Article Writing Site Recommendations

If you have a track-record as an established writer (which I assume), it's beyond me why you would even be remotely interested in iwriter (which pays, like what, $2 after fees for "non-premium")...and fiverr..or whatever other content mill out there?

If you're serious interested in making writing a job, start with
Jobs for Bloggers - ProBlogger Job Board
and
FreelanceWriting.com's FREELANCE WRITING JOBS : FIND FREELANCE WRITING JOBS

where you can find real writing jobs rather than producing content for content mills. There are billions of sites and blogs out there and MOST of them need content, constantly. Some established blogs pay as much as $300 for well researched pieces. Obviously not all pay that much, but there is simply no reason to "recommend" an aspiring writer to go to iwriter or fiverr.

If you apply as a writer for real blogs...most of them do not have unlimited volume to write (even if
it would likely still make you more money as with fiverr or iwriter).....but as a freelancer you should also have more than one client. This is no problem since writing jobs are NOT scarce at all. Get three or so clients and you will make a good amount of money and have steady work.

There are literally tens of thousands of publications that will pay better than what you'll be getting on article writing sites.

As a published author and speaker I am sure that there will be many looking for someone of your background.

There are lots of resources on how to get high quality clients, both here and elsewhere.

The problem is, most people simply don't want to put in the work to find them. They would much prefer to work for $10 an hour for "guaranteed" work (until the article site gets shut down or your account is mysteriously banned) than to put in work to find clients that pay $50-$100 per hour and more.

There are thousands of freelance writers out there who also do very good business without even seeing an article writing site.

If you're serious about it, I guarantee that you will be able to find clients and make some decent money.

As most people are saying, private clients pay the best, and are probably the best option. It does take some time to build up your client list, though.

In the meantime, I agree that Constant Content is a great way to go. The nice thing is that you can write about anything. You don't have to write specifically about what a client is requesting. (Although if you look at the standing requests you are more likely to sell your articles.) It is nice to have the freedom to write about what you love once in awhile, so doing Constant Content along side your private clients, or while you're building up your client list is a great idea. It is also nice that on that site you can set your own price.

Some people have suggested Fiverr, and while that can usually get some work for a writer, it doesn't pay enough. Based on the experience you have, you should be charging much more than is possible on Fiverr. With the exception of quick 100 word articles, working for four dollars is typically not worth it. The quality of the clients you work with is usually low, too. I found that the people hiring writers on Fiverr often don't know what they want, and they have trouble communicating in English. You end up spending more time messaging with the client, trying to figure out what they want than you do actually writing the article. That takes away from time you should be using to earn money.

I don't want to talk too negatively about Fiverr, since it is where I got a good jump start, but for someone with the amount of experience you have, look elsewhere.

In summary, Constant Content plus Private Clients.

Good luck!

I agree that Constant Content is one of the best. They do have far higher standards than many of the different freelance writer sites but you can write quality rather than quantity. The clients on Constant Content are prepared to pay a premium for a well written article, which you would struggle to find on "content mills".