About.com is one of the most trusted source of information in the web.They offer articles on various subjects ranging from health care and parenting issues to travel, cooking, technology, and hobbies.They offer a unique opportunity to earn online as a guide.An About.com Guide is a freelancer who work online and at their convenient time.

Compensation : As a guide you get paid a guaranteed base payment of $675 per month for the first two years.After that a minimum of $500 per month.In addition to that, you get an incentive for page view growth.On an average a guide earns around $1000 per month in his first two years.It can go up to anywhere.

Selection process : To apply you’ll have to select a topic of your expertise from a list of available topics.Then you will go through a two-part online training program, learning about editorial standards of about.com and writing articles and blog posts and publishing them on a test site through their publishing tools. During training you’ll be evaluated by a member of their editorial staff, who will give you comments on your work before making a final decision of hiring at the end of the process.

This is indeed a very good opportunity to earn online.