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A Writer's Perspective of Revenue Share
Editor’s note: We will be featuring blog entries from our own creators from time to time. The first installment is from Kent Ninomiya, our first QQ Award recipient, on the topic of revenue share.
I hear that many writers in the Demand Studios community are suspicious of the revenue share program. After all, why would Demand Studios let the writer in on a larger cut of the profits from a potential gravy train of an article? Does it not make more sense to pay the writer a small up front fee and then reap the rewards of their hard work forever? Some suspect that the real reason Demand Studios offers revenue share is because they don’t want to lay out cash for a topic that will likely languish without readers.
The conspiracy theory sounds somewhat logical. I admit to being a bit hesitant to give up a Paypal payment in the hand for the promise of two in the bush. However, I did a little research and what I found changed my mind. I grilled Demand Studios editors and executives who have always been honest with me in the past. I consider them friends. They insist that articles designated as revenue share are actually more likely to produce impressive long term income. An article that they offer $15 to write is actually projected to have higher long term earnings.
Think about it. Demand Studios is all about incentives. They offer writers more money to produce articles on topics that they want badly. This is why some topics command payments of $20, $25, or even $30. It is a well established fact that Demand Studios is a stickler for quality. It therefore makes sense that the articles with the greatest earning potential must also be of the highest quality. Demand Studios is not offering the revenue share arrangement to cheat writers. They offer it to reward them. Demand Studios is willing to pay the writer a greater share of the revenue but insists upon a higher standard of quality for premium titles.
Sure, it may take several months to make that $15 you would have been paid if it was a flat fee article, but that article will keep on paying you for five years. Just imagine what it can make over that time. Writing a revenue share article for Demand Studios is like making an investment. You can have your money now, or earn more later. You really can have those two in the bush after all!
Bio: Kent Ninomiya is the first winner of the Demand Studios “QQ Award” for Quality and Quantity of work. He has 22 years experience as a TV news anchor, reporter, writer and managing editor. Kent has written more than 900 articles for Demand Studios. He is also an eHow article moderator and the topic manager of the eHow Tae Kwon Do page.
I hear that many writers in the Demand Studios community are suspicious of the revenue share program. After all, why would Demand Studios let the writer in on a larger cut of the profits from a potential gravy train of an article? Does it not make more sense to pay the writer a small up front fee and then reap the rewards of their hard work forever? Some suspect that the real reason Demand Studios offers revenue share is because they don’t want to lay out cash for a topic that will likely languish without readers.
The conspiracy theory sounds somewhat logical. I admit to being a bit hesitant to give up a Paypal payment in the hand for the promise of two in the bush. However, I did a little research and what I found changed my mind. I grilled Demand Studios editors and executives who have always been honest with me in the past. I consider them friends. They insist that articles designated as revenue share are actually more likely to produce impressive long term income. An article that they offer $15 to write is actually projected to have higher long term earnings.
Think about it. Demand Studios is all about incentives. They offer writers more money to produce articles on topics that they want badly. This is why some topics command payments of $20, $25, or even $30. It is a well established fact that Demand Studios is a stickler for quality. It therefore makes sense that the articles with the greatest earning potential must also be of the highest quality. Demand Studios is not offering the revenue share arrangement to cheat writers. They offer it to reward them. Demand Studios is willing to pay the writer a greater share of the revenue but insists upon a higher standard of quality for premium titles.
Sure, it may take several months to make that $15 you would have been paid if it was a flat fee article, but that article will keep on paying you for five years. Just imagine what it can make over that time. Writing a revenue share article for Demand Studios is like making an investment. You can have your money now, or earn more later. You really can have those two in the bush after all!
Bio: Kent Ninomiya is the first winner of the Demand Studios “QQ Award” for Quality and Quantity of work. He has 22 years experience as a TV news anchor, reporter, writer and managing editor. Kent has written more than 900 articles for Demand Studios. He is also an eHow article moderator and the topic manager of the eHow Tae Kwon Do page.
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Regardless, I shall up my Revenue Share attempts.
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