I’ve been a writer with Factoidz since 2009. I know the site well, and have even interacted with the site’s founder on a few occassions. My experience with Factoidz has overall been positive, I’ve written over 100 articles with them and thus far I have always been paid on the 1st of the month for everything that I’ve been owed. My payout is consistently higher than on any other writing site – given the combination of upfront payment plus ongoing view-based payments.

I’ve also seen some of the changes and ups and downs the site has gone through over the years. Some writers have been upset by some of the changes, and I’ve seen a some writers write some bad reviews and reports about the site online.

The primary negative complaint about Factoidz seems to be that the site is a “Ponzi scheme” – by this I think people have reported that the site steals writers’ work. Let me say that based on my own experience and from conversations with my friends on the site, this is not true. Of all the reputable writers on Factoidz, none have reported having this type of problem with the site.

Now this is where things get tricky. Because Factoidz entrusts its writers (Staff Writers) with a lot of freedom to write what they want, you do see the occasional bad apple come into the community. We’ve seen spammers, people trying to simply promote products and websites, and people who steal content from others and publish them on Factoidz. We’ve seen the back and forth between management and these writers, and we know its been a big problem for the site.

Now when I recently searched online about people’s experiences with Factoidz, I’ve seen some familiar names come up. People who had tried to scam Factoidz in the past and were kicked off the site are now going around and spreading negative rumours about the site. Some people are even calling the site a “ponzi scheme” which steals writer’s work. After working so hard with this site to meet its editorial expectations and to achieve ranking and reputation in various topics there, I can’t help but find it silly that people who make such accusations about the site. It actually surprises me that people actually have the time to go around and do things like this – but there are lots of crazier things I guess..

Look out for the negative reports on Factoidz and you’ll start to see that they are all from the same one or two people, ranting that the site is a “ponzi scheme.” If Factoidz were truly a ponzi scheme, it wouldn’t be continuing to attract quality writers and publishing great articles. To get a better picture of what writing on Factoidz is like, you should speak with some of the long time and top rated authors on the site, like Sam Montana, Brenda Nelson, Jerry Walch, or Daniel Snyder - these are some of the best online writers I’ve come across, and they have been with the site for a long time so can share their own experiences with you. Good luck, and just do your research – you don’t want to miss out on a great opportunity just because a few people want to spoil the fun for everyone.