Founder of Crime Viral community since 2015. 2. Thanks for sharing your review of Listverse and what its about. I recently had two blogs published by Listverse (one was accepted on January 22 & the other on Feb 3), but haven't received payment for either. Never heard of Listverse before but the articles inside this website are indeed very interesting. r/rant is a tiny subreddit. 1. The Sodder family home is located in a small Appalachian town, two miles north of Fayetteville, West Virginia. plus if your English isnt spot on you are definitely disqualified. Any program you are attached with? I sent them 4 articles, one of which I have never seen done on any top 10 list before. Be realistic and it took me a while to figure that out - if you look around and check websites that pay, you can imagine the $100 payment is a trap. Also I find it hard to believe they would continue to get 150 submissions a day if this were a scam site. It only confirms what others have said, that Listverse is failing. Ok, whatever. For a while, a rumor was going around that somebody had $75,000 worth of insurance on the children but we didnt have any insurance, she revealed.[5]. I was broke and i had a family to fend for so I spent close to 40 hours and a lot of cash on internet subscription trying to write a perfect list for listverse only to have it turned down. If you're thinking about writing for Listvwrse, be prepared for payments to sometimes be delayed, but they've always paid me every dollar owedand have interesting material. The home that perished in the fire was never rebuilt, instead, they turned the plot into a memorial garden and tended to the flowers every day. Last week I receive an email saying that they would like to now reconsider the lists I submitted 4 years ago. One question: If you get rejected, do you get to keep the content and publish it elsewhere? I'm actually a bit skeptical. Remember, the emphasis is on odd and unusual with a sense of humor. Mr. Frater made it clear, Listverse onlt accepts 3 list per day out of 150+ submitted daily, and their requirements for acceptance are stringent, and it's very difficult to meet those requirements. And we absolutely do pay $100 per list we accept (3 lists per day). Despite this programfocuses to teachfree traffic strategies, I would say the paid traffic training is equally good. I've poked around the internet and found more recent posts from other Listverse contributors who are having then same problem. Yes, thats what I did too. I used to write for others but when I think about it, is not really worth my time. So I submitted another list with facts about relationships. They even paid me $1, 700 in lists when the lists were only accepted 14 days prior, even though Listverse's policy says that they will pay within 30 days, they still paid me two weeks early. Very informative!!! I mainly used a paperback biography on hand for accurate dates and names. I will not be wasting any more of my time on Listverse, and I urge you not to, either! I am currently owed for five lists dating back to August 15. It was another heartbreaking moment for George and Jennie who were desperately searching for their childrens remains. Currently, Listverse only accept articles from native English speakers and those who are not will be rejected. For me $100 is only about 2-3 hours of my time. By the second I knew that something was fishy. None. Sorry for my english and grammarhopefully you recognize my point on LISTVERSE. I submitted an article/list 1.5 years ago and never heard back. Colonel Stanislav Petrov was in command in a USSR bunker designed to detect an incoming attack. And this situation makes it seem like you are set up for failure from the start. The odds of your article getting approved is just too low. The letter also came with a picture that is believed to be Louis. Maybe they'll publish, maybe they won't. As long as you can write English, you are eligible to earn from Listverse. You just need to write according to its guidelines, submit, get approved, and get paid. I seen the stupidest list ideas get published in one day. I'll have an eye out for any permutation of my submissions being re-purposed without compensation, however. I've worked for Listverse for a long time as my sole source of income, but I've developed a system for putting out quality material that they like that works for me--just because your work didn't work out, doesn't mean the company's a scam. This list is missing that remarkability. Let's find out how writers can earn money from Listverse now. Otherwise Iwould end up spending weeks doing it like how Idid last time. When I submitted it to Listverse, I received an email saying I would hear back from them within 2 weeks. You will be better off writing for real website owners who post projects on Textbroker or any of the other writers platforms out there. This method has helped me quit my C-level job and become a full time work at home mom. I am also suspicious that Listverse may just steal people's submitted lists and publish while the authors think that they have been rejected. On Christmas Eve, 1945, a fire ripped through the Sodder family home in the middle of the night. You can work on an article for hours or days and then