Income Diary covers website creation, online marketing, and social media related topics. Their submission guidelines have a helpful list of subjects they're interested in, and past articles that have been successful for them. According to their pitch guide, they pay up to $200 per article.
HyperGrid Business is all about immersive virtual reality environments. Their audience is businesses, educational institutions, and entrepreneurs. For news and features, they are looking for short news stories as well as in-depth features about new business and technology developments related to the hypergrid, OpenSim, and other immersive platforms. According to their pitch guide, the standard rate is $0.05 per word, but can fluctuate depending on the writer’s experience.
Doctor of Credit publishes articles on anything and everything about credit. They welcome pitches on every finance topic, especially sign-up bonuses and money-making opportunities. According to their old pitch guide, they pay a flat rate of $50 for accepted guest posts.
The Dollar Stretcher provides practical advice about saving money. Their articles range from frugal spending ideas to 401(k) advice. As per a payment report, they paid $0.10 per word ($56) for a 561-word article. They are not always open to submissions. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
Elite Personal Finance covers personal finance, business, making money online, saving money, loans, credit cards, identity theft, and credit reports. Writers should aim for between 1,000 and 3,000 words. According to their pitch guide, payment is $300 per guest post.
Finance Blog Zone is a personal finance blog that helps people ‘manage their financial lives in the best possible way.’ If you have experience in writing about the personal finance world, you can submit an article that should be at least 1000 words long. Pay rates are not mentioned on their website. To learn more, refer to this page.
Rankpay is a digital marketing publication that publishes SEO, content marketing and social media tips, strategies and news. According to one of their own articles, they pay $50 per article. To contact them, refer to this page.
B. Michelle Pippin's blog features business experts, particularly women entrepreneurs with first-hand knowledge about increasing the profitability of small businesses. According to their pitch guide, they pay $50 to $150 per article. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Penny Hoarder publishes articles about earning, saving, and growing money. Our previous research indicated they were interested in posts about any “wacky and weird ways to make extra money'' and that they paid $75 for a 700-900 word article.Current pitching information is unclear. To contact them, refer to this page.
Today I Found Out publishes interesting history facts. They do not want dry material and the article must appeal to a wide range of readers. No length is listed on their website, but a word count check on recently published articles shows that they typically published articles that are 1,500 to 1,800 words. If they are interested in your articles, they will buy it from you. To learn more, refer to their writers’ guidelines.
Overland is a magazine of cultural criticism, essays, and literature. They are interested in articles on economic inequality, housing, arts policy and governance, climate change, and environmental justice. They are looking for thoughtful, provocative and argumentative articles, pieces that will provoke discussion and debate. According to their pitch guide, they pay $170 per published online piece. Articles should be 800 to 1200 words.
The Diplomat is a news site that covers the Asia Pacific. They publish a variety of pieces, from original reporting to news analysis and commentary that address the full spectrum of topics from security to economics. Blog articles are 400-800 words, while features are 1200-2000 words. They generally only pay guest authors for original feature articles. Writers must indicate clearly in their pitch that they are seeking compensation. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
Youth Today is a trade newspaper for people who work with children and youth. Think social workers, youth workers, administrators, policy directors, etc. They have previously indicated to welcome pitches from experienced and emerging journalists, including journalists with disabilities or other lived experience in the areas they cover, and that pay was $1 per word for reported stories (800-1,200 words) and $500 for "less densely reported assignments." Their pitch is no longer available, but to contact them, you can refer to this page.
AARP The Magazine accepts submission from freelance writers on a variety of topics, including personal essays. They want “thoughtful, timely, new takes on matters of importance to people over 50.” According to a payment report, they have paid $1.50 per word. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
The Christian Science Monitor is an international news organization. They’re looking for in-depth, journalistic pieces that display “quality of thought.” They also publish personal essays in their "Home Forum" department. They've previously indicated pay of $400 for an essay and $200-$250 for poetry submissions. Current rates are not clear. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
The Sun Magazine is a beautiful magazine with a literary bent and a very loyal following. They have no ads, and they pay their writers well. They have no formal word limits, but tend not to publish work longer than 7,000 words. According to their essays, fiction and poetry guide, they pay $200 and up, based on page length, for those types of work. To learn more, read their full submission guidelines.
