as an upfront payment plus 1 cent for each view it receives. There are also competitions and the possibility to submit articles to marketplace publications as means to earn more cash.

2/ Hub Pages
Although Hub Pages does not offer upfront payments it is another popular website that allows its members to earn from their articles. Revenue can be accrued through Google ads as well as Amazon and Ebay affiliate programmes.

3/ Text Broker
At Text Broker writers accept assignments to be completed based upon the clients instructions and know beforehand how much they will be paid. The minimum payout is $10.00 which can easily be reached.

4/ Triond
This website accepts original content that has not been published anywhere else on the web, and has a number of other sites it will publish your articles to. Payment is in the form of 50% revenue from ad clicks. As well as written articles Triond also accepts other media types such as streaming videos and audio files.

5/ Squidoo
A much talked about website that is constantly growing. Here you create pages that are referred to as lenses which can be based on any subject you choose. Payment comes from a proportion of the ad revenue generated by Squidoo.

6/ Bukisa
Another website that accepts videos, slideshows and audio files as well as written articles. Payment is made via the Bukisa index which is related to the overall performance of the website and is paid per 1000 views of your submission. The index is shown on the front page and whatever is displayed will be what you will earn. For instance, if the Bukisa index is 2.5 you will receive $2.50 per 1000 clicks.

7/ Associated Content
Associated content again accepts different media with which members can earn performance pay. Unique articles are also eligible for upfront payments which can typically range between $3.00 and $10.00. However, only American residents can receive upfront payments and members from other parts of the world will have to rely only on the performance payments. This will be $1.50 per 1000 views of your article.

8/ Knol
Knol is a Google run website that allows you to create articles and add your own Google ads to the page. You can have your own Google ads on all of your article pages or choose which articles you want to display ads. You will need an Adsense account for this and it can take so if you need to set this up, it may take a few weeks before your ads appear alongside your articles.

9/ Constant Content
This looks a very useful site for those wanting to make money through writing online. Writers add their articles to the site and offer them for sale at the price they choose. Publishers then browse the site and buy any article they want along with the tiered licence arrangement which determines their level of ownership.

10/ About.com
This is the big daddy of article submission sites and is for the experienced writer that About.com can present as experts on their given subject. To write for About.com you need to apply and undergo a two stage training process. If you pass you are then an About.com guide. According to the website info guides typically earn a guaranteed base payment of $675 per month. On average a guide is expected to earn $1000 per month with the average payment of $2000 per month.