October went as expected. I kept up with posting the daily lists of writing job ads throughout the month but wrote little else. I finished a long overdue quest guide for Bright Hub’s MMO channel and wrote a book review for a delightful zombie book written by the husband of a friend/co-writers at Canadian Invader. If you like zombie books you should check it out, it was a great read. It’s called Lies at the End of the World by Phil Wolters.

Here is my word count:

In some respects I am pretty pleased with my earnings from writing this month, in other aspects not so much. I am pleased with the Triond earnings. Thirty-nine cents isn’t much, in fact it’s a piddly amount, but it is an improvement and that’s what I was aiming for. Bukisa is still averaging the same amount every month and I have yet to upload the additional pieces I wrote for Triond last month so this isn’t all bad. This tells me that the articles I have on Bukisa, although making very, very little every month, at least have staying power. I can count on the amount I make there to be constant, at least to a degree. My Red Gage earnings are up despite my lack of uploads and my Bright Hub earnings are also up even though the improvement is marginal. The one big disappointment is my Adsense earnings. A lot of effort was put into the Online Paycheck this month with very little monetary gain. At the same time it’s not overly surprising, it takes time to bring money into a blog. Earnings or no earnings I am happy with the Online Paycheck as I have almost doubled my readership again this month.

Earnings from writing online:

Tis the season for stock photography and it shows in my earnings. I must admit that it still surprises me that I still sell as many photos as I do considering the size and age of my portfolio. I am not getting rich off of photography, of that there is no doubt, but my portfolio is now three years old, I have barely added to it in that time, and I still make money from it every month without fail. Earnings are much lower in summer but I do always make something. This month is only a little less than the last but I didn’t get an EL this month. This means sales are up even though I have earned a little less. I am also glad to see that the earnings are spread out a little. Instead of making most of my earnings off of one or two agencies I made decent amounts with some and a little almost everwhere else. This bring each payout just a little closer and that is always good.

Photography earnings:

And that is pretty much it for this month. I plan on writing as much as I can over the next month but since I am preparing for a move into another province on December 1^st I have idea idea how much that will actually be. Only time will tell. I am looking forward to getting settled in a new home so I can get back to writing more often and setting up a photography space. These two changes in my life will help me really start working on my online paycheck.

Here is my word count:

My whole reasoning for wanted to double my Triond contributions is to try and keep my Triond earnings up. The majority of my Triond earnings come from a travel article which really only gets traffic through the summer months. I would like to see these earnings continue through fall and winter. I am happy to say that one of my new Triond articles reached onto the Hot Content list for a couple of days. One thing I am happy to see in regard to Bright Hub is that even though I didn’t add any new articles, I still reached the 20 dollar payout.

Earnings from writing online:

With fall comes the microstock busy season. My photography earnings from August to September more than doubled. This was helped greatly thanks to an EL sale on Dreamstime for just over $12 and some great sales on fotolia. My iStock earnings have tanked ever since iStock announced their new pay scale. I suspect that buyers are rebelling against the company as much as contributors are.

Photography earnings:

At this point, with my day job as busy as it is, the only goal I have is to keep up with my Daily Markets for writers. I simply don’t know how busy I am going to be. In the meantime, I hope these reports have helped you in your journey towards your online paycheck.

Here are four more markets to check out. Two of them state their pay in the guidelines, two don’t but they all seem worth checking out if you are well versed in their subject matter. Enjoy!

Crazyleaf Design Blog

URL: http://www.crazyleafdesign.com

Guidelines URL: http://www.crazyleafdesign.com/blog/contributors/

Format: Online Only

What they are looking for: Tutorials and articles of interest to web and graphic designers

Pay: $20 per article

International Living

URL: http://internationalliving.com/

Guidelines URL: http://internationalliving.com/2007/08/write-for-us/

Format: Online and Print

What they are looking for: Travel Articles

Pay: $250 – $400

Note: It looks like the guidelines were published in 2007, you may want to email for an updated version.

Dating Sites Review

URL: http://www.datingsitesreviews.com

Guidelines URL: http://www.datingsitesreviews.com/staticpages/index.php?page=Blog-Write-for-Us

Format: Online only

What they are looking for: Dating articles

Pay: Unknown

Note: They state that they only pay those who have direct experience writing about dating.

Contact Music

URL: http://www.contactmusic.com

Guidelines URL: http://www.contactmusic.com/new/home.nsf/webpages/writeforus

Format: Online Only

What they are looking for: Reviews and articles about music, movies, live shows and games

Pay: Unknown

Abyss & Apex Magazine of Speculative Fiction

URL: http://www.abyssandapex.com/index.html

Guidelines URL: http://www.abyssandapex.com/guidelines.html

Format: Online Only

What they are looking for: Fantasy Fiction and Poetry

Pay: $0.05/word max $75

Apogee Photo Magazine

URL: http://www.apogeephoto.com

Guidelines URL: http://www.apogeephoto.com/mag1-6/guidelines.html

Format: Online Only

What they are looking for: Instructional and review articles about photography

Pay: $0.10/word

Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture

URL: http://bitchmagazine.org/

Guidelines URL: http://bitchmagazine.org/contributors-guidelines

Format: Print Magazine and Online Content

What they are looking for: Pop Culture Articles

Pay: $10 – $100/article

Cat Channel ( Cat Fancy, Kitten USA and Cats USA )

URL: http://www.catchannel.com/

Guidelines URL: http://www.catchannel.com/magazines/catfancy/writers_guidelines.aspx

