Demand Media Studios Employer Reviews

This company was easy to write for, once an application is approved. That is, in the beginning this is how it was - about two years ago. They have good writer resources, clear guidelines, an easy-ti-use website and forums for writers. However, they changed their method of pay and giving assignments, without any warning. Suddenly they required a new – more... application for every type of writing - business, lifestyle, etc. and a lot of writers, like myself, said on the forums that they weren't accepted, even though we'd been writing for them for years. My work has appeared on well-known sites, and suddenly it's not good enough. The pay also went down drastically. It has gotten to the point that they have high expectations for which they will pay $15. When I applied I had no idea the pay had dropped so much. If you're interested, go ahead and apply, but don't set your expectations too high. – less

More topics are needed. Topics dwindled over time. Flexibility was great.

This is a great job to start out as a freelance writer, but the company has fluctuating standards that are not applicable to both the writing staff and the copy editing staff. The article submission process was pretty straight forward, but did not give much lenience if a copy editor turned one down.