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Factoidz is the latest and raging name anywhere paid article writing is mentioned online. Starting from 2008 when they came into the paid writing community; it has been forward ever and backward never for them. The platform houses some of the best and elite writers around the globe. Renowned for its taste for the best writers, factoidz is far ahead of the game; though with some hefty bumps every now and then. Despite the bumps they have faced on the way, they happen to be still growing strong every passing day.
Created by Mike Quoc, the factoidz writing motto is producing real, factual and original content. Factoidz accepts both non-US citizen s and US citizens alike into its platform; making it one of the few writing sites that doesn’t discriminate international writers. Factoidz is a publishing site known for producing original and factual content.
Also, when it comes to pay out rate, factoid is also tops in the industry, with fantastic upfront payments for as much as $5 dollars for regular 400 words article and $20 for product reviews. I don’t think you will have it this good in any platform anywhere in the World Wide Web.
This is the 10th of this series and the last of them on making factoidz a better working environment for all. In this article, which is the climax of it all, I will look into what makes the factoidz platform tick. I will dissect factoidz as we analyze it from head to toe. It will be an unbiased analysis; the good, the bad and the ugly will be revealed. Let’s get it started.
Many Outstanding Features and Traits Of The Factoidz Platform
Let’s summarize the traits that make factoidz outshine and stand straight tall amidst its rivals and competitors.
When it comes to pay rates, none and I mean none beats factoidz. They pay $20 for product reviews, as much as $5 for normal articles and $4 for Comparison Reports (this depends on traffic and SEO rank of your articles). Aside this upfront bonus, your articles, including the reviews will earn you on views for the rest of your life. Wow! This is sure mouthwatering.
Whether you are a US or non-US citizen is no business of factoidz as long as you can produce factual and original articles. This is one feature that most writing platforms lack these days. Factoidz gives an equal opportunity to all without segregation.
The platform runs an affiliate program to encourage their writers to invite others to join. If any of your referrals attain a staff writer status, you earn a whopping $10. This is really amazing as it is easy to attain staff writer status. All you need to or your affiliate needs is to publish 10 articles without any rejection. One of the articles in this series already taught you that.
Nothing makes the factoidz platform more exciting than the elite, wonderful hyper-friendly community of writers that parades the factoidz platform. The writers here support each other with solutions and answers to pressing issues; and even friendly communications outside the platform.
If you think this is not important, try visiting a site that takes decades to load. It could be really annoying. This is not so with factoidz. The pages loads easily and it is easy to navigate with a friendly and serene outlook.
Factoidz also houses some cool features that would keep your head whirring to no end. The buzzitup features aids in promoting your articles and reviews to your favorite social network sites while the vote it up feature guarantees that your article gets top place for more traffic; and more traffic means more money for you.
This platform rewards writers based on exemplary work. The rewards are in the form of increased activity bonus; increase on rates on views and promotion to either staff writer or featured writer status. All this rewards not only increase your pay but reputation as well.
Well, space will fail me to add some more features as we still have much ground to cover. By the way, before you get carried away and begin to wonder if I am related to mike Quoc, I am not related and I don’t know him from Adam. Remember this is an unbiased review and analysis.
Traits and Characteristics Of Factoidz That Would Really Piss You Off
Factoidz being my favorite pet writing platform, it really grieves my heart that I am writing this section on this review but it is an unbiased review. The following characteristics are sure irritating and I sure hope that they would be attended to make it not only the best writing platform around but also the most trouble free.
I am mentioning this first because of the many international writers like myself who use this platform but don’t have access to PayPal. In case you don’t know, there are some countries that are banned from using PayPal and if you are from that country, you would have some difficulties receiving your payment.
I have an experience to share here and a bad one for that. As I type this, factoidz still owes me more than $60 for a month earnings not yet paid since I didn’t have a PayPal account when I made that money. If you are with factoidz, make sure you have a PayPal account. Until another payment system is installed, people with PayPal problem will continue to run away from factoidz. I think this is a great loss.
This is another sad part of the factoidz platform. If you are expecting feedbacks from admin should you need any info, you are going to wait till you have white hairs. They never reply. I sent several mails to factoidz as regard my unpaid money, but till date am still waiting for the reply; though I have long given up. There have been several complaints from writers regarding this.
There have been reported complaints from writers as regard been banned or demoted for abusing the system. While the management of factoidz may have valid reasons for doing this, explanations should be sent to the writers involved.
Well, I think I have said enough here. I love this platform and I sincerely want it to remain in top form hence the pains and time I have taken to write this series. They are not in the highest paying categories but I know they will help the community to attain better form.
In conclusion, while these cons might exist in factoidz, it is incomparable to the negatives that exist in some of the other rival paid writing platforms. I wouldn’t mention them here because this is a review of factoidz. To me, factoidz still remains the best writing platform in the World Wide Web.
Daniel, you gave us a great deal to ponder in this excellent article. I know about other sites and what problems exist. Thanks for pointing out the pros and cons, I was not aware of any cons...so far. Voted!
Thanks Francina and Diane. I appreciate the votes and comments. Your support has always been invaluable. there is hardly any site that doesnt have its demons; I run a site and forum and I do have challenges: factoidz has its though its minutesimal. As I end this article, it will be a long time before I write any other thing relating to factoidz, if I will ever write again. I thank every one for supports throughout the time I wrote this 10-series article. You are the best.
Thanks I have found Factoidz to be a great platform as well.
It's a pity you cannot reap what you have sown. But I believe Mike might be able to work it out. Although Factoidz may have cons, in my experience, I would say it is the best online writing platform ever. I understand there are only a few people running the site and this would not require a lot of overhead costs. Hence, Factoidz can pay its writers higher than any other site. So just do your best to comply with Factoidz requirements and you will be alright. As for the payment, I suggest you find a trusted friend abroad who has a paypal account and receive the payment for you and send through other means to your end. Just pay him or her a fixed amount for the service.
Thanks Sir Patrick for the comment and vote. Agreed, factoidz is an exceptional site; one of the best around. I have long fixed my paypal problem since I have come to understand the community better. I am only concerned about the new and non-US writers. As if to confirm my fears, I received 2 messages from some factoidz members, new ones on how to attend to some paypal issues. I just wish there were an additional payment system. Thanks for dropping by my good friend.
Very insightful, thanks for your take on Factoidz...voted