Is iWriter the best article writing website? I used to think so in the past. But after getting exposure, I realized that there are way better ways of earning as a writer.
This post therefore remains here for the sake of the freelance writer who still wants to work on this site.
Before going far, I would want to stress that it will work best for people who are good in writing, not someone just testing the system. The better your writing skills are, the better your experience with iWriter will be.
Let me not waste time introducing this site but delve right into the iWriter.com review.
What is iWriter?
iWriter.com is an article writing website that is used and loved by many. The pay is not the best but the upper levels can earn you decent cash.
In this site you don’t waste time bidding for projects. It works differently.
It’s has a job queue where you can simply log in, select the article you want to write and start writing immediately without reaching out to the client.
It has a rating system which will be used to determine which projects you’ll be eligible to do.
Each article on the queue has it’s own instructions. To see them, you click on the small plus sign on the left of each description, you’ll find details about what the client wants.
Each article you write will need to be approved in 3 days by the client. If they don’t approve, the article will be auto-approved by the system and you’ll get paid. Each article (apart from those auto-approved) is rated and the ratings will help you to get to a higher ranking.
If you have many low ratings, you will get a warning and eventually get banned. Therefore, as you start, focus on getting as many high ratings as possible.
So what does rating mean in the site?
The rating is simply someone giving your article a “score” (between 1 and 5) for each article. 1 star means a very poor article while 5 stars depict an excellent article. A good average rating will lead to a better ranking and therefore more money and more projects.
What does ranking mean in iWriter.com
There are four levels where you can be ranked as below.
The prices written reflect the prices at the date of updating this article. They are subject to future changes. These are also average prices, some requesters pay more. Generally, writers are paid 81% of the amounts paid by requesters for articles.
1. Standard Writers
You are automatically a standard writer once you sign up to iWriter. This means you’ll have access to articles that are meant for standard writers. Payments per article for Standard writers are as follows:
- 150 words – $1.01
- 300 words – $1.62
- 500 words – $2.24
- 700 words – $4.05
- 1000 words – $6.07
2. Premium Writers
You become a Premium writer when you have at least 25 ratings in your account averaging 4.1 stars and above. The current rates for Premium writers are:
- 150 words – $1.62
- 300 words – $3.24
- 500 words – $4.05
- 700 words – $5.27
- 1000 words – $8.10
3. Elite Writers
This is one of the dream places to be in the site. You become an Elite writer when you have at least 30 ratings in your account and an average of 4.6 stars and above. An Elite writer earns an average of the following:
- 150 words – $3.50
- 300 words – $5.67
- 500 words – $8.10
- 700 words – $10.13
- 1000 words – $14.99
4. Elite Plus Writers
This is the best of the best level in iWriter. This is also reflected in the pay. To become an Elite Plus Writer, you need an average of 4.85 stars and at least 40 ratings. See the rates below:
- 150 words – $8.10
- 300 words – $14.60
- 500 words – $24.30
- 700 words – $30.30
- 1000 words – $45
Special requests
A special request in iWriter means that a requester sends a project directly to you, or to a small group of writers that includes you. Special requests pay more than the regular articles.
You also get to have repeated writing opportunities from the requesters. For example, a few years ago, I used to write eBooks for a specific requester. I did it for a long time. He kept giving me 5 star ratings since he already liked my style and I kept giving him great content. This therefore worked as an excellent symbiotic relationship.
Plagiarism checker
I personally have a Copyscape account that I had been using to check my content for plagiarism years ago. Nowadays I mostly use it when outsourcing work to other writers.
iWriter automatically runs your work through Copyscape for free.
You will only be charged in case the first run gets some duplicate content. The content will be highlighted and you will have a chance to correct them. You’ll be given 3 chances to do this. If an article fails Copyscape thrice, your account will be suspended.
Most good writers naturally don’t plagiarize so if you’re one, this shouldn’t worry you.
