Writing Job Resource reviews Freelance Writing Online: A Guide for Beginners, an e-book recently released by Suzanne Alicie, a freelance writer and founder of Freelance Writer Online.

In case you haven’t heard, AOL recently launched its own online publishing platform in late 2009, called SEED.com. The setup will be familiar to some writers: like Demand Studios, you can search for titles, claim them, and submit it through their online submission form. Unlike Demand Studios, however, SEED demands good, journalistic writing, and rejects here are high–if you’re not willing to adapt to its ‘writing style’, that is.
Review of SEED.com: What to Expect
SEED.com is an online publishing platform that allows any writer to claim a title, write …

About.com (about.com) is a content website featuring thousands of articles on nearly any topic, ranging from serious topics such as sexuality to the less serious, such as online freebies. Each writer provides content about his or her topic, much like Examiner.com—the big difference here is a higher quality standard and substantially better pay. They are currently ranked as one of the top 15 content websites on the Internet, making it a great place to gain some Internet recognition and great money.

eHow is a UGC website where anyone can publish articles about how to do something (hence the name eHow).  Each article lists a step-by-step process, materials needed to complete the objective, and additional information.  eHow is an extremely popular website with novice writers because they are not bound by strict writing criteria.
eHow writers earn money when a person clicks on an advertisement in their article, earning them a handful of cents with each successful click.  The biggest advantage is that you don’t need to gain thousands of page views to …

Factoidz is a UGC website that pays writers based on how many page views they accumulate, similar in structure to Mahalo.  They pay between $1.00 to $5.00 per 1000 page views for each article.
The pay rate for each article is determined by their editorial staff, and they shell out bigger payments for well researched content.
Factoidz is a fairly new website, and it’s hard to say how popular this website will become.  Writers who have used Factoidz say they are making decent money, and I really think it’s worth at least …

Authored by one of Associated Content’s most prolific contributors, Sabah Karimi, The AC Source Book walks you through the basics of publishing–and succeeding–with Associated Content.  Although the book is geared towards new contributors, even experienced writers can learn from this book, which includes effective promotion methods, how to specifically use search engine optimization (SEO) in articles, and how to create articles that garner substantial page views.
Specifics
The AC Source Book is a walkthrough through the entire Associated Content submission process.  It includes information found by participating in the AC forums, but …