Do you want continuous special requests or to become an Elite Plus writer in iWriter? 
Do you want to get many 5 star ratings?
Are you getting too many rejections? The tips below will help you become an iWriter success story.
1. Write Quality Articles
This is an obvious point but it still remains true.
It is hard to judge the quality of your articles yourself so it would be great to bounce your first articles off someone for a review. You can also use PenStars for professional content assessment.
If you are new to iWriter you may need to check my other article on how iWriter works.
2. Start With Short Articles
When you join iWriter, you automatically become a Standard writer. You’ll need 25 reviews with an average of 4.1 stars to become a Premium writer and qualify to be paid more money.
Why start with short articles?
The answer is simple:
One 5 star is one 5 star, whether you wrote a 150 word article or a 1000 word article. As a Standard writer, you are looking for more stars to get to the Premium or Elite ranking.
It will take you approximately the same time to write one 1000-word as six 150-word articles.
If we assume that all these get a 5 star rating, the 1000 word article will give you one 5 star while the 150 word articles will give you six 5 stars.
Of course there are times when there are no short articles in the queue and you’ll have no option but to pick the longer ones. The key here is to strive to write as many short ones as possible when you are starting off.
3. Choose Specific Requesters
Here is a little experiment:
Quickly go to iWriter.
On the home page, you’ll see a list of the most prolific writers and another list of highest rated writers. Their names are hyperlinked therefore click on any writer’s name in either list.
Now, check who has rated them. You’ll notice that there is either one or a few repeated requesters rating them.
This shows that they are doing one of two things; either getting special requests from those requesters or repeatedly writing for specific requesters.
Why is this? If you write for a requester and he accepts your article with a high rating, there is a high chance that he will accept and highly rate other articles from you. Try as much as possible to write for requesters who have rated you highly before. This will give you a high chance of getting better ratings and more special requests.
4. Over-Deliver on Special Requests
This cannot be over-emphasized. A special request not only pays more, it also gives you an opportunity to build a great relationship with a requester.
If all goes well, you can have a steady flow of work from that requester leading to more great ratings.
One point to note is the fact that some clients will request for work on different niches. You may deliver great content on one niche but if they request for work which you are 90% sure you can’t deliver, tell them in advance to avoid messing up your relationship.
Making sure you always over-deliver on special requests will get you a stream of such requests and in turn a stream of 5 star ratings.
5. Don’t Forget The Queue
If all the above steps go well, there is a high chance that you will mostly be servicing special requests. The temptation here is to forget the queue.
Now, imagine you’re a requester with a website.
You’ll not need articles all the time. You may need, say, 5-10 articles per month.
As a website owner, your site may stop bringing you profit, forcing you to pull it down.
Additionally, if all your work is being written by one writer, your content may start looking stale and you may need some fresh ideas, therefore change writers.
Knowing all the above things from a requester’s perspective show the importance of always going back to the queue and writing for new clients who may also start sending you special requests.
This will keep your workflow constant and your income steady. When one requester goes, another new one will come in to replace them.
6. Diversify
Continue writing on other platforms and not iWriter only. In fact, you can use my guide to getting high paying freelance writing jobs.
There are many times people have lowered their iWriter ratings by trying to submit lots of work in a short time to make ends meet financially, especially when facing a cash problem.
Imagine rent is due next week and there is no viable writing project on iWriter.
Instead of rushing to write poor articles for clients with very low approval rates, you can simply tap into your other writing platforms and personal clients.
In fact if you have more writing work outside iWriter, chances are that you will be writing top quality articles on all these platforms since you will never lack work or have to resort to desperate measures.
Ultimately, with diversification, you may never again need sites like iWriter for writing jobs. You will be getting enough high-paying clients from outside sources to meet your writing demand. Imagine getting to a point where you are being paid $25-150+ per article (which is actually the market rate out there).
At such rates, 2 articles per day will be more than enough!
