Some Problems With Writedge and Daily Two Cents

Anyone still writing for Writedge and Daily Two Cents (writing sites where you can earn a bit of passive income)? If anyone's still writing for these 2 sites, how's it going? I haven't logged on to either site in a while. After recently logging in (as in before logging on to Persona Paper right now. LOL), I was surprised by what I saw.

Edited to add: unfortunately, both writing sites in question have changed their payment model from pay per thousand views to a revenue-sharing (Google AdSense) one. The traffic in these sites have also gotten quite low lately.

Low Traffic on Daily Two Cents and Writedge?

It's not really a good kind of surprise though, unfortunately. It's kind of really sad. Disappointing even :-(. Traffic still seems to be really super low at the moment. I noticed this was especially the case on Daily Two Cents. Writedge is doing far better compared to DTC, at least based on my stats.

Low Earnings on Writedge and Daily Two Cents?

Unfortunately, the earnings are still really super low on both sites. Writers there only get like $1.50 per thousand views :-(. I wonder if they'll be able to increase that amount soon?

Thinking About Moving Posts From Writedge and Daily Two Cents to Elsewhere?

Am actually seriously considering moving some posts there to elsewhere. Maybe the ones on DTC since the traffic is really bad there. Don't really know yet though. We'll see, I guess.

The other issue here is that if I do decide to move some posts, it's gonna be an inconvenient hassle because of all the other stuff you have to do before actually being able to publish the article elsewhere.

Latest News, New Blog Posts, and Plans on Writedge and Daily Two Cents?

Also, I didn't even know that there were new posts on the Writedge and Daily Two Cents blog. I only found out 'cause I just logged on to the site. Huh. I thought they would have sent news about that via their newsletter (I did sign up to get said newsletter).

So, it seems like they have new stuff planned or something? New sites, maybe. There weren't a lot of details on those new blog posts. There was a poll and stuff though. I dunno. Maybe those in the Facebook group have more news about this? Didn't get anything via the newsletter though.

So, anyway, how are you all doing on Writedge and Daily Two Cents if you are writing there?

Disclaimer/note: this is IMHO and based on the stats I saw on my Writedge and Daily Two Cents account so your mileage may vary. Maybe/hopefully others are doing much better.

Edited to add: this is sad, but, according to this post, it looks like there are others who are also experiencing the low traffic and earnings on DTC: http://personapaper .com/article/32493-persona-paper-or-daily-two-cents

Here are some of the comments from this article, back when it used to be posted elsewhere:

HappyLady wrote on June 9, 2015, 4:38 AM
I do have an account with both those places, but I dislike the feel I am somehow back at school with their moderation process and am not so keen on the editor they use or writing the posts. Maybe its just me, but I prefer a less officious approach.

FreyaYuki replied to HappyLady on June 10, 2015, 2:39 AM
I also don't like that new editor that they have. I prefer sticking to the familiar-looking WordPress dashboard. And I don't like how you have to have a featured image on your posts, but it's not easy to actually add a pic to your articles there. I used to write a lot there, but now traffic is really low and even the earnings have been cut. I hope things can improve soon.

peachpurple wrote on June 9, 2015, 5:06 AM
You know I earned one cent per month at writ edge but I earned five cents per day at pp, I thought the traffic there would have increased

FreyaYuki replied to peachpurple on June 10, 2015, 2:35 AM
I thought the traffic would have increased with the implementation of the new theme too. It's still really low though, unfortunately. I wonder if other people are doing better there?

Nar2Reviews wrote on June 9, 2015, 9:02 PM
I gave up with DTC a long time ago; the process of submitting content was too much of a hassle. Too much "grammar correctness" and ruling with the editing just got all too much. Good luck to them though; I just find the process on PPaper so much easier.

FreyaYuki replied to Nar2Reviews on June 10, 2015, 2:42 AM
I stopped being so active there after they lowered the amount that you get per thousand views. It's really low plus the low traffic is not helping either. It's why I haven't been there in a while.

I thought things might have improved by now especially since I haven't been able to be there in quite a while, so I was disappointed after logging on to both sites and seeing my stats. I wonder if others are doing better there?

I think I prefer the process here too since it's easier to post articles plus you're not obliged/required/forced to add pics to your articles. There's quite a long process involved in posting articles on those sites.

Lovebeingmummy wrote on June 14, 2015, 6:45 AM
I tried daily two cents but earnings far too slow

FreyaYuki replied to Lovebeingmummy on July 9, 2015, 4:35 AM
Yeah, the earnings are really very low right now. Traffic is super low too as some others have said. The pay rate used to be pretty high, but now they lowered it :-(. Hope things improve there and on Writedge.

AudreyHowitt wrote on June 16, 2015, 11:36 AM
I have an account there, and have heard good things about the sites in general. But I have not been there very long and am interested in people's opinions and experiences there

stbrians wrote on June 17, 2015, 4:19 AM
I have noticed that too

cheri wrote on June 30, 2015, 5:25 AM
I am not familiar with those you mentioned. I think I will be checking those later.

AdGoggleKo wrote on July 10, 2015, 2:50 AM
I didn't join neither of the two though the owner was a good bubblews connection of mine before. I just cannot attend to many. :(

cmoneyspinner wrote on September 17, 2015, 1:47 PM
Still write at both sites. I'm doing OK. Just got a payment in my PayPal a few weeks back. For the posts and articles that are there, I've already shared links. They started at $5 per 1000 views, then reduced it to $1.50. Just noticed when I signed in a few days ago that the rate is up to $2 per 1000 views. The ladies who own the sites are hustlers. They work hard to make their sites work! Some folks don't like these sites. But me? Got no reason to move my stuff or complain. It's working for my purposes.