High Country News is a non-profit magazine covering the Western US. They seek diverse narratives and original reporting that help illuminate the wonders and challenges of living in the Western U.S. in the 21st century. Features range from 2,500 to 8,000 words and essays from 600 to 2,500 words. According to their pitch guide, they pay $1 per word for reported content and $0.50 per word for essays and reviews. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Sierra is the magazine of the Sierra club, the non-profit environmental activist organization. Their readers are "are environmentally concerned, politically diverse, and actively enjoy the outdoors." They pay up to $1.50 a word for feature articles. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
The Washington Monthly is a bimonthly magazine covering politics, government, culture and the media. The magazine includes investigative and opinion-based feature articles (2,000 to 5,000 words), occasional short news items and humorous sidebars (500 to 1,400 words), and book reviews of recent political and cultural titles (usually about 1,500-3,000 words). Pay rates are not clear. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
Narratively publishes untold human stories that surprise, delight and captivate readers. They state that ‘’the true stories they publish are defined not by topic but by style: immersive, cinematic storytelling that takes readers inside another world, another life, through vivid scenes, colorful details and compelling narrative arcs’’. They regularly publish calls for stories, with rates ranging from $300 up to $1,000. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
In The Fray is an online magazine whose content explores global issues. Editors look for original pieces that demonstrate “understanding other people and cultures, encouraging empathy and compassion, and defying categories and conventions.” By submitting material to In The Fray, contributors grant this publication the exclusive first Electronic Publishing Rights in the English Language. According to their submissions guidelines, payment varies between $25-$120, depending on the categories.
100 Days in Appalachia is a news website that covers the Appalachian region. They seek voices and perspectives to contribute to narrating the true story of Appalachia. According to their pitch guide, rates are around $50-$100 for opinion pieces, and are higher for reporting and multimedia works. To learn more, refer to this page.
The New Statesman is a UK news magazine and website. They occasionally accept freelance submissions for their website. A payment report indicates pay of $0.12 per word. To contact them, refer to this page.
Al-jazeera English is one of the better known outlets giving ‘a voice to the voiceless’. Originating from the Arab region, Al Jazeera is a global media network committed to delivering accurate and impartial information with professionalism and objectivity. According to a payment report, they pay an average of $0.25 per word. You can check out their old pitch guide here. To contact them, refer to this page.
RANGE Magazine is a quarterly publication covering issues threatening the West – its people, lands, and wildlife. The publication “portrays ‘The Cowboy Spirit on America’s Outback’.” Editors look for stories about successful working family ranches, profiles of working sheepherders and cowboys, and interviews with environmentalists and government employees who have made a positive impact on people in the West. Editors buy the First North America serial rights. Regular features are 1,200-2,000 words; mini-features are 600-1,200 words, Columns and ‘’Confessions of Red Meat Survivors” are 620 words. According to their pitch guide, payment is $50-$500 per article.
Longreads is a publication dedicated to finding and sharing the best longform nonfiction storytelling on the web. They accept pitches for essays, reading lists, and reported features of various lengths and formats. They do not accept fiction. According to their pitch guide, rates start at $500 for essays and 50 cents per word for features, with a fixed $350 per reading list. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Nation is a liberal political magazine. They accept submissions of political commentary as well as articles. They have a very dedicated readership. In fact, they’re supported by 30,000 donors. This is in addition to their 145,000 weekly circulation. According to their freelancer agreement, web articles are paid a minimum of $.25/word and print articles are paid a minimum $.40/word. Proofreaders and copy editors are paid a minimum $30 hourly rate and freelance fact-checkers a minimum $20 hourly rate. To learn more, be sure to read their full submission guidelines.
Russian Life magazine is a quarterly magazine covering all aspects of Russian culture, travel, history, and more. Their features are generally freelanced, and writers are invited to send queries for features or for a small number of other departments (the full list is available in the guidelines). They state that fees vary depending upon the length and difficulty of the article. To learn more, refer to Russian Life’s submission guidelines.
Garden & Gun is a magazine covering the “New South,” including culture, food, literature, and more. Above all, the magazine says “its main pursuit is a love of the land and a dedication to the sporting life.” An old payment report indicates that they paid $0.60 per word, but current pay rates are not clear. To contact them, refer to this page.
German Life Magazine deals with German culture, past and present, and how North America has been shaped by its German element. Our previous research indicated pay of $300-500 for features, $100-130 for reviews and short pieces, and up to $80 for fillers, but current pay rates are not clear. To contact them, refer to this page.