8 Tips For Getting The Most From Textbroker

Summary

Textbroker is a content writing platform that offers tips for writers to maximize their earnings and improve their writing quality, emphasizing AP style, third-person writing, and understanding British English conventions.

Abstract

Textbroker serves as a platform for writers of varying experience levels to earn money through content creation. The platform is known for timely payments and a steady flow of work, although the pay is relatively low and the assignments can be unengaging. To succeed on Textbroker, writers are advised to master AP style, use third-person perspective, familiarize themselves with British English, proofread meticulously, favor shorter sentences, sign up for a publisher account, regularly check their account, and select articles at night for morning submission. These strategies not only help in maintaining high-quality standards but also ensure access to more lucrative assignments and keep writers informed about platform updates and client communications.

Opinions

The author acknowledges Textbroker as a viable option for writers to earn money, especially when other work is scarce.
Textbroker's editorial process is perceived as inconsistent, necessitating careful proofreading to avoid penalties.
The platform is seen as a good starting point for beginning writers and a source of supplemental income for more experienced ones.
The author suggests that understanding British English can be beneficial, even on the American Textbroker site, due to the presence of British clients.
The author emphasizes the importance of being proactive, such as by checking the platform regularly and preparing for the next day's work in advance.

8 Tips for Getting the Most From Textbroker

Love it or hate it, Textbroker is a great way for beginning writers — and even those of us with some experience under our belts — to make a little money. The pay from this content mill is low and the assignments are often dull and uninteresting, but the company pays on time and has a small but steady stream of work.

After writing for Textbroker for months as a four-star and five-star writer, I moved on. But I returned when things were slow for me. Now, I write for the platform whenever I don’t have any other assignments or projects — and made hundreds of dollars from the platform in 2021.

Here are my top 8 tips for writers who want to take advantage of Textbroker’s opportunities:

1. Learn AP style. Textbroker strongly favors AP style and gives articles poor ratings if this style, created by the Associated Press for newspaper writers, isn’t followed. Do you know how and when to abbreviate a state name or the difference between flout and flaunt? Don’t avoid AP style; instead show the company’s editors that you understand it.

2. Use third person unless otherwise requested. For most of the articles offered, high-quality third-person writing is more appropriate than second person work. If you don’t know the difference, you aren’t ready for content writing. Second person writing is appropriate for many blog posts, but stick with third person for everything else unless a client says otherwise.

3. Learn a little about British English. Although Textbroker has a British site that seeks out British clients, the American site still has many British clients. Satisfy them by learning about British spelling conventions, using “whilst” instead of “while” and “amongst” instead of “among” and avoiding Americanisms. Be aware that when clients specify “standard English”, they may mean British English.

4. Proofread twice. Even after clients accept your work and you’ve been paid, Textbroker’s editors sometimes evaluate your work again. Small typos can get your star level reduced and cause you to lose access to the most lucrative assignments. Because the company has many new editors and applies its policies inconsistently, the safest policy is to leave no mistakes or questionable judgments for them to point out.

5. Err toward shorter sentences. Textbroker’s editors generally don’t favor long sentences, even if they’re grammatically correct. Break long sentences into shorter ones to avoid having an article graded down even if it is grammatically perfect. Short sentences are easier to read anyway.

6. Sign up for a publisher account. The company sends periodic newsletters to both its clients and its writers, but clients and writers get different newsletters. Learn about times when auto-accept will be turned off over long weekends and about Google algorithm changes, for example, just by signing up for a publisher account. It doesn’t cost you anything, and you can also see the pages and price lists that customers see.

7. Check your account occasionally even if you don’t have time to write anything. You may not get an email every time you have a message from a client, so it’s a good idea to check your account at least once a week to make sure everything is okay. You never know when an email about a direct order might get lost in your spam folder.

8. Accept articles at night for the next morning. You have 24 hours to write most articles, but articles go quickly first thing in the morning. Choose your first article of the day before you go to bed the night before, if anything is available, so you can get right to work. By the time you finish it, clients may have had time to log in and place new orders.

A Final Word

Textbroker isn’t a real job, but it can provide some nice fill-in work when you have no other clients that need your attention. It’s also a good starting place for beginning writers and a good place for anyone with writing competence to pick up a few dollars.

Textbroker has its place in the world, and you can get maximum benefit from it if you take into consideration these eight pieces of advice.