7. Follow Up With Rejected Articles
Doesn’t it just feel bad when an article is rejected?
Well, always crosscheck your rejected articles to see if they have been reused by the clients. This can simply be done by going to Google Advanced Search and keying in either the title or a long sentence from your rejected article on the box named “this exact word or phrase”.
In case it was reused, your search results will show you where it was posted. Tell this to iWriter Support and the crooked requester will get banned from iWriter.
Do this after a couple of weeks since some people take some time to upload content. In case you wrote a high quality article and it was rejected, feel free to post it elsewhere; on your blog, on an article directory or on a Web 2.0 site.
Never let an article lie wasted in your computer or your rejected articles list while it could be making money online somewhere. For reused rejected articles, iWriter support used to remove the bad rating. Sadly, nowadays they just ban the client but keep the rating – which I believe is not a justified move.
8. Write on Specific Niches
It is always important to think ahead.
As a writer, you definitely do better in 2 or 3 niches as compared to the rest. Make sure you optimize those niches.
Let’s say you love writing about weight loss, making money online and self improvement. I would advise you to start your own blogs on these topics and post often on your blogs.
In iWriter, look for projects on these topics and maximize on them. This makes you an authority in those topics. You even get to a level where you don’t need to research to write an article on them.
In case any of your articles gets rejected and you are confident it was great, simply add it to your blog and you’ll be okay. It goes without saying that you should make sure you monetize your blog properly so that any post you make on it will have some monetary value.
Being an authority in certain subjects will soon make iWriter too cheap for you; requesters will not be able to afford you. You’ll be beyond Elite Plus!
9. Keep Increasing Your Typing and Reading Speed
Do you know your typing speed? If not you can take a quick online typing test here. The faster you can type and research, the more you’ll be able to write and submit top quality articles on iWriter.
There are many tools online that you can use to help you increase your typing speed. Two that I can recommend are Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing and TypingMaster. I personally used Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing many years back and can now type at 103 words per minute.
Speed reading is very important for research. With it, you’ll be able to eliminate distractions, read very fast, get main points quickly and be able to collect relevant information that you need for your article in record speed.
When these two skills combine, you will be able to finish an article in a matter of minutes. You’ll be surprised at the number of articles you can write in a day.
Bottom Line
Remember not every good writer succeeds in writing for cash. It takes a lot of interest, passion and persistence to make you a great writer in iWriter and other platforms. Using the above tips will help you become a successful Elite writer in iWriter. You’ll in fact soon outgrow the site and move on to better things.
Are you an Elite Plus writer? Are there any other tips I missed? Feel free to share them on the comments section below.
Please sir, I know that I comment way too late, my question goes like this. I am new joining iwriter…but any article that I choose to write on, after writing it, when I try to summit it, it just store in my draft instead of it to be stored on the completed box…Please what should I do?
Hi Jollity,
Sorry for that.
Make sure your internet connection is okay and things should work fine. If it persists, contact iWriter support.
Hi
i want to know that what is the maximum earning at iwriter? I mean the highest record earning? Is iwriter a good platform for good earning. Please guide me in detail about maximum earning here
Hi Nazish,
They display some of their best writers on their homepage, you can check it out.
As a new writer it’s not easy to earn much there.
You can communicate with iWriter support and see if they can give you the exact figures of their top earners.
Hello Walter,
I really love your post Walter, and I appreciate the valuable insights you have given. I have been a writer with iWriter for the past two or so years. So far, I have written over 4k articles (3844 to be exact) and only 134 of my articles have been rejected. What is hurting is that I am stuck in premium level with a rating of 4.5701. I am sure my writing has greatly improved over the years but since I have written so many articles, my rating increases only by decimals despite tons of 5-star reviews.
I believe I have what it takes to be an elite or elite plus writer. Today, I have a pool of clients that trust me with their projects. If I start another account, I risk losing them and I am also not ready to build a profile from scratch. I have also thought of having my own blog but, well, am not good in these things. What piece of advice can you give me to help me make the most out of my writing without hurting my clients. Is there an easy and affordable way to start a blog without webdesign skills?