@FreyaYuki - Don't know how many posts you have but check to see if you have a minimum of 6 tags. Found out that excessive tagging is viewed as spam by the search engines. Don't know about you but my posts had lots of tags. Second, check your SEO for the green dot. If you see a green dot, that 's good. You really should share your links wherever you can and use good hashtags.

Jeramey wrote on November 1, 2015, 10:47 PM
Any updates that anyone has had on these two sites? Are they worth it for new writers? Thanks!

*Notes:
- This was previously published on Persona Paper on June 9, 2015, 3:59 AM
- Image is by FirmBee (Public Domain) from Pixabay

Feeling Kind of Disappointed With Writedge and Daily Two Cents

What's going on? What reason do you have to feel disappointed about these 2 writing sites where you can earn a bit of passive income? What happened?

Edited to add: both sites have changed their payment model from pay per thousand views to Google AdSense's revenue share.

In an earlier post here on Persona Paper, I wrote about upcoming changes to Writedge and Daily Two Cents. I said that I welcome the plan to change themes and that I look forward to it (it was a long time coming, IMHO).

But changing themes also means more work since writers who used videos on their Daily Two Cents and Writedge articles will now be forced to move these videos unless they don't mind losing them.

The Hassle and Inconvenience of Moving Videos

That's 1 reason to feel disappointed (yup, still not done moving the YouTube videos from my posts there. Still have a lot more posts to get through, so am glad to be making a bit of progress. It's also good that at least we get a bit more time to do this since they're planning to change themes on the 23rd of March 2015), but it's not all.

Another Reason to Feel Disappointed With Writedge and Daily Two Cents

I just found out that they've already decided which theme they're planning to implement on the 2 sites. It's called the Hot News Viral theme, and I can't say that I'm all that fond of it at all.

Actually, out of all the 3 choices, this was the one that I disliked the most (no offense meant to anyone, just my personal preference/opinion).

I know I'm not the only one who doesn't like this theme though since there were votes for the other 2 themes as well. It just so happened that this one won :-(.

Some of the Things to Dislike About the Hot News Viral Theme

Note: this is based on the preview of the theme that I saw here http: //demo.mythemeshop. com/s/?theme=HotNews.

• No navigation bar or menu links - this refers to links to the other pages on the site. For example, on Persona Paper, at the top of the page, you can see links to "home", "rules", etc
• Fake infinite scroll feature - already wrote a post about this here on Persona Paper, so let's not get into that now. LOL
• No footer section - by this, I mean the columns that appear before the copyright section. You can put text (like disclosures and disclaimers) or links here. For example, on Persona Paper, you can see "site links", "ideology" and "legal" on its footer section
• Search bar - I don't know if this can be moved, but its current location is at the bottom of the site right before the footer section. Usually, you see search boxes at the top of the page, right? For example, the Persona Paper search box is located on top of the webpage
• No read more link on the "stories" and "other stuff" categories on the homepage of the theme preview. You can just see a pic, the post title, and a very short snippet
• The "latest" posts is located near the bottom of the homepage, and it's in 3 columns - there are read more links here, which is good. However, everything looks quite cluttered and messy thanks to the 3 columns. It looks like everything is being squished together, and the short snippet has the potential to look like 1 huge block or wall of text
• Back to top button - I actually like this, but its current position is too near the top of the page. I think it should be much, much lower
• The box - I don't know what to call this, but, if you see the theme, you will immediately notice this box with a gray/black border. All the content of the site is inside this box and it's on top of the background. Behind it, you can see 2 black bars (one on top and one on the bottom). It looks- eh, I don't really like how it looks
• Author information - I don't know if this can be changed, but, if I look at a sample post on the Hot News Viral theme preview, I can't see any author information, which is not good for a site that has multiple authors

So, what about you? What do you think about this theme? Like it? Dislike it?

(Note: this is just my personal opinion of this theme based on my preferences, so no offense meant to anyone who likes this theme. If you like/dislike this theme, feel free to say/explain why)

Here are some of the comments from this article, back when it used to be posted elsewhere:

LeaPea2417 wrote on March 20, 2015, 11:05 AM
Some of these sites are true scams. You have to be careful in studying which ones are good and which ones are not.

FreyaYuki replied to LeaPea2417 on March 21, 2015, 1:20 PM
Yup. It's best to read a site's terms and policies first and make sure they contain the standard or the usual words that you see in the TOS of legit sites.

j2jworkz wrote on March 20, 2015, 11:22 AM
I have been watching these two sites from afar, now waiting till they change the theme. Totally subjective, I think this theme is better than the current, but not my personal preference.

FreyaYuki replied to j2jworkz on March 21, 2015, 1:28 PM
I agree. It's definitely better than the current theme, but this new theme is definitely not my preference either. It still looks pretty bad when you compare it to the other 2 choices. It's kind of messy and cluttered.

But, yeah, people have different opinions. I just hope that readers and visitors will actually like the theme so traffic on those sites can increase at the very least since it's pretty low at the moment. If this new theme can bring us more traffic, then it wouldn't be so bad and you can just learn to live with it. LOL.

crowntower wrote on March 20, 2015, 3:49 PM
I never write on those site... I think there i a bit of disappointment, but I guess changes of those things is not a major problem, as long as they are still paying and good to all of its member. God bless.

