Get Paid to Write
Demand Studios Now Hiring Canadian Writers and UK Writers
I signed up to get paid to write articles for Demand Studios in 2008. They offer an all-you-can-write buffet for writers where you can get paid to write articles ranging in fees from $3-$75 per article plus revenue sharing options. I got accepted. But then I realised they accepted my application in error because they only hired US writers. Sad face 
I left my account in tact. It allowed me to get updates relevant to writing for DS and I knew that there was a chance that they’d eventually let their friends to the North in. Today I got an alert on the WAHM writers forum which led me to Deb Ng’s freelance writing jobs blog and sure enough, today was my lucky day.
I emailed Demand Studio’s Help Desk and they tweaked my existing account to reflect my Canadian status and voila! I can now get paid to write articles for sites like Ehow and others. At the moment my freelance writing and web marketing service business is smokin’ busy but it’s great to have DS as a gap-filler.
Examiner.com Now Accepting Canadian Writers
If you’re like most Canadian freelance writers, you know of more than one source of passive writing income that you can’t take advantage of because of lack of a social security number. Up until recently, Examiner.com was one of those scenarios. But Examiner recently launched a Canadian edition. I’m the new Coronation Street Canada Examiner.
About Examiner
Examiner is a site that presents information on many topics. Guides are experts in their topic who run their own Examiner website.
The Pay at Examiner
The Examiner pay structure is based on page views and a rate that’s not published but is a combination of several things including readership / popularity. I have read about Examiners making a few pennies a day to a few thousand dollars a month.
How does Examiner.com pay?
Examiner pays you monthly via Paypal. If you earn money in the month of November and hit their minimum threshold, you’ll be paid around December 20
There is a lot of debate on various sites about whether or not the site is worth the effort but I won’t knock it until I give it a fair shake. That’s why I chose a fun topic. The soap opera I chose to write about is something that I watch for 30 minutes weekdays so to sit and write a post or two while watching my favourite show as well as getting to chat to others about it really appeals to me. If I make money at it—fantastic!
If you’re interested in becoming a Canadian Examiner or an American Examiner, feel free to visit Write for Examiner.com. If you find this post valuable, feel free to list me as your referrer: Dana Prince.
Get Paid to Answer Questions
Quite a few sites want to offer people the ability to purchase knowledge and if you want to work at home, you could be answering questions for pay. People can buy answers online, they can view some of them for free, and they can get answers on their mobile phone, too.
If you’re looking to work at home and like doing online research, this could be something lucrative and enjoyable for you. Some sites offer revenue share and some offer paid services. Do beware that some places only offer pay if a customer is satisfied with your question.
Should you do a per question answering job or a revenue share option?
Up front pay might be what you’re looking for but be aware that revenue share options could result in passive income and might amount to more money over time.
Several Paid Question Answering Options:
Weegy
If you’re looking for a part-time work at home gig, consider joining http://www.Weegy.com.
Weegy pays about $0.20 USD per answer. You get paid via PayPal when your account hits $20.
WebAnswers
Webanswers.com pays with revenue-sharing. You can ask and answer questions. You get paid directly via Google Adsense so need your own account. There’s no guarantee with revenue sharing but it can have more long term earning potential if your answer is popular.
ChaCha
ChaCha.com is a popular choice and is said to pay ChaCha Guides between $3-9/hr for answering questions.
JustAnswer
JustAnswer offers a variety of paid questions for various rates and pays via PayPal.
AnswerGem
Answergem pays $9-$45 per answer. There are several levels of expert and clients can also pay to see archived answers so you can receive passive income here as well.
Askables
Askables.com is one to watch. They currently offer revenue sharing for those posting articles and points system for those answering questions. High points = more revenue share on your account. The site is also planning to roll out paid expert services as well in the near future.
Many won’t work full time answering questions from home but find it to be a nice sideline for a part time work at home job.
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