Their articles are upbeat, informative, hip and young in style. Very heavy into the how-to genre. For example, one of the articles available is How to Have an Affair. Think you can hack writing that kind of article?

Break Studios sign up can be found here.

Break Studios is for legal United States residents or citizens only, so don’t bother applying if you don’t legally reside or pay taxes within the US.

Articles for Break run between 200-800 words, and pay is low/medium. More than some of the penny-per-word content mills out there, but nothing that will allow retire writing just one article per day. The average seems to be about $10. They pay monthly via PayPal.

If you are looking to improve your article writing, try The Bloggers Guide to Effective Writing. Includes templates to streamline article writing, and tips to find inspiration when you truly believe there’s none to be found.

Good luck with Break Studios. Drop me a line after doing some business with them and let me know about the experience!

Sometimes I actually feel that way, too. But I have to remind myself that while I’m not necessarily better off than I was when I was a secretary in a large corporation, I’m no worse off, either. I lived every day in fear when I was a legal hack, worried that my overlords weren’t happy, or that my job wasn’t secure. It wasn’t, you know. It no longer exists. The company itself – around since the early 1900’s – lies in tatters, barely holding on.

It is very scary to be completely dependent on yourself, but it’s no less scary to be dependent on others. My ex-husband gives me that “poor Wendy” look, thinking about how unemployed I am. I’m not! In the past 3 months I’ve built a business that brings in about half what I made as a secretary. Not a lot, but a little more every week. And soon I will pass that salary and really be cooking! I started this freelance business when I was cornered – homeless and stateless, unable to find any work outside the home at all – and in 3 short months I have nearly gotten on my feet.

Yes, I might lose a client or two along the way. So might the XYZ Corp that someone else works for. If I lose a client, I can get another one quickly – or two or three – to fill the void, whereas XYZ Corp might just decide to cut that person’s position to save money.

Is that secretary really better off than I am?

The fact is, I am looking out for myself, whereas someone in Corporate Hell probably has no one at all looking out for them. This is my job. Don’t pity me for it. I have never been happier in my life.