How Do You Diversify Your Writing?

[FreelanceKen]

Hey, we all know not to put all our eggs in one basket. I was just curious, how are you diversifying your content writing? I write mainly for DS (as if you didn't already know) but I also write for eHow, Bright Hub, Associated Conetent ( no longer writing new articles for them), Hub Pages (yes they do work), Squidoo (works with batches), two blogs and of course private clients.

Now I know some people get a little protective of other sites they write for, that's ok. Just share about how many other sites you write for and how much time you devote to them per week.

[princessvessna]

I write for About.com as my main cool job. I also do DS (these days, I spend more time doing keyword QA, and I just got approved for Title editing. I have almost perfect spelling, even with medical terms - worked as a medical magazine reader before - so that goes quick enough). I write for a couple of gardening blogs. I have a couple of Examiner pages but I am not so enamored with them at the moment.

[Thrillride]

I'm fairly diversified over here. I'm on payroll as a blogger for Vegetable Gardener, I write for DS (Garden Guides), SF Gardening Examiner, Home Gardening at Foodie Mama, and Suite 101. Plus my own website.

I also write for print magazines and just finished a book (coming out in April) and am trying to secure another book deal right now.

I'm driving myself crazy, but I'm afraid to get too focused on one thing, LOL. I have recently dropped one place I used to write for, though and may drop one more if this current book deal goes through.

[Laurie PK]

I write for Suite (one article a week, so only about an hour a week), my own blogs (about 9 articles a week -- I want that to be my main source of income), websites (EverBetter.ca, MSN Health, BestHealth.ca), and some print magazines (but that's become a very low priority for me now. I think online writing is far more sustainable, lucrative, and interesting because of reader interaction).

I have an agent, but we haven't sold my book idea yet. I'm now thinking I may need to throw another book proposal in the ring, but need brilliant book ideas!!

[caromora]

I make decent money by posting articles on Constant Content. I've found that if I do an article for DS, I can easily re-slant and whip up another article using the research I've already done. So I can get fifteen dollars for the article on DS and sell one on Constant Content for 40-50. (Please note: I'm not advocating duplicating material or self-plagiarism or anything like that.)

I also have private clients and am considering posting on HubPages. Most of my income comes from freelance editing, but I really enjoy writing for the web and might shift more focus over to that.

[michellek]

Caromora,

I forgot about constant content! It is another one that I need to look into again. Do people really have success over there? I've heard that it can take months to sell articles.

[Shadow_Ferret]

I don't diversify. I'm not that energetic. I write for one site.

[caromora]

Caromora,

I forgot about constant content! It is another one that I need to look into again. Do people really have success over there? I've heard that it can take months to sell articles.

It *can* take months for an article to sell, but if you write consistently good articles, they will sell eventually. It's definitely not a site you want to depend on for your income, though. ETA: Most of my articles have sold within two weeks.

You can always take some old articles from a site like Helium and offer their usage rights for sale to test it out.

[stldenise]

Wow, I didn't know Constant Content could get anything that decent. I might have to give that a whirl.

I'm a part-timer, because my toddler doesn't let me focus on anything long enough! I blog for Examiner, dabble in DS, string for the Metro Section of the St. Louis Post-Distpatch, and have a few magazine credits -- mostly Missouri Life (a glossy regional) and Boys' Life, the BSA magazine. And I just finished a temporary PR gig which was really fun.

[FreelanceKen]

Constant Content. Wow I haven't even thought about them in over a year. Wasn't a good experience overall for me, however I understand from some folks that they do make decent money once they get past the editor. I think it was just an oil and water situation between myself and Constant Content. There is another one out there that operates very similar to Constant Content, but I just cannot remember the name of it.