Make money, gain experience writing for Associated Content!

The internet has really swung the doors wide open for writers. Before we could go online, writers had to type out their article, send it via snail-mail to the publication, and then wait weeks (or possibly months) before receiving a reply. It was then another long wait for the writer’s work to actually get published (assuming it was accepted), and who knows when they’d get paid.

Thanks to the internet, writers can submit their work to any number of websites and get notified within days of the status of their submission. Payment is also much faster with sites like Paypal and Google Checkout. One of these sites that not only publishes your work but also pays for it is called Associated Content.

AC lets you submit articles on just about every subject under the sun. And if they really like your article, they’ll pay you up front for it. But even if you don’t get paid up front, you’ll receive payment based on page impressions, the number of times your article has been read.

Back in May, I submitted this article on writing good copy for business websites and earned a few bucks from it. While I doubt I’ll get rich from AC, it is another revenue stream from writing, and a pretty easy one at that. One of the benefits of AC is they will pay you for however long your article remains on their site and keeps getting read. So that first article I wrote in May can still be paying off a few years from now.

Tips on writing for Associated Content

1. Sign up for a free account. Read through several different kinds of articles to get a good idea what they look for.

2. The minimum length for most articles is 400 words. Keep you writing concise, and to-the-point. Use bullet points whenever possible.

3. Write about stuff you know. If you can rebuild a vintage car blindfolded, then by all means write about that. If you are an expert in the stock market, you might want to wait until the economy improves. Kidding. My point is, the more value you can offer AC and its readers, the more you will get paid.

4. Only submit original work that YOU wrote! Don’t risk getting banned for doing a copy/paste job. While being banned on AC won’t end your career, you risk a bad overall reputation – and remember, news like that spreads fast on the internet.

5. In the same spirit as number 4, always cite your sources! It’s better to be overly cautious on this, then to risk being banned.

Associated Content isn’t the only online source out there to submit your writing to. There’s also a site called Helium. I don’t have any experience with them, though, so I can’t make any judgments on if they are better or worse than AC.

I have recently wrote a few more articles for AC, which you can view on my profile when they’re published!

Do you have experience writing for Associated Content, Helium or other similar websites? If so, leave a comment about who you write for, your overall experience and any tips you might have!

Brad’s Note: I was in no way compensated for this post by Associated Content. It’s just my honest assessment of the site based on my own experience.

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