Textbroker Review: How to Write and Earn Money Online

Textbroker Review


Does Textbroker has good freelance writing jobs for new writers?

Textbroker seems like a dream come true for all freelance writers.

You can start doing freelance writing by choosing from thousands of jobs offered here.

But if you are a new writer, you must be wondering, “how can I write and earn money online with TextBroker?”.

Do not fret. In fact many people can write for Textbroker.

What you need is to register online, submit your writing samples and once accepted by them, you are then on the way to choose from the many jobs available.

Right on the very moment you are reading this, many new writers are writing freelance for Textbroker. And they get paid for every word written based on their skills ranking. But not me which I'll explain later.

Here, I am going to share with you how you can write for Textbroker.

When you finish reading, let me know if you too prefer to write for Textbroker or write for yourself. 

QUICK NAVIGATION
Introduction to Textbroker
Get Started With Textbroker
The Way Textbroker Works
Essentials and Reviews of Textbroker
Get Paid by Textbroker
What I Like About Textbroker
What I Don't Like About Textbroker
Who is Textbroker For?
From Writer to Starting a Small Business Online

TEXTBROKER REVIEW SUMMARY

Product Name: Textbroker

Founder: Founded by Jan Becker-Fochler in 2005

Product Type: On-demand, freelance writing online content

Price: Writers register for free. Writing fee depend on individual writer’s rating

Best For: Suitable for beginners who wants to gain experience and improve writing skills or freelance writers who can write massive content quickly to earn quick buck

Summary: There are many writing jobs but low pay. If you can write, there are jobs more lucrative than Textbroker.

Rating: 50/100

Recommended: Yes and No, depends on situation. Suitable for writers who are beginners. 


Introduction to Textbroker

Text Broker is a website for writers to earn money online. It is real, functional and definitely can provide some writers quick buck to turnaround.

Even though its homepage may not have modern design, it is indeed a no-nonsense, genuine site.

I am not a writer for Textbroker. This review is based on feedback from Jack. He resides in U.S. and offers writing services in Textbroker.

According to him, Textbroker is real and is easy to get a job. Jobs are plentiful compared to other writing sites.

However TextBroker didn’t pay much and guess this is the reason why it is difficult to earn money doing freelance writing online.

When I checked with Jack, he told me “it’s tough earning money here”.

In fact there are many places you can offer your writing skills. I've compiled 10 freelance writing online platforms with some offer up to $100 per article which you might want to explore


Get Started With Textbroker

It is not easy to start as writer with Textbroker. In fact they demanded a lot.

This includes contact details such as mobile number, address, a list of skills and expertise, and PayPal email address. Guess this is to ensure only serious writers apply, I am not sure too.

Textbroker only accept writers who are permanent residents of United States. Took It took Jack around ten minutes to register before proceeding to the next page.

According to Jack, he had to complete a 250 word test to qualify as writer in Textbroker gigs.

Upon submission he had to wait about five days for Textbroker to evaluate and revert with categorization of writers according to skills submitted.

Then, Jack was also required to take a selfie-style picture and submit together with his valid form of identification as proof of identity.

He doesn’t feel comfortable having to release such personal information to the site but has no choice because he needs to constantly explore new freelance opportunities.

This includes providing writing services to earn money online.


The Way Textbroker Works

A big portion of the jobs come through Textbroker’s OpenOrder queue whereby clients place order for writing job.

Another type is the DirectOrder category and here, client can select specified writer based on biography provided. Under this category, writer can charge whatever amount they want. Writers have the option to choose too.

There are thousands of writing job placements on a page by posted clients for writers to choose from.

In order to improve writer’s quality of work, Textbroker prepares a team of experienced editors to “regularly rate your articles”, thereafter provide feedback.

According to Jack, such support from Textbroker has helped him get higher paying gigs.

As a start, each writer is labelled as either two, three, four, or five stars to define specified rate a client pays per word. The rate is designed as follow:

Textbroker self service price

Jack told me prices seem fair but it didn’t really excite him. Guess it is because he is earning more by writing for his own website.

And he will only write for Textbroker when there is free time.

It Took 12 days to be Accepted to Textbroker

It is only after 12 days of repeated submissions, Jack received an email from Textbroker saying he was accepted as a 4-star writer.

He has always been an excellent writer with many years of experience writing online but was not satisfied graded to only earn 2.4 cents per word in Textbroker.

Regardless, Jack continued to write his biography and attached examples of previous jobs to attract potential clients.

Seriously, for a mere few dollar per article, I wonder whether any client would bother to read through all the previous jobs just to choose the best writer. Isn’t it too much of a work to do?

Anyway, you still can find a lot of writers willing to go through these motions. Perhaps the thoroughness of the process reflects a satisfied client based, and in turn creates more income for Textbroker’s writers.

