Well things aren't looking good.....
By SageMother
@SageMother (2277)
United States
May 20, 2007 1:10am CST
I finally posted another article at AC and it was accepted for under 5 dollars. I submitted a second article and, even though they offered more than 4 the offer was less than the first, so I rejected the offer and pulled the article.
I think I am going to just do some fairly light and fluffy keyword articles while I am still working on my cosmetics sites, but I am not going to push myself to try to get higher offers. I see no point in taking time from other things to beef then up.
I will probably be posting regularly on AC at the end of June, but my business aspirations will have to take the front seat if offers are going to be thight on AC.
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12 responses
@legbamel (179)
• United States
20 May 07
I agree that, for a guaranteed income AC is not your friend. I've not gotten an offer over $6 but once and that was for an article that I really researched. I use it as writing practice and for a little spending money.
Have you considered writing a series of inter-connected artidcles on, say, setting up your site or on cosmetics? If you submit them one at a time, you can link back to the others in your newer ones. Also, if you submit them as non-exclusive you can post them on your new site, too. You may not make a pile of money, but it's content that you can use more than once (thus minimizing your time investment) and, if you were going to write it anyway, you might as well get paid a bit as well.
Linking back to previous articles should pull a couple of page views, as well, and AC would work as a sort of archive for the articles on your new site to which you could direct people when you change the money site. It may be a trickle, but it's already set up so why not use it and get a few pennies at a time, too?
@SageMother (2277)
• United States
20 May 07
Well I think I am going to take this article that I had pulled to rework for AC and resubmit it as non-exclusive and just call it a throw away. I don't think I will submit as exclusive any longer sot I can use those articles in different forms on my own websites. Anything that will be exclusive for AC will be the fluff and keyword writing and only on the things that I already know.
I don't do the requested content and the contests because I think it is rather userous to have people knocking themselves out for a contest, having their items published and then, not being paid for the article and unable to use it elsewhere because they didn't win the contest and the rights are now tied up with AC. Unless things have changed, that's writing for free.
I have no clue what happens with requested content but it makes no sense to jump in with a stampede when I can write an article and let it go through the process without the comparison to others on the same requested subject and, if you have noticed, the requested content is probably going to be that keyword fluff anyway, so I might as well write from what I already have on hand!
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@sk1976 (45)
• United States
28 May 07
Just to comment on a now week old thread...
Regarding some of the things mentioned by other posters - I have been writing for AC for only a few months now, but have noticed that submitting articles as exclusive vs nonexclusive really doesnt make much of a difference in what they offer you for them. If you have (or will have) content up on your own website, you can submit it to AC as nonexclusive AND leave it on your site. That way you really are making a few dollars for free for each of those articles - as they need to be written anyway. If you own the copyright to the work on your website, I believe AC will accept those articles word-for-word if they are submitted as nonexclusive.
@sigma77 (5383)
• United States
20 May 07
I can't figure out their pricing scheme sometimes. An article that I think is good gets a low offer and then an article that I think is iffy, gets a higher bid. It is perplexing, but I agree that you have to put your best efforts in the areas that offer the best returns. If your business aspirations have the potential to take you places, then I think you have to focus on that.
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@SageMother (2277)
• United States
20 May 07
Have you asked how they figure such things? I am considering a couple of articles on the use of the term "algorithm" to avoid total, above board disclosure. LOL
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@Pigglies (9329)
• United States
20 May 07
I'm kinda doing other things more now too. I kind of have to concentrate more on school right now anyway, but even in the summer when I have time to write, I'm hoping to spend more of that time working on a court case and all the paperwork in hopes of getting some money I am owed.
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@JulieSkyRock (401)
• Canada
29 May 07
Your so lucky! I would like to earn money from the site and try to write articles, but unfortunately, I can't since I am Canadian, I can't earn any money on the site!!! Too bad. Anyone know alternatives to Associated Content
@SageMother (2277)
• United States
29 May 07
Have you tried some of those social/business sites that are like myspace? You could freelance doing blog entries, product reviews, press releases.....
Drop me a line and I will get you some links.
@wachit14 (3595)
• United States
20 May 07
I tried writing for AC, but frankly, I thought they were offering too little money for such long articles. I keep a blog which you can view from my profile and I write for Blogitive and Pay Per Post. I am only required to write around a hundred words and can get paid up to ten dollars or more, especially with Pay Per Post, just from that. Good luck with your business though.
@AnythngArt (3302)
• United States
20 May 07
I think you hit the nail on the head when you made the comparison with Helium. I think that Associated Content is veering that way. They are now trying to get people to bump up their page views, and I've read several comments about people submitting things for no payment to do so, which I think is totally crazy unless you really want it out there. I try to stick to the special content just because it is a guaranteed amount. I did the product reviews, but it was for things around my house (my iPod Nano, electric toothbrush, ice cream maker). Too much research for them is a waste of time, unless you really are just doing it for your own satisfaction.
@moonmagick (1458)
• United States
21 May 07
I find that I get higher bids on my humorous submissions. I wrote a couple of off the cuff venting type pieces and those were the highest paid articles I have written there. I more or less use them to publish a bit of stuff here and there so that I have references to send people to when I am looking for freelance work.
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@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
22 May 07
Nice to see you Sage. Things sound a bit low but I'm sure you'll cope marvellously. Good luck with your endeavours.
@SageMother (2277)
• United States
20 May 07
I have a sneaking suspicion that they are going to be closer to Helium in their approach after summer, but I could be wrong.
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@girish_aarthy (68)
• India
21 May 07
try the following sites. developershed pays for writing IT articles. worlstart.com also pays for IT articles. I got paid $ 55 each for 4 articles.
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@scarywhitegirl (2766)
• United States
20 May 07
Most of what I tend to write for AC gets low offers anyway (movie and music reviews), so I'm always pleasantly surprised with any offer of $5 or more. I have a lot of online writing venues, though, and I've discovered that while AC is good for some of my articles, it isn't always the best place for them.
I think budgeting your time is a wise decision, and if you have articles that you can crank out quickly, those might be worth submitting, even for the low payout.
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