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The following is a list of blogs and websites that accept pitches directly from freelance writers, and pay up to $100 or more per guest post or article.
If you are new to freelance writing, and want to learn how to send a good pitch, get paid, and establish your writing career, then I highly recommend watching this free webinar.
(Thank you to Fatima Saif for her research on this article!)
Foundations Revealed is “an online community and college focused on how to make historical and modern corsetry, clothing and costume.” They are seeking articles that “will inspire people to start sewing today, help them with any problems and give them lots of lovely ideas.” One part articles should be of at least 1,500 words, and longer, multiple part articles should be of 3,000 to 15,000+ words. Pay is $150 per article. Details here.
SupChina is a digital media company that informs, entertains, and educates a global audience on business, politics, technology, and culture in China. According to one payment report, they paid $0.28 per word. To contact them, refer to this page.
Grist is a non-profit online publication that covers climate and sustainability. They welcome “a wide range of freelance pitches, from reported essays to in-depth investigations to changemaker profiles and Q&As.” Their “core topics include clean energy, sustainable food, environmental justice, livable communities, and reinventing the economy through cutting-edge science and cleantech.” Payment reports indicate that they pay up to $0.27 per word. Details here.
The Paper Gown covers “health and healthcare with a focus on patient experiences — inside and outside the exam room, before check-ups and after surgery, across all states of health.” They publish stories for and about patients. One payment report indicates payment of $0.49 per word for a news story of about 1,200 words. Writers can email their story pitches to thepapergown@zocdoc.com. Learn more about them here.
Patient Care offers state-of-the-art information on primary care medicine. They are always seeking good teaching cases (of up to 750 words). They pay an honorarium of $150 for a case that is accepted for online publication. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
STEMTaught is an organization that is dedicated to improving the accessibility of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education to elementary school students. They are looking for article submissions. They pay $100 for the author’s efforts and creativity. To learn more, visit this page.
Poynter is a school that teaches and inspires journalists and media leaders. They help journalists sharpen their skills and elevate their storytelling throughout the span of their careers. According to one payment report, they paid $0.15 per word for a 1,700-word news story. To contact them, refer to this page.
Nova Scotia Advocate is a website that provides grassroots news on Nova Scotia. They are always looking for writers. They cover poverty, racism, ableism, all kinds of unfairnesses, labor, environment, and art. They pay up to $200 per story, and even more depending on its complexity and the experience of the writer. For details, visit this page.
Pusher is “the category leader in robust APIs for app developers building scalable realtime communication features.” They are looking for technical tutorials that would help developers build realtime applications using Pusher products. They are also looking for technical tutorials on any other trending topics. The tutorial should ideally be of 2,000 to 2,500 words. Payment will be $300 per tutorial. For details, visit this page.
ProxyRack is a private proxy and VPN network. They are seeking high quality content that would be useful for other users to read. They are interested in the following topics: proxy, web scraping, data mining, and VPN. They pay $100 per article. To learn more, visit this page.
Baltimore Fishbowl is a website that “reports the fun, factual and sometimes controversial scoop” on Baltimore’s politics, business, schools, events, real estate, culture, lifestyle, food, drink, and more. According to one payment report, they paid $0.11 per word. To contact them, refer to this page.
Hirett is a consultancy for financial and insurance companies. They are seeking high quality content that would provide value to their readers. They are “especially interested in practical guidance on how to obtain and maintain various authorisations, permits, licenses for start-ups or established companies.” They want articles of 500 to 700 words. They offer an initial pay rate of 6p a word. For details, refer to this page.
