My Experience with Greatcontent

If you are a freelance writer who is just starting up, you might be wondering where to start. Content mills can give you the experience and the basic training, but they will not pay the bills, Indeed, working for less than $10 per hour is not how you build  a profitable business.

In the past few years, I have done a few projects for Greatcontent, and they were OK, but nothing special. You will not need to be  a Pulitzer winner to create product descriptions all day. You, however, will have to be creative. Just try to write something interesting about a white T-shirt that has a designer label on and costs $150.

The Pay on Greatcontent

You will get paid around a penny per word, which will certainly not make you rich, The salary on each project depends on your rating and writing level, as well as customers' ratings of your work. The fewer revisions and low ratings you have the better jobs you can take on. However, don't expect to have more than a few jobs assigned to you, unless you are on the top level so it will take you a long time to earn the payout minimum of £25.

The Workflow 

The reliability of the workflow is not the best, either. You will have to look out for the next project, and there are more writers than jobs. If the type of work you apply for is new to you, there is a limit on how many content pieces you can write initially. You will have to wait for customers to approve your articles, which will take weeks to take on more of the same batch, but by this time other writers will have picked up all the work. 

Revision Rates

I only had one revision after completing hundreds of projects, so that is not bad. Sometimes customers upload a template you can work with, but usually, you get a sample, so that is not bad. Some writers have complained about revision rates, but I had no issues so far.

Payment Schedule of Greatcontent

Unfortunately, you will not get paid immediately, or each week, and that means you cannot use this source as a regular source of income. The website states that after your work is approved by customers, you will get paid within two weeks, and the company makes a Paypal transfer every two weeks.  

The Good and Bad About GreatContent

Pros:

• Somewhat fair policies
• Bi-weekly payment
• Clear client instructions
• Low revision rates

Cons:

• Low paid
• Irregular work
• Lack of support
• Slow approval rates
• Hard to reach the payout level

Should You Work for GreatContent?

If you are just starting up as a freelance writer, and you don't want to spend hours on Freelancer or other sites bidding on projects, you should give it a go. Don't expect making a  living off the site, though, and be prepared for slow approval rates and irregular campaigns.