On the OpenOrder jobs listing page, Jack selects projects listed under the four-star category. Topics that he had already written include automobiles, business, pets, health, beauty and diet.

Jack has written few pieces of articles for Textbroker before I requested for his review.

According to him, Textbroker only transfer money to writers on amount of $10 and higher. His experience as a four-star writer can be summarized in the paragraph below:

“There are tons of work I have to do. Projects were easy with little difficulty, but there are so many restrictions.

For instance, if you are writing about an individual, you can’t use a full quote because Textbroker’s crawling bots will detect plagiarism on content written elsewhere and returned back to you.

Although Textbroker indicated that four-star articles were most popular, there are only fewer jobs available for writers who fall into this category.

If you are tired of writing for others, then I suggest you Start Writing For Yourself .


Essentials and Reviews of Textbroker

From the perspective of writers, online reviews of Textbroker were not really impressive.

The common complaints include writer ratings and the amount paid for an article is too little. Some angrier reviews include the excessive demand by clients for writers to do additional in conducting subject specific research and often lead to rewrites.

Most writers feel they should be paid more.

Positive reviews mostly come from the clients’ side. Unlike writers, clients are really happy with the cheap price and writers who meet their demands. Guess this is common everywhere.

Textbroker obviously favour and bias toward protecting the interest of clients. It claims the ability to provide consistent 100,000 choices of writers to meet clients’ content needs.

With plagiarism check, each content is unique and can be created in 15 languages through its various platforms.

Textbroker’s benefit includes providing guidance to clients on the fundamentals of managing and developing content at different price point in the form of text and videos on its “Expert Center.”

It contains explicit knowledge for businesses that have doubts on the need for good content to strengthen their online presence. Obviously, clients will be convinced and concluded with the need to engage writers from Textbroker.

Looking at the number of clients’ satisfaction, Textbroker’s client strategy seems successful.

I too was convinced to engage their services and signed up as client (unlike writers, clients can come from different countries).


Get Paid by Textbroker

Jack told me there are 3 stages to be eligible receiving payment by Textbroker.

First the site requested a W-9 form printed out and signed (officially, the “Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification”), only pays via Paypal and finally will only release payment when the writer’s account accumulated $10 or more earnings.

Of course, provided its content is being accepted.

Payment is timely and normally will be transferred the next day via PayPal account. Real straight forward.


What I Like About Textbroker

  • The site is functioning well and easy to navigate
  • The “Expert Center” provides sufficient information for writers and clients seeking content.
  • Tons of jobs to choose from.
  • Textbroker is indeed a real and ideal place for new freelance writers to start earn money online.
  • There are helpful keywords and information gathering guides on each project.


What I Don't Like About Textbroker

  • The pay is considered low, around a penny or two a word.
  • Textbroker demanded a lot of personal information, which many writers might not be comfortable providing.
  • You probably will run into problematic clients who demand for subject specific research that require rewrite after rewrite.
  • Jack met one such client too, and extremely upset.
  • It is not available for writers who are not permanent resident of United States (I am not from U.S.)


Who is Textbroker for?

Somehow or rather I agree with Jack to only use Textbroker when there is free time or as backup when times are tough.

Seriously, the earnings from this site is only around a penny per word and there’s no way any writer can get rich by focusing here.

Even for Jack, a 4-star rating earning 2.4 cents per word, it requires five hundred of 1,000-word articles to make enough money to cover an average car payment in my country (here’s where I come from).

Accomplishing this century mark requires more than 1,500 writing hours (almost 6 months earnings of 8 hours working per day) and that’s assuming none of the content is sent back for rewrite!

Of course if you can write quickly enough to hit the 500 projects goal, then it is still possible to earn a decent living. That’s provided if you could write as fast as less than 90 minute per 1,000 words.

Nevertheless, there appear to be enough work demanded by Textbroker’s clients on the site.

You literally become a content machine when you focus to earn money online from Textbroker.

Looking at the situation and reviews of most writer, I somehow or rather feel that there won’t be much satisfaction in the work. There’s just too little reward for the effort you put in.

Textbroker is definitely not ideal for freelance writing as a whole. Low prices mean it will take a freelancer more time to achieve financial freedom.

It is in fact a good example of why freelance writers struggle. There’s nothing can be done to reverse the situation though.

When clients demanded low prices, writers have no choice but to comply in order to earn a living.

But is this the way you want to short-change your talent?

I would only suggest this site to new writers who just started to provide freelance writing services.

Textbroker can be a good place to practice and improve own writing skills with experienced editors who are ready to provide advice.

But definitely not a long term nor sustainable mean to earn money online.

As a writer, you possess an in-demand talent that can easily earn you tons of money. I would say writing for other people is called the “active income” because you are trading your time for money.

