If you’re planning on creating an article for Demand Studios, you will need to reference at least one source in your article, regardless of how much you personally or professionally know about the subject. This helps editors verify the information in the article for accuracy, any bias and proper accreditation.

Just got approved to write for Demand Studios? Congrats. But here comes the fun part–learning how to write articles according to all of Demand Studios’s guidelines. It’s not an easy or fast process (many writers take months to learn all of the rules). Make the learning process easier by getting these five things out of the way.

Getting accepted as a Demand Studios writer can be difficult if you’re not prepared. Demand Studios highly favors writers who write clear, concise content in a simple, how-to format, backed up by plenty of facts (and resources). To get accepted, follow these tips for tweaking your writing sample and resume.

There are a couple of ways you can make money with Demand Studios–through their flat fee or revenue share articles.
Flat fee articles: Flat fee articles are just what it sounds like–articles offered at fixed fees. You can’t negotiate its price with Demand Studios staff, nor will they give you less money for writing poor articles (expect to get a rewrite request instead). It’s steady, dependable money, starting at $15 per article.*
Revenue share articles: For revenue share articles, you are paid depending on how many page views your article …

Example 2#: “After turning it on, the USB cords can be moved near the computer.”
To fix it, bring the action to the front. State what happened first, including additional details later.
Example 2# (fixed): “After turning it on, move the USB cords near the computer.”
Now that you understand the basics of eliminating passive writing, let’s apply this to a sample paragraph. Let’s say the topic is about accessing Windows Ozark’s Uninstall a Program feature*.
How to Access Windows Ozark’s Uninstall a Program Feature
Step 1: To begin, you should click on …

You may have seen Demand Studios toss around the phrase “passive writing” a lot. It’s not something they made up either–it’s a real (and common) problem new writers make in an attempt to lengthen or fluff up their article.
Unfortunately, passive writing is hard on the eyes, especially for the Internet readers you want to attract. It also makes it more difficult to understand the article’s purpose because of the needless extra verbs–a sign of amateur writing.
But what the heck is passive writing?
Demand Studios and Passive Writing: Definition
You probably …

Sometimes you may receive a rewrite request that either doesn’t make sense, doesn’t adhere to Demand Studios’s guidelines or worse, insults you personally as a writer.
If you do not agree with a rewrite request based on these issues, you can email Demand Studio’s editorial team for help. This is called an “appeal request”, a process where the editorial team personally reviews the rewrite request. They may give you advice for how to write the rewrite or may contact the editor for further clarification. In some cases the …

If you write for Demand Studios, you are probably familiar with rewrites.  Everyone gets rewrite requests, even top Demand Studios contributors.
What is a Rewrite Request?
A rewrite request is a request from an editor to fix a certain part of an article that does not meet Demand Studios’ editorial standards.  Some common rewrite requests include:

Fixing minor or significant grammar mistakes or confusing, unclear sentences.

Being more specific about a point discussed in the article.

Clarifying points made in an article with additional references (i.e.; you made a statement that the editor could not …

Demand Studios is a media content company that distributes high quality content to numerous websites, including Livestrong.com, eHow, and Trails.com.  Demand Studios hires editors and freelance writers to perfect the content for distribution, earning it a top spot amongst websites looking for high quality content.
In writing circles Demand Studios is known as one of the best paying writing websites –and one of the hardest to adapt to.
How Demand Studios Differs
Unlike other writing website such as Associated Content or Bukisa, Demand Studios specifically hires content writers to write high quality content …