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My NewsBreak Earnings in April were 6x My Medium Earnings
NewsBreak is more than coffee money
I’m now in my third full month on NewsBreak and the experience has been both interesting and rewarding.
NewsBreak is focused on news and on local content. That said, I publish a lot of consumer-related news that has a national audience.
The first hurdle to overcome is the requirement that you have 100 followers and at least 10 published stories before you can be in their “contributor” program and get paid for your writing.
After that, you need to watch out for their “strike system.” NewsBreak wants a certain type of content — fact-based, news-focused. They use strikes to enforce their editorial guidelines. You can appeal, of course, but after 3 strikes, you’re out.
One of my earliest stories received a strike, I made a change to it, appealed, and won. I also learned what NewsBreak wants.
Some writers aren’t crazy about the guidelines, but it is very clear that NewsBreak is NOT Medium — they want just…
