Get Paid to Blog (about Anything): 21 Blogs That Pay You $100+ for Guest Posts

But fear not, there are an endless number of freelance writing opportunities out there. So there are enough writing gigs to go around for anyone who is interested and can write well.

We have found some of the best blogs that pay you (+$100) to write blog posts.

1. WOW! Women on Writing

• Where to submit your post: https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contact.php

As the name suggests, this one is focused on the female audience, but they cover mainly journalism, reading, writing and publishing.

You can submit articles about successful women journalists, DIY publishing, etc…

For a 3000 word article, expect to get paid around $150.

If your article is any shorter, they pay $50.

2. FamilyFun

• Where to submit your post: http://images.meredith.com/parents/pdf/WritersGuidelines2013.pdf

As the name suggests, this is a site/magazine that covers family-related topics, anything from parenting or cooking, cleaning, vacations and more.

They are looking for family-appropriate/related content.

They pay $1.25 per word. That’s actually a very good rate.

3. Dollar Stretcher

• Where to submit your post: https://www.thedollarstretcher.com/writers-guidelines/

Dollar Stretcher has been around for a long time. It is one of the oldest “Frugal living” blogs out there.

At the time of writing this post, they pay for guest posts that are published in the print version of their bi-monthly newsletter.

You get paid $0.10 per published word. Payment sent via Check or PayPal.

4. Healthy Living

• Where to submit your post: http://www.healthylivingmagazine.us/static/MEDIAKIT/writer_submission/

Healthy Living is a very popular magazine and blog that covers everything from health and beauty to parenting, relationships, budgeting and even travel.

They pay $150 for each gust post between 1500 to 6000 words.

5. ListVerse

• Where to submit your post: https://listverse.com/write-get-paid/

As the name implies, they are looking for lists.

The subject matter here can be completely arbitrary; the more eye-catching, the better it is going to be.

The standard practice is $100 for every accepted entry.

You need to find 10 items minimum in order to qualify as an entry, which is to be no less than 1000 words.

6. Cracked

• Where to submit your post: https://www.cracked.com/

They don’t get any more humorous outside Cracked.

The contributors don’t get to publish their identities on this website but if they find your story hilarious, they will publish it.

And you receive $100 for that.

For small snippets of jokes, the pay is $50.

7. Transitions Abroad

• Where to submit your post: https://www.transitionsabroad.com/information/writers/writers.shtml

This site is all about traveling and staying abroad.

Your article could be about a short road trip or a long stay in a foreign country as an exchange student.

The pay is $150 for comprehensive articles and $50 for shorter ones.

8. A List Apart

• Where to submit your post: https://alistapart.com/about/contribute

This blog is about all things web. It can be about coding, website organization or user interface.

It already has a huge collection on the subject, and naturally, they tend to be quite discerning.

But for every article they are willing to accept, they don’t mind paying $200 per contribution.

9. International Living

• Where to submit your post: https://internationalliving.com/about-il/write-for-il/

This blog caters to retirees, their lifestyle, and the struggle to stay afloat.

They especially are looking for content about places overseas where you can live cheaper.

The payout is generous; with $250 for 840 words and $400 for 1,400 words.

If the article is accompanied by personal photographs, each one is entitled to another $50.

The payout happens after your article is published.

10. Metro Parent

• Where to submit your post: https://www.metroparent.com/write-for-metro-parent-magazine-and-website/

Metro Parent is another parenting blog.

The payout range is broad; from $35 to $350 for every contribution.

The expectation is that an individual article should have 1,000 – 2,500 words to it.

The site is sort of region biased and they state publicly they would like to have articles coming from Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne Counties.

Payment is through check if they happen to pick your contribution, and it happens in the same month the article is published.

11. Write Naked

Update: It seems they no longer accept guest posts.

• Where to submit your post: https://writenaked.net/guest-blog-writers/

Write Naked is all about the business of writing, and naturally, they are looking for guest posts that cover business related topics.

If you have materials of this sort, they pay you up to $200.

