8 Residual Income Content Websites: Who Should You Write For?

Posted by Christina Crowe in Content Writing, Residual Income on September 8, 2010 | no responses

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There are so many residual income content websites floating around the Internet. How do you choose which one is right for you?

For the past few days, I’ve been thinking about diversifying my residual income. I’ve absolutely fell in love with the eHow earnings I’ve been getting month after month, since I don’t have to put in any additional work to earn money from eHow. Since writing is a strong point of mine, I quickly began researching various residual income content websites I could contribute to. I compiled a list of the most well-known content websites that pay writers residual income and thought, “Why not share this list with my readers?” So, here’s my list. I hope you find it useful.

Your Web Content Priorities

Which content websites will benefit you most? If you’re anything like me, you’ll want to make the most out of the articles you write. But, in order to do this, you’ll need to consider what your priorities are. Each content website is different, so some content websites might benefit you in a different way than a competing company can.

Think about your priorities carefully. You can also have more than one priority. Here’s a sample list of priorities you might consider.

Backlinks: Do you want to increase your Google pagerank and get more search engine traffic?
Popularity: Do you just want to make a name of yourself or write samples to fill out your resume?
Money: Are you more interested in earning money month after month, without having to put in the work later?
Knowledge: Do you want to learn something new so that you can apply this knowledge to everyday life? Does your curious nature get the best of you?

Once you’ve decided your number one priority, choose residual income content websites that best fit this priority. No one content website will have all of the features you desire, so pick one or two priorities that will help govern your choice.

Comparing Residual Income Content Websites

Here’s a comprehensive chart of the most well-known content websites to choose from. Use it as a guide to compare content websites to determine the company that best fits your needs. You’ll also notice that each content website has a recommended priority.

Residual Income Content Website Comparison Chart
Content Website	Payments	Page Rank	Alexa Rank	Special Features	Required	Suggested Priorities
Associated Content	Based on page views, Low upfront payments	6	543	Dofollow links in body	None	Backlinks, Popularity, Knowledge
Demand Studios	Based on ad performance, Upfront payments	8	126	Dofollow links in Resource section	Resume	Popularity, Money, Knowledge
Helium	Based on ad performance, Small upfront payments	6	1,251	Dofollow links in body	Must maintain minimum of 1 star rating	Backlinks, Knowledge
HubPages	Based on ad performance (60% of ad revenue)	6	194	Dofollow links in body, 10% of affiliate earnings	Adsense, Kontera, eBay or Amazon Associates account	Backlinks, Popularity, Money, Knowledge
Info Barrel	Based on ad performance (75% of Adsense revenue)	4	6,568	Dofollow links in body and Author Info sections, 2% of affiliate earnings	Adsense, Chitika or Amazon Associates account	Backlinks, Money, Knowledge
Squidoo	Based on ad performance (50% of ad revenue)	8	224	Dofollow links in body	Amazon Associates account recommended	Backlinks, Popularity, Knowledge
Suite101	Based on ad performance	7	645	Dofollow links in body	Resume	Backlinks, Popularity, Money, Knowledge
Xomba	Based on ad performance (50% of Adsense earnings)	4	3,476	10% of affiliate earnings	Adsense account	Knowledge