Meager royalty checks, debatable credibility, and obnoxious banner ads have ranked high on the list of gripes. In January, WebSeed Publishing entered the fray of online publishing networks, offering a few twists guaranteed to pique the interest of even the most skeptical online writer. So is the network's use of unobtrusive text ads rather than banner and pop-up ads. As for the time writers must spend updating their own site, the minimum requirement is two hours per week.
Writers retain all their copyrights and are free to leave the network at any time.
Funded and operated by WebSeed , a profitable client services outfit based in Wyoming, the network already boasts more than 400 URLs. Like its competitors, topics on the network range from weeding to World War I to writing. And, according to Adams, the site expects to feature 1,000 domain names by this summer, without duplicating any topics. Its first aim is to provide a forum for writers with something valuable to say. But that's not to say you can't make a nice chunk of change if you play your cards right.