FreyaYuki replied to crowntower on March 21, 2015, 1:30 PM
Yeah. If the theme can bring more readers and traffic, then it wouldn't be so bad. They do pay, but they've recently lowered the amount you get and traffic is low there at the moment, so have't got a payout recently. I hope the new theme can at least breathe life back into the site.

crowntower replied to FreyaYuki on March 23, 2015, 9:00 AM
Do you earned from it? I visited the site and read how it works... and I have read that your post every in every views... but what if no one view your post? How can a blogger can earn from it?

FreyaYuki replied to crowntower on March 24, 2015, 11:22 AM
Yes, the sites pay. You can earn something if your post gets views. But they recently lowered the amount that you get per thousand views and traffic is kind of low there at the moment so I haven't been all that active there.

Maybe the new theme can help with the traffic problem. You're also allowed to add your own affiliate links to your posts. You get 100% of the revenue if someone uses your affiliate link to buy stuff so that can help with earnings too.

luisga814 wrote on March 20, 2015, 10:57 PM
I am not familiar with those two sites. Actually, after my failed accounts in Bubblews and PAA, I concentrated here in PersonaPaper only.

FreyaYuki replied to luisga814 on March 21, 2015, 1:33 PM
Ah, I see. Good luck then. I actually found the other 2 sites before this one.

CalmGemini wrote on March 21, 2015, 1:08 AM
I am not writing in these two sites. I read your well researched post above. As I have said earlier I do not like the infinite scroll feature. The theme too. But one thing. There is the site C P G Gallery where the format is good and it is easy to navigate and write there.

But there is only one complaint from its members. They are not receiving any payment. Well,what about these too sites? Do they pay?

FreyaYuki replied to CalmGemini on March 21, 2015, 1:42 PM
I don't write on CGP Gallery but have also heard of non-payment issues there. As for these 2 sites, they do pay. However, they recently lowered the amount that you can get per thousand views and the traffic is low there at the moment, so it can take a while to reach the payment threshold.

Haven't got payout there recently, so I'm not very active there at the moment. Am hoping that the new theme can help bring in more traffic and revenue, in which case it wouldn't be so bad.

valmnz wrote on March 21, 2015, 6:02 PM
I did join up once but never made any contribution. If there's ever a case of an inactive user, that's what I am there, and intend staying that way. But I do enjoy reading your posts about these other sites.

FreyaYuki replied to valmnz on March 22, 2015, 9:56 AM
Thanks. I'm not very active on either site for now since traffic there is kind of low at the moment. They even lowered the amount you get per thousand views. I do hope the new theme can help increase the traffic.

agvulpes wrote on March 23, 2015, 7:49 AM
I also joined the site and have never posted at either one. I don't think I have the time or the inclination to try after reading that they have lowered the rates!
It is getting tough, on all sites to make a dollar. At this stage I am doing best over on HP!

FreyaYuki replied to agvulpes on March 24, 2015, 11:18 AM
I haven't posted much on either site too since they lowered the rates and since traffic there is pretty low at the moment. I hope the theme can help increase traffic at least. I'm trying to be more active on HubPages too though my account is pretty new, so I only have a few hubs at the moment.

MelissaE wrote on March 27, 2015, 9:25 PM
Thanks for the info as I just registered an account with Writedge.

*Notes:
- This was previously published on Persona Paper on March 20, 2015, 9:52 AM
- Image is by GraphBerry (CC:BY-SA) from deviantArt

Reasons Why Upcoming Changes to Writedge and Daily Two Cents Is Both Good and Bad

Writedge and Daily Two Cents are writing sites (using WordPress.org) where you can post articles and get the chance to earn some passive income. If you write on these 2 sites, then you must have heard about the planned and upcoming changes.

In the case of Writedge and Daily Two Cents, this change is both welcome and unwelcome, good and bad. Why is that?

Edited to add: unfortunately, both writing sites in question have changed their payment model from pay per thousand views to a revenue-sharing (Google AdSense) one. The traffic in these sites have also gotten quite low lately.

Changes on Writedge and Daily Two Cents

First, what are these changes anyway? The sites in question plan to change their theme to a responsive and mobile-ready one.

Responsive Theme

This is definitely a welcome change. Nowadays, having a site or blog that is responsive and mobile-friendly is very important since a lot of people use their tablets and phones to access the internet and read stuff online, so if your site or blog doesn't cater to these people, then why would they bother staying on your website, right?

They'd have a hard time reading the posts on your blog if it isn't optimized for mobile, so they'd prefer to go to sites that make things easier for them.

Appearance of Writedge and Daily Two Cents

So the fact that Daily Two Cents and Writedge are planning to update their theme is wonderful news. Besides, well, what do you think about the current layout of those sites? IMHO, it could really use a lot of improvements.

Sometimes, it can even look- well, you know- kind of spammy? Not nice at all? Anyway, it's definitely a good thing that they're planning to change the theme 😃. Besides, having a responsive theme is like all the rage these days, ne? LOL.

New Theme Choices for Writedge and Daily Two Cents

There are three possible theme choices, and they're all much, much better compared to the current theme. Of course, that doesn't mean that those 3 themes are perfect or something 'cause they're not, but that's normal. After all, we have different tastes and opinions, right?

After reviewing all three themes, I ended up voting for the third one (the Building A Better Me one) even though it has the annoying infinite scroll feature :-(. It's just that the theme in question looked better overall, and I suppose I'm just hoping that the endless scroll can be turned off or something.

So, What's the Bad or Unwelcome Thing About This Change?

Well, you see, in the current Writedge and Daily Two Cents theme, there's this box where you can place YouTube URL links. The video then automatically gets added to your post.

