Sometimes getting published can be a long and weary road. Despite the time and energy it takes to get a book or story into print, the best thing you can do to improve your writing is to keep writing.

Of course it would be nice if someone would pay for all these words, wouldn’t it?

While you are waiting for your big break you might want to place work on some of the revenue sharing writer sites out there.  These sites take your writing and display ads on the page.  Everytime a reader clicks on an ad you earn a part of the value of that click. While some sites have minor twists on this basic concept, the final result is a way to make a small amount of money while increasing your visibility.

While it is unlikely a publisher will discover you from these sites, it is possible that you will get commercial queries, depending on the genre of your writing, or will be able to add your successes to your writing credentials. By taking advantage of the statistical tracking these sites provide you can hone your writing according to the demands of your readers for maximum pulling power.

Lets take a look around at whats out there:

Hubpages

According to many users, who seem to have been around the block with paid writing sites, Hubpages is one of the best. How does it work? From the site itself:

The HubPages “Royalties” provides you with an easy way to take advantage of the Internet’s top ad revenue and commission generating tools.

• You can set up affiliate accounts with Google, eBay and Amazon.
• Google automatically displays ads in your Hub that are relevant to your topic.
• eBay and Amazon products can be featured in your Hub – you decide which products to highlight.
• Kontera contextual link ads can be turned on or off either on all your Hubs, or on a Hub-by-Hub basis.

HubPages earns its revenue from these ads, so we split the impressions with our writers.

Click here and sign up to  HubPages…

Helium:

A little different, Helium has its own marketplace, competitions and discussion boards. Although there seems to be a few niggles from authors, the site looks solid and professional. The focus here is on quality writing:

“We also care a lot about quality. Helium’s success is dependent on the quality and quantity of effort that is put forward collectively by its community. When you join Helium, you are joining something that is bigger than any one of us. We are building a free, valuable and rich resource of knowledge for the benefit of all.

We ask our members to put their best efforts forward. Helium is not a blogging site. Helium is not designed for short personal anecdotes or personal diary entries. Think of each of your submissions to Helium as an article worthy of publication in your favorite magazine.

Helium is based on a fair, trusted and democratic rating engine that elevates the best content on the site…”

Visit Helium here…

Triond:

Triond is as simple as 1-2-3:

1. You create unique and original content and submit it to us.
2. We publish your content on appropriate websites.
3. You gain recognition, increase viewership, build a portfolio, and earn royalties.

It’s as simple as that.”

Some of the writing here is decidedly average to downright poor.

Visit Triond here…

Xomba.com:

This site has a very cartoony look to it, with purple aliens and other “cute” graphics. Pretty average at a quick glance.