Thanks
Doreen
Hi Doreen,
Congrats!
With all those articles I believe you’ve outgrown iWriter by now. And yes you can start a blog without web design skills. Once in a while it’s good to shed off some clients who you’ve outgrown, especially if they’re hindering your further growth. You just politely inform them that you’ve increased your rates. You can even give them a writer friend of yours who can also deliver quality.
About other methods you can use, follow my step by step guide here https://freelancerkenya.com/money-online/how-to-make-money-online-in-kenya-as-a-freelance-writer/
All the best!
Sorry guys to comment on an old post. But, I feel that I just have to vent out. I was just reading the part about following up with rejected articles, where Walter wrote:
“For reused rejected articles, iWriter support will remove the bad rating from a reused “rejected article” and you will stay on course to getting to your Elite Plus status.”
Well, I just went through this experience and the truth is iWriter does not remove the bad rating and review from a re-used rejected article (perhaps they did in the past, but now they do not). They only discontinue the requester’s account but the damning rejection will continue to have an impact on your star rating plus not to mention the fact that the fallacious feedback will continue to show on your review history. In fact, here’s how a support agent replied after I reported a requester who rejected an article I wrote and used it on their website.
“Unfortunately, no matter the circumstances we cannot remove any ratings or reviews that are given.”
Mind you, the requester had an approval rating of more than 75%. It was a bad experience to invest my time and effort in a 1,000-word Elite article (valued at $14.99) only for the requester to give a false reason for rejection and use my work. I cannot even ask that rogue requester to pull down the article because his website has no contact info.
Thanks for your feedback and so sorry for that experience. Initially they used to remove the bad review. I’ve edited the post to reflect your update. As I’ve said elsewhere, working in iWriter should not be used as a long-term strategy. Later one should aim to get their own awesome, private clients.
Hi Walter,
What an amazing article!This is an article that has offered so much help .Am really slow in typing do i have to pay to access thanks a lot the typing site lessons?
Hi Mercy,
Thanks for your kind words.
You don’t need to pay to access. Yes, keep following the typing lessons.
I always come back here for great insights. What an experience it is always. Thank you again.
Most welcome James.
I enjoyed all your blogs on Iwriter and really appreciate the mentorship and free guidance. Do you mind creating an ebook for the Iwriter series? I believe it will go a long way in aiding some of us.
Hi Keyah. Thanks for your kind words. I will consider writing an ebook on it or for things better than iWriter.
i failed in my grammar test so now what is the alternative now?? can i give test again or not??
Hi Sanjiv. Try again in two days. Constantly work on improving your grammar and writing.
I’ve been writing articles on iWriter for some time now. I want to know other similar sites. Please advise!
Hi Silvester,
You can try out these sites https://freelancerkenya.com/money-online/legitimate-freelancing-websites/
Thanks.
Hi Dan:-)
Your piece is worth it.Thanks Bro.
hi walter
i must say am impresses with your writing skills. my question is how does iwriter rank writers? For instance, if i have written 20 articles rated 5 star then the next article i write is rated 4 star. Which rate will i be given?
Thanks Dan for your kind words.
They do an average of all your work. Like in your example, they’ll do 20×5 and add 4×1 then divide it all by 21 to get your average rating for the 21 articles.
Thanks.
hello Walter,
it has been a month since i joined i writer,i have written 23 articles with a 4.95 star rating,i was wondering whether it is possible to be directly promoted to elite level or i have to pass through premium level
Hi Nyawira
Wonderful, excellent job!
Yeah, once you hit 30 articles you’ll be promoted to Elite Plus at that rate.
All the best.
Hi Nyawira,
I recently joined iwriter, i have written 2 articles so far and they have both been approved and rated 3.5 by both requesters. I noticed I’m weak in the keyword density and have only been achieving 0%. kindly assist a sister out. What do you recommend I should do to improve and get a 5star rating.
