Made $30 on two articles today
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This is cool so am I to understand that you are willing to write articles for anyone. i.e. me I am always looking for good article writers at an affordable rate. I write some of my own articles but it is hard to write the amount of articles I need to make an impact on my busines without devoting a lot of time that I don't have right now. Could you please let me know what you would charge to write maybe 10 keyword rich articles for me.
It's just another I hate Monday ...
Today I successfully got 1 account permanently banned from AC (see attached message from AC) and 3 others which have been inactive for weeks sent an email to send a W8 form. Oh well, time to create more email & k7 accounts.
Lesson learned:
Always make sure that my rewriters do not outsource their article rewriting to another person.
In this case, my rewriter never paid the real writer, the actual writer demanded $30 per article to me and then filed complaint with AC.
@Redtide:
My AC accounts are connected using different email addresses to one paypal account. If I continue to use these these accounts and open new AC accounts connected to my current paypal account, will there be risk of PayPal banning?
I seem to see that even though paypal payments are sent through different email addresses, the recipient part of the paypal payment always show the real paypal name instead of the names from different email address I use to apply in AC.
All the best!
Attached message from AC
Today I successfully got 1 account permanently banned from AC (see attached message from AC) and 3 others which have been inactive for weeks sent an email to send a W8 form. Oh well, time to create more email & k7 accounts.
Lesson learned:
Always make sure that my rewriters do not outsource their article rewriting to another person.
In this case, my rewriter never paid the real writer, the actual writer demanded $30 per article to me and then filed complaint with AC.
@Redtide:
My AC accounts are connected using different email addresses to one paypal account. If I continue to use these these accounts and open new AC accounts connected to my current paypal account, will there be risk of PayPal banning?
I seem to see that even though paypal payments are sent through different email addresses, the recipient part of the paypal payment always show the real paypal name instead of the names from different email address I use to apply in AC.
All the best!
Attached message from AC
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[COLOR=Black][COLOR=#1F497D]We have permanently banned your account on Associated Content, as well as any affiliated accounts you have opened.[/COLOR][/COLOR]
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nice thread...my i get your simple article
Huh??
Cool deal jon,
Keep looking over your articles that bring the highest paying offers and learn from them, then continue working on optimizing the articles and bringing up your clout level :biggthump
Thanks for the input zebra, anybody else have the same thing happen to them with multi-part articles?
Patience...it always varies and can take up to 10 days or so
Huh?? ...are you sure you posted in the right thread?
Awinata -
Lesson learned:
Always make sure that my rewriters do not outsource their article rewriting to another person.
In this case, my rewriter never paid the real writer, the actual writer demanded $30 per article to me and then filed complaint with AC.
@Redtide:
My AC accounts are connected using different email addresses to one paypal account. If I continue to use these these accounts and open new AC accounts connected to my current paypal account, will there be risk of PayPal banning?
I seem to see that even though paypal payments are sent through different email addresses, the recipient part of the paypal payment always show the real paypal name instead of the names from different email address I use to apply in AC.
All the best!
Sorry to hear about your account issues Awinata,
Please explain in a bit more detail what happened so others here can avoid the same pitfalls.
I don't really understand what you're saying about the secondary writer trying to charge you $30. How did the secondary outsourced writer know your account info at AC in order to file the complaint? Please give more details.
Regarding Paypal, In the past when I've had accounts suspended I've gotten the same message from AC as you got. My Paypal accounts are still alive and well afterwards though, but I'm not going to claim to guarentee it will be the same for everyone. To play it safe make sure you're keeping as little funds as possible in your Paypal at any given time. I withdraw out of mine everyday and leave no more than $20 in there.
Also, are you making use of both of your available PP accounts? You can legitimately have 2 Paypal accounts to work AC with at any given time, so I would link your AC accounts to a different PP this time if possible.
Regards,
Redtide
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Thanks Redtide,
3 weeks ago, I tested a rewriter through GetACoder and asked him to provide me with 4 product reviews. After paying him, I submitted the articles to AC, and the articles were published.
Just last Friday, someone, who claimed to be the actual contacted my AC account (he first joined AC, wrote in his profile that my AC account had posted articles which weren't paid for, and then he messaged me thru the AC account he used to join).
After several discussions by email between the rewriter and actual writer, it turns out my rewriter was an a**hole who told the actual writer that the client (me) did not reply, so he would not pay the actual writer and therefore the latter may post his articles on the net.
I believe, it was then, the actual writer googled his own article to find out whether his articles had been posted somewhere on the net, and that's how he got to my AC account.
I currently use one paypal account for receiving payments and a different account for paying out my rewriters.
Since I'm not from U.S. and will not look forward to earning from performance payments, I believe it will be safer to simply abandon all my current AC accounts. I will apply new accounts and connect them to a new paypal account.
