Made $30 on two articles today

[redtide1969]

Hey xRay,

Ya I have added Amazon links and they do help with the ppv's.
Kassidy is totally cool the source that you mentioned, she's given me a sh*tload of advice. Just hope fellow BH'ers don't blast her with questions lol.

regards

 

[neobyte]

You can add your amazon aff link to the article to earn extra, or is that not allowed?

Very good advice on the process flow. Thanks for sharing. I might try this one day to test the water.

 

[redtide1969]

I don't think you can add an affiliate link, but I'm not sure. I'd think it wouldn't be allowed, especially with how anal AC is. When I said I link to Amazon I meant to draw more backlinks and viewers to my articles for ppv's. Plus I think AC may pay a little more Upfront with proper linking done.

regards

 

[neobyte]

what is PPV, it assume it is not pay per view, but performance whatever?
Or it is indeed pay per view,they pay you for each viewer?

 

[XRay]

When I said I link to Amazon I meant to draw more backlinks and viewers to my articles for ppv's. Plus I think AC may pay a little more Upfront with proper linking done.

OK, so if your article is on the Kindle 2, you link to the product's page every where "Kindle 2" appears in your article. Have you tried linking to Google product search results pages?

You can add your amazon aff link to the article to earn extra, or is that not allowed?

From reading this old post on Josh Spaulding's blog,

http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/affiliate-marketing/a-sneaky-money-maker-for-bum-marketers/

AC was either allowing it or they fell asleep at the wheel while sources published articles with aff. links. But it's really not allowed. I asked because I thought redtide1969 had found a work around

I found this link in the AC forum. It's the Associated Content Tool Box - it should help all of us make a few more $$$ on AC:

http://www.squidoo.com/actoolbox

 

[redtide1969]

@ neobyte,
Ya, they pay backdoor payments of $1.5 for 1000 views. Not much, but once you have 3-4 hundred or 3-4 thousand articles and promote them at SB and SN sites etc.

it adds up

@ XRay
I do it both ways, I prefer not to put more than 6 links in an article (I heard Googl will consider it spam and bump it down the SE rankings with too many) so I'll do 3 to direct products or services and then 3 links from top pages at Googl. I always try to use the most reputable sites with high traffic.

Thanks for the shares XRay, That was definitely better days for this method. It used to be so much easier to make coin from what I've seen.

And thanks for the tool box, this page is new to me so this is much appreciated.

regards

 

[keshavdutt]

btw any of you know how bypass the 5 monthly search limit of copyscape as i am geeting good article which i am 95% sure are unique but will still want to chek it it copyscap if anyone know any trick please post or pm me

and before i forget to tell u tht i also cant buy premium searches as i dont have a CC

 

[redtide1969]

btw any of you know how bypass the 5 monthly search limit of copyscape as i am geeting good article which i am 95% sure are unique but will still want to chek it it copyscap if anyone know any trick please post or pm me

and before i forget to tell u tht i also cant buy premium searches as i dont have a CC

I posted a couple of free ways on your thread keshav.


@ XRay.. One important trick I forgot to add to what I was saying about linking: linking articles to other articles.
Once you've got a decent sized library of articles published you can interlink all the articles with similar subject matter.

What this does is basically doubles your views right there. When people are reading through your article they're getting sent to the other articles. It basically starts to snowball so your ppv's really start taking off. Of course they have to be interested in what they're reading in the original article in order to want to click through to the next. Buy once you get this all set up it makes a big difference in views

Also I ping my articles

And this is before we've used multiple Soc. bkmrkng and networking accts to really blast them out there.

Hope this helps man, its a great way to make a residual income for years to come (or as long as AC is around lol)


Btw, I'm using Onlywlre to speed things up, does anyone know of a better free alternative to it? With more sites to post to?

 

[firefly]

When a bidder sends me a good sample (and takes the time to do so) I know I'm onto something and hire them on a "trial" basis. I send them 2 articles to start so I know what I'm working with as far as their abilities. I've created multiple "form letters" in Notepad that I paste to them with indepth instructions for training (this way I don't have to re-type the same info to every writer while I'm weeding out the good from the bad)

Hey redtide sorry for the late question but can please PM me your instructions/letters that you give to your writers(if it's not a classified information) or atleast some imp points

 

[redtide1969]

Actually firefly, I will go ahead and post it here so others can hopefully benfit from it.

Hope this helps!



Here is more information regarding what I need from your rewrites and when and how I pay my writers. Please follow ALL guidelines set forth.

