I'm on AssociatedContent.com, Helium.com, Ehow.com, Bukisa.com and Textbroker.com...and now Mahalo as far as page management. :)

I use the same pen name for everything Unwirklich Vin Zant. That is important. I'll get to that in a minute.

I did have a brief spurt at ConstantContent.com as well but the editor and I had a difference of opinion. :) I hear that is not uncommon with the site.

In terms of user friendliness, this isn't just because I'm answering this here, but Mahalo is the best I've ever seen. The members and staff are very helpful and responsive. Second would be AC (associatedcontent) there staff is extremely bad at communication, however the other members in the forum balance this by being extremely helpful. The layout and publishing process is also the easiest to navigate in my opinion.

It's hard to say which I earn the most from. I have developed an interconnected system for one thing, for two it depends how much I write and where each month.

I tend to first put articles up on AC for non-exclusive upfront ($3-7) and then I take them to helium or ehow depending on the nature of the article. Helium gives another ($.50-2.00) upfront. Ehow offers a payment system similar to here you get a portion of the pages google revenue. I am steering away from ehow as they keep getting articles trapped forever in review and the staff has been unresponsive on the subject. Both AC and Helium then pay page view payments.

This method obtains around 3.50 to 9.00 an article intially plus page views forever. Some of my articles have gained upwards of 100 dollars in page views.

The second option I use is to participate in Helium contests. I get the upfront mentioned, plus I normally place which is another 30-60 dollars. If I'm participating in contests Helium outshines AC earning wise, otherwise AC rocks them. I take my contest articles and publish what I don't think will do amazing in pageviews at Bukisa, and the ones I do think will do well at AC display only. This is because AC takes page view average into account for upfronts.

I only write for textbroker when I'm bored. Assignments are fast and easy, it's a good time killer.

I've added in Mahalo by picking pages that relate to other articles I've written and the sourcing those in my pages, or by using articles as sources in questions I answer here.

Last month Mahalo made me more than any of the other sites individually.

The reason its important to keep the same pen name for all sites is otherwise you will get accused of plagiarism. It also adds to your fan base.

So very long answer short the best way to earn with online writing is to interconnect site usage to maximize earnings this way you'll likely earn about the same from all the sites. I do.

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