Is TextBroker Legit? Is It The Best Way to Earn as a Writer?

Hi there and welcome to my Textbroker review. Do you want to make some extra money on the side? Or maybe you are thinking of becoming a full-time freelance writer? For this reason, you have Textbroker on your radar.

Is Textbroker legit, or can you make decent money with them? At the end of the day, it's about you. Today I am going to help you to decide whether joining this platform will be worth your while or not.

You will learn exactly how Textbroker works and what is required of you to earn money. Personally, I believe that it may be a bit challenging to land freelance writing jobs on this platform. I will go into more detail shortly.

For now, let me tell you more about the origins of Textbroker.

Great, let's get started, shall we?

NAME OF PRODUCT/SERVICE: TextBroker

WEBSITE: www.TextBroker.com

FOUNDER: Ms.Ruby Vargeson is the company's current Director of Operations.

PRICE : Free

WHAT IS ABOUT: Content Mill - you can make money by writing content for clients.They can use this content for blogs, websites, social media,etc.

OVERALL RATING:

WHAT IS TEXTBROKER ALL ABOUT?

TextBroker is a digital content platform that is in the business of serving two important 'parties' within the internet.

It offers its clients, the service of purchasing content for their online interests, be it an online store, blog, social media campaign or website.

It also offers authors the opportunity to write the content for these above mentioned clients. In exchange, Textbroker will remunerate the author according to the rankings on their system (more about this later on).

You could say that in essence, Textbroker is the middle man, bringing the client and freelancer together.

The Textbroker website was registered back in 1999. Their headquarters are located in Las Vegas. According to the BetterBusinessBureau, Ms.Ruby Vargeson is the company's current Director of Operations.

HOW DO YOU JOIN TEXTBROKER?

Initially I thought that Textbroker only accepts applicants from within the United States. On further investigation I found out that the site does allow participants from the UK, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and the Republic of Ireland.

The sign-up process is fairly straight forward. You are required to fill in a form requesting some basic data such as your name, address, DOB, telephone number and profession or field of study.

You are also requested to select from a drop-down box, a number of fields which you are knowledgeable about. From arts, to hobbies, marketing, website content, health, medicine and so forth.

The final step is to submit a 200-300 word original content article. 

You have to do this so that they can assess your skills as a writer and assign you a rating star.

This article that you write can be based on a review of a movie or a play. They will look at the structure of your text, the grammar, spelling, formatting and style.

Unfortunately, you will not be notified of the outcome of your submission immediately. I believe that it takes them around 1-5 days for them to assess your application.

So, until then you have to sit tight. 

WHAT IS THE TEXTBROKER UNIVERSITY ALL ABOUT?

One of the features that I think is a gamechanger for TextBroker, is their writing tutorial section called the TextBroker University.

If you are a beginner or are unfamiliar with writing content, then the editorial staff will most probably start you off on a 2 star rating.

The idea behind the TextBroker University is to help you to become a better writer. The better you get as a writer, the higher your rating (from 2-star to 4 or 5-star) and the more money you will earn.

The TextBroker University consists of three courses, namely:

• Introductory Course (features a Comma Cheat Sheet and Blogs).
• Intermediate Class (3 Lessons- Proofreading, Filler Busting, and Commas).
• Graduate Course ( Proofreading Test and a 5 Star Tutorial- helps to get you to the 5-star level).

The best part is that these lessons are free and you do not even have to sign-up to gain access to them.

Whilst that is all good, we are here to talk about making money online, right? So, can you make decent money using Textbroker?

Let me show you.

HOW MUCH MONEY CAN YOU MAKE ON TEXTBROKER?

You are paid according to the number of words that you write. The price per word is determined by two main criteria. They are: 

1. The 'work order' that you choose, and
2. Your level of writing or star rating.

Let me quickly explain these two criteria.

1. The Work Order You Choose

There are three different orders, OpenOrders, DirectOrders and TeamOrders.

OpenOrders are assignments that are readily available within the platform.Think of it as an 'open-mandate,' if you were a real-estate agent. Anyone can sell the house in question and earn a commission.

In this case, anyone can take on the assignment. However, you can only take it on based on your quality level.

The Direct Order allows you to deal one-on-one with a client. You get to set your rate per word.

The Team Order is available to any author on the team. The rate is set by the client.

The table below shows that if you were on the higher levels, you would earn a higher price per word.

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So if you were on the 3 star rating and took on a 1500 word OpenOrder, then you would earn $15.

You need to reach a $10 threshold, in order to receive a Paypal payout.

At the start of this TextBroker review, I told you that earning good money with TextBroker might be a challenge.

Let me explain why.....

The reason is because of the fact that as we speak, they are only accepting authors at the 4 star level.

I guess that when Textbroker first started, opportunities might have been in abundance, and you could easily get accepted on the 2 star level and work your way up.

Does this mean that Textbroker is a scam, and that you should not sign up?

Before I answer that question, let me show you the pros and cons of this platform.

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT TEXTBROKER

I like the fact that their membership is free.

They have decent training dedicated to helping members to become good at their writing skills.

WHAT I DO NOT LIKE ABOUT TEXTBROKER

You only have 24 hours in which you must submit the client's job.

TextBroker services are restricted to only certain countries. Apart from the United States, TextBrokers allows only the UK, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and Republic of Ireland to join.

You will only be accepted if you are a 4-star 'writer.'

You cannot earn passive income with Textbroker.

IS TEXTBROKER LEGIT? MY PERSONAL OPINION

Given the fact that Textbroker has been in the game for over 10 years, I do not think that Textbroker is a scam. They have some famous brands, such as eBay, who back them up as well.

However, this article is about helping you. Can Textbroker help you to make money online?

I think that if you can get past the hurdle of reaching the 4 star rating mark, then you have the potential to earn money.The fact that they're only taking folks on this level, shows that it's highly competitive.

In my personal opinion I think that it does take a lot of effort, and use of precious time, simply to earn a few dollars. Don't get me wrong. The pay is much better as compared to survey jobs, like this one, or 'get paid to' websites, like these guys.

My point is, whilst you cannot escape the competition, you can surely build yourself an online passive income business, by using your writing skills.

You can blog and make money online, from talking about your passions or hobbies. You can learn to earn consistent and ongoing sales from a single article that you have written!

That is leveraging the power of the internet.This is how I earn a passive income online. If you would like me show you how to get started, simply on the link that follows.

Thanks so much for joining me on this Textbroker review.

I hope that it has helped you out.

If you have any questions, or comments please leave them below, and I promise to get back to you.

Kind Regards and Take Care

Roopesh

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