Anyone else??
By Bethany1202
@Bethany1202 (3431)
United States
July 8, 2011 12:42pm CST
When I am on my dashboard at Yahoo! Contributor Network/Associated Content, there are many times when I may receive a message and delete it or move it to the archives. After leaving the messages area and returning to the dashboard it says I have messages still. So, I go to click into the messages area again and it shows no messages.
Sometimes days later while in my dashboard and having no messages, it still shows I have a message. (There is a little 1, 2, or whatever number next to the link for "Messages" near the top of the page.) Does this happen to anyone else?
On the same note, sometimes when I do receive new messages, I get an update on the dashboard (near the right top side of the screen) that says, "1 Update: You have 0 new private messages. Click here to view." ... Why would it update me that I have 0 new messages? And sometimes THERE IS a message, sometimes there's not. I guess this is a glitch in the system, but just curious if anyone else noticed any of this?
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@SpikeTheLobster (6403)
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8 Jul 11
The new Yahoo layout is horrible. I much preferred the old AC one - at least it was possible to find things in it. With the new layout, I can't find anything about account balance, payments or useful stuff - just a bunch of vague page view estimates, unhelpful graphs and other useless crap. Awful, awful, awful interface - Yahoo should know better.
And yes, their message system's seriously messed up, too. Mine kept telling me I had dozens of unread messages, but they were all marked 'read'. Duh.
Glad I stopped writing there, to be honest. I think the interface would drive me wonko.
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@Bethany1202 (3431)
• United States
8 Jul 11
If you don't mind me asking, where do you write now, if anywhere? Can you give me a little more information? I was writing for Factoidz a bit but then it seemed like they lowered their performance pay rates and definitely lowered the bonus payouts per article written. I was thinking about focusing more on AC again, but if you have some better suggestions, I am definitely open to them. : )
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@SpikeTheLobster (6403)
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8 Jul 11
I work directly with clients now.
I picked up one regular client on Elance (a US-based pair who are great fun and pay me to edit gigantinormous piles of articles written in Asia) and one on oDesk (UK-based property work, incredibly regular, been working for him for over two years).
Also have a couple of irregulars (an Eastern European software firm that needs Press Releases checked and some other off-and-on work for various friends).
Just picked up a new (hopefully regular or semi-regular) client who saw some articles I have on Constant Content. Stuff on UK property, so he contacted me to write 3-4 ebooks for him, at pretty decent rates!
I stopped doing revenue share when I realised that I have 38 articles on AC which have made about $30 in 3 years. I've sold 6 (of about a dozen) on Constant Content for over $110. And I get paid hourly or per-word if I work direct with people... at proper rates. 
If I were to suggest any site outside of the bidding sites (which are a great direct-client source), I'd suggest Constant Content. You can write to order for their public requests and earn a decent salary for your efforts - or, if you're lucky enough to be someone who comes up with titles easily (I'm not), you can write LOADS of content and make an absolute fortune. 
If I were to suggest any site outside of the bidding sites (which are a great direct-client source), I'd suggest Constant Content. You can write to order for their public requests and earn a decent salary for your efforts - or, if you're lucky enough to be someone who comes up with titles easily (I'm not), you can write LOADS of content and make an absolute fortune. 1 person likes this
@Bethany1202 (3431)
• United States
20 Jul 11
Sounds interesting. Can you private message me some links? Thanks again!
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