Review of Suite101 Earning Potential

Posted by Marc Bitanga Feb 27, 2009

As part of my role with Suite101 I help monitor the buzz about our online brand. I keep my eye on what people are saying and the general opinion that's posted about Suite101 on blogs, websites & social networks.

While searching Twitter, a relatively new yet very popular social network, I came across this Tweet from Michelle Devon who has written for Suite101 in the past. Michelle has also written for Helium and is currently a writer for Associated Content.

She gave a rather fair review in her blog post about Suite101 with both good points and areas we need to work on. But one of the things I found interesting is she also was candid about the earning potential of each website. One of the more popular questions we hear from prospective writers is regarding potential earnings. "How much can I make with Suite101?".

Here are some of her comments:

"[Suite101 is] hands down the highest payer of them all on average..."

"...Suite101 is the real deal. I would imagine if I hadn't quit writing for them, that average would be higher, since older articles would get more views from new visitors."

To be fair, she did mention that Associated Content has a different payment structure and ultimately chose to write with them because of personal preference. However this illustrates that Suite101 can be profitable for writers who are willing to write and contribute over the long-term because they receive earnings for the life of their article.