Examiner.com, which is based in Denver, Colarado, is undoubtedly a popular media company. The website is visited by a lot of people of around the globe. The website is known to have more than 50,000 contributors who write and contribute different articles to the site. Initially, these writers were known to make a decent amount of money by writing for the media company.  

In the last few years, the scenario has changed as many writers have complained of declining payments and lack of transparency in policies of the website. The revenue sharing model adopted by Examiner.com is not of much help to the writers as they do not get the lion’s share of the revenue. Many people have stopped writing for the website as they felt that they were not being paid for their efforts.

The Evidence

Several writers have expressed their concerns and issues with examiner.com, through various online forums and blogs. One of these former writers posted this comment on Complaints Board to express his frustration,

“I've written quite a few articles for Examiner.com, and though they have been published, I have never received a penny in compensation. The way you are paid is so deliberately complicated that it's virtually impossible to estimate how much, if any, you will be paid for your work.”

The same writer also says that the website values quantity over quality.

“They base it somehow on the volume of work you produce, not quality or even content.”

Another former writer provides us with a detailed analysis of why she left writing for Examiner.com in her blog, ‘Words from Willow’.

She talks about various problems with the website, including troubles with the publishing tool, lack of transparency, poor pay etc. She even points out that the writers cannot delete their articles.

“You can't delete any of your articles.  If you really really MUST, and have a good reason to delete ONE, you have to get authorization and have them delete it.”

The Solution

If you are a writer who would like to make money through writing articles for a publishing house or a media group, Agora Cosmopolitan Media offers you with an amazing alternative. Agora Media is an inclusive oriented and not-for-profit organization that seeks to provide more open communications than Examiner.com

Agora Cosmopolitan Media welcomes former writers of Exaniner.com and it promises to offer them with a viable alternative. It is a cross-cultural and socially progressive media group which deals with a wide range of social issues. It highlights various socio-cultural, political and economical issues affecting the people at large.

Agora Media will provide you with higher transparency and you will also get the pay that you deserve. Apart from that, the writers can easily get answers to their queries and questions. The editorial guidelines are very clear as well and the articles get approved in no time.

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