Why not write for yourself and start earning passive income stream doing affiliate marketing?


From Writer to Starting a Small Business Online

I used to be a part-time writer doing freelance work for local businesses. I prepare copy for white papers, reports and do creative writing.

But after writing for some time, I decided to stop writing for others and started to build my own business blog.

What I am doing now is also writing. But the difference is “I am writing for myself” but not others.

Along the way, I've learned so much about building a sustainable online business and truly reap the benefit of writing for myself.

To let you see the full potential of writing, here's a free guide on how I start my small business online, WRITING!

I am not saying writing for Textbroker is not good. It does offer freelance writing jobs that most beginners can start with.

But for me, I prefer to write for long term benefit which Textbroker can't give me.

By now, you should have better understanding about writing for Textbroker. 

If you find this article useful, please share with your writers' community so they too will know about the good and bad writing for others. 

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16 thoughts on “Textbroker Review: How to Write and Earn Money Online”

  1. You know what’s funny, I just heard of text broker today and lo and behold, I see that you posted an article about it. I was thinking about taking this on, but I’m still a beginner, so I am in the educational phase while growing my own blog. You gave great info, this is a good read, I learned a great deal.

  2. I have always wanted to try writing online and earn money. However, it is hard to find a legit website that will give you reasonable compensation plus there are so many scams out there and I am sure if those website can be trusted or not if they will sell my information for the third party or not.

    Thank you for the link of other alternative websites I’ll be sure to try it out when I have my free time, I would like to give writing a try.

    Great reviews, thank you so much for sharing!

    Take care,
    Nuttanee

  3. I love writing about my topics of interest: health, science, and sports. My point of view about your review is that if you are bold enough to consider making money online, you might as well take charge and create your own business. Textbroker might be a good choice for somebody who needs a quick deal. It doesn’t take long for people to start making money. But I believe that if you are really passionate about writing, there are definitely better ways to make money. Your writing abilities could help you build your own profitable e-commerce blog to make consistent revenue, plus you will be your own boss.
    Regards,

    Thierry

    1. You are absolutely correct. I was offered to write for a publication recently and I rejected the offer. All because I believe building a business writing is more sustainable than writing for others. Here’s one article where you can write once, earn many times that might interest you. 

  4. Online work is a fast growing market, many people are seeking for alternative ways to earn money. Not many people know that textbroker exist. It is a good method but more on “earn when you work”. I would prefer to earn passive income where you write once and can earn many times promoting affiliate products. Do you know how I can start doing this?

  5. I had happened upon Text Broker about a year ago and thought maybe writing would be a great thing to do.  I wasn’t ready to sign up so I did my research online and found that I could write all day for them and barely make enough for a latte.

    I see so many sites saying you can make money by writing, transcribing, or taking surveys, but isn’t writing for yourself the best idea.

    I do take pride in what I write and realizing doing it for myself is much mor fulfilling than writing for someone else for 2 cents a word.

    1. Me too! I received many offers to write or create website for companies but mostly I will reject. Because I experiencing writing for oneself is more rewarding in the long run. There are just so many better ways to earn money online, other than writing for others. Here are some interesting ways to earn money online you might be interested. 

  6. Dear Florence Ki,

    Thanks for the review post on Textbroker, as you know very well continuous learning is the key to online success, that is knowing and learning different ways to earn money online. Due to large number of scams, it’s very difficult to find the genuine sites online via your review you are saving people time and effort.

    To be honest, after reading your comprehensive review I don’t want to waste my time with Textbroker… 

    Being an blogger writing quality post on my site will earn more money in the longer run (That’s the reason you are writing in your website just following you)  

    I write for myself is what I too prefer… Thanks for the great insights and motivation.

    Wishing you great success!

  7. This is probably a great option for people who are just starting out with their affiliate sites.  They can be writing content for their own sites and getting experience and a little bit of money writing for Textbroker.  I would say, based on your review, that it is not a good place for an experienced marketer.  They are better off spending the time writing for their own affiliate sites and promoting products on it to make money.

    Thanks for providing a lot of different information on ways to make money online.  I love your site.

    1. You are welcome. I love writing and receive lots of offer for writing jobs. But I don’t buy the idea of writing for others as a means to make decent income. That’s why I started this business blog and indeed gave me the return that I truly want. This is something doing freelance writing can’t provide. 

  8. yeah probably not for me . I agree this is for those who just love to write, have extra time and want enhance their writing skills. Maybe for young kids who are passionate about writing and use this as a training ground. Good information though, very informative. Thank you for sharing. Will ask my daughter if thia is something she might be interested in.

    1. You are welcome. I don’t write for Textbroker too. I prefer to build my niche business by more content. Here’s my free guide to start a small business online focusing on niche marketing if you are interested. 

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