Why online writing sites are shutting down?

sad but perhaps inevitable - we must always back up our work

I think if we could stop all the fraud and the sites can manage the money correctly i think things might improve but you almost feel out numbered by the amount of plagiarizers and scammers and spammers that it almost feels like you want to quit

In many cases, it's bad planning - the business model is broken, as in the case of BubbleWS and their fixed rate payments. Unfortunately, any online site is open to abuse and many people who start writing sites are either writers themselves or new to online business... they simply don't have the process analysis and design skills to ensure their model is robust enough to resist the abusers. Same thing happened with my writing site and almost bankrupted me, but thankfully I spotted it and moved quickly enough to plug the abuse loophole. Many sites can't or won't, so they disappear, often taking their members' earnings with them. In the end, it's a toss-up whether it's the site's fault for running a broken system or the members' fault for abusing the loophole in their search for a quick buck at someone else's expense.

A lot of sites struggle to stay open because didn't supply themselves with a cushion. If they brought in money then they would probably have a fighting chance.If the revenue isn't coming in then it would be impossible for sites to remain open.

Things do not last forever.Maybe is the money costing them to have the site on.Who knows

I think they don't want to pay the writers

I have heard this too about a few different major players so far in the online writing deal. The only one I was ever involved in was Associated Content a few years ago, I wasn't super active, and I'm pretty sure my account went inactive when I had like $5 on the account. Oh well. The sad part is it's always hard to trust enough to try a "new" site - you never know if they are going to make it or not, and you never know if you'll get paid until you start hearing positive reviews from others. Best of luck to you, hope this doesn't tarnish your earnings too much.

I guess the platform and payment scheme were not formalized to be profitable. However, it could be mismanagement internally among the higher ups in the website.

I really liked that people who may not otherwise have tried to write could do so and that there was a place to meet others who loved to write. I shall miss that. I expect I will try one of the few left soon.

There are a lot of free contents out there, that getting people to pay for contents are becoming a challenge to all writers.

it concerns me, what if this is the end of all such sites. I dont make tons here, but it all helps