Here are seven websites that accept pitches directly from writers, and pay $50 or more for the articles they publish. Topics include news, screen-time/parenting, and computing.If you want to learn how to take full advantage of these opportunities, or even how to build a successful career as a writer, I recommend the No B.S. Course on Freelance Writing. It is open for enrollment for a limited time. Learn more here.

Asia Times is an English-language, pan-Asian news website that covers politics, economics and business trends throughout the region. For paid content, they are looking for “original reporting and analysis, but will also consider commentary from time to time.” If the contributors are seeking compensation, they should indicate it clearly in their pitch. According to payment reports, they pay up to $0.19 per word. To learn more, refer to this page.

Gothamist is a “website about New York City and everything that happens in it.” They publish stories that help their readers better understand the city of New York and its people. They are not looking for fiction. According to payment reports, they pay up to $0.40 per word, though it is not clear what their current pay rates are, due to a change in ownership. To learn more, visit this page.

Zift provides “essential screen time parenting tools, insights and resources to families in a technology-driven world.” Their Parent Portal and Parenting Insights blog help parents become better at parenting in today’s technology-filled environment. They want evergreen articles that offer practical and actionable tips. Their most successful articles are 1,500 to 2,000 words long. They pay $100 per article. To learn more, refer to this page.

ProfitBricks is a cloud computing provider that specializes in Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). They are looking for tutorials that convey technical topics in simple and easy to understand ways. They pay up to $200 for a tutorial. To learn more, visit this page.

Java Development Journal is a technical site that publishes in-depth tutorials on Java, REST, Shopizer and Spring. They first discuss the topics for paid articles with writers and then finalize effort estimate, final amount and timelines accordingly. They pay $25 for 500+ words, $35 for 750+ words and $50 for 1,200+ words. For details, refer to this page.

LWN.net is a news site that is “dedicated to producing the best coverage from within the Linux and free software development communities.” They want high-quality articles of around 1,500 words. They pay new authors $200 for lead-in articles for their Weekly Edition pages and $250 for longer, more complex articles for their Kernel page. Further details can be found here.

Rabble.ca is the largest progressive news website of Canada. Their aim is to represent the views and actions of progressive activists across Canada. They accept pitches of up to 200 words. They pay $0.10 a word up to $100 for commissioned pieces. To learn more, refer to this page.