12. Photoshop Tutorials

• Where to submit your post: https://photoshoptutorials.ws/money-photoshop/

If Photoshop is your thing, you will be pleased to know that the average pay here is $150 to $300.

For work that is less than comprehensive, expect shorter paycheck of $50.

13. Your Online Biz

• Where to submit your post: http://youronline.biz/guest-posts-wanted-100/

If you have plenty to say about business and marketing, then you can share your knowledge on virtually any related topic on this site.

You can talk about the product launch, one-to-one marketing and everything else.

For your individual contribution, you get $100.

14. Howl Round

• Where to submit your post: https://howlround.com/participate

If you are familiar with theatre practice, process and theatre commoning, then this is the site for you.

They pay $150 for every accepted contribution.

15. UXBooth

• Where to submit your post: https://www.uxbooth.com/contribute/

Know about user experience and interactive designers?

Write a guest post here and get paid $100.

16. Cosmopolitan

• Where to submit your post: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/about/a1734/contact-us/

If you reminiscence about the good old college days, you can share your fun with the Cosmopolitan and get paid $100 for an 800-word article.

17. Model Railroad Hobbyist

• Where to submit your post: https://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/authors/submission-guidelines

Know a thing or two about model railroads?

This is the site for you.

They pay up to $230 for every article.

But if you can craft an article that is more interesting, has a better storyline and incorporates visuals and multimedia, they’ll pay you $1000,

18. Smashing Magazine

• Where to submit your post: https://www.smashingmagazine.com/write-for-us/

Smashing Magazine is one of the most well-known blogs when it comes to web related tech–think WordPress, graphic design, UX design, etc.

The payout ranges from $50 – $200 per article.

19. Great Escape Publishing

• Where to submit your post: https://www.greatescapepublishing.com/writers-guidelines/

They are inviting stories on paid travel.

The motive behind could be an interview with a top celebrity, a photography session, sponsored tours or whatever, they don’t care.

Pay range is $50 – $200, subject to their discretion.

20. A Fine Parent

• Where to submit your post: https://afineparent.com/write

This site is all about parenting.

You can write about any parenting-related topic you wish.

A good article that is about 1500-2500 words will net you $100.

21. Her View From Home

• Where to submit your post: https://herviewfromhome.com/contact-us/write-for-her/

Wanna get paid to write about life?

Write for Her View From Home?

It is a popular blog that covers lifestyle related topics which means they’ll pay you to write guest posts on anything from kids and relationships to the kitchen, home, family…basically life!

Unlike other sites, they pay based on the number of views your post gets. Anything above 4000 views gets you $100.

One thing that sets this one apart from other blogging sites that pay writers is that they along with original content, they also accept previously published content. So if have a post that you have published elsewhere you can submit here and if it gets accepted you get paid. It’s a great way to make money twice with the same post.

Archived

From time to time I update this post to make sure all the sites listed still accept guest posts.

This section includes the sites that used to be on the list are now replaced with other sites because they no longer accept guest posts or have totally removed their submission page. Keeping these here for archives.

Babble

• Where to submit your post: http://www.babble.com/write-for-babble/

Babble wants to build a library on parenting.

They actively look for all aspects of parenting and they want truthful, humorous and enlightening stories about the subject.

It doesn’t have to be all straight and narrows, as they welcome controversial and unorthodox approaches to parenting as well.

For short articles, you get $100.

For comprehensive research based entry, they can pay $750 and beyond.

Flash Mint

• Where to submit your post: http://tuts.flashmint.com/get-paid-to-write/

Show what you can do with Flash and bend them into Animation, ActionScript, Flex, and Flash and they are happy to pay you $150 per contribution.

Feel free to check back with them every once in a while to see if they have opened up submissions.

Viator Travel Blog

• Where to submit your post: http://travelblog.viator.com/contact-viator/write-for-us/

If you have an interesting story to share about your travel, this is the site you can get paid for sharing it.

The payout is around $40 – $150 depending on how they judge your article.

Final Thoughts

There you have it, some of the best paid blogging jobs where you can earn $100 or more per article.

If you know of any other blog or website that pays at least $100 per post, please let us know in the comment below and we will add it to the list.