The 3 new themes do not have or support this video feature, which means that, when the sites change themes, all the posts that use this feature will lose the videos unless the authors move the placement or position of these videos.

That's definitely a hassle, not to mention inconvenient, if you used that video feature a lot. And that's the problem. See, I used said feature on most of my articles on Writedge and Daily Two Cents.

So, now I have to go through the process of moving those videos, so I don't end up losing them when the sites change themes. This wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have over 200+ posts on each of those sites. Most of those posts have videos :-(.

Your Thoughts and Opinions

So, what about you? Do you write on Daily Two Cents and/or Writedge? What do you think about the fact that they're planning to change themes? Which theme did you vote for?

Do you also have videos on your posts there? Have you moved them already? I've started, but I have a long way to go. Not really looking forward to it. LOL. How 'bout you?

Feel free to share your thoughts and opinions by leaving a comment below.

Here are some of the comments from this article, back when it used to be posted elsewhere:

nbaquero wrote on March 18, 2015, 11:50 AM
FreyaYuki I am not an active member of any of those two sites, I think I applied and got approved for WE but never posted anything. What do the owners say about this issue? Are they offering any support or every user has to figure it out on his/her own?

FreyaYuki replied to nbaquero on March 19, 2015, 6:32 AM
I asked how much time we have to move our videos in the forums but haven't received a response yet. I think they are offering to help members with this issue.

I just hope we get enough time to move them before the sites change themes. It's easy enough to move the videos, it's just that it can take a lot of time especially if you have hundreds of posts with videos.

nbaquero replied to FreyaYuki on March 19, 2015, 7:18 AM
Right, probably some sort of script would make the task easier for those like you with hundreds of videos to move, but I don't think that is available, unfortunately.

CalmGemini wrote on March 18, 2015, 1:49 PM
I am not an active member of these sites. Some time back I joined Daily Two Cents. But I have never posted there. So I do not have much to say, except I do not like infinite scroll feature. I think you had posted a poll about this. I voted-I do not like it but can live with it I think

FreyaYuki replied to CalmGemini on March 19, 2015, 6:38 AM
Yeah, I posted a poll about that. I really don't like the infinite scroll feature 😃. Sometimes, I still write for these sites, but traffic is kind of low there at the moment, unfortunately.

cinnafire wrote on March 18, 2015, 3:12 PM
Change is inevitable with how the internet works. I am guessing everyone will adjust.

FreyaYuki replied to cinnafire on March 19, 2015, 6:41 AM
Yes. I just hope they give everyone enough time to move the videos in their posts so they won't end up losing them.

valmnz wrote on March 18, 2015, 5:55 PM
I did initially sign up for Daily Two Cents before I landed here, but never used it. I think I'm happy to bumble on with wat I'm doing for now.

FreyaYuki replied to valmnz on March 19, 2015, 6:44 AM
Ah, I see 😃. I was on Daily Two Cents before I found my way here, so I already have a lot of posts on that site.

bestwriter wrote on March 18, 2015, 7:12 PM
You are truly an asset around here always writing to help the community. emoticon :cool:

FreyaYuki replied to bestwriter on March 19, 2015, 6:59 AM
Thanks for the kind words. Appreciate them 😃.

iimouto wrote on March 19, 2015, 5:14 AM
I'm not on those sites, but the reason I'm not on there is because of their layout/theme. I'm glad to hear that they're changing it now. If they do a good job, I might just have to go and see if they're worth the time.

FreyaYuki replied to iimouto on March 19, 2015, 7:20 AM
Yeah, I wasn't too fond of the site themes too, so I'm really glad that they're planning to change said theme. It's just that, it's such a hassle to have to move all the videos on my posts. It wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have hundreds of posts on those sites.

scheng1 wrote on March 19, 2015, 8:28 AM
I just have an article in Daily Two Cents, so I am not really affected by any changes.

FreyaYuki replied to scheng1 on March 20, 2015, 9:44 AM
Ah, I see. Am currently still trying to move my videos. Have a lot more to go since almost all of my posts there have videos. It can be such a hassle and so inconvenient too.

*Notes:
- This was previously published on Persona Paper on March 18, 2015, 11:14 AM
- Image is by kaboompics (Public Domain) from Pixabay

1 Reason To Join Writedge And Daily Two Cents

Actually, there are many good reasons to join Writedge and Daily Two Cents (writing sites where you can earn some passive or residual income by posting articles), but, if you can only give one reason to convince people to join or to at least to try out these websites, what will you say?

Edited to add: unfortunately, both writing sites in question have changed their payment model from pay per thousand views to a revenue-sharing (Google AdSense) one. The traffic in these sites have also gotten quite low lately.

One very good reason to join or to try out either Writedge or Daily Two Cents is how you never have to worry about these 2 writing websites. Never have to worry about what, you ask? The answer to that is simple and yet very important for most, if not all, who publish articles on revenue-sharing sites: getting paid.

Writedge and Daily Two Cents pays

That’s right. With the 2 aforementioned sites, you never have to worry and wonder if you’ll ever receive the money that you see on your profile page (this is where you can see the total number of views that you’ve gotten for all the articles that you posted alongside its monetary equivalent. The profile page is also where you can input your own payment threshold, with the minimum being $5, and your PayPal email).

No need to chase money you earned

As long as you reached the payment threshold, you don’t have to worry about anything because you will get your payment. You don’t have to chase after the money that you earned. It will arrive though it might take some time because of the payment schedule (you get paid once a month), but, honestly, for me, I really don’t mind waiting as long as you will eventually receive what has been promised to you on the due date.

