I’m just getting started in freelance writing and I’m very new to how to get work. Is there anyone that could tell how to search for content provider companies. I read through the article above as Jodee stated that it’s good for people just starting out. Could anyone tell me the reputable content providers to contact?

There are some content providers who pay very well, you just need to find them.

You don’t always have to have a specialist subject either, and it all adds to the resume.

I also enjoy the fact that it has helped me learn to write faster. With these sites, how much money you can earn per hour is directly related to how fast you can produce a good quality text.

Finally, I have discovered a writing niche that I had not considered to be anywhere near as deep as it actually is. I have written a handful of articles on taxes based on my years of tax preparation experience. I always considered this to be useful information for myself and a few tax geeks – not of general interest.

However, I do not consider these sites to be the focus of my writing career. As a matter of fact, I have had to put them aside this week because of an extensive, and much more lucrative project. It is nice to know that there is work waiting for me whenever I want it.

It’d be interesting to hear about each of those new experiences, by the way – squeeze pages, ebooks and so on. You know, the differences in style and content, that kind of thing.

I think that the reasons Jodee gave are great for those who are just starting off and those who need steady money. But, I’m not either of those. I now make a good monthly salary writing for an environmental news network, plus I have some other frequent higher paying clients. So why do I still do the content stuff?

1. Loyalty – for a while this place was the bulk of my work. The owner is nice, flexible, always pays on time, and fair to his employees.
2. Security – I never know when my steady gig might go away. No one does. If I continue to write a few articles for the content provider each month, I know it’s there if I need to do more.
3. I like the community – All of the writers for this content provider communicate on a message board. It’s a great group of writers.
4. Mad money – For some reason, I feel okay spending the money I make there on whatever I want. My other jobs that pay fairly well go into the household budget. But if there’s something I want – an item of clothing I see in a catalog – I know I can write a few content pieces to pay for it and it seems like I’m not really using of my family’s money.

The bottom line is if the money is worth your time, writing for a content provider has some benefits. Those benefits may be different for individual writers, though.