I submitted 5 article over the weekends for up-front payment. After a quicker than expected review (3-4 days), 2 were denied upfront payment and 3 were accepted for an upfront payment of $1.50. The difference between the articles that were paid and the articles that were not was the content....the articles that didn't get paid were deemed too generic. So, my next batch I am going to try more of a niche topic and see if I can get paid more than $1.50 per article. Dragon Naturally Speaking worked very well.