Write for Shvoong?
January 18th 2008 22:01
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They pay their writers by giving them a tiny 10% of ad revenue that is generated from ads that are placed on the abstracts they write. And you must accumulate a minimum of $10.00 in ad revenue before you can be paid. This could take quite awhile to accumulate.
I don't even know how to describe this site. You can read free summaries of books, scientific articles and academic research. Then you can write abstracts of books, articles and research and post them to the site where they will be rated by other readers. The lowest rated articles will fall to the bottom of the list while the most popular ones will be at the top of the list. This almost sounds a little bit like Helium, I actually am a fan of Helium, but I will be addressing Helium in a future blog post.
But there isn't any editing done on the articles/summaries/abstracts, what ever you want to call them, that are uploaded to the site. I spent a couple of minutes surfing the site, and only found a bunch of garbage.
Topics that you can write abstracts for include: books, exact sciences, internet & technology, humanities, social sciences, newspapers, medicine & health and law & politics. Each topic has multiple subtopics to choose from. For instance, the medicine & health topic includes 27 subtopics including alternative medicine, nutrition, biochemistry, denistry, pediatrics, radiology and microbiology.
So it sounds like the site is wanting to become a serious, academic site. But until they have someway to edit the articles or monitor the content that is uploaded to the site I'm not sure I would want my name associated with such an unprofessional site.
Maybe this site is so new they just don't have a good focus/grasp of what they are doing at the moment. I did find a blog on the site where they are looking to hire a bunch of Sales Managers. Here is a copy of that blog:
Job Opportunity at Shvoong
January 10, 2008 — shvoong
We are looking for smart, dynamic individuals to take on the role of Junior Sales Manager in Poland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, Japan, Mexico, Indonesia, England, and South Korea. The person will need to contact various advertisers and invite them to advertise their products and/or services on Shvoong.
Responsibilities:
Research and map the online market.
Designate relevant brands and agencies in the territory to advertise on Shvoong.
Bring in new leads and new clients.
Perform a high pace of daily phone calls.
Meet personal performance goals.
Qualifications:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and excellent English.
Experience with the online market is a plus.
Ability to work independently and gather information without supervision.
Fast, highly motivated, and hungry for success.
Good prioritization skills.
Responsible, reliable and honest.
You must be a resident and entitled to work in the country in which the position is located. Accordingly, you must have legal rights to work in the relevant country before you make the application – we do not provide sponsorship.
Please email your CV in English to business@shvoong.com with “Junior Sales Manager” in the subject line.
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So who knows, maybe they will become a serious company in a few months/years down the road. But for now I wouldn't bother wasting your time with them. There are many proven online sites that you can write for and actually make money.
Maybe I just don't understand what this site is supposed to be. Who wants to read abstracts/summaries of other articles?
If you have any history of writing for Shvoong or know someone that has written for them, please add a comment to this post. I am hoping to hear from someone that actually likes the site and is making money from it.
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Comment by MichelleB
My reviews can be found at this link:
Really Long Link
Hopefully you won't think it's a "bunch of garbage"!