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naturalis
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# Posted: 28 Jul 2008 05:01
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I totally agree with you MyOwnBoss, what you wrote is another way of getting money with writing articles and I prefer it!
Why?
Because simply when I write something totally on my own I know that I will be able to market it way better than the article submission sites that you have mentioned, which pay you $5-$20 per article.
Yes it's pretty straightforward with these sites, you will earn your share but that's it!
Imagine the results if you used it on your own to attract visitors to your site/blog through ezinearticles or whatever site. Of course you won't get paid right away, but if your article is well written you may get a lot more than $15.
But if you really haven't earned a single buck online then I suppose it's a good way to start, nonetheless.
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MyOwnBoss
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# Posted: 30 Jul 2008 14:53
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Of course you're right about being able to make more money creating content for yourself than selling that content, but that's true of anything.
It's no different from a 'real world' j.o.b.. If they couldn't make more than they pay someone to do a job, they wouldn't bother. Associated content is no different.
If you have the marketing and research skills, you could write 10 GOOD articles, make a 5 page minisite with half of them and submit the other half to article directories and make a couple hundred bucks a month indefinitely from an affiliate product.
On the other hand, you could submit those articles to a site like Associated Content and make $30-$200 (much more likely $30), plus a tiny page view bonus.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking AC. I wrote a few articles for them when I first started, but I got into the whole 'make money at home' thing so I'd have schedule flexibility and run my own business. From what I gather, a big percentage of people on this forum just want a job. There's nothing wrong with that, but I personally think writing enough articles to actually make a living on a site like AC would be an incredibly frustrating and boring lifestyle.
Think about it, if you wanted to make $400/week, you'd need to write a hundred articles a week. I know people always say $3-$20 when talking about AC, but from the people I've spoken to, 90% of accepted articles (yep, they will reject for various reasons) are paid $3-$5 per.
A hundred articles a week is a lot of work unless you're just writing off the top of your head (and if you are, your rejection rate will go up).
Basically, what I'm saying is that a site like AC is good for someone who is starting a business and needs a little extra cash for advertising or hosting or training. For someone looking to make a living, I'd go another route.
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Trixxie
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# Posted: 18 Oct 2008 01:46
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I have written articles for AC from time to time and I do like the system. Overall they have accepted my articles and they do pay promptly. The issue with AC is in the last 6 months or so the review times have gone from 3-5 days to 10-14+ days. I personally don't want to have content just sitting there that may or may not get accepted.
AC is great for a place to make a few extra dollars or for something to do when you have nothing else to do but as a fulltime job it really wont pay the bills.
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Kecia08
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# Posted: 18 Oct 2008 11:27
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If I am going to write articles specifically for pay, I get jobs from GetAFreelancer.com and Scriptlance.com. At those places, you work for actual people who want the content written, and you can get paid quicker, and usually make more money than at Associated Content or Helium.
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Barb Thornback
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# Posted: 18 Nov 2009 15:11
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I write articles every day and submit to the top few Article Directories with great results, but it would be nice if Associated Content opened their doors to people outside the USA.
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