Author Listings
Bookminders
- Pay : $21 to $46 per hour depending on experience. Performance bonuses available for strong client outcomes. Full-time and part-time positions available with a minimum of 20 hours per week.
- Best For : Experienced US-based accountants and bookkeepers who want structured remote employment with a stable client pipeline already in place, without the pressure of running their own independent bookkeeping business
- Skill Level : Advanced (bachelor's degree in accounting or finance and at least 2 to 5 years of bookkeeping experience required, QuickBooks proficiency essential)
- Payment Method : Direct deposit (standard employer payroll)
- Country Availability : United States only. Fully remote positions now available across the US, though proximity to offices in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, or Indiana may be preferred for some roles.
Verblio
- Pay : $10 to $70 per article depending on word count and subject complexity. Standard 600 to 800-word blog posts pay $25 to $40. Technical and specialized niche content earns at the higher end. Volume bonuses available for prolific writers.
- Best For : US-based writers who want a consistent flow of available content topics across multiple industries without the hustle of pitching or building individual client relationships from scratch
- Skill Level : Beginner to Intermediate (US-based writers only, writing sample required)
- Payment Method : PayPal
- Country Availability : United States only
iWriter
- Pay : Standard writers earn $3.30 per 500 words. Premium earns $6. Elite earns $11. Elite Plus earns $39 per 500 words. A 6,000-word Elite Plus article earns $435. Writers keep 65% of article price, or 70% on special requests.
- Best For : Writers who want a structured tier-based platform with clear income progression and do not mind investing time at the lower levels to unlock significantly better-paying Elite Plus assignments.
- Skill Level : Beginner
- Payment Method : PayPal
Stocksy United
- Pay : 50% royalty on standard license sales. 75% royalty on extended license sales. Standard licenses typically sell for $30 to $150 per image. Extended licenses sell for $150 to $1,000+. Annual profit-sharing distributions for accepted cooperative members. Active contributors with curated libraries report $500 to $5,000+ per month.
- Best For : Professional photographers with a strong, visually distinctive portfolio who want the highest royalty rates available in the stock photography industry and a genuine ownership stake in the platform they contribute to.
- Skill Level : Advanced (distinctive professional portfolio required, selective application process)
- Payment Method : PayPal, bank transfer
- Country Availability : Globally
Canva Contributor Program
- Pay : Royalties paid per use of your element or asset in a Canva subscriber's design. Exact per-use rates vary based on asset type and Canva's royalty pool structure. Contributors with large accepted libraries of popular elements report $100 to $2,000+ per month in passive royalties.
- Best For : Graphic designers, illustrators, and photographers who want truly passive royalty income by placing their creative work directly inside the design tool their target buyers already use every day
- Skill Level : Intermediate to Advanced (professional-quality design assets required for approval)
- Payment Method : PayPal, bank transfer
Payhip
- Pay : You set your own product prices. On the free plan, Payhip takes 5% per sale plus payment processing fees. Plus plan ($29/month) reduces this to 2%. Pro plan ($99/month) takes 0%. Established creators with existing audiences report $3,000 to $15,000+ per month from consistent digital product sales.
- Best For : Creators, educators, and freelancers with an existing audience who want a lean, cost-effective storefront for digital products, courses, and memberships without monthly overhead eating into early revenuev
- Skill Level : Beginner to Intermediate
- Payment Method : PayPal, Stripe (credit/debit cards)
- Country Availability : Globally
Dreamstime
- Pay : 25% royalty for non-exclusive contributors. Up to 60% for exclusive contributors. Per-download earnings range from $0.15 to $1.20 for subscription purchases and up to $30 for on-demand license purchases. $0.20 upload bonus per new submission available at higher contributor tiers.
- Best For : Photographers and illustrators willing to commit to exclusivity for significantly higher royalty rates, or creators who want a beginner-accessible platform with a referral income stream alongside their portfolio royalties
- Skill Level : Beginner to Intermediate
- Payment Method : PayPal, Payoneer, Skrill, checkv
- Country Availability : Globally
Depositphotos
- Pay : $0.25 to $0.33 per subscription download for new contributors. 30% to 38% royalty on on-demand pack purchases. Rates increase as your contributor level rises with lifetime downloads. Active contributors with large portfolios report $200 to $1,500+ per month depending on portfolio size and content demand.
