Infobarrel

Infobarrel is a popular ad revenue sharing website where writers can earn a passive income stream from their work. After 2011's Big Panda from Google and the closing of eHow's writer compensation program, many writers chose Infobarrel as an income substitute. One of the best parts of about this website is that it has a pretty good rapport with Google and there is no mystery to how the earnings system works. For example, Infobarrel pays its writers 75% of all ad revenue and keeps the other 25%.

Another good thing is that this site allows writers to earn money from three different sources which include Adsense, Chitika and Amazon Affiliates. This differs from many other ad revenue sharing sites that only offer Adsense. The last time I checked, they also allow writers to place two links within the body of text. This means you can place affiliate links or a backlink to other websites you are working on. Consequently, this diversity can help writers earn significantly more income than they would by only using Adsense.

I would personally recommend Infobarrel to writers who are just starting out looking to learn about keyword research, search engine optimization and ad revenue sharing. Getting approved to write is pretty much guaranteed, and the publishing platform for this website allows nearly anyone with quality, original content to get published. They differ from other sites like Hubpages for the fact that each article is reviewed by an editor prior to publishing. This element helps to maintain the integrity of the site, filters out the crap and keeps the site Google and search engine friendly.

While I don't have extensive experience from this site, I've heard a lot of good things about it from credible resources. In fact, I've heard some serious success stories where a few writers earn in excess of $1,000 a month. Obviously this won't happen overnight, and it takes some hard work, but it seems possible for most people to earn a nice extra stream of income from Infobarrel.

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Suite 101

Suite 101 is one of the more popular ad revenue sharing platforms that offers writers compensation in the form of residual earnings. I personally began writing for Suite 101 back in mid 2010 and published approximately 30 articles. Prior to Google's notorious Big Panda incident, I was making around $10 each month for my articles. However, after Big Panda, I am only making a few dollars each month. In their defense, I haven't done hardly any promoting or backlinking to my articles, but I still get a reasonable amount of traffic each month. While the credibility of this type of site may have dropped in Google's eyes, Suite 101 still has a reasonable amount of authority with search engines.

Unlike many other ad revenue sharing sites, you don't plug in an adsense ID. This means that you don't even have to have an account with adsense. Instead, Suite 101 keeps up with your earnings you are paid via PayPal once a month.

With that being said, you definitely won't get rich writing for Suite 101, but I still feel that it does have a certain level of value for individuals who are starting out in freelance writing. They have a simple publishing platform that is easy to follow and copy editors who check each written piece. Besides this, Suite 101 can help newbies get a feel for search engine optimization which can come in handy later on. On top of this, their forum is one of the friendlier and helpful ones, and is jam packed with insightful information. In fact, reading posts on their forum has helped me acquire other freelance writing jobs. 

So here's the bottom line. If you've been freelance writing for awhile, this website probably isn't for you. However, if you're new to the game and are looking for something to put on your resume and some extra residual income, this would be a good choice. The application process is pretty straightforward, and it's reasonably easy to get a gig with the company.

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