SEED.com is arguably one of the best-paying writing websites on the Internet, with payments for articles easily falling into the $25 to $300 range. It’s also one of hardest to write for, according to writers who submitted articles to their site in 2009 and 2010.

Unlike other writing websites, SEED.com’s approval process is, safe to say, mysterious. Although numerous writers (me included!) have had some articles approved there, SEED.com has never explained what writers should specifically do in order to increase their acceptance rate on the site.

But there are ways to get your articles accepted on SEED.com–perfectly honest, very-non-time-consuming ways, I might add.

Lisa Mason, author of How to Earn a Living Writing for the Internet, shares her strategies for speeding up the writing process. Although she says it may be difficult to learn at first, she assures writers that it will speed up the writing (and editing) process, reduce errors and allow a writer’s creative energy to flow, resulting in more valuable content.

Associated Content loves evergreen content because it brings a steady, but high, stream of traffic to their website, allowing them to make more money off their advertisements. Although you can accumulate a lot of page views for newsy items, once its expiration date passes, you stop accumulating those astronomical page views (and money). Evergreen content may be slow to start, but over time builds steam and generates more traffic than other types of content.

Using UGC websites to generate money is good for steady, supplemental income, but working for independent clients yields better income (not to mention an honorable addition to your writing resume).  You may make $5 to $15 per article on UGC websites, but you can easily earn $20 or more by providing articles to independent business owners, web site owners or even local celebrities.

Use these five places regularly to find new writing gigs and opportunities.

5 Places to Check For New Writing Gigs
1. Elance.com. Many website and business owners post ads (called …