Grammar test
iWriter has a short and very easy grammar test that you need to do before you start writing. To get to the grammar test, just click on “Write Content”, scroll down to articles tagged as “Standard” and click on the little grey plus sign. Click “Write Article”. You’ll be prompted to do the short grammar test of 15 questions. Pass mark is 13 out of 15.
Conclusion
This is a site that can get someone going for a while as they look for higher paying gigs.
Any good writer will have an easy time due to the fact that many articles will be approved and he will keep rising through the ranks.
A below average writer on the other hand will easily quit due to many rejections and they may never get out of the standard ranking. Sadly, according to me, iWriter has very bad rejection rates.
You don’t have a working relationship with clients so you’re unable to consult and clarify on instructions. This makes it a disaster when it comes to rejections.
Due to this fact, many who are below average give up within a few weeks. Only start on it if you know for sure that your writing is above average. This site used to be one of my personal best sites in my first year of writing.
In case you will forget everything else I have written in this iWriter.com review, please remember these two things:
- Always aim to get to the Elite Plus ranking so that you can earn good cash.
- Always aim to get special requests.
Check out the second part of this review. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask. Also feel free to comment below and give suggestions about what your best article writing website is.
Hi Walter, I have been working under someone for two months. However, he has never paid me fully. Last time i requested for the pay, he came up with excuses that my work was fined $400, then dismissed me. How practical was that?
Hi Huron,
So sorry about that. I’d encourage you to avoid working for scammers. There are many ways to identify them that you can constantly be researching on so that you don’t get caught off guard.
My best ways to avoid them include:
1. Asking for at least 50% payment upfront. Sometimes I even go for 100%.
2. Going for escrow payments (look up what that means) or using platforms like Upwork which have safety measures
Sorry once again. I also lot a lot when I was an uninformed beginner. May things work out for you in future!
Hello Walter, what does suspension mean in iwriter. I can’t access my account since it’s on suspension from receiving 3 consecutive copy scape warnings. Does it mean I have lost my account?
Hi Joe,
Means you’ve been locked out for a while. Contact iWriter support though.
Hello Walter,
Am a iwriter beginner but every time I try to write an article it keeps telling me that the someone else has started writing the article. What can I do for that to get an article to write?
Hi Clinton,
Once you spot a good article, click on “Write Article” real quick so that no one beats you to it.
Hey, I would love to register,the process please?
Hi Sharon,
It’s currently not hiring.
Hello Walter
A trying to pick an assignment to write on fro iwriter but i am unable to.please guide.
regards
Joseph
Hi Joseph,
If you’ve just joined you’re a Standard writer. Not many jobs there but keep trying.
Meanwhile try out better methods as listed here https://freelancerkenya.com/money-online/how-to-make-money-online-in-kenya-as-a-freelance-writer/
Awesome post, credit all the way
Many thanks Enock.
Hi Walter,
I read your article with great interest. I’m a full time affiliate marketer who has been using iwriter mostly for SEO content for some time. But I have found it can be a bit clunky to use and some parts can be buggy – most notably when trying to add my preferred writers to a project.
I’m in the process of launching my own content creation service which is in a similar vain to iwriter called qwertycontent com. I know this is something of a shameless plug but it might be useful to your readers who want to use it as another income source. Its early days so the job posting is a bit sporadic, But, all the same it is another potential income source.
Hi Adam,
Thanks for your opinion on iWriter. I’m glad you’re launching your own service. I hope it will be great for both clients and writers.
helo walter kindly help me find a real site where you do survey and get paid
Hi Jeff. I’ve never done survey jobs but I believe that there are many scams and pay peanuts. It’s better to try better skills such as article writing or transcription.
i would wish to apply for the FAST TRACK program could you advice me on how exactly it work and the way forward
Hi Jeff,
Here are details on the fast track program https://freelancerkenya.com/article-writing-websites/iwriter-fast-track-program/
It’s best to just build your ratings on your own instead of using that though.
