The website Vocal Media held a writing competition to attract more viewers to the platform. Dubbed “The Little Black Book Challenge”, users were encouraged to craft a short story involving the titular black book, and the grand prize offered was $20,000. Well, the contest came and went, but not without its fair share of controversy. […]
Month: April 2021
5 Reasons Writing for Content Mills Will Hurt Your Freelance Writing Career
What is a content mill? Think of it as a sweatshop for creativity. A lot of writing for miniscule pay. When I was first recruited by a content mill, I was excited. Finally, I thought, a chance to make money from my words. But please don’t be seduced by the dollar signs. Here are some […]
5 Reasons Why it’s Still Worth it to Write for Medium
In 2019, I publicly announced in one of my most popular posts that I was leaving the writing platform Medium to focus on building my own website. I felt convicted in my decision; at the time, Medium had switched things up so drastically that it was mandatory for all users to be part of the Medium Partner […]
Is Vocal Media Worth It? Can You Make Money Writing For Vocal Media?
(UPDATE: This post is slightly outdated. For my most up-to-date thoughts, please check out my 1-year review on Vocal Media – https://sylviesoul.com/vocal-media-review-1-year-later/) I’ve been trying out the platform Vocal Media. It’s one of the more recent writing platforms to appear on the scene, similar to Medium and Newsbreak. I decided to try Vocal Media since […]