send it off and hear nothing back ever. Thank you for sharing all about Listverse, am happy to know that its not for new writers like me, because I would have been so angry submitting an article I must have spent hours researching and putting together only for it not to be approved. I am in the exact same boat and I don't understand why the payments have stopped. Of course. I think their editors are lazy. Hmm. Even Jennie herself was considered suspicious at one time. However, if you look at some of Listverse's most popular articles, you can see that most of them fall short of this 1500 minimum word count. Listverse published a list of mine about 50 days ago; they have not paid nor replied to my repeated emails asking simply when I can expect to be paid. Writers earn $100 for every article publishedBest For: Native English writers who have 10 items of original bizarre stories to shareSummary:Listverse is not a scam but neither will it be worth your time, especially if you are new to writing. We reply to every submission (whether it be a rejection or an acceptance). The payment never arrives, even after the list is published. This will surely increase the credibility of your complaint. Ihave yet to find any company like this that is worth my time. Hi Alice, anyone can follow my guide to start a small business online provided they have basic computer skills. It pays reasonable commission and always on time. On top of the strict guidelines, there is also strong competition to get your article published. Great to give her such exposure too. I'll share a few of those strange crimes. Now I started my own online business and the return is 100x more than writing for Listverse. Cheish Merryweather is a true crime fan and an oddities fanatic. The more I think about it and look at the evidence, the more this seems likely. I think Wealthy Affiliate is a much better option for anyone looking to make honest money online. On September 4, 1989, he bound, raped, and stabbed two brothers, Cole and William Neer, in a park. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Second, they go on to list out some of the same caveats about submitting a list, but only this time is it in more detail than before you actually write your list: We are currently not taking any lists from the following categories: self-help, opinion, product rankings or reviews, money making guides, personal experience stories, health advice, gaming, sports, music, TV, movies, and animals. What websites do you recommend? I think you are right about Listverse, it is not a scam, but to make money out of it seems to be tough. So here's an update on my situation. They're on point 100%. Immediately, the whole party stopped talking to me. However, we absolutely respond to every submission. Please at least inform me if my list was rejected. 3. I wonder if they accept articles, wait a while, and then use their staff to steal the material and rewrite the letter for their own uses. The website claims to have a minimum word count of 1500 words, with 150 words per item in the list. How do you check to make sure your article is not plagiarised? I have wrote several articles for Listverse over the past few years, and they have always paid. Here is what most people agree about Listverse. Log in, 14 Ways To Make Money From A WordPress Blog. I have had two (out of three) articles published by Listverse. Listverse Seemed rather interesting and then a shame to see its very much like pot luck if your article will be approved. Waitwhat? I want to buy a cheeseburger, seriously. Moving along. Honestly, I would not recommend writing for them as it is just a waste of time, especially when I compared my articles to some of the half-assed drivel they have published over the years. Still no reply whatsoever. The comments really attacked that one, filling the comments section with jabs about how idiotic the statement was. But if Listverse wants bizarre or rather unusual stories, I have quite a lot and I can say that you wont find them anywhere else on the internet because theyre my stories to tell. I received the same bulk email as listed above. Please don't be discouraged from sending in other lists for consideration. Many writers spend at least 15 to 50 hours to create a single piece of content. You have definitely ask the right person! Bottom line, few get paid and their work published to keep the good researched authors motivated and to collect for LISTVERSE more researched and unique workthe rest as some of them writers had a research, found uniquness and posted their greatest idea, they fell short because of the grammarbingo. Most recently, Dr. Ramzi Amri, a researcher at Harvard Medical School, revealed: Bones do not exactly melt, its more falling apart as they are very solid. For an entire skeleton to be destroyed in a fire, the temperature is required to burn at more than 850 degrees Fahrenheit (454 degrees Celsius) consistently for 2 hours. Always looking forward to your educative and realistic posts. One way is to start niche marketing with Wealthy Affiliate. One neighbor decided to drive and find the fire chief and although the fire department was only 2.5 miles from the Sodder family house, the fire trucks did not respond to the emergency