All the best.
hi,
how long does it take for the money transferred from iwriter to reflect on PayPal?
Hi Hesbon. Just a few hours. Be patient it will come.
Hi Walter, I recently wrote three articles for a client in iwriter and he rejected them all saying that I wrote about the wrong product and gave me one star for each of them. A few days later I checked his ratings only to find that he had approved other articles from other writers and I could tell from the titles that we had wrote about the same thing/product. Is there any grounds to complain to iwriter support. Please advise because the rating he gave me pulled from 4.3 up to 3.5 and I had worked very hard to get to 4.3. Thanks
Hi Dickson. First of all, avoid writing many articles for one client who has never approved your work before. Second, I doubt that it’s grounds for a complaint since support can’t force a client to approve your work. The only grounds for a complaint is when a client rejects and gives the work to someone else. So sorry for the whole situation. Strive to lift your ratings back up as soon as possible.
Hi Walter!
Just registered with iWriter. In the confirmation mail, there is a tutorial video on how to get the best out of iWriter. Do I go ahead to watch the video or get your training material first? I would wish to be methodical.
Hi Raphael. Yeah, go ahead and watch the video. They will make it easier for you to go about the site.
Hello i have been trying to sign up but i cant manage to get through Assist please
Hello Dominic. What errors do you get?
hello walter i have tried to sign up an account with iwriter but im not going through please help
Hi Joseph, check mail.
Hello Walter, I am not sure about the word count. If the word count is 400 do I have to write exactly 400 words? Or more or less? Thanks for all the help you are providing 🙂
Hi Anirban. You have to meet the minimum word count or up to 10% more. Never less. Thanks.
Which site do I create an account?
Hi Lawrence. The site is http://www.iwriter.com
hi. am new on iwriter. i wrote an article and submitted but it was found to contain copied material. is it possible to edit and resubmit given that the allocated time has elapsed? thanks
Hi Sylvia
Thanks for your email.
You should try edit and submit before time elapses. In case time elapses, you can try pick it up from queue before someone else.
All the best.
I know this topic is 3 years old but recently I’ve got a problem with iWriter. After writing my article, I hit the submit button but the site takes a little too long to load, so I pressed the submit button multiple times hoping it’ll speed up.
By the time I finished this iWriter noticed me that I’ve not passed Copyscape for 3 times in a row! I haven’t seen any sign of suspension yet, but is this ok?
Do they ban you immediately after this or what? Hope to get your reply
Hi John
They ban you immediately. What happened in your case?
hae walter, thanks for that great insight.im just wondering, can you download images from google and include them in your artice or that would be part of plagiarism and also how do you tranfer work from msword to your client,
Hi Jack
You can’t download images from Google and use on clients. Unless you get them from free image sites such as http://www.sxc.hu and morguefile.com.
To deliver: In iWriter you paste on the editor and read through to make sure Word did not introduce illegible characters. In other sites you just attach the article to the message box and send.
i got a two weeks suspensions on iwriter for cancelling an ebook project.my query is if my rating wil be reversed to what it was before?
Hi Josephat. Sorry about the two weeks suspension. You can confirm with support whether they will give you back your previous ratings. Never cancel an ebook there though.
I got the same ban today for cancelling an ebook , did they reverse your ratings?
If they reduced your rating for reversing an ebook then in two weeks all should be fine Johnny.
Hae Walter. I haven’t received my first payment from i writer. My iwriter acc reads xero so does my pay pal. I have a verified email.
Hi Patrick
I believe you received, right?
Sorry, sometimes it delays.
Hi, there, I am also facing a problem. I have been working on this site for sometime now. but today, I went on to submit an article I was working on and ?I got a “404 Forbidden error kind of message” telling me I do not have permission to access the site. since then, for about 5 hours now, I have not accessed my iWriter account.I am currently in Kenya. What is the problem? And why can’t I access my account?
Hi Steve. Sorry for the challenge. They recently banned some IPs so it may be difficult to access the site sometimes with Orange or Safaricom modems. Try Airtel.
