Writers Wanted
SEMService.ca Digital Journalism Development Program
Our Digital Journalism program allows individuals to earn an ongoing revenue stream by writing news worthy articles that will be published on the SEMService.ca network of blogs and websites. We welcome writers from various areas of discipline and experience levels. Participants in our Digital Journalism program are given a topic (“beat”) to cover from the areas of interests listed on their application. Using a web interface, writers submit their stories for publication on SEMservice.ca network.
These stories are published with an embedded advertisement belonging to the journalist (see example). Each writer must have a Google Adsense account to participate and earn revenue. All clicks and earnings from those Adsense ads are paid directly to the writer by Google (according to Google’s terms and conditions, to which authors must agree to separately). This will generates an ongoing revenue stream for journalists.
Writers may also include an author profile to be published which will be linked each article, in which journalists may place hyperlinks to their other projects (books, websites, companies, products, etc.).
Benefits
- The Adsense advertisement placement provides near-instant revenue for writers whose articles are accepted for publication.
- Build your profile and portfolio to get noticed by your audience.
- A web interface allows journalist to pitch story ideas to SEMService.ca editors through any web browser.
- Writers can publish their work anonymously, if desired, and still earn Adsense revenues from their content.
- Article items published on SEMservice.ca network are automatically syndicated via RSS.
- Receive lifelong royalties generated by your articles.
Requirements for Participation
To participate in the Digital Journalism program, the requirements are:
1. You need to be willing to write articles about a specific topic area (such as Social Networking, for example, or Rock Music). You may coordinate with SEMservice.ca editors and choose from the available topic areas to get a “beat” that you like best. We ask that writers contribute a minimum of 1 article per week (you may contribute more if you choose).
2. You must have high quality writing and editing skills that allow you to submit ready-to-publish article content. SEMService.ca does not provide intensive editing services, and we will reject articles that contain too many errors. Writing quality must be highly professional.
3. You must be willing to agree to our terms of non-plagiarism and financial independence (i.e. you cannot take money from companies to write about them, nor can you write about a company or product in which you have a direct financial stake).
4. You must have a Google Adsense account. You can apply for one at no charge by visiting http://adsense.google.com (most new accounts are approved within 1-2 days). If you are intending to apply for a new Adsense account, please list your own website URL as the URL you intend to publish on. Once approved, your Adsense ads can run on any website. If you do not own a website, simply create free one at blogspot.com.
You must be willing to monitor the news stories/headlines on your particular topic (“beat”). This will allow you to find story ideas and stay informed about your area of expertise. One of the best ways to do this is to use Google News or other website news aggregators. Google News is found at http://news.google.com
How it works
Participating SEMService.ca Digital Journalism program is easy. You don’t pay us anything to get started, and we don’t pay you anything for your stories. Instead, Google pays you directly for the Adsense earnings generated by the ads embedded in your news article (see example).
This provides a small but ongoing revenue stream for your article content, and it continues to generate revenue over time because your article stays posted indefinitely on SEMservice.ca network of blogs and sites. The more articles you contribute to SEMservice.ca, the more Adsense earnings you will accumulate over time. Specific earning levels are not guaranteed, and they may vary widely based on the topics you’re writing about, the quality of your writing, the behavior of readers, and so on.
The kind of writing we are seeking is news reporting on specific topics. We are not looking for opinion pieces or satire pieces, only fact-based reporting on current events. Articles should be a minimum of 400 words long, and can be up to 2000 words.
We ask that all writers operate with basic professionalism and honesty. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Neither will fraudulent clicking on your own Adsense ads. Both will result in immediate termination from the program.
Writers covering a large topic area may be joined by other reporters on the same or similar beat, and SEMService.ca editors will coordinate story assignments to prevent any overlapping of story topics.
Under this program, either party can quit the arrangement at any time. In the event of termination, SEMService.ca will have continuing right to publish the Writer’s previously-delivered Content.
How to get started
If you would like to participate in this program, you may apply at:
http://semservice.ca/writer-application
We’re looking for a small number of writers interested in covering the following topics:
- Business & Finance
- Film & TV
- Health & Wellness
- Home & Style
- Music
- Partners & Parents
- Politics & Society
- Science & Nature
- Technology
- Visual & Performing Arts
- Education & Career
- Food & Drink
- History
- Mind & Soul
- Outdoor & Recreation
- Plants & Animals
- Reading & Literature
- Sports
- Travel
- Writing & Publishing
We’re also open to other topic suggestions, so if you have a special area of passion or expertise, feel free to apply and let us know what area you’d like to cover.
If you apply as a writer today, we will reply to you within 3-5 business days, and if your application is accepted, you can begin pitching story ideas to us or working on story topics we assign to you.