VocalReviews of vocal.media

I am loving this site. I am a long time writer and can't believe I can just put what I write up there and people read it. And they pay me?? What? Nothing short of amazing. The site, the technology, the people. All top notch.

Surprisingly, Vocal has helped me find my voice. I started writing on Vocal when I was in a dark place. I don't make enough money on the site to quit my day job but, I've learned from so many people. I took a risk and wrote fiction for the first time. I jumped back into poetry. I entered Vocal Challenges.

The “editors”/moderators on Vocal shouldn’t even be editing listicals in Buzzfeed. (You know the ones with headlines like this: Here are ten reasons why Vocal+ isn’t worth your money. #6 might surprise you!). They are clearly in out of their depth, and should stick with the kiddy pool. Anyone thinking of paying for a Vocal+ membership because it is required to enter their contests should know it is like drawing the winners out of a hat, some of which don’t even meet the basic criteria of the genre prompt given. Good luck.

I joined Vocal to improve my writing skills. At this point, I’m making more than I’m spending, and the challenges and Facebook support groups are so much fun! I have indeed become a better writer, penning things I never would have considered if I hadn’t joined. Worth every cent!

I love writing on Vocal. The prompts and competitions inspire me to express new things. And the Facebook groups allow me to engage with other passionate writers. All that and they pay me for reads and stories. How cool is that!

If you are starting out or just want a nice website to showcase your work, this is it. Don't go in expecting to make a salary, it is literally to discover yourself and other artists. If you want big money for writing obviously you need to go through an editor, this is fun and freelance

I am a new vocal writer and published elsewhere as well. It is what is and used effectively it can be a boost to a writer or at least an introduction to their work. Yes, many writers on the platform are newer but at least they're published and that matters. If you knew the industry and how challenging it is to get your work read then you could appreciate that. These writing platforms are the future of online media. As a writer you have to do your work which now adays means marketing also. I remember when there used to be magazine stores with hundreds to choose from, same as newspaper outlets. The internet changed all of that long ago. Online reading is not where it's at but that's all there is. Social media being the main way to attract readers is flawed. The vast majority of social media luvers are visual, they like picture posts and short write ups to skim. They are not "readers," in the classic sense. Real readers prefer paper, books, magazine, news, because its a personal sport. At least it's not a thousand people competing for a writing job anymore. Sure, the platform managers make money off the writers to an extent but so did the publishers of old also. For a reader, find the topic you like and a writer to subscribe to. For a writer, find a reader's base and keep at it.

They don't promote your stories on the website. People can't search for them or access them. They are available only if you directly send a link to people. Vocal are literally forcing people to advertise their website if they want their stories to be read. Scummy