Grow as a Freelance Writer or Editor with Crowd Content

Whether you want to make extra money to supplement your day job or you’re a full-time freelancer in need of a new egg, Crowd Content has a lot to offer. You’ll find orders placed directly by clients and managed content projects headed by experienced teams. The site connects you with ample opportunities for paid writing and editing work, including:

• Product descriptions
• Category and brand descriptions
• General marketing copy
• Social media posts
• Blog posts
• Articles
• eBooks
• White papers

Writers and editors can sign up by completing a short application process.

Workflow and Tasks for Every Writer

Freelancers can pick up work at all hours of the day or night, so Crowd Content works with any schedule. Pay is based on the quality level of the orders — which range from one to four stars — and your access to work grows as you increase quality and turn work in on time.

Each task comes with its own clock; shorter tasks must be completed within hours or a day, and long projects such as eBooks often come with five days or a week on the countdown. Clients set the timers on marketplace orders, and you have an in-task messaging option, so you can communicate with potential customers about order needs and timelines. On the managed content side, experienced project managers set order timelines, always striving to create realistic expectations so workers aren’t left rushing.

While missed deadlines or poor performance does have consequences at Crowd Content, the site is one of the few online content companies that has a built-in gamification system that rewards you for faster turnaround times. Each worker has a TaT score, which is based on your turnaround times for the five previous orders. When your average is above the TaT bonus level (set at 100 words per hour as of April 2017), you’re paid more for orders you pick up on the marketplace side.

Fast writing not your wheelhouse? Don’t worry — TaT doesn’t impact what you’re paid on the managed content orders, where precision to detail and teamwork are more important than speed.

Flexibility and range of task types is one of the biggest benefits of writing at Crowd Content. When you write or edit on the platform, you can expect to see:

• Tasks from a variety of industries and niches
• Different types of writing and editing tasks
• Support from project managers and customer service liaisons
• Work for almost any experience and skill level

How Much Can You Earn at Crowd Content?

Skilled workers who are ready to put in the effort can earn a competitive hourly rate with Crowd Content projects.

In the marketplace, where you interact with and write directly for clients, you have the opportunity to build repeat business. Doing your best for a client often means being added to a team or receiving future direct orders. Marketplace orders pay writers according to skill level and whether you are in the TaT bonus. Approximate marketplace pay is as follows:

• 1 star writers – 1.2 to 1.4 cents per word
• 2 star writers – 2 to 2.3 cents per word
• 3 star writers – 4.4 to 5.2 cents per word
• 4 star writers – 6.6 to 7.6 cents per word

Managed content tasks are priced specifically per project, and editors usually make between 1 and 1.5 cents per word completing editing tasks.

Other Benefits of Freelancing for Crowd Content

Your partnership with Crowd Content is just that — a partnership. The in-house team cares about writers and editors and wants to ensure freelancers have the tools necessary to get the job done. Crowd Content isn’t a huge corporation, and even its freelancers experience the benefits of the small business vibe. In-house tech professionals are always striving to create better solutions for both clients and freelancers, and the company aggressively pursues new opportunities to ensure writers and editors have steady supplies of work.

In fact, aggressive growth over the past year means that Crowd Content is in need of skilled writers and editors of all levels right now.

Signing up to Work at Crowd Content

Writers and editors can sign up today by completing a short application process. Logging into the site for the first time ensures you have access to several applications, including a short app for the open marketplace and specialty apps for specific projects.

Crowd Content pays every Friday via PayPal for all work approved by Thursday’s cutoff time, if you have accumulated $10 or more. Beginning the week of April 17^th, the company is moving to two pay cycles per week, so you’ll receive a transfer to your PayPal account every Tuesday and Friday. Sign up today and get your first paycheck within the week!

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Please note this post was provided with sponsorship from Crowd Content.