writtenbyme.com

Advantages: large variety of categories, good to write fiction if you like
Disadvantages: difficult to get many reads, Articles of a highly dubious and sexulal nature are allowed

For those of you looking to increase your earnings through your skills in writing there are only a few alternatives to Ciao – but let me introduce one to you…WRITTENBYME. FIRSTLY FOR ANY OF YOU UNDER AGE OR LIKELY TO INTRODUCE YOUR CHILDREN TO WRIITENBYME – PLEASE SEE MY WARNING.... WRITTENBYME is one of an increasingly limited amount of options open to budding writers after the recent demise of Themestream. An option yes, but don't ...
...buck or two. First off, you don't get paid in - you are awarded `dewey points'. For each article you write you are paid 10 points and you get another point each time it is read. The exchange rate for these `deweys' is around 1000 = US$30 Gift Certificate. So to approximate the value, 1 point = 3cents. Yippee that's more than Ciao,and more than Epinions who are about to reduce their rates to 1c per read - so this could be great.....Aah, but wait a ... Read review

Advantages: A great forum for testing your style.
Disadvantages: See Op.

...site was like gold. Writtenbyme.com is a web site that caters to all writers, including those of us who write slightly off centre and strange fiction. Off course as with anything there are many pro's and cons and so I'll do my best to cover the main points. You are rewarded on this site for reading other peoples work as well as writing your own pieces. You also get rewards for other peoples comments. Rewards come in the form of DEWEYS a points system; ...
...point for every piece written and one point for every piece that is commented on by other members as well as bonus extras. The fact that you get so few points for your work makes earning those all important DEWEYS a little effortful (is that a word? I don't think that’s a word…. Hmmm) and as the minimum you can exchange is one thousand of the little suckers it can be a little of an uphill struggle. Once you do gain that first thousand however you ... Read review

Advantages: Self moderated;Editorial freedom; Pays;
Disadvantages: Does not pay cash;Slow to access; Loads of recipes

There are now a growing number of web sites around the world where you can contribute articles and opinions. There are sites such as the US based Epinions.com. The European ,Dooyoo.com, ,Mouthshut from India ,Word Archive from New Zealand and,of course,our beloved Ciao and more recently they have been joined by Writtenbyme.com. This relatively new writer's site aims t to provide opportunties for people from all over the world to publish their very ...
...so in the form of what are called deweys. You get 100 deweys for joining,additional deweys for referring others to the site and one dewey for every read by members. Unfortunately you do not receve deweys for reads by visitors,who have not signed up to become members.Deweys can be exchanged for items at the likes of amazon.com,buy.com, and petopia.com. Currently 1,000 deweys can be redeemed for US30 worth of books at amazon.com.,so you are certainly ... Read review