Bella Online is the second-largest website that is focused on women and their issues. The site is written entirely by the owner, Lisa Shea, and the hundreds of freelance writers who populate the enormous site with content in hundreds of categories. The site receives more than 20 million views every month.
Each of the freelance writers who write for Bella Online is the editor of their own category. They keep it updated with weekly content that is relevant to their specific topic. They edit their own articles and they make money from their own affiliate links that they place within each article. Bella Online does not pay for content directly. Income from Bella Online articles generally comes from Amazon or similar affiliate program sales as well as the sale of ebooks that can be listed in the site's bookstore.
Becoming a Bella Editor
BellaOnline.com hires both freelance writers who are beginners to Web writing and those who have experience in SEO writing. For those without SEO writing experience, the site's extensive training program teaches them about SEO, standard Web writing style and affiliate programs.
The training program is a required part of becoming a Bella Online writer, and it takes about a month to become a fully-trained writer for the site. With reading and quizzes required for every writer, no matter their skill level, the site can be sure that every writer has the tools needed to carry out the site's mission to provide useful content for women.
Though the site is touted as a women's site, men can also become Bella Online writers. Freelance writers can apply through the site with by expressing an interest in a specific category that is available and providing writing samples and ideas for future articles within the desired topic.
Bella Online also has a large forum, with a message board devoted to each of the site's categories. Each Bella editor is responsible for moderating and participating in the forum that is dedicated to their category. Each editor must also send out a regular newsletters to their readers who choose to subscribe to the category's newsletter.
Charity Support
The owner of BellaOnline.com uses the site to support a number of charities. Some of the proceeds of the site are used to make microloans to women in third-world nations. The loans and business loans that can be as low as $25 and are used by the women to help start or expand a small business.
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