Hi Dianah. Best to follow client instructions when it comes to keyword density. Sometimes the iWriter keyword checker doesn’t give the real density so do it yourself. If a client doesn’t tell you how many times to use the keyword, aim for 0.5% to 1% keyword density. This means there should be one keyword in 100 to 200 words. Less is okay but more is not advised. Once again, follow the client instructions.
hi there!! ..
I failed the grammar test before few days and now I am again ready with my accurate grammar, so how should I give my test again ..
They are showing me again and again the message of test failed..
plzz help me here
Hi Sahil
I believe you can retake it right now. If it’s not working email iWriter support.
Hello Walter,
Your website has given me an endless supply of useful information that I’ve incorporated into my writing, as well as it has served as a motivational and inspirational guide to persevere and continue to write regardless of the hardships.
I’ve recently stumbled upon Iwriter, my first contact with online money making, and it turned out fairly well: after a few failed and banned accounts due to low rating I’ve managed to achieve more than a dozen approved articles with a decent overall score of 4.2.
Since I use Iwriter’s text editor and it is not adequate for proper text formatting and punctuation, my question to you is: Can Word be used as a text editor and the text then copied into Iwriter, and which rules to follow in order to provide the client with a valid writing?
Thank you for your understanding.
Hi Benjamin
Thanks a lot for your kind words. Yes, you can write on MS Word and paste on iWriter. After that look through the article since it may bring in some unreadable formatting and paragraphs may not be well spaced. Edit it there so that the spacing and wording is well done then submit it.
All the best.
This is great info! I also want to share this article on how iWriter newbies can find article writing mentorship through Facebook. Read by clicking the link in my website
Thanks Maina. I appreciate the sharing.
Hi I am new on iwriter.I tried to do the grammar test but my internet connection went off and when I was online again I was notified that I had failed the test how can I retake the test or how should I go on.Then please can you advice me on how I can get to funds loaded to my payoneer account in Kenya because I want to link payoneer with paypal account and transact.
Hi Click
You can follow the exact same process to retake the exam.
If you have a new Payoneer card, it can’t accept a private load (someone sending money to you). You have to receive money from an affiliate site e.g. Freelancer, Elance, EssayWriters, PayPal e.t.c. If you work on any of these sites, choose Payoneer as your choice for receiving funds.
If not, then verify PayPal using any other Visa or MasterCard ATM you have. Remember to first load it with at least Sh. 300.
After going through four of your posts, it still feels like am just finishing the first sentence…Captivating, Insightful and most of all, simple to comprehend…I don’t know how you manage to capture someone’s attention with such simple English. I am impressed. My take now is that, with web posting, it has something to do with passing the ideas and not just excelling in the language use. I am impressed
Thanks a lot Mike for your kind response.
Thanks for the tips there is a notorious requester who initially gave me 4 stars then after rejected all and brought down all my articles let me check if they used them I love the way you are generous with info Elance has worked very well for me got a good repeat client.
Hi Joy
I am so sorry for what happened with the notorious requester. I once got one like that but he had reused the article. I reported him and he was immediately banned and I was refunded.
Let me know how it goes.
I am glad Elance is working out great for you.
Thanks
Your website in general is very helpful and inspiring. You have a way with words.
hi walter? how do you post the high qualyty rejected articles on iwritter and how do you earn from them? Any links please, I have a couple and would also like the bad ratings to be eliminated since I am on the verge of becoming an Elite.
Hi Matts,
I am happy to hear you’re almost an Elite writer! Congrats!
I personally post them on EzineArticles and Triond. EzineArticles simply helps my site’s rankings while Triond has some income system which gives negligible cash. You can also post on HubPages. In case you link these accounts with Google AdSense, you can get some little money. It is too little to worry so much about. The good thing is one day they’ll reach the amount which they were rejected for and continue earning some little more instead of just lying on a computer.