Writedge and Daily Two Cents = trustworthy

Writedge and Daily Two Cents keep their promises. If they say that you will get paid every month on the second as long as you reach the minimum payment threshold, then you will get it, no questions asked. You don’t have to worry or be stressed about this at all.

Contact them anytime, anywhere

If there is a problem, if you’re facing an issue with your payment, or if you want to ask some questions, feel free to contact the 2 aforementioned sites. You can use the "online support" form (the link can be found in your writing dashboard when you’re logged on to either of the websites).

Actually, it doesn’t matter whatever issue you’re having or whatever it is you want to ask about because you can just contact the site admins or owners, and, here’s the best part – you will get a reply. You don’t have to wait forever for it either.

You don’t have to spend your days wondering and fretting, "oh no, will I get a response? Do they care enough to answer my questions? Will they help me with my issue?" Forget all of those fears and worries because, not only does Writedge and Daily Two Cents reply to your queries, they also pay on time (sometimes even early). How wonderful is that? What do you think?

*Notes:
- Image with added text was modified by Freya Yuki (CC:BY-SA) based on the image by azure-lycoris (CC:BY-SA) from deviantArt
- Image is meant to symbolize someone using the laptop to look at their accounts on Writedge, Daily Two Cents, and PayPal
- This was previously published elsewhere

1 Thing To Like About Writedge And Daily Two Cents

Writedge and Daily Two Cents are writing sites where you can earn residual or passive income. There are actually many things that I like about these two platforms, but, for this particular article, I’d like to focus on just one thing.

Edited to add: both sites have changed their payment model from pay per thousand views to Google AdSense's revenue share.

Right now, this is what stands out most to me since I just experienced this recently (in fact, I’ve experienced this several times already on both websites), and so I wanted to write about this and share this with others. What am I talking about? What’s one of the things that I like about Writedge and Daily Two Cents?

Any questions about Writedge and Daily Two Cents

Do you have questions about the 2 aforementioned sites? Do you have issues or problems that only the website owners can address? Do you need clarifications on the rules and policies of these 2 writing platforms? It doesn’t matter what it is or what your problem might be. If it’s related to Writedge or Daily Two Cents, you can get this solved and fixed right away.

Contact the site admin

All you need to do is contact the admin and ask about your question or whatever is troubling you. If you’re logged in to either of these sites, you’ll see that there’s a support link in your dashboard. It’s located on the lower left side and is labeled "Online Support".

If you hover your mouse on that link, a drop-down menu will show up. Choose "Online Support" from the list and you’ll then be taken to the "All Tickets" page. Here, you can see and read all the questions that people have asked and which of the admin have answered.

If your question isn’t listed, you can ask it yourself by clicking on the "add new ticket" link at the top of the page. You’ll be taken to a page where you can type your question, message, issue or problem.

You have to include a Subject or title then select a Category and Priority from the drop-down menu. Then type everything you need to say to the site admin on the provided textbox. You can even add images if you need to illustrate the issue or show whatever might be wrong with your account.

You don’t have to wait forever for a reply

Now all you need to do is wait for a response. Don’t worry about waiting. You don’t need to wait too long. In my experience (and I’ve done this a couple of times already as aforementioned), the admin respond as quickly as possible. I didn’t have to wait too long (maybe a day or so, can’t be too sure, but it really wasn’t that long at all; definitely not long enough to think that the admin doesn’t care or is ignoring you or something) before I got a reply to my queries.

Helpful and responsive admin; you will always get a reply

This shows that the admin cares about their writers. They really take the time to address the issues and respond to your questions. So you know you can rely on them and trust them. Communication is always a good thing. There are some sites where you can email and contact support or admin but never get a response no matter how long you wait and you’re left wondering if they even care about their users and members and writers.

But with Writedge and Daily Two Cents, you never have to wonder because the admin are always there to help and respond to your questions. They even comment on articles that might be asking for help or clarification with regards to the rules, terms and policies of the 2 writing platforms.

*Notes:
- This was previously published elsewhere
- Image with added text was modified by Freya Yuki based on the image by Rusembell (CC:BY) from deviantArt
- Image is meant to symbolize how helpful and responsive the Daily Two Cents and Writedge admin are since it looks like one of the figures in said image is teaching or aiding the other person
- YouTube video features either site's dashboard where you can access the "Online Support" link in order to contact the site admin if you need some help

Writedge And Daily Two Cents: Do These Writing Sites Really Pay?

Writedge and Daily Two Cents are writing sites where you can write and publish articles and get the chance to earn some passive or residual income from your posts.

Edited to add: both sites have changed their payment model from pay-per-view (pay per thousand views) to rev-share (Google AdSense revenue share).

That’s awesome, of course, but do these websites pay or will you have to worry and be scared about whether you will receive the amount you earned? Will you have to chase after your payments or not?

Payments from Writedge and Daily Two Cents

You know, I honestly can’t remember right now if I already wrote about this or not. A quick glance at the articles I’ve written on both sites didn’t really show anything. I already have hundreds of articles across both websites so it’s not exactly easy to search, okay? But, really, if I haven’t written about this yet, I totally should have, and let me fix that by writing about it now.

Edited to add: Since both sites have changed their payment model and traffic and earnings have continued to get lower and lower, I've removed all my articles and published them elsewhere.

Support of Writedge and Daily Two Cents = awesome

So, for the record, yes, both Writedge and Daily Two Cents pays. With these two, you never, ever have to worry if you’ll receive the amount you rightfully earned or not because you will get it. If there is a problem, you still don’t have any reason to worry because you can easily contact Michelle or Danielle, the site admins, and they’ll help you out.