Well, it is true that they pocket registrants money whenever they feel like. My friend lost 250 dollars, they would not credit it to her paypal. Similarly, I lost around 60 dollars. Shameless behavior. As far as their excuse on poor writing and other stuff, they still should not pocket the money which we have already earned. If they are so money hungry they rather open donation bank like beggars for themselves than such cheap antics
Hi Arjita
I am so sorry to hear about what happened to you and your friend.
I fully agree with you that they should not insist on remaining with people’s money. They should give it back since it is not theirs.
Thanks
I had issues with them but we resolved them amicably. now i can attest that its a good site. Planning to do a review concerning it on http://www.morraizn.blogspot.com
No worries Morris. Happy to hear all went well.
Hi Walter, I agree with you that iwriter is one of the best site for freelancers. It’s because of this post that i decided to give it a try and so far so good. There are always projects to do and i’m working my way up.I would recommend iwriter to anybody who can write a good article.Thanks a bunch for being so kind!
Hi Mercy,
Thanks a bunch. iWriter is indeed awesome.
Hi,
I am working with iWriter for just some days now. But I read about the payment problems that the writers are facing. The account balance is transferred to the Paypal account but doesn’t reflect there. Please let me know if this website actually pays off the writers?
Hi Ranjeet,
Yes, the site actually pays writers. It gets reflected after a couple of hours. In fact, I’ve never heard of a writer who did not get paid, unless they violated the site’s policies and were banned.
There’s a problem with Article Teller’s writer sign up page, the fields are displayed in half and the submit button is not visible….is the site down or what’s up??
Hello,
Thanks for your comment. I believe it is a temporary error that’s being fixed.
Feel free to contact their support team and let us know what they say.
Thanks
Hi, I have been an iWriter for a while now. My payment was sent to my paypal account and my iWriter account reads Zero. However, the balance does not reflect in my paypal account. Someone advice pls
Hi Maureen,
Don’t worry at all. The cash will be in your PayPal account in 2-3 hours.
Let us know how it goes.
my iwriter balance was paid more than 72 hours ago but does not reflect in my paypal account. iwriter team tells me that the transaction is completed but again nothing reflects on paypal. what could be the problem?
Hi Simon,
Sorry for what happened.
Check your iWriter profile to see if you used the correct PayPal address.
In case you used the correct one, go ahead and contact PayPal support.
Let me know how it goes.
Are your country suffering from 403 forbidden? Can you give me advice how to resolve this problem?
Yes, our country suffers from that.
The only way to resolve that is to change your internet service provider. It works like a miracle 🙂
Hey, kindly change your ip address. I usually use fake usa ip address. Go to hidemyass.com to get usa ip adresses.
I find it easier to just buy an Airtel modem which will eliminate the need of struggling with IP masks.
Great article Walter. Thanks for the information. God bless!
Thanks a lot Kevin.
Stay tuned and keep following this blog for bigger things to come.
Cheers
Hi,
I was writing for iwriter from last 6 months but now my account has been banned, i would like to ask is there any other website like iwriter.com?
Hi Ch Akhlas,
Sorry for the ban. Have you tried changing your internet provider, I heard it helps. Alternatively, check out these posts for more sites which you can check out:
http://freelancerkenya.wordpress.com/2012/04/13/verified-sites-where-you-can-make-money-online-in-kenya-by-walter-akolo/
http://webwriterspotlight.com/best-upfront-pay-writing-websites-and-blogs-101
Believe signing up for many iwriter accounts is legal. Confirm to me.
Hello Philip,
Kindly email iWriter support and they’ll help you with that.
All the best 🙂
I still can’t access mine how did you guys access?….:-(
I believe they are bringing it back slowly. You should soon be able to access it.