Walter
Thank you walter. I joined iwriter 2 weeks back because of this post. I must say, i am more than impressed with their service. My first article was rejected but after that i have been on a very successful run. All my last 10 articles have been accepted with a five star rating apart from one. I am getting my first earnings on the 5th and i will share more on iwriter after that day.
Congrats.
Good to hear things are going well out there. Keep working hard there but also spread your wings so that you can increase your earning potential.
Walter
hi, and so which are these other sites which pay more.Please enlighten us
When it comes to articles, you don’t have that many options.
You can get some decent pay from Elance or Fiverr.
I’ve pretty much spent the entire day on your blog! This is a whole wealth of knowledge right here. I was given your link by a friend here in Msa.
I’ve recently registered with iWriter but have not yet come round to writing for them yet. Still learning the ropes and your blog here has been quite the eye opener for me. I’ll certainly get writing. Thanks.
Thanks Shikomsa for the kind words about the blog.
I am glad you have registered. Push yourself to start and soon you’ll be soaring.
Let me know anytime you need some help.
Thanks 🙂
Hey reedfanuel if u want serious writers who can write daily ,just contact me at alectrasolutions@gmail.com , and i will be there to help you further
reedfanuel,
You can also use social media. For example, you can tell guys on Facebook that you are looking for writers. Keep posting it daily for like 3 days. The best times to post that are 11am and 4pm in the evening. You should get some guys and some referrals.
You can try some local classifieds or jobs websites if push comes to shove.
Let us in on how it goes
Hi reedfanuel,
What’s your budget? Maybe guys are not comfortable with the price.
You can follow Andrew’s advice and post in on GlobeSkill. In case your budget is too low you can try posting on Freelancer.
What do you think about these?
Thanks
Hi Reed, why don’t you post your request on Globeskill? Am sure you might just get the right person there.
hey walter, help me find some writers at least two people who are willing to write properly everyday. i have tried finding by myself but it seems like am getting the wrong people. i will provide copies of my ID card in case of anything. thanks.
And you also get an email confirmation when your article is approved! Nice.
Angie,
Thanks for letting us know about these changes. I think they are for the better, apart from the 5 days thing which will affect the writers.
I really appreciate your comments Angie. Keep us posted if you notice anything. I’ll get back there today and also check if there is anything else.
Cheers
What intrigues me is that yesterday, I posted a 700 word article and by chance I noticed that its approval time was 5 days. The other articles today seemed alright. I don’t know how this happened. Right now, the article has not been approved and it has 3d 7hrs 22m to go. I don’t understand this.
Hi all, I have just noticed that iwriter has added a feature where the client instead of rejecting the article can ask you to redo it. I think this is great. I was asked to rewrite a 300 word article and given a duration of two days to complete it.
On the same note I have also noted that the approval time has changed but I think it varies with the article. Am not sure about how it is changing. I’ll have to dig more into this.
Thank you very much Angie for your comment.
I like that one of redoing. Some reject articles for flimsy reasons.
I would like to know more about the approval time. On my side it looks the same.
Keep us posted.
Peter,
Thanks for your comment. I posted more on CloudCrowd in the comments section of the article below.
http://freelancerkenya.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/iwriter-suspends-kenya/
What it says is that I have personally not heard of any successful Kenyans making it in CloudCrowd therefore putting referral links may neither benefit the referrer nor the reader. Readers are to research more on CloudCrowd before joining it. Follow the link above for more on what I wrote.
Great article Walter! Keep up the good work. At least now I know where I can go to improve my typing speed :). Thank you for being so resourceful.
Thanks a lot Writer Msa. I hope freelancing is taking you well. I know it can be tough sometimes.
Hello pal, thanks for checking up on me. Yes freelancing isn’t easy but I am thankful that so far the going is good. I am determined to make it 🙂
Thanks buddy for your feedback. Stay focused and all will be well 🙂
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