Wow that was fast

United States
September 8, 2008 5:36pm CST
I just got paid from AC. I just accepted to sell my article earlier today and the money is already in my paypal acct! They are fast! I am still very excited about selling my first article. I am hoping the other two sell too! I am also hoping to get a few sales from my photos on redbubble. I am feeling like an artist again instead of a loser. I have been pretty depressed over all my artwork for the past two years atleast so this is the boost that I needed desperatly.
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21 responses
@lilybug (21107)
• United States
8 Sep 08
Good for you getting paid for an article. I am glad they paid you so fast too. I have never tried AC before. Do you get paid decent for the article over there or does it depend on what the topic is?
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• India
9 Sep 08
What is this AC you people are talking about? Please be specific
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• United States
9 Sep 08
Associated Content. A place for writers to sell articles and to commune with other writers.
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@sam1987b (64)
8 Sep 08
ive been looking to that myself but didnt know how to go about it. good luck and well done. I truely hope you go far
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• United States
8 Sep 08
Thank you. I have been writing a long long time but never getting paid for it. I have also been into photography for many many years not getting paid for it either. I am hoping that this is the turning point for me.
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• United States
8 Sep 08
Yes, they pay you quickly once you get people looking at your work. I have gotten paid more times than I can count for any of the people that I can get to look at my work. Just keep putting your work on AC, keep getting people to look at your work, and you should get some money out of it.
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@greenline (14838)
• Canada
9 Sep 08
That was excellent. Congratulations to you. This is the beginning. You will have happy long future ! Best wishes to you !
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@sirrob (4108)
• Philippines
8 Sep 08
have you been in competico as other options for your photos? there's a lot of exciting stuff there for it, contest are held most often. try checking it out if you haven't been there.
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@I_Write (31)
• United States
9 Sep 08
Wow, that's fantastic! If I could figure out how AC works, I would love to try them out. I just don't have the time required to understand how they sell articles. Glad you know how! I guess I should take some time and figure it out. Thanks for the motivation! PS.. I have had some problems selling artwork too. I was quite successful on Ebay for a while and then, when they changed the system a few years back, I never sold another painting. Writing has been a true godsend to me. Also, you might consider blogging or eHow. eHow is where I REALLY started making money from writing. My blog offers step-by-step instructions (added daily) for earning income with eHow. It's addictive... and profitable. http://brokenwords.today.com Good luck from another depressive artist. ;)
• United States
9 Sep 08
I will have to check that out. Have you checked out red bubble for your paintings? I don't know how it works with paitings but know there are artists that work in that medum on there.
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• United States
9 Sep 08
Oh I know how you feel I only touched my camera or purposes of taking pics for ebay auctions for over 6 months because I was so depressed over it. We are senstive souls us artists. I also think that as artists we are borderline egomaniacs in that we are desperate for people to tell us how good we are or that our stuff is "pretty". LOL.
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• United States
9 Sep 08
Thanks for the headsup on redbubble. I actually get so discouraged, I packed all my supplies up and put them in the back of my closet. I may get back into painting at some point, but right now I'm investing in writing because I know I can make money. Artists are sensitive. My ego needs time to recover from the disappointment. As an artist, I sold under 100 paintings. As a writer, through eHow alone, I've had over 100,000 viewers.
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@GardenGerty (160625)
• United States
9 Sep 08
I am excited for you. Good things tend to attract more good things, so you may be on a real roll. What was your AC article about. I joined there, and Triond, and Helium, but all I have ever done is a little bit on Helium. I enjoyed looking at the pics you have on redbubble.
• United States
9 Sep 08
About Akitas. About whether the Akita is the right pet for someone.
@kareng (59050)
• United States
9 Sep 08
Awesome! Congratulations on your first piece getting published! I have been a member there for a couple of years now and love it! It's a great way to put your creative mind to work and get paid for it! What is your user name there? I would love to go read it. I am signed up under my name, Karen Gros.
• United States
9 Sep 08
sweetdesign. I keep looking and even though I have been paid for the article as of this morning it is not yet posted.
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@kareng (59050)
• United States
9 Sep 08
It takes a little bit of time. You can access the article by the link in the email they sent you!
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@annjilena (5618)
• United States
9 Sep 08
well good for you iam happy you feeling better
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@drannhh (15219)
• United States
9 Sep 08
AC is a great place to write. Even if you don't sell any photos right away, you are certainly not a loser. I hope you are writing for Triond, too. They don't pay up front, but they pay residuals every month as long as you earn at least 50 cents, which I must say it is pretty hard not to. I never request upfront payments from AC myself, but I think it is great they paid you so fast, and their residuals are quite good, too. Wayyyyy better than that writing place that starts with an "H" lol.
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• United States
9 Sep 08
I need to look into Triond. I haven't done that yet.
• United States
9 Sep 08
I'm glad things are looking up for you. Yeah, it is nice to have the few extra bucks to come along once in awhile. I need to get back into writing at AC again. At least they have upfront pay or pay by views if no offer is made. I've never heard of redbubble. What is that? It does seem like artists and writers do have down times when they can't come up with anything they are satisfied with. Glad you are having a 'comeback'.
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• United States
9 Sep 08
Redbubble is a place for photographers,graphic designers,painters and such to sell thier works.
@bombshell (11256)
• Germany
9 Sep 08
congratulations and stay blessed!
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• Sri Lanka
9 Sep 08
Dear sweetdesign, I am also a writer and just add writer as an interest. Could you please tell me what is AC and how to earn money from that?
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• United States
9 Sep 08
AC is Associated Content. You can write articles for either up front payment or for page view payments. You can also choose whether to give them exclusive rights or non exclusive rights. upfront payment is paid really fast less than 24 hours fom the time you accept it, there is a minimum of $20 payout on the residual payments (page views).
• United States
11 Sep 08
Once you earn $1.50, you will start getting your pageview bonus. I've been writing with AC since December and have earned over $200 now.
• Sri Lanka
10 Sep 08
Thanks sweetdesign. Could you please put down the URL also?
@geekyjock (371)
• Philippines
9 Sep 08
Wow really how much did they pay you? I'm really interested on AC because I'm a writer and everyone knows it's not easy to earn money from writing especially on third world countries. Could you please site how much I could earn a month writing on AC? Thnx more power to writers
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• United States
11 Sep 08
The amount you earn depends on a lot of different factors.
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• Canada
9 Sep 08
What is AC? A place where you can send freelance articles? Redbubble seems good I'll show it to a friend who would like to do some money with great photos too.
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@ashar123 (2357)
• India
9 Sep 08
Now thats really fast, just 12 hours and a payout direct on your Pay Pal account. Keep up the good work and cool your brain as artists use their brain alot. It is God Gifted talent you have and I respect that. Congratulations on getting what you really deserved.
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• India
9 Sep 08
What is meant by AC and how much you earn in AC.
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• Singapore
9 Sep 08
Wow writing article?? That was intresting, you have the site?? What does it do over there?? Does it just write article??
• Philippines
9 Sep 08
Hi. COngratulations. A friend recommended that i join AC, and said that they pay better than other sites. However, i am wondering if they pay only through Paypal. There is no Paypal in my country. This is your day, sweetdesign. This is your time to shine again. Just keep the passion alive, that light burning. Hold on to your dreams. Have fun!
@dokaor (307)
• Thailand
9 Sep 08
hi i donno what AC. but i will go annd check it out,but come to congratut.on you success ..so keep going and earn more i sure u can do it.....
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