Basics:

Skyword connects writers, videographers, graphic designers and other creatives with companies needing their work

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Commissions & fees: NA

Where: Nationwide /worldwide (remote)

Requirements: Experience, a resume and samples of your work.

Skyword Review:

Skyword connects Fortune 1000 clients with content creators, to produce blog posts, infographics and corporate videos. The client sets the rate of pay, which can be accepted or rejected by the freelancer. Skyword charges the client, not the freelancer, a fee for the matchmaking service.

Freelancers say that the work is not constant, but is generally well-compensated. For writers, rates range between 25 cents to $1 per word, depending on the complexity of the project. Payments are made through PayPal.

Kill fee

If the client decides not to publish a piece, Skyword makes sure the freelancer collects a kill fee equal to 50% of the agreed-upon price. This insures that freelancers won’t walk away empty-handed after doing substantial work. On other sites, clients are often able to renege on job assignments after the work is complete.

How it works

Creatives who want to sign up are asked to register and link to a portfolio. The site will ask you to specify your writing niche. And it suggests that you provide specific examples of your work in that category.

Don’t sign up as a generalist here. The vast majority of Skyword’s clients are looking for professionals in a well-defined niche. If you are vague — or too broad — about the kind of work you do, you’re unlikely to find assignments here.

The vetting process to get work on the site is apparently extensive. However, that’s also likely to keep out less experienced freelancers, who tend to drive down rates on other platforms. The one complaint we’ve heard consistently is the company’s software can be glitchy.

Pay

Each assignment has a rate of pay associated with it. The site pays via PayPal completed assignments twice monthly.

Recommendations

If you’re an experienced writer with a defined niche, this can be a great place to find additional clients.

Other sites to consider if you’re a writer are Contently and Cracked.

If you’re a photographer or videographer, you may want to look at Creatively or WorkingNotWorking. For those who do graphic design and web development, check out FreeUp and OnwardSearch.

What their users say: (From G2Crowd)

The editorial teams are great to work with and Skyword pays very market-competitive prices. I’ve loved working with Skyword so much over the past several years that I’ve referred them to several other freelancers. There are few content platforms that really stand out as offering good pay and good management, but Skyword is at the top.

I am creating content for several small, midsize, and large businesses. I might have overlooked these businesses in my job searches previously. So the biggest benefit from the Skyword platform has been the chance to connect with businesses who share my values to create content I’m proud of.

Intuitive

It’s intuitive enough that you don’t really need any training to use it. I love the assessment feature that helps me make sure I have the right # of words, keywords, grammar, etc. before I publish the content.

What I like most about Skyword are the editors and acccount executives I work with. Almost without exception, they are friendly, responsive and flexilble. They understand the needs and challenges of freelance contributors like myself and can be relied upon to assist with any issues that arise.

*Updated 1/14/2023

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