As technology continues to expand, so too does the internet. With this expansion comes the need for more information. Within the past four years, revenue sharing magazines, such as Suite101.com, Associated Content, Hub Pages, Examiner, eHow, among others have cropped up, providing people with quick, information-on-the-go articles and giving writers a chance to write about their passions. However, is it well worth the effort to write for revenue sharing magazines?

After writing for Suite101.com for a year and a half, I stopped writing for them because I was earning very little on my articles. The traffic to the giant e-zine has also lost traffic big time. Vancouver blogger, Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen says that Google Panda recently dealt Suite101.com a huge blow earlier this year when they cut the Suite’s traffic by 60%. Some, if not most writers, are now speculating that the once great Suite101 will eventually cease to exist. Even if Suite101 does go under, there are still several other revenue sharing magazines you can write for.

The benefit of writing for revenue sharing magazines is that they allow you to hone your web content writing skills. You also learn how the art of SEO–listing target keywords within the body of your article that will help your article rise to the top in Google’s search engine.

Unfortunately the cons far outweigh the pros. In order to make a living writing for such magazines, you have to write several articles a week. The flow of new ideas are eventually going to run out. The cuts that Panda Google recently made to many revenue sharing magazines also means much less traffic which is not good for the loyal writers who write for these magazines.

If you are an aspiring writer, guest posting is the best way to kick off your career. Many of the high traffic web magazines, such as Wise Bread, Cmvlive, She Knows, Salon and others have now opened their doors to allow content from unknown writers. You do not earn anything for your articles, but it is the best way to build a web presence. Most, if not all of these editors, allow their writers to be more creative and down to earth in their writing, something that the editors at Suite101 did not allow. Your chances of landing a book deal or a reasonably paying copy writing job are much more probable if you guest post for high traffic blogs and web magazines than if you write for a revenue sharing magazine.

‘Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen’: http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/getting-paid-per-blog-post-earning-money-per-click/