I have no set deadline, as long as you can get me the 10 rewrites within a 24 hour period after sending them to you that's fine. I am flexible with regards to deadline as quality is much more important to me than deadline. But with that said, I can't wait 3 days for each 10 article batch either, as I have deadlines to meet as well

I will send you each batch of 10 articles at the completion of any prior batch. If there are too many grammar, punctuation or spelling errors or do not have the keyword phrase used as per requirements and also if any of them don't pass Copyscape then I will have to send them back to you for reworking before sending off the next batch.

I will pay you through Paypal (I usually pay at the completion of each 50 article project) But when I bring on a new writer I pay them $10 at the acceptance and completion of the first batch in order to show them that I pay on time. Then I will pay you the remaining $40 at project completion.

*important*
Basically what I need is to be able to take your rewrites and send them to my client without having to spend time editing (fixing punctuation, grammar, formatting etc) so please proofread each article before considering them done and sending them back to me for review, or I will have to send them back to you for reworking. I will fix a few basic spelling issues etc, but if the rewrites need consistant editing when I reveiew them I must return them for editing.

I have attached the first 2 articles for rewriting and after I review them will then send you the remaining 8 articles to complete the first 10 article batch. As I said I will then pay you for the first 10 articles to show that I pay in a timely fashion, then will pay the remaining $40 at project completion. If you consistantly send me quality error free rewrites that are all formatted and ready to submit to my clients I will be able to give you a raise in pay after we complete the first 50 article project.


A quick recap:
-must pass Copyscape (no more than 15% duplicate content and it will pass) *DupeFreePRO is an easy to use free program that you can use to check duplicate content percentages.(FInd in Google search)

-Need Keyword used in first sentence and 1-2 times per paragraph for a total of 2-3% keyword density.

-If original article has technical data in it, please keep it in the rewrite and work your duplicate percentages around it. (In other words, please don't omit the technical verbage to make it pass Copyscape)

-Feel free to add your own personality to the rewrites where applicable.

-Please don't change the original articles format. (If it's "10 tips for..." with each tip broken down into seperate paragraphs, please leave it with this format)

Feel free to ask any other questions you may have

Thanks much,
redtide


I have a few others but this one covers most of it firefly.

Good luck!

 

[XRay]

Btw, I'm using Onlywlre to speed things up, does anyone know of a better free alternative to it? With more sites to post to?

Check out Social Marker

http://socialmarker.com/

Haven't used it in a while, but when I did, it was less "buggy" than OnlyWire. BTW, thanks for the linking tips.

 

[firefly]

Actually firefly, I will go ahead and post it here so others can hopefully benfit from it.

Hope this helps!



Here is more information regarding what I need from your rewrites and when and how I pay my writers. Please follow ALL guidelines set forth.

I have no set deadline, as long as you can get me the 10 rewrites within a 24 hour period after sending them to you that's fine. I am flexible with regards to deadline as quality is much more important to me than deadline. But with that said, I can't wait 3 days for each 10 article batch either, as I have deadlines to meet as well

I will send you each batch of 10 articles at the completion of any prior batch. If there are too many grammar, punctuation or spelling errors or do not have the keyword phrase used as per requirements and also if any of them don't pass Copyscape then I will have to send them back to you for reworking before sending off the next batch.

I will pay you through Paypal (I usually pay at the completion of each 50 article project) But when I bring on a new writer I pay them $10 at the acceptance and completion of the first batch in order to show them that I pay on time. Then I will pay you the remaining $40 at project completion.

*important*
Basically what I need is to be able to take your rewrites and send them to my client without having to spend time editing (fixing punctuation, grammar, formatting etc) so please proofread each article before considering them done and sending them back to me for review, or I will have to send them back to you for reworking. I will fix a few basic spelling issues etc, but if the rewrites need consistant editing when I reveiew them I must return them for editing.

I have attached the first 2 articles for rewriting and after I review them will then send you the remaining 8 articles to complete the first 10 article batch. As I said I will then pay you for the first 10 articles to show that I pay in a timely fashion, then will pay the remaining $40 at project completion. If you consistantly send me quality error free rewrites that are all formatted and ready to submit to my clients I will be able to give you a raise in pay after we complete the first 50 article project.


A quick recap:
-must pass Copyscape (no more than 15% duplicate content and it will pass) *DupeFreePRO is an easy to use free program that you can use to check duplicate content percentages.(FInd in Google search)

-Need Keyword used in first sentence and 1-2 times per paragraph for a total of 2-3% keyword density.

-If original article has technical data in it, please keep it in the rewrite and work your duplicate percentages around it. (In other words, please don't omit the technical verbage to make it pass Copyscape)

-Feel free to add your own personality to the rewrites where applicable.

-Please don't change the original articles format. (If it's "10 tips for..." with each tip broken down into seperate paragraphs, please leave it with this format)

Feel free to ask any other questions you may have

Thanks much,
redtide


I have a few others but this one covers most of it firefly.

