What:Â If you’re a writer who is funny and has an irreverent way of looking at the world, you may want to try writing for Cracked.
Expected pay: $100 – $250 per story
Husl$core: $$$
Commissions & fees: none
Where: Nationwide
Requirements: a computer; mad writing skills and a good sense of humor
Review:
If you’re a writer who is funny and has an irreverent way of looking at the world, you may want to try writing for Cracked. One of the largest comedy writing sites on the web, Cracked takes submissions from pretty much anyone. You don’t even need to be 18.
And, if your article is accepted, the pay isn’t too bad. According to Cracked’s “write for us” pitch: “For your first four accepted articles, you will get $150 each. From your fifth article onward, you will get $250. If your article becomes one of the ten highest traffic-pullers of the month, you’ll earn an additional bonus payment of $100.” This piece appears dated, however, and Cracked sources now say the site pays between $100 and $250, depending on the length of the article.Â
Those aren’t great rates, but your articles on Cracked are published with your byline and can link back to your own site. This makes the site a solid way to build your writing/comedy resume. That said, the site’s editors are exacting and expect that your stories will be funny, accurate and well sourced. So even though they pay decently, you’re going to spend more time writing each article too.Â
Other good places to find writing jobs: Contently, Washington Post Talent Network and ProBlogger.
What their writers say:
And from Hyperbole & Dynamite:Â
Being published by Cracked was phenomenal. It was an experience like no other. I loved it. However, that experience wasn’t entirely fun, easy, or even enjoyable. The fact that I didn’t really emphasize was that writing for Cracked was one of the hardest, most brutally difficult things I’ve ever done. The full experience was much different. If there’s such a thing as hell for writers, it would probably look like Cracked. (Here’s the full review.)
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