Guys feel free to follow my other post which talks specifically about this suspension. Thank you
http://freelancerkenya.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/iwriter-suspends-kenya/
This is very sad news about Kenyans hacking and and trying to reap where they’ve not sown. Now it has affected even innocent people. At least there are other sites where we can continue to write.
Yes, it is so sad. And it is not only Kenya which has been affected. I hope all goes well soon. I agree that we should go on with other sites. I’ll definitely update you if there is any other great new thing out there. Also feel free to share your ideas on any other good sites you come across.
I have just accessed iwriter.com again. The site is accessible in Kenya once more I guess. Got to deal with a couple of special requests. Really glad :).
All the best people!
That’s true Ben. I am also accessing it and trying to handle one special request. Always feel free to share ideas here so that guys can spread their wings some more.
I have been using iwriter for months now and made some good amount of money. Today’s message that ‘iwriter is not compatible with your country at this time’ was a shocker. It started with 403 Forbidden Error before graduating into a total exclusion. I had received my weekly withdrawal and had just worked on two personal requests before I got the shock like 5 hours ago, yet I could access the site about 6 or 7 hours ago.
Whoever tried hacking their site should be ashamed of himself for denying us such a sound income.
Hi Benleem. I totally agree that this was a big shocker. The people concerned need to get caught and stopped. Our government also needs to work on a way in which it can improve the online environment. Anyway, you can take this opportunity to look into other options. All the best.
Hi Walter. I agree, we need to look for other options, they are immense. I have been around close to 5 years now and I can’t complain, thank God. I have boarded another bus already. So many options out there.
Thanks!
Hi Walter,
Today I got the shock of my life when I logged into iWriter and the website kept on giving me a funny message. So I wrote to them and this is the reply I got…
“Users from Kenya may no longer work on iWriter until further notice.
Your funds will be sent to your paypal account with the next schedule that your account will meat.
Brad.”
How unfair is this really? Am I the only one who has gotten this message or are there any others? Let me know your thoughts
Hi Writer Msa,
I got the concern a few moments ago but I thought it was fake. I have just tried logging in and found that Kenyans have been locked out from iWriter.
Another guy has just sent me a support screenshot of iWriter telling him that many Kenyans have tried hacking and stealing money from their system so they locked us all out.
Yes, it doesn’t seem fair at all. I hope they correct it soon. Sorry for how it has affected you and all other Kenyans out there.
Thanks a lot Walter. Every single piece of advice I get from you is truly appreciated. God bless you.
You are most welcome.
To your success, Walter
Hello again Walter,
A quick question :). How do I contact clients when I am writing their work to confirm their instructions? I’ve tried to do so several times in vain which has led me to cancel the projects because I couldn’t understand specifically what they wanted. The messaging system on iwriter seems either not to work or is extremely slow. Please advice.
Hi Writer Msa :),
The messaging system actually works well. Some requesters ignore the messages when you send them so it may seem like the message is not going through.
The only way to contact them is through the “contact requester” link when their jobs are in the queue. Most will not respond since they’ll assume another writer will do the work. Some requesters on the other hand don’t check iWriter till the project is done and they receive an email telling them that a certain article has been finished. By then, they don’t need to check messages. I use messages all the time, including today.
If they don’t respond, ignore their projects and move to the next ones with clear instructions. All the best 🙂
Hello Freelancer Kenya,
I am back again with my numerous questions :). I wanted to ask when my star will be upgraded from standard to premium as I have over 30 reviews in my account and 31 articles written. My star is above 4. I thought it would change automatically but it hasn’t. I have contacted their customer support and am awaiting their answer.
Wow. Congratulations Writer Msa, Great work 🙂
It should happen automatically. I believe it has as of now. Aim for Elite now and continue with the great job so that you can secure many special requests. 🙂
Thanks Walter,
The status changed automatically so now it’s just to put more effort and get to elite. Thanks a lot for your advice. It has makes a huge difference for a newcomer like me into the freelancing world.
Congratulations once again. I am always happy to help. Always feel free to ask any more questions.
