I'm trying out the opportunities at www.suite101.com. It seems there is some 'pocket money' to be made there, but this over the long term and it helps knowing SEO (which I don't).
Here's some articles i've done for them:-
http://www.suite101.com/content/gatwick-airport--train-services-to-the-airport-a330151
http://www.suite101.com/content/sky-anytime-plus---view-sky-sports-via-the-internet-a329633
http://www.suite101.com/content/visitng-blackpool-a-guide-to-your-visit-a329287
I'm certainly not expecting anything more than a few dollars to start with as the site pays out on how many viewers use the click-to-buy Adsense, but we'll see.