Are you a freelance blogger looking for new markets to pitch?
There are plenty of publication-style blogs (as opposed to personal and company blogs) out there with open submission guidelines that will pay for your blog posts. Here you'll find a collection of these types of blogs that pay writers.
Keep in mind, these are just a small subset of the broader freelance blogging market, and publication-style blogs aren't always your highest-paying option.
For example, I focus more on ghostwriting blog posts for business owners and their company blogs, where being paid $500-$1000+ is far more common than you might find in these types of markets with public calls for writers.
That said, freelancing for publication-style blogs in your specialty area (ideally blogs your primary target clients read) can be a great way to build public-facing clips and bylines to attract higher-paying freelance blogging clients.
Let's look at some examples of blogs that pay writers to submit posts on a freelance basis.
Blogs that Pay Writers
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Adventure Cycling
The Adventure Cycling blog accepts submissions of how-to articles, trip reports, bike overnights, and "inspiring, historical, or amusing stories" related to bicycle travel. Pay is $150-250 per article, with first-time writers paid on the lower end and repeat writers paid on the higher end.
Bank Foreclosures Sale
BankForclosuresSale.com, online since 1998, accepts contributions from freelance writers. Payment goes up to $100 per post.
Briarpatch Magazine
Briarpatch Magazine publishing work of political importance on topics such as grassroots activism, electoral politics, economic justice, labour, gender equity, indigenous struggles, and more. They accept submissions from new and experienced freelance writers alike. Pay is $150 for profiles, short essays, reviews, blog posts, and "parting shots" under 1500 words. Pay is $250 for feature stories and photo essays generally running 1500-2000 words. And pay is $350 for research-based articles and investigative reporting typically running 2000-2500 words.
BustMold.com
BustMold.com is an online publication / blog run by Mold Busters, a licensed mold removal company in Canada. They accept articles related to environmental services, mold removal, asbestos testing, water damage restoration, air duct cleaning, pollution inspection, and building inspections. Articles should be 2000+ words and pay $200 each. They also accept "ultimate guides" of 3000-4000 words, for which they pay $300-400.
Craftbits.com
Craftbits.com accepts paid submissions of tutorials for creative projects. They pay a maximum of $35, with a $10 kill fee if projects are unsuitable after three edit attempts.
Defector
Defector is a subscription-based sports and culture website. They accept freelance pitches for stories covering "sports, politics, TV, movies, science, weird shit that happens on the internet, and anything else that catches [their] attention." According to their freelancer policies, they pay a minimum of $1000 for longer essays and a minimum of $500 for shorter pieces.
Elite Personal Finance
ElitePersonalFinance is a finance blog publishing articles on topics including personal finance, business, making money online, saving money, loans, credit cards, identity theft, credit reports, and related subjects. They pay $300 per 1000-3000 word guest post, and they're open to recurring work with writers.
Freedom With Writing
Freedom With Writing is a site focused on helping writes get paid for their writing. They pay $50-150 for these guest contributions.
Horse Community Journals
Horse Community Journals accepts freelance submissions for both print and online editions, including blogs. Topics they accept content on include training and horsemanship, horse health and care, stable management, and other related topics. Payments are negotiated on an individual basis.
Income Diary
IncomeDiary accepts online submissions about web development, web and blog design, SEO, driving traffic, social media, content creation, and making money online. Payments run $150-300 per article.
Knitty.com
Knitty.com accepts freelance submissions of knitting articles / tutorials / patterns. Pay attention to the writer's guidelines for notes on when to submit season-specific tutorials. Payments run $200-300 per submission.
Listverse
Listverse publishes list-based posts covering topics ranging from the bizarre to entertainment to science. They pay $100 per accepted post via Paypal. Posts must include at least ten list items.
RankPay
RankPay accepts contributions through its blogger program. They seek blog posts covering SEO, content marketing, and social media. They accept submissions from native English speakers only and are looking for posts of at least 1000 words each. They pay $50 per published post.
Smart Business Trends
SmartBusinessTrends.com is a blog covering online marketing, email marketing, Wordpress, and Amazon FBA. They pay $200-500 via PayPal for full rights for tutorials, case studies, and product reviews. They purchase full rights.
Tutorial Board
TutorialBoard accepts submissions of tutorials related to Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, and other design software. Tutorials must include downloadable .psd files. Pay is up to $150 per tutorial.
WOW! Women on Writing
WOW! is "an ezine promoting the communication between women writers, authors, editors, agents, publishers, and readers." They accept freelance contributions. Most articles pay $50-75. Longer, more in-depth, pieces can pay $100-150.
More About These Paying Blogging Markets
As with all specialized market lists shared on the blog, this list of blogs that pay writers will update automatically any time one of these markets is removed or edited (or when new markets are added) in the larger All Freelance Writing writers' market database.
This means you should re-visit this list from time to time to see if any of these markets have updated payment information, or to find new markets paying freelance bloggers for their contributions.
Remember though, blogging markets aren't the only online publications that accept freelance submissions. So browse the larger market collection to find even more opportunities to pitch your story ideas.
If you find outdated information about pay rates, or if a market link is broken, you can click on "report link" below that listing. This will create a pre-populated email you can submit so the market will be checked sooner than it might be scheduled.
Submit More Blogs that Pay Writers
Do you run a blog seeking writers to contribute? Do you pay for those contributions? If so, you're welcome to submit your blog to the All Freelance Writing writers' market database. It's free!
If your listing is approved, it may also show up on specialty market lists like on this post when it meets that list's requirements. No extra effort needed on your part.