until 8 amseven hours after the fire had begun. How can a writer knows what is the right topic to begin with if theres no way you can do a research on Listverse's website? They just have standards which is what brings their readers such great content. I immediately received an automated reply saying that the articles would be reviewed and that I would receive an email either accepting it or rejecting it within the next two weeks. You might want to try out Wealthy Affiliate, one program that helped me make 5 figure income and quit my C-level job. READ MORE 5. No wonder they are willing to pay $100 to writers who managed to get their article published. Its not straightforward and their search feature doesnt seem to product the results accurately. They've been good to me, but keep your head on straight and be sensible with them and you'll get far. I'm obviously vexed, I wasted four days and frankly, it has put me off writing for a while (maybe forever). There are many online sleuths who believe Georges political beliefs fueled the fateful events that happened on Christmas Eve, 1945. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. LISTVERSE REVIEW SUMMARYProduct Name: ListverseFounder:Founded by Jamie Frater in 2007Product Type:User-generated online content publisherPrice:Free for everyone to access the website. I stand corrected. I saw many successful marketers have their own blog. The same topics are repeated time and time again. I was aware that they pay really well for each article published, but each article needs to be in a extended list format and they dont accept anything scrappy your English grammar and overall English writing intelligence needs to be at a top level. MYTH 1: Writers Don't Get Paid George eventually worked his way up to the top in business and owned his own coal-trucking company. After much debate about the wisdom of "giving in to terrorists," FBI Director . The fact is you are not working for anyone, you are just submitting your lists to a website that caught you attention thinking i can do that, sounds easy, i've been paid before and i'm a good writer, will do my research on a topic, twist it up a little bit in my own way, make the title catchy and intro, post my referrences and this is a good way for me to earn some money. I'm a big fan of Listverse, read it every single day, have a good grasp of how to go about writing for you. That would be very helpful to me and I'm sure it would be too for anyone else hesitant to write for Listverse. Regardless it is Listverse or the simpler Textbroker, writing for others is not me too. Discuvver 3. Apparently, some writer's article are published, but they're Listverse has not paid them out. Ill let you all know what the outcome is As people have said, some of the content already published makes you question exactly what it is they are looking for 10 incredible facts about ravens being something I personally couldnt give a [censor] about. Every day we present three or more new, unique lists in a . Their parents George and Jennie, alongside their surviving siblingsJohn, 23; Joe (who was away with the U.S military), 21; Marion, 17; George Jr., 16; and Sylvia, 2were plagued for the rest of their lives with the mystery of what really happened that night. To quench my thirst for the truth, I did some research on Listverse. Hi Scott, thanks for reading my Listverse review. The website hosts lists they never paid for. So it seems like no matter how well I can write or speak in English, they wont accept my content just because I dont come from an English speaking country? Listverse has apparently gone broke, but Jamie Frater, the owner, doesn't want to admit it's dead. Jamie founded Listverse due to an insatiable desire to share fascinating, obscure, and bizarre facts. More About Us. At least, its easier for your writing to be accepted and make money. We also accept pitches by email (to save you writing a list only to have it rejected for not being a good fit for the site). If you owned the site it could turn into a gold mine, for the rest of us I fear you are right in your assessment. I'm aware that running a business model like the one Listverse runs is quite hard and can get slow and overwhelming sometimes. Initially that title is what drew me to read the post. $50/hr is a reasonable rate of pay for content writers. Thats why I wont consider writing for Listverse. If payment isn't received, they'll be hearing from my lawyers. The main problem I have with Listverse, though, is that I can go to YouTube, and find hundreds of list type of videos, such as from AllTime Top 10 or from Hybrid Librarian, and others, with mostly the same type of subject matter that Listverse itself wants. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Listverse sounds like a really useful platform for anyone who is good at writing articles. I have not yet received payment however. Hopefully in the future, they can get their payments in on time, rather than having payments 32 days overdue. Is that if readers get to read the posts for free, then where does the money come from for such a huge payment. I've never met anyone in real life or online that has been paid for an article. 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