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Our Ecosystem” makes it easy to Get your message out to thousands—& get paid.

Unlike Instagram or Facebook, Elephant is independent, and mission-driven—and despite having (slightly) fewer resources, we believe in paying our writers to offer quality to our readers.

Elephant was one of the first major sites to pay our best, consistent writers. But it was always hard to measure “best.” Now, we are introducing weekly payments to the top 10 articles on Elephant based on their Ecosystem Score—95% determined by our readers’ actions: reads, hearts, comments, and 5% determined by our Editor’s Picks (so that mission balances popularity).

New: Want to see the front-runners for next week’s Ecosystem Contest? Our new Contender Leaderboard is available here.

Note: When folks earn identical scores, we use the number of reads as the tiebreaker.

March 4-10 Winners

#1 Angela Wetzel $200

This is what it Feels like to Fall in Love with an Avoidant.

9.5
#2 Sharon A. DeNofa $108

The Art of Not Dating: we Shouldn’t be with Someone to Feel Whole.

9.5
#3 Roopa Swaminathan $108

Why I hate Jeff Bezos & the Waltons but still shop at Amazon & Walmart.

8.4
#4 Donna Yates Ferris $108 Editor's Pick

Uncorking Grief: Why Numbing Trauma Doesn’t Work.

8.4
#5 Christopher Donovan $75 Editor's Pick

It’s been One Year since the Black Dog of Depression Visited.

8.2
#6 Billy Manas $75

In Times of War: 10 Brené Brown Quotes on Uncertainty, Fear & Vulnerability.

8.1
#7 Rebekka Lehmann $75 Editor's Pick

5 Questions to help us Explore Generational Trauma in times of Crisis.

7.9
#8 Renee Fesser $50

Pampushky: A Recipe of Love from Ukraine.

7.8
#9 Linda Maria Jones $50

You Told me Many Things—but I Stopped Listening to You.

7.8
#10 Nicole Gentile $50

The Sneaky Reason we’re Gaining Weight & Getting Sicker: Food Emulsifiers.

7.7

 

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