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It isn't difficult to make money writing for Associated Content. When you submit an article, whether for up-front pay or not, you will earn a performance bonus based on your traffic. The trick to making money on Associated Content is knowing which topics generate the most page views.

Getting Upfront Pay from Associated Content

Associated Content is looking to pay for a wide range of articles. There is a small up-front payment which is usually around $4 or $5. They generally pay up-front for product reviews, how-to articles, holiday articles, news, buying guides, writing guides, travel guides, business advice and much more. They do not pay up-front for website reviews, Associated Content tutorials, television and movie reviews, book reviews, most album and video game reviews, opinion or editorial articles (op-ed), or material that is already available on the Associated Content site or the Internet in abundance. It is important submit material that is free from grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors to receive up-front pay. You may also need to cite your sources.

Choosing High-Traffic Topics for Associated Content

Check resources such as the Yahoo! Buzz Index and AOL Hot Searches for keyword suggestions. You can also use the Google AdWords Keyword tool and Google Suggest to find highly searched topics to write about.

My first major page views success was with The Best Fourth of July Fireworks in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, which gained over 6,000 page views in only a few days. The next year, it generated 12,000 more page views just before the holiday, earning me an additional $18. This clued me in that people on the Internet wanted to read holiday guides, and that local content was also a winner.

I began writing more articles on holiday and local travel topics. My Halloween articles were by far my best performers. One Halloween costume article so far has generated nearly 100,000 page views. I also had excellent page view results from articles about pumpkin carving, all over 30,000 page views. I had another article about UFO sightings that generated over 10,000. Another article about selling on eBay also did very well.

Optimizing Associated Content Articles for Search Engines

When optimizing Associated Content articles for search engines, you should optimize for Google. Use the free Google AdWords Keyword Tool to find out if your chosen keywords are generating traffic. Avoid keywords and keyword phrases with 100,000 searches or more. Instead, find keyword phrases

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