I can say this with absolute certainty because I’ve had to contact them a few times already (different issues) and they’ve always responded to me, so I never have to wait and wonder if they even got the message or if they even care enough to reply.

Surprise from Writedge and Daily Two Cents

While the news about Writedge and Daily Two Cents lowering the pay rate from $5 to $1.50 per thousand page views made me sad and while the falling traffic isn’t really all that encouraging, I still like these sites and I still like writing here. I just haven’t been around much lately because I’ve been busy with other stuff.

So, you know, I was really quite surprised when I checked my email and PayPal accounts to see that both websites have sent me payments on February 3, 2015. I’m really pleased and glad about that.

The admins even wrote a blog post about this. And they even invite those who may be having problems with their payments to contact them, which is great, to say the least. After all, there are some sites out there who refuse to pay you and where you’ll have to go through the trouble of chasing after your payments. On Writedge and Daily Two Cents, you don’t have to worry about anything so you can just not think about your payment and then be surprised when you do get it.

*Notes:
- Image is by 27707 (Public Domain) from Pixabay
- This was previously published elsewhere
- YouTube video shows the profile settings page of both aforementioned sites; this is where you can see how much money you’ve earned so far and where you can set your minimum payment threshold

Writedge And Daily Two Cents Lowers Pay Rate Per Thousand Pageviews

Also known as "Thoughts on Writedge and Daily Two Cents lowering pay rate from $5 to $1.50 per thousand page views".

If you write on the aforementioned writing sites, then you must have heard the news about how the 2 sites were lowering the payment rate from $5 per thousand page views to $1.50 per thousand page views. What are your thoughts on this? What can be said about this?

I haven’t been on Daily Two Cents or on Writedge lately since I’ve been quite busy with lots of other stuff, but I did hear about this news.

On that note, I’d first like to say I appreciate how the site admins sent the members an email about this. If I didn’t get that email, I might not have known about this until much later. As it is, since I got that email, I was able to know more about this and I even got to vote in the poll so I could have a say in this matter like all the other writers on these websites.

Of course, I was disappointed and sad to hear the news about the payment rate being lowered. I was already- well, I wasn’t feeling all that good at seeing how traffic on both Daily Two Cents and Writedge seems to have fallen lately. I hope the traffic can increase soon. Anyway, I do understand why Michelle and Danielle are doing this.

Pay per view vs Google AdSense rev share

What did you vote for on the poll? Did you choose to lower the pay per view or did you choose the 50/50 Google AdSense rev share? For me, I chose the first option. And I’m actually glad this was the option that was chosen in the end.

It’s because I don’t have AdSense yet so I might have had to move my posts from Daily Two Cents and Writedge to elsewhere if the AdSense option won (unless I could get an AdSense account). Considering that the first option won, it looks like there are a number of others who also still don’t have an AdSense account.

Anyway, the admins did say that the $1.50 per thousand page views isn’t going to be permanent so I’m hoping they’ll be able to increase that amount soon and that traffic here can increase soon too. So, what about you? What do you think about all this?

Edited to add: Oh, yeah, the $1.50 was definitely not permanent. No, the pay rate wasn't increased. Instead, the two writing websites have once again changed their payment model. They're now going with the Google AdSense rev share route. The last time I posted articles on either site, the traffic was also still low.

*Notes:
- Image is by FirmBee (Public Domain) from Pixabay
- This was previously published elsewhere

How To Comment On Daily Two Cents And Writedge If You’re Having Problems?

Are you having problems commenting on articles on Daily Two Cents and Writedge (online writing sites where you can earn some residual or passive income by posting articles that used to pay per view,  but have since changed their payment model, unfortunately)?

What’s going on? Why is this happening? And what can you do to get around this issue?

Not seeing comments on Writedge and Daily Two Cents?

Are you unable to see comments on Writedge and Daily Two Cents articles that aren’t yours (meaning, that you didn’t write) when you’re logged on to either site? If so, don’t panic.

This is a known issue and the site admin are already working on fixing it. This happens on both sites and the issue is described more thoroughly here. You can also check out the site forums for more information.

Work-around to the commenting problem

Here’s how you can comment on Daily Two Cents and Writedge articles until the issue is fixed:

1. First, open the article that you want to comment on, but make sure that you’re logged out of the site where it’s located. Since you’re logged out, you can see all the comments (if there are any) on that post.
2. Scroll down to the comments section or click on the “reply” link if you want to reply to a comment. Type whatever you want to say.
3. Instead of submitting your comment right away, open a new tab in your internet browser. Access the site where the article you’re commenting on is posted. Log in on that tab.
4. As soon as you’re logged in, go back to the tab where your message is. You can now post it and it will get submitted with your Daily Two Cents or Writedge profile info since you’re already logged on to the site.

When the page refreshes, you won’t be able to see anything on the comments section anymore since you’re already logged in.

But, if you log out and check that article again, you should be able to see your message listed alongside the other comments.

*Notes:
- First image is by JuralMin (Public Domain) from Pixabay
- Second image is a screenshot of what I see on an article I commented on when I’m logged in to Daily Two Cents. When I’m logged out, I can see all the comments on that post, including mine. The same thing happens on Writedge
- This was previously published elsewhere

When Did It Become Such A Hassle To Post A Comment On Writedge?

I just read the post on the Writedge blog. It contains 3 polls. The first one was on whether or not the theme of both Writedge and Daily Two Cents (writing sites that used to pay per view, but have since changed their payment model, unfortunately) should be changed.

The second was on whether or not the hashcore plugin should be removed and the third was on whether or not the WP Keyword Suggest plugin should be removed.

