What is Demand Studios?

What is it?

A company commissioning articles from freelance writers. There’s also work for copy editors and filmmakers. Demand Studios provides content to sites like eHow and travel review websites.

How does it work?

Writers (and copy editors, filmmakers etc) must go through an application process to be accepted. Once in you have an online profile where you can search for articles to write. Subject matter and titles are already chosen (although you can suggest new ones) and you must write in the house style and format. Articles are then reviewed by a copy editor who will either publish it or send it back for a rewrite.

How easy is it?

You will need an example of your writing to apply but it doesn’t have to be a published piece. Once accepted if you spend some time learning the house style before beginning to write you will find fewer articles being returned by the copy editors. The format of most articles is relatively simple and easy to learn. You are given 7 days from choosing an article title before you must submit or abandon the title.

How do you get paid?

Different articles are worth different amounts of money. You can choose between those which pay a flat fee and those which pay residual income from advertising. As each article is approved and published your earnings are totalled up in your profile and you are paid once a week into a PayPal account.

How much money will you make?

It depends on how many articles you can manage to write. Flat fee articles usually pay between $5-$15. New writers have a cap of 10 ongoing flat fee articles. This means if you have written your ten and they are all waiting to be edited then you will not be able to start any new articles until they have been published. If you are consistent and published regularly without any major issues then your article limit is usually increased.