Hi Bracksidis,
You are welcome 🙂
I have never experienced that. You can try editing it from another computer since your profile should not be read only. This may have been made so by a slow internet connection or a browser problem. You can feel free to contact support in case the problem persists.
Thank you
Thank you for this review. Has anybody encountered this: I have a problem with my iwriter account. On My profile, my email seemed to have been changed from: brackjero@gmail.com now i see: “brackjero@gmail.com_scamming system” I cant be able to access any massage like change of my paypal address. Please let me know how i can reset my email which is a ‘read only’ on the profile .Thank you.
iam getting a lot of “Sorry, you’ve logged into iWriter with too many accounts” what does that mean and how can i avoid such.
Hello ihurst!
You will have to contact their support. When logged in to iWriter, click on support. You will be taken to Brad Callen support desk. Go to register and register your account so that you can be able to access their support. Submit a ticket with your concerns and you’ll be sorted out by their support team. That is the only way to sort that out for now.
Tell me how it goes.
Walter
Thanks so much! You have been of great help. God bless you.
You are very welcome Writer Msa. God bless you too.
Hi Freelancer Kenya,
Am relatively new to iwriter but so far so good. I have a few things to ask though,
1) Twice now I have been logged out while about to submit an article and when I tried refreshing the website it continually says am logged into many accounts. This normally isn’t the case as I only logged in once through my phone and logged out and even cleared the cache. It has been extremely frustrating as I usually do my best to complete a certain number of articles so I can get to the next level as fast as possible. When I try refreshing, it always says the same thing and I have to reboot by which time it’s too late as the article is already being written by someone else. iwriter doesn’t seem to have a contact e-mail I can complain to and so I decided to ask you. Any ideas how I can stop this from occurring again?
2) How can I get special requests?
Thanks and looking forward to hearing from you!
Hi Writer Msa,
Sorry for your frustrations.
1. Accounts
You can contact iWriter through their contact page. Just click on “Contact” it will take you to Brad Callen Support. You can register for support there and then submit a ticket. They’ll give you a separate password for contacting them.
They do log someone out, actually your session times out. The same thing happens with sites like PayPal, HELB e.t.c when you don’t use your account for a number of minutes. You should be able to log in just fine. If it brings that too many accounts thing, keep refreshing the page.
Use the above method to email their Support team and a nice guy called Charlie will sort you out so that you don’t keep getting the “…logged in to too many accounts” thing.
2. Special requests
As for special requests, just keep doing a good job and requesters will start sending you special requests. There is no specific shortcut to those. What can help you is when you review a client, you can tell them something like “thank you, feel free to send a special request for more”.
Feel free to ask any more questions.
All the best
I am in Kenya and the same thing keeps happening to me, as a result i have lost numerous articles well written and about to be submitted as the time lapses before you manage to log in again. iwriter should address this issue immediately, its so frustrating. i have already tried to contact them
Hi Mike
The support team should sort that out. Tell me how it goes.
Thanks and all the best.
Thanks freelancerkenya. I’ll just join copyscape then. Will let you know in case I come across any other good site.
You are most welcome Writer Msa.
Thanks. I don’t know of another one which can do a job as good as Copyscape. I have also tried others here and there but results are not the best. Please let us know as soon as you find another good free one.
I personally use Copyscape. I find the 0.05 per article worth the investment. I love iWriter coz it sorts that out for you for free.
Great article! Just a question, is there another website apart from copyscape where one can check their article for plagiarism for free? I need a free website because the one am using now (www.articlechecker.com) doesn’t seem to be any good.
You are most welcome.
Hey. Just found this site, and I’m loving it 😀 I’ve actually just signed up to iWriter.com, so thanks for that. My question is,how does their payment system work?
Hi. Happy to hear you are loving it. iWriter pays via PayPal. You can choose to receive the payment every week on Tuesday, once every two weeks on Wednesday or once a month on either 5th or 25th. All the best.
Thanks 🙂