After reading the blog post, I decided to leave a comment. I spent some time typing my comment (yeah, it’s kind of long, but I’ll talk about that in another post).

Afterward, I clicked on the post comment button. Before, what used to happen was that the page would load and then your comment would be posted and you can see it right away.

Now, this is what happened. Look at the pic below:

I was brought to this page when I tried to submit my comment on the Writedge blog. I wouldn’t have minded this so much if I could actually see the captcha. But if you can’t see anything, then what are you supposed to type?

And, yes, I did try to refresh the page. Several times, in fact. I kept getting the same thing before I finally got a captcha.

So, I typed the captcha and then pressed the enter key on my keyboard (I wonder why there is no submit button though?). This is what happened:

Which was completely and totally ridiculous, because, of course, the captcha values matched. The captcha that I got was easy to read.

I didn’t have any trouble deciphering or understanding it, so I typed it perfectly and yet it still gave me this annoying error.

Yes, I did try again. I thought it might be because I used all lowercase letters even though some of the letters in the captcha were uppercase, so, this time, I typed the letters exactly as I saw them.

I still got this error though. And, did you notice the missing “t” in the “does no match”? LOL. What’s up with that?

Anyway, I was getting really frustrated and annoyed, but I tried again. I tried a few more times before giving up.

Seriously, this is such a hassle and so inconvenient. I wonder if this is the reason why there are currently no comments on this blog post.

I mean, who would bother commenting if they have to deal with this, right? I really hope this doesn’t happen if you try to comment on a Writedge or Daily Two Cents article.

And I hope this gets fixed as soon as possible. What about you? Have you experienced this error or problem?

*Notes:
- Pics are screenshots that I took of what happened when I tried to leave a comment on the latest post on the Writedge blog
- This was previously published elsewhere

Why you cannot see all the comments in Writedge and Daily Two Cents?

Did you notice the changes to the comments section of Writedge and Daily Two Cents (writing sites where you can earn some residual or passive income that used to pay per view, but have since changed their payment model, unfortunately)?

What are these changes? What do you think of them? Do you like them? Is something wrong with them? Is there an issue with them?

When you log in to your account on either of the 2 sites, you can see the "comments" link on your dashboard.

When you click it, what used to happen was that you will get taken to the comments page where all the comments made in Writedge or Daily Two Cents (depending on where you’re logged in) are displayed.

So, it doesn’t matter whoever commented or if it’s your article or not because you can see all the comments there and read them all. If your articles have comments, you can see them there too. You can even respond to the comments on your posts there.

How the comments feature looks like now?

But, now, things have changed. Now, Daily Two Cents and Writedge have removed the ability for you to see the comments in other people’s articles. Now, when you click the comments section in your dashboard, you can only see the comments on your own articles. You can no longer see the other comments in other articles by other authors.

Reason for the change? Is this a WordPress thing?

Do you wonder why they did that and why they made this change? Or is this yet another WordPress issue / problem? Because it wasn’t like you can do anything to those comments if they’re not posted on your article anyway. You can only make changes to your own comments or those in your articles.

For example, you can edit your comment if you made a mistake or unapprove the comment on your article. If it’s not your article or comment, then you can’t do anything.

The only thing you can do is read it. So, I wonder why they had to change things. What do you think about this?

Reasons to like seeing all the comments on Writedge and Daily Two Cents

For me, I actually like seeing the entire comments list. Why? This is because I get the chance to read lots of interesting comments plus the comments page also includes the article title and link where the comment is located, so if the comment I read seemed interesting enough and if the title caught my eye, I can easily click the link to check out the post.

Thanks to this, I was able to find lots of new (and even helpful and useful) stuff to read. I like that because I’m usually working on the text post editor on the WordPress dashboard, so I don’t really get the chance to check out the Writedge or Daily Two Cents sites unless I’m previewing the post I’m working on. So, what about you? What are your thoughts on these changes?

*Notes:
- Image is by 27707 (Public Domain) from Pixabay
- This was previously published elsewhere
- YouTube video features the Writedge and Daily Two Cents WordPress dashboard where you can find the link to your comments list

How to Join the Writedge and Daily Two Cents Forums?

Did you know that Writedge and Daily Two Cents (writing sites that used to pay-per-view, but, unfortunately, they've both changed their payment model) have a forum where you can ask questions and get help in case you need it or if you’re experiencing problems? How can you join the forums?

Member support

One of the latest blog posts about Writedge and Daily Two Cents is that they’re changing their member support system. Before, there used to be an on-site support system so you can easily contact the admin right from your WordPress dashboard when you’re logged on to either website. Now, you can contact them by using the appropriate Facebook group, via the aforementioned blog or by using the forums.

Writedge and Daily Two Cents forums

So, how can you get started with the forums? Unfortunately, you will have to create an account if you want to use the forums.

First, go to this URL – http:// writedge.com/forums. Click on the "Register" link near the top (beside the login link).

Terms of Service

You’ll be taken to the terms of service page. It’s fairly short, so it shouldn’t take you that much time to read it. After reading it, just click on the "I agree to these terms" button (if you don’t agree, then you can’t create an account).

Registration page

After clicking on the aforementioned button, you will be taken to the registration page. On this page, you will have to input your chosen username. For me, I just used the same one that I’m using here on Daily Two Cents and on Writedge. You will need to enter your e-mail address and your chosen password.

You can choose whatever timezone you want. After you input all the required details, just click on the "submit" button. If there are any errors (for example, if you forgot to add numbers to your password, etc), you’ll just be brought back to the registration page so you can correct them.