- Best For : Photographers, illustrators, and videographers who want to build a diversified passive income portfolio across a globally active stock platform with a clear commission growth path
- Skill Level : Beginner to Intermediate
- Payment Method : PayPal, Payoneer, Skrill
- Country Availability : Globally
Getty Images
- Pay : 15% to 45% royalty depending on exclusivity and content category. Editorial and rights-managed content licenses for $100 to $10,000 per use depending on the publication and usage rights. A 15% royalty on a $1,000 editorial license earns $150 per single use.
- Best For : Professional photographers with high-quality editorial, news, sports, or commercial content who want access to the highest-paying licensing market in the stock media industry
- Skill Level : Advanced (professional photography or video quality required, editorial access preferred)
- Payment Method : PayPal, check, wire transfer
- Country Availability : Global
Spoonflower
- Pay : 10% royalty on fabric sales and up to 15% on wallpaper and gift wrap. A fabric selling at $21 per yard earns the designer $2.10 per yard. Popular patterns selling 200 yards per month earn $420 monthly from a single design.
- Best For : Textile designers, illustrators, and graphic artists with pattern design skills who want passive royalty income from a unique, lower-competition creative marketplace
- Skill Level : Intermediate to Advanced (repeat pattern design skills required, familiarity with design software needed)
- Payment Method : PayPal, check
- Country Availability : Global
Society6
- Pay : Artists earn a 5% markup on most products and 10% on selected products. Trade, wholesale, and marketplace orders pay a 5% net sale commission.
- Best For : Artists and illustrators who want their work on premium home decor products with a platform that actively markets to its buyer community in the interior design space
- Skill Level : Beginner to Intermediate (original artwork required)
- Payment Method : PayPal, bank transfer
- Country Availability : Globally
LinkedIn (Newsletter and Creator Tools)
- Pay : LinkedIn does not provide a standard payment for posts, followers, views, or newsletter subscribers. Your earning potential comes from using your audience to generate clients, sales, affiliate commissions, sponsorships, or other business income.
- Best For : Freelancers, consultants, coaches, business owners, professionals, content creators, and people selling knowledge based products or services.
- Skill Level : Beginner
- Payment Method : Depends on the income source you use. LinkedIn does not provide a standard creator payout for newsletters or regular posts.
- Country Availability : Globally
ConvertKit Affiliate Program
- Pay : 50% of referred customers' payments for their first 12 months. Qualifying affiliates can earn an additional 10%, 15%, or 20% recurring commission after the first year depending on their status level.
- Best For : Bloggers, newsletter creators, YouTubers, affiliate marketers, content creators, and publishers who have an audience interested in email marketing or building an online business.
- Skill Level : Intermediate
- Payment Method : Direct deposit, PayPal, or Stripe through PartnerStack, depending on your country.
- Country Availability : Global
Shopify Affiliate Program
- Pay : $150 per new paid Shopify merchant referred. Cookie window is 30 days. Active affiliates with entrepreneur-focused audiences earn $1,500 to $15,000+ per month from consistent referral content.
- Best For : Bloggers, YouTubers, ecommerce educators, content creators, course creators, and websites focused on online business.
- Skill Level : Beginner to Intermediate (content platform or entrepreneurial audience required)
- Payment Method : PayPal, bank transfer via Impact.com
- Country Availability : Globally
Skillshare Referral Program
- Pay : You earn 60% of the first year of membership payments from each new paying member you refer, after applicable refunds and excluding taxes.
- Best For : Skillshare teachers, bloggers, educators, and creators with an audience interested in online learning.
- Skill Level : Beginner to Intermediate
- Payment Method : PayPal, direct deposit, ACH, e check, or wire transfer through Tipalti, depending on your country.
- Country Availability : Globally
Whop
- Pay : Affiliate commissions are commonly 30% by default, but individual sellers can set different rates. Some offers can pay recurring commissions.
- Best For : Content creators, affiliate marketers, social media users, and people with an audience interested in digital products and online services.
- Skill Level : Beginner to Intermediate
- Payment Method : Bank transfers, crypto, Venmo
- Country Availability : Globally