"Just like Demand Studios"except for…

Remember when Angela Hoy said that “There are plenty of places like Demand Studios”and I was like WTF??? Because I could sure use a few different titles to choose from,know what I mean? Plus,there are people who want to write online but can’t get on with Demand. So if there are really plenty of places,why did it take me over a month to find this one? Who knows,maybe because I wasn’t really looking. Either way….I present.. Break Studios.

The interface is clean and (for me anyhow) the application process began on a Friday afternoon and I got an acceptance note Monday afternoon.

Like DS,Break (I just couldn’t bring myself to call them BS) has a few sites that they provide content for. I’m only showing titles from MadeMan,which is odd,because I’m totally not a man,but whatever.

All the titles I have access to are $8 and articles are paid for after publication,once a month. It sounds like a long time compared to DS’twice a week.

I haven’t written anything,I plan to skim the titles just for the experience and see if anything jumps out at me.

If you have positive or negative experiences with Break Studios,feel free to leave your comments here,we’re listening!

note:where DS shies away from titles of a sexual nature,Break Studios apparently embraces them,check out the MadeMan website or chickipedia. If you can make top ten lists of different kinds of porn stars (straight men,asian women,bleach blondes…) you’re in business!

March 1st,2010 | Category:Uncategorized

The 2012 Income Tracking Spreadsheet is Available NOW

And last but not least,if you haven't seen my Income tracker Spreadsheet,you're missing out. Yes,I am the geek that is excited about spreadsheets. Seriously,deleriously excited about spreadsheets. I love it when all the numbers line up perfectly and I love automatically generated reports and graphs and charts that magically reflect the ever-changing data that is my income.

In 2009,I worried that the time I spent CREATING the spreadsheet was a wasteful indulgence in my passion for perfect columns and rows,but I never regretted it. I found it a hundred times easier to increase my income when I was actually tracking it. I found that times when I felt like I was doing great were times when I was just holding steady or even declining. My "feeling" of productivity rarely matches my increase in income. It was never my goal to "be productive," it has always been my goal to make money. It's possible to produce a lot of things that don't actually generate income,so "feeling busy" isn't really a good indicator of true success.

For the past few years,I have loved sharing my spreadsheet with freelance bloggers and writers. The silly spreadsheet-obsession I have can definitely benefit others,including YOU. I've done all of the programming,so all you need to do is enter the money you're earning each day in the column that coincides with the company you're writing for. The spreadsheet generates profit and loss statements,tells you what you daily average income is every month and shows you which income streams are contributing the most income. If you're new to the business,there's a page that lists a bunch of websites that I write for,along with my review of the company and some hot tips for making more money there.

In addition to tracking your income,you can track your expenses. The Spreadsheet categorizes my expenses according to the same categories the IRS asks about at tax time,so the numbers are handy and already itemized.

Anyway.. check it out. You will not regret it!

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<3 Lisa

Ellie

March 5,2010 at 4:20 am ·Reply

Hey I tried to sign up for this but it won’t let me fill everything in. The items are required,so I can not do it. Do you know what may cause this?

April 2,2010 at 10:56 pm ·Reply

Hi! I wanted to give my feedback with the site.

It didn’t take long for me to get approved. Their titles are more relevant/main stream then DS (who I used to write for but am not fond of.) The downside is that they currently have a lot of “list”articles that they are looking for.

Their review process takes a little longer than DS. They want well written articles but aren’t asking you to produce scholarly articles for $15,like DS.

They did just change the pay structure to twice a month,which is a plus. They also respond quickly if you have any issues or concerns. DS never responded quickly to any question I ever had and I wrote for them for 4 years.

If you are looking for a steady place to write for in-between bigger projects Break Studios is a great place to be.

Jen

April 11,2010 at 4:44 pm ·Reply

I was approved with Break a little over a month ago and wrote one article,just to test it out. It was actually a pretty painless process –plus I really enjoyed the topic I was writing about –10 reasons to date a gamer!

I have decided that for the rest of April,I will be writing for DS as little as possible and ramping up my writing for Break. The pay is not weekly,but I can manage if it will improve my quality of life. I’m beginning to hate writing for DS.

Suz

April 15,2010 at 6:14 pm ·Reply

I love Break,there are slow review times and only twice monthly payments but the articles can be short and fun especially the ones for MadeMan- women writing for men on men’s topics. I usually do a few a week.

mrshannigan
April 16,2010 at 1:13 am ·Reply
Thanks,Suz,Jen and Je. I pulled a few new titles today,they seem so shallow,but the word count requirement is so low,thanks so much for your feedback,everyone.

Danielle

April 30,2010 at 6:26 pm ·Reply

I would definitely apply with BreakStudios –IF they would accept Canadian Writers. That’s the one thing that drives me crazy. Many of the good content sites only accept US writers.