Activate account

After registering, you will have to activate your account on the forums. You’ll be sent an activation code to the email that you used to register and you just need to get the code from there so you can log on to the forums. If you try logging in with the username and password you just created, it won’t work since you have to activate your account first.

If you have any questions about this or need some help, feel free to ask :-).

*Notes:
- Image is by PhpBB (GNU General Public License) from Wikimedia Commons
- This was previously published elsewhere

1 Reason to Dislike Writedge, Daily Two Cents and Po.st

Do you like it when your clipboard gets hijacked? I don't. Definitely don't like it. IMHO, it's so inconvenient and frustrating. It's such a hassle and waste of my time. Okay, so, what am I talking about exactly? Here's an example:

You see that little box with the social media buttons? Yeah, that only shows up when you highlight any part of an article or post from a site that has this feature or whatever you call it known as Po.st.

Or, to be more precise, you have to highlight a part of the text and then copy it as in right-click then choose copy or do the usual ctrl + C. That box automatically popups every time you highlight and copy text from a site that has Po.st.

And, you know what? That's actually okay with me. I mean, I'm not actively liking or disliking this feature. I can live with it. It's not that bad, really, and, sometimes, I even think it looks kinda cute/nice.

It doesn't really get in your way and it disappears as soon as you click anywhere on the article, so I can just ignore it.

What's the issue then? The issue and the real problem is what happens when you paste the text that you just copied anywhere. This is the part that hijacks your clipboard and which I really don't like. Take a look at the pics below:

In the above pic, I pasted the copied text on the search box of a search engine, so I can check and see if it's been plagiarized. But look what happens.

Instead of only getting the text that I wanted and that I copied, thanks to Po.st hijacking my clipboard, this new text (the one that says "read more at...") also got pasted alongside the text that I pasted.

So, now, instead of just hitting the search button or the enter key right away, I have to delete the added extra text. What a hassle and waste of time.

The above pic shows what happens when I paste the copied text on a word or text document. You can see the entirety of the extra text that Po.st automatically added to my clipboard when I copied the text from the article.

This happens regardless of where you paste the copied text. The extra text gets automatically tacked on complete with the messed up link (what's with those weird letters and numbers and stuff? Even if it's my own article, I ain't clicking on that link. Thanks, but no thanks).

Why does this have to happen? Maybe others like it, but I really don't. I mean, I don't need to be prompted to "read more" or share the link or whatever.

If I want to share an article (regardless of who wrote it or where it's located), then I will and I can get the link myself. Plus, this just adds on extra work for people who don't actually like this added text.

They have to go through the process of deleting the extra text and the worst part is they didn't even copy it in the first place. It was just automatically added on to their clipboard thanks to Po.st.

IMHO, this is not user or reader-friendly at all. But that's just my opinion. What do you think? Do you like it when your clipboard gets hijacked? Also, if anyone knows how to stop this, yes, I would definitely like to know.

I tried to search online, but couldn't really find anything except some people also talking about how they don't like it when their clipboard gets hijacked (glad I'm not the only one).

And I also found out there were other services like this Po.st and there was something about your privacy and it following you everywhere or something? Don't really know and I'm not sure I even want to find out.

P.S. By the way, I'm really glad that Persona Paper doesn't have this and I hope that it will never have this feature because I do copy my articles (not just here, but on other sites and blogs that I write on) to a word document, so I can have backup copies and I also check them for plagiarism whenever I get the time to do so.

*Notes:
- Pics are screenshots from an article that used to be published on Writedge. Since Writedge and Daily Two Cents changed their payment model, the post can now be found here
- This was previously published elsewhere

Should You Discourage People From Posting Drafts On Your Site?

Drafts can be very useful for many different reasons. For example, you can use them to store articles that you plan to post on a site, but that you haven't finished editing and fixing yet. Or, if you don't have time to finish an article, you can just save it as a draft first, so you can work on it later on until you're ready to publish it.

Anyway, I just heard this news on Writedge and Daily Two Cents (writing sites that used to pay per view, but have since changed their payment model, unfortunately) where I post some of my other articles.

They said that they'll be deleting article drafts after a certain period of time. I can't say that I'm amused or pleased with this news. 'Cause I'm not. Why?

For many reasons, actually.  One, it's such a hassle. I posted those drafts there so I can work on them when I have time and so I can publish them on that site as soon as I finish with all the editing and proofreading.

Admittedly, they do say that only drafts that are 6 months old will be deleted, but that doesn't really make me feel any better. I mean, what if I forget or what if I lose track of time? Or what if some unforeseen event happens and I end up being unable to get my drafts from that site and then 6 months passed by? Does that mean that I'll end up losing all my drafts?

Needless to say, I don't want to risk it. So I'll just be moving my drafts from both Daily Two Cents and Writedge elsewhere. A few will probably end up here on Persona Paper. On that note, I'm real pleased that we can keep many drafts here and that I'm not in any danger of losing them anytime soon (at least, I don't think so :-) LOL).

Actually, more than a few of those drafts are from articles that I moved from Bubblews (also known as you-know-who, you know why. LOL) to those sites. Now that I've decided to move those drafts elsewhere, I guess I'll be posting them elsewhere too. I'll just be sure not to keep drafts on those sites anymore. Wouldn't want to risk losing my articles in case they end up being drafts for too long.

What about you? What do you think of such a news? If you were to experience something like that, what would you do? Would you move your articles too? Or set some sort of reminder to move them before 6 months passes by or something?

*Notes:
- Image is by Unsplash (Public Domain) from Pixabay
- This was previously published elsewhere