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Demand Studios Revenue Share

NEW UPDATE: 2/12/11 SEE BELOW

A number of people have been asking about Demand Studios Revenue Share program, so I thought I would share my experience here.

I wrote 84 fixed fee articles for DS (Demand Studios) from April 2009 to July 2009.  Articles at Demand Studios pay anywhere from $5.00 and up with an average of $15.00. All of the articles I wrote paid $15.00 with the exception of one which paid $20.00. My payout for the articles $1280.00.

During the same period of time (April 2009 to July 2009) I wrote 43 Demand Studios Revenue Share articles. The first month I had just a few articles and my payout was $3.44. By the second month this climbed to $15.41. In May 2010 my payout was $44.36. Overall not factoring in the $5.00 bonus per article they gave at the time, my total earnings for Demand Studios Revenue Share articles has worked out to $9.20 per article.

At the time I wrote the articles they had a five year cap on payout, which has since been lifted. The payout for Rev. share articles is now lifetime. So as you can clearly see I will soon surpass the average payout of $15 per article and continue to make money on them.

Should you write Demand Studios Revenue Share articles?

If you are writing for Demand Studios AND you know how to write for the search engines. I would say YES YES and YES. Nothing beats getting paid every month for articles you wrote months ago. I am currently averaging $1.00 a month per article. In a year that adds up to $12.00, two years $24.00 etc.

In addition to the Demand Studios I also collect a monthly payment from eHow. This adds up to hundreds of dollars every month for articles I wrote months ago.

Two  TopTips for Writing Demand Studios Revenue Share articles.

Tip No. 1

At Demand Studios the topics are listed for you to choose from.  Demand Studios Revenue Share articles are varied.  From the choices given, I personally found that the articles that have to do with consumer goods have made the most money for me.  Articles like;

How to buy a…………(brand x)

How to cancel………..(brand x)

How to use ……………(brand x)

Tip No. 2

In order to be successful at earning with Rev. Share articles you must know how to write for the search engines.  This is crucial to having your articles found organically and getting traffic. I highly recommend Writer Gig, Maria O’Brian’s ebook on writing for residual income. Though the book is focused on eHow which has since migrated to another platform,  the methodology can be applied to any pay per click content site including Infobarrel, Xomba and Hubpages.  I read Maria’s book when I started writing for pay per click content sites.  Maria’s method taught me a lot about how to write for the search engines. Though Maria’s book was originally written for eHow, the information can be easily used on all sites you write for.And thanks to the ebook (and working consistently) I have made thousands writing for pay per click content site. Her book set me on the right track and it can help you also. Just ONE of my articles alone has earned me over $900! Click here to get Maria’s ebook
Overall, if you can afford to wait to get paid and plan to write for Demand Studios, writing for Demand Studios Revenue Share is a great choice. If you need immediate money, try to write a few of the revenue share articles when you can fit them in. So far my top Rev. Share article has made about $40 and climbing.

Though I am focused on my websites and SEO/Social Media business and no longer write for Demand Studios, getting a paycheck every month from DS for articles I wrote months ago is sweet!

UPDATE: Oct. 2010 My Rev Share for the 43 articles I wrote in 2009, is over $60 this month from the DS program (this does not include ehow). I just randomly checked one of my articles, it has made close to $100 since I wrote it, $16.98 this month alone. If you write for Demand Studios, you may definitely want to consider writing Rev Share articles.

UPDATE: Feb. 2011 My Rev Share for the 43 articles was close to $80.00 for January – an average of just under $2.00 an article. I have earned a total of $854.29 from the articles. Taking off the $5.00 bonus which was given at the time, my net earnings are $630.29. An average of $14.65 per article and continuing to earn. Remember this does not include my eHow earnings which are higher.

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Demand Studios

Demand Studios hires freelancers for a variety of media tasks including freelance writing, transcribing, flim making, and more. Owned by Demand Media the same company that owns eHow, Demand Studios content is used on eHow, expert villiage, trails.com, livestrong.com and golflink. The top earner has raked in over $37,000.

Writers for Demand Studios must complete an application with writing samples to be accepted. The application process may take a month. Once added to the roster, writers can choose from a wide variety of freelance writing jobs, that are flat fee or revenue share. Flat fee writing jobs pay in the range of $5.00 to $20.00. Most “How to’s” pay $15.00, “Lists” generally pay $5.00. Recently Demand Studios introduced a revenue share program. With the revenue share program, writers are paid the same way as eHow writers. The exact eHow formula for payment is a secret but many believe it is based on adsense ad clicks. It is important to note that there are several differences in the eHow and Demand Studios revenue share program. On eHow articles go live once published on Demand Studios they must be approved. Another essential difference is the revenue share for eHow does not end (unless they change their program), the revenue share for Demand Studios is for 5 years only.

Formats for articles include; Lists, How To’s, Facts, About, Shopping Guide and more. Article topics range but tend to involve research on the writers part. New writers can select up to 10 flat rate topics from a long list in different catergories which include business, home and garden, hobbies and games, weddings, travel etc. In addition up to 15 revenue share topics may be selected. A writer has about a week to complete the article. If it is not completed it will go back into the available article queue. Once written an article must be submitted for an editors approval. This process that may take hours or days.

If editors like your articles, you will be given an increase in the number of articles you are allowed to write. Several writers routinely rake in 3-4 thousand a month from Demand Studios.

Demand Studios pays once a week via paypal.