Something we do in our bottom-up approach to site-building is recruit from the community itself. If any of you are interested in writing for the front page, shoot me a private message and we'll talk about it. The pay isn't much in the beginning - while we pay based on page views, in the early going almost all articles will be paid at the $10 minimum rate - but it's a fun way to integrate yourself into the Cubs writing community.
No schedules, no minimums, nothing of that sort. All we ask is that you participate in our Slack channel and stay abreast of what others are doing.
If you're interested, let me know.