Format: Print Magazine and Online Content

What they are looking for: Feature, department and Column articles

Pay: Unknown Pay

Defender of Wildlife

URL: http://www.defenders.org/

Guidelines URL: http://www.defenders.org/newsroom/defenders_magazine/submission_guidelines.php

Format: Print Magazine and Online Content

What they are looking for: Articles about endangered species

Pay: Unknown Pay

Developer Tutorials

URL: http://www.developertutorials.com/

Guidelines URL: http://www.developertutorials.com/writers.php

Format: Online Only

What they are looking for: Information Technology Tutorials

Pay: $50 – $100/article

Dungeons & Dragons Magazine

URL: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Default.aspx

Guidelines URL: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/article.aspx?x=dnd/submissions

Format: Online Publishing

What they are looking for: Articles about D&D and D&D Game modules

Pay: $0.06/word starting rate

Electric Spec

URL: http://www.electricspec.com/

Guidelines URL: http://www.electricspec.com/submissions/

Format: Online Only

What they are looking for: Fantasy, Science Fiction and Horror Fiction

Pay: $20/story

EnRoute

URL: http://enroute.aircanada.com

Guidelines URL: http://enroute.aircanada.com/en/articles/writers-guidelines/

Format: Print Magazine and Online Content

What they are looking for: Travel and Lifestyle Articles

Pay: $1.00/word and up

Fantasy & Science Fiction

URL: http://www.sfsite.com/news/

Guidelines URL: http://www.sfsite.com/fsf/glines.htm

Format: Print Magazine and Online content

What they are looking for: Fantasy Fiction, Science Fiction only

Pay: $0.06 – $0.09/word

Fantasy Magazine

URL: http://www.fantasy-magazine.com/

Guidelines URL: http://www.fantasy-magazine.com/about-2/about/

Format: Online only

What they are looking for: Fantasy Fiction, non-fiction and reviews within the Fantasy genre

Pay: $0.05/word

GoMediaZine

URL: http://www.gomediazine.com

Guidelines URL: http://www.gomediazine.com/contribute/

Format: Online Only

What they are looking for: Multi-media and Web Development Tutorials

Pay: $300 – $400/article

GoNOMAD

URL: http://www.gonomad.com/

Guidelines URL: http://www.gonomad.com/corp/writerguidelines.html

Format: Online Only

What they are looking for: Travel Articles

Pay: $25/article

Journey Woman

URL: http://www.journeywoman.com/

Guidelines URL: http://www.journeywoman.com/writers_guidelines.html

Format: Online Publishing

What they are looking for: Online Only

Pay: $35 honorarium/article

Mindflights

URL: http://mindflights.com/

Guidelines URL: http://mindflights.com/guidelines.php

Format: Online Only

What they are looking for: Fantasy and Science Fiction and Poetry

Pay: $0.005/word, minimum $5 with a max of $25

Niteblade

URL: http://www.niteblade.com/

Guidelines URL: http://www.niteblade.com/submissions.htm

Format: Online only

What they are looking for: Fantasy and Horror fiction and Poetry

Pay: $1 per submission

Online Dating Magazine

URL: http://www.onlinedatingmagazine.com/

Guidelines URL: http://www.onlinedatingmagazine.com/writersguidelines.html

Format: Online Only

What they are looking for: Dating, self-improvement and romance articles

Pay: $15/article

ProBlog Design

URL: http://www.problogdesign.com

Guidelines URL: http://www.problogdesign.com/write-for-us/

Format: Online Only

What they are looking for: Articles about Blogging

Pay: $50 – $70/article with a bonus $5 for replying to comments

Shimmer

URL: http://www.shimmerzine.com/

Guidelines URL: http://www.shimmerzine.com/guidelines/fiction-guidelines/

Format: Print Magazine and Online Formats

What they are looking for: Speculative Fiction

Pay: $0.01/word minimum $10

SitePoint

URL: http://www.sitepoint.com

Guidelines URL: http://www.sitepoint.com/about/writeforus

Format: Online Only

What they are looking for: Software and Information Technology articles

Pay: $100/article plus awesome pageview bonuses

Snowrider

URL: http://snowridermag.com/

Guidelines URL: http://snowridermag.com/encyclopedia/contact-snowrider-online-magazine/

Format: Online Only

What they are looking for: Articles about snowmobiles plus four photos

Pay: $25/article and photos

Talebones

URL: http://www.talebones.com/

Guidelines URL: http://www.talebones.com/

Format: Print Magazine and Online Formats

What they are looking for: Science Fiction and Dark Fantasy

Pay: $0.01-$0.02/word

Transition Abroad

URL: http://www.transitionsabroad.com

Guidelines URL: http://www.transitionsabroad.com/information/writers/writers.shtml

Format: Print Magazine and Online Content

What they are looking for: Travel articles

Pay: $50 – $100/article dependant on length

Travel + Leisure

URL: http://www.travelandleisure.com

Guidelines URL: http://www.travelandleisure.com/contact/

Format: Print Magazine and Online Content

What they are looking for: Travel Articles

Pay: Unknown Pay

Walrus Magazine

URL: http://www.walrusmagazine.com/

Guidelines URL: http://www.walrusmagazine.com/queries/

Format: Print Magazine and Online Content

What they are looking for: Non-Fiction Articles, Fiction and Poetry

Pay: Unknown Pay

Zahir

URL: http://www.zahirtales.com/index.html

Guidelines URL: http://www.zahirtales.com/guidelines.html

Format: Print Magazine

What they are looking for: Speculative Fiction

Pay: $10/story plus 2 contributor copies