by Dawn Hawkins

Created on: March 11, 2009   Last Updated: April 28, 2012

Associated Content is a website that allows writers to publish their work and get paid for it. There are many advantages to writing for this site rather than going to other sites. It can work very well in conjunction with sites such as Helium.com. You can make money writing for Associated Content in several ways.

Here is a closer look at the possibilities:

• Upfront Payments

You can submit your articles for review in order to receive upfront payments. The subject matter should be something that will be highly searchable through the internet. It should also contain unique information that cannot be found in just any website that you might visit. If you meet the criteria and your work is done well, you will then be offered an upfront payment amount. The amount varies depending on how valuable the reviewer feels it will be to the Associated Content website.

The fact that the article has to be reviewed first is a drawback. This can take precious time away from people's ability to search it. This means less money from performance payments. However, if you don't mind waiting up to two weeks to have the work published, it will allow your money to accumulate a bit more quickly than simply getting performance payments for it.

• Performance Payments

These are the payments that you get for the number of times people click on your articles. The payments are generally small but can add up to a large amount of money in time. The more articles you have published for performance payments, the more clicks you will get. In the long run, this could sum up to a nice residual payment in time. Once your exclusive article is published, it is eligible for performance payments.

A great way to get your article count up is to use articles that are non-exclusive from other sites and publishing them to Associated Content as well. This method is not very time consuming and you will be able to gain more money from two sites than you will from one.

• Calls for Content

This is where someone will put out a "call" for specific content that they would like to see. This is a great way to grab a couple of extra dollars. You must follow the guidelines that it provides. The box will also tell you how much of an upfront payment you will receive. If you claim it, you must submit it. There is a time frame on these calls so make sure you can meet the deadline before you claim it. These are made available for performance payments as well. They are also generally published ahead of articles that you sent for review in the exclusive mode.

• Contests and Promotions

There are several contests that run every month for different things such as best new content producer. The prizes for these are quite high and well worth an effort to try and get them. You can't rely on those as income, but they are a nice bonus if you do win.

• Promoting Yourself

As with other sites like it, when you publish with Associated Content, the best way to increase your earning is to promote yourself. This site places several options for easily doing that. You can automatically post to sites such as Facebook. This means each time you publish an article, a link will automatically be posted on your Facebook so you don't have to do anything manual after that.

Associated Content has many great ways in which you can earn money. If you are a freelance writer, it can be a great supplement to your pay. If you are a writing hobbyist, it's a nice little bonus to the regular pay you receive from your work outside of the home.

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