Good luck!

What should I say redtide... "Thank you very much" I'm in love with your posts and the way you help and deal people. Thanks again This information is going to be very helpful to me. Bye take care Redtide. Keep smiling

 

[redtide1969]

@XRay- Thanks much for this share, Do you know if Soc. Marker sends most of the posts without needing finalizing or having many of them coming back as "failure" like happens with Onlywlre?

Thanks much

@firefly- cool I'm glad my advice has been helping! Like I said I'm here to offer any assistance I can to you guys so feel free to keep asking questions and I'll do my best to answer back.

I'll continue updating this thread with tips as they pop back into my mind.

Thanks for the kind words firefly

 

[redtide1969]

Here's another tip I thought I'd share in case any of you didn't know.

When you submit a news related article by choosing "news items" in the AC submission template, they pay you a flat $4 for the article if it's accepted. PLus it gets published within 24 hours after submitting compared to 4-10 days for a regular submission.

All of mine have been accepted and here are a few of the things I do for these.

1) Make sure its current or breaking news

2) Find the content online and rewrite it, including title, subtitle etc

3) Add a "timeline" to the beginning of each article ie:
WASHINGTON, DC. May 3, 2009 - In Washington today, a news report has been released that states...blah blah blah

4) Link to relevant info in the article

5) Add two resources at the end

Doing these works out great because instead of wondering if you'll only get 2-3 dollars for a general article, you get an automatic $4 and it's reviewed within 24 hours of submission

Hope this helps

 

[tripl3six3s]

Thanks for your tips man I've been looking to get started here

 

[jprice]

Where do you find all the articles for your rewriters?

 

[XRay]

@XRay- Thanks much for this share, Do you know if Soc. Marker sends most of the posts without needing finalizing or having many of them coming back as "failure" like happens with Onlywlre?-)

I'm not sure, redtide1969 - like I said before, it's been awhile since I used it. From what I remember, socialmarker takes the bookmark you created to ea. site you checked off & posts them. I hope that helps.

 

[werrich]

Thanks for your very informative thread. In one of my former careers I was a writer. I have often felt like $2-$4 per article is a slap in the face (especially when a good magazine pays $1/word or more), which is why I've avoided AC thus far. $2-4 for rewrites per the method you've outlined though, not bad once things add up.

 

[redtide1969]

Thanks for your tips man I've been looking to get started here

No problem, glad to help

Good luck with it

Where do you find all the articles for your rewriters?

That's the one piece of info I'm not wanting to give out. I will say that I get them online and don't mess around with going to libraries and scanning old books or some of the other methods ie: foriegn sites then throwing them through Googl translator etc.

I found those methods time consuming and pretty innefective.

Just look online, there's plenty of content out there

I'm not sure, redtide1969 - like I said before, it's been awhile since I used it. From what I remember, socialmarker takes the bookmark you created to ea. site you checked off & posts them. I hope that helps.

Thanks XRay, as soon as I have time I'm gonna give them a try. It's just so freakin time consuming setting up all the registrations lol.

Thanks again for the share!

Thanks for your very informative thread. In one of my former careers I was a writer. I have often felt like $2-$4 per article is a slap in the face (especially when a good magazine pays $1/word or more), which is why I've avoided AC thus far. $2-4 for rewrites per the method you've outlined though, not bad once things add up.

No problem werrich,

I totally agree, I personally wouldn't write these myself for that amount. But outsourcing rewriters and then scaling up can be pretty effective. Don't get me wrong it's still alot of work ie: scraping online originals for the rewriters, editing, checking that they pass copyscape, checking keyword density, adding sources, dealing with the pain in the a** AC site glitches during submission of the articles etc. But it's still worth it

Good luck if you decide to dive into it


OK, I thought I'd add another tip I use. I guess we'll call this the tip of the day...

I already talked about "calls for content" and how much more you can make by writing them for AC's partner sites ($10-$20 per 400 word article) Today they have 2 available (1 on the housing market, 1 on Obama's speech about sending jobs overseas) Anyway, as soon as I saw them this morning I contacted my 4 writers. I had them stop working on their daily rewrites and gave them each of the above mentioned Calls for Content to do this morning. I offered to pay them $3 per article (I'm paying them more than the normal $1 as these need to be originals)

I claimed both Calls for Content on each of my 4 accounts (total of 8 articles split between 4 writers) Each C4C is offering $10 per article, so with each writer doing 2 articles I will make $80 minus $24 paid to my writers.

That's $54 for doing nothing, nada, zip.

Hope this helps!

 

[mattpayne777]

I am curious where do you find writers to write that cheap for you?