Many journalists, editors and writers firmly believe that the future of newspaper journalism is on the web. For a taste of the possible future of newspaper journalism, there's Examiner.com; an online newspaper of sorts covering major cities across the United States.
What is Examiner.com?
The Denver, Colorado-based Examiner.com website launched in April 2008. The site is a venture of Clarity Media Group, one of the largest media companies in the United States.
Examiner.com is divided into more than 50 "editions," each dedicated to serving a major U.S. city. There's also a national version of Examiner.com, with the articles written by national examiners sprinkled throughout each city's "edition" of Examiner.com.
Each city's version of Examiner.com is divided up into more than two dozen categories, similar to newspaper sections. Categories include news, business and finance, education and schools, gadgets and tech, neighborhoods and culture, pets, politics, restaurants, shopping, sports and travel.
Examiner.com: Seeking Freelance Writers or "Examiners"
Examiner.com is one of the newest websites to recruit freelance writers on the web to provide high quality articles for this online newspaper website.
Examiner.com hires hundreds of freelance writers - called "examiners."
Each examiner covers a very specific topic. There's the Boston Pets Examiner, the Working Moms Examiner, the San Francisco Wildlife Examiner, the Lake County Examiner and even a Board Games Examiner.
Freelance writers who enjoy writing for the web can apply to become examiners, who are chosen based on factors such as their experience, local knowledge and writing ability. Freelance web writers are encouraged to select from the available examiner topics, or web writers can submit their own examiner topic proposals.
Once selected to join the Examiner.com team as an examiner, freelance writers are assigned a channel manager based on their topic. Examiner.com's channel managers serve as editors, in addition to providing writer guidance and support with emails, phone calls and videos.
Earning Revenue as a Freelance Writer on Examiner.com
Like many similar websites, Examiner.com pays its writers using a revenue sharing formula based on page views, ad values and other factors. The website boasts competitive pay rate for online writers, who can earn passive income on a long term basis from this website.
Many freelance writers who serve as examiners agree that the revenue share model utilized by Examiner.com ranks among the best when it comes to companies that hire freelance writers online.
Looking for another freelance writing opportunity? Websites like Suite101, eHow and Associated Content all offer residual income to writers via payment for page views or revenue sharing agreements.
More Resources for Freelance Writers
To learn more about writing on the web and earning money as a freelance writer online, visit the Resources for Writers Page.
Here, freelancers will find tips on how to increase revenues and page views as a web writer using websites like Xomba or a promotional blog.
Mia Carter - Mia Carter - Journalist, Producer/Editor & Web Writer. Carter's work has appeared on CBS and CNN.com.
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