Websites That Pay Writers
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| Compare | Name | Category | Pay type | Pay range | Top pay (USD) | Open status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cars & Other Vehicles. Pays $400 per piece. | Lifestyle | Per article | $400/article | 400 | Open | |
Arts and Entertainment. Pays $250-$1200 per piece. | Arts & Entertainment | Per article | $250–$1,200/article | 1,200 | Unknown | |
Pets and Animals. Pays $1.00-$1.50 per word. | Lifestyle | Per word | $1–$1.50/word | 1.5 | Open | |
Finance and Business. Pays C$0.56 per word (rate reported by third parties, not published by the outlet). | Business & Finance | Per word | CAD 0.41/word | 0.41 | Open | |
Holidays and Traditions. Pays $300-$1000 per piece (on publication). | Lifestyle | Per article | $300–$1,000/article | 1,000 | Unknown | |
Technology. Pays $500 per piece. | Technology | Per article | $500/article | 500 | Unknown | |
Arts and Entertainment. Pays contributors; rate not published. | Arts & Entertainment | Unspecified | Open | |||
Deep company and market reports covering startups, fintech, and frontier tech. Pays analysts and writers for research memos. | Business & Finance | Per article | $500–$1,200/article | 1,200 | Open | |
Conversion copywriting and marketing craft. Pays experienced marketers for tactical, data-backed articles. | Business & Finance | Per article | $300–$1,000/article | 1,000 | Open | |
Deep front-end engineering articles from working practitioners. Pays for well-researched technical posts. | Technology | Per article | $300–$600/article | 600 | Open | |
DamemagazineMembers | Arts & Entertainment | Per article | $350–$750/article | 750 | Unknown | |
DiscoverMembers | Travel | Per word | $1/word | 1 | Open | |
Earth Island JournalMembers | Science & Environment | Per word | $0.5/word | 0.5 | Unknown | |
EaterMembers | Food & Drink | Per word | $0.37/word | 0.37 | Open | |
Elite Personal FinanceMembers | Other | Per article | $300/article | 300 | Unknown | |
GristMembers | News & Politics | Per word | $0.8/word | 0.8 | Unknown | |
GuidepostsMembers | Parenting & Family | Per article | $250–$500/article | 500 | Unknown | |
HowlroundMembers | Arts & Entertainment | Per article | $200–$400/article | 400 | Unknown | |
InthesetimesMembers | News & Politics | Per word | $0.25–$0.5/word | 0.5 | Unknown | |
KnittyMembers | Other | Per article | $250–$350/article | 350 | Unknown | |
LatacoMembers | Arts & Entertainment | Per word | $0.5/word | 0.5 | Unknown | |
LondonistMembers | Arts & Entertainment | Per word | $0.5/word | 0.5 | Unknown | |
LongreadsMembers | Arts & Entertainment | Per article | $350–$500/article | 500 | Unknown | |
LWN.netMembers | Technology | Per article | $400/article | 400 | Unknown | |