Regards,
Awinata
3 weeks ago, I tested a rewriter through GetACoder and asked him to provide me with 4 product reviews. After paying him, I submitted the articles to AC, and the articles were published.
Just last Friday, someone, who claimed to be the actual contacted my AC account (he first joined AC, wrote in his profile that my AC account had posted articles which weren't paid for, and then he messaged me thru the AC account he used to join).
After several discussions by email between the rewriter and actual writer, it turns out my rewriter was an a**hole who told the actual writer that the client (me) did not reply, so he would not pay the actual writer and therefore the latter may post his articles on the net.
I believe, it was then, the actual writer googled his own article to find out whether his articles had been posted somewhere on the net, and that's how he got to my AC account.
I currently use one paypal account for receiving payments and a different account for paying out my rewriters.
Since I'm not from U.S. and will not look forward to earning from performance payments, I believe it will be safer to simply abandon all my current AC accounts. I will apply new accounts and connect them to a new paypal account.
Regards,
Awinata
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No problem Awinata,
Wow, what a strange deal this whole thing was. I've never had reports from anyone with something like this. Thank you for posting up with the details so that others can also be aware of bullshitters like your original rewriter.
Karma can be a bitch, and I'm sure he will get what's coming to him :smashfrea
Regards,
Redtide
Wow, what a strange deal this whole thing was. I've never had reports from anyone with something like this. Thank you for posting up with the details so that others can also be aware of bullshitters like your original rewriter.
Karma can be a bitch, and I'm sure he will get what's coming to him :smashfrea
Regards,
Redtide
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Hi
I knew about associated content before I read this thread but the $4 payout just didn't seem to be worth my time. After reading the thread I got excited about the possibility of making 2k a month and I purchased your book on August 8, read it in one day and immediately begin applying what I learned.
My goal is to generate income for my CPA campaigns and Forex investments so it's seed money.
Almost instantaneously, my articles stopped being rejected. I started focusing on making my articles unique. You were right, I found that if I write about a specific product model I started getting better offers.
My payouts are still not as high as I want them (actually I think they still suck - average $2.80) but that's because I'm new and haven't built any clout plus my first few sets of articles were not that good.
I'm attempting to build clout by increasing the page views on my accepted articles. I signed up for a trial version of traffic bug
Not an affiliate link - There is a 30 free trial
Traffic-Bug completely automates Social Bookmarking, Directory Submissions, Search Engine Submissions and RSS distribution. My next step is to begin outsourcing. I wanted to make sure that I was clear on what they were looking for before I hired someone.
Seriously, guys if you plan on making any real money with AC you need this book.
Thanks Redtide
I knew about associated content before I read this thread but the $4 payout just didn't seem to be worth my time. After reading the thread I got excited about the possibility of making 2k a month and I purchased your book on August 8, read it in one day and immediately begin applying what I learned.
My goal is to generate income for my CPA campaigns and Forex investments so it's seed money.
Almost instantaneously, my articles stopped being rejected. I started focusing on making my articles unique. You were right, I found that if I write about a specific product model I started getting better offers.
My payouts are still not as high as I want them (actually I think they still suck - average $2.80) but that's because I'm new and haven't built any clout plus my first few sets of articles were not that good.
I'm attempting to build clout by increasing the page views on my accepted articles. I signed up for a trial version of traffic bug
Not an affiliate link - There is a 30 free trial
Code:
http://www.traffic-bug.com/beta/Traffic-Bug completely automates Social Bookmarking, Directory Submissions, Search Engine Submissions and RSS distribution. My next step is to begin outsourcing. I wanted to make sure that I was clear on what they were looking for before I hired someone.
Seriously, guys if you plan on making any real money with AC you need this book.
Thanks Redtide
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Hi bizwoman,
You're welcome, thank you for the purchase and kind words here and in your iTrader comments!
It sounds like you have a solid business model setup and AC should prove to be perfect seed money to get the ball rolling. Just continue tweaking your articles and refer back to the book as necessery. I can tell from your writing style that AC is going to love you I wish you the very best with it!
Thanks also for the share, I'll go over there and take a look at it now.
Cheers,
Redtide
You're welcome, thank you for the purchase and kind words here and in your iTrader comments!
It sounds like you have a solid business model setup and AC should prove to be perfect seed money to get the ball rolling. Just continue tweaking your articles and refer back to the book as necessery. I can tell from your writing style that AC is going to love you
I wish you the very best with it!Thanks also for the share, I'll go over there and take a look at it now.
Cheers,
Redtide
Hi,
I have been around this forum for some months now, searching for any viable source of online income. I must say that there is an enormous amount of info in here, lots of cool BH'ers sharing their methods without any reservation. This forum really blows me away!
However, most of the methods shared in this forum just did not seem viable for me as I am a non-US and I am limited in so many ways when it comes to setting up an online business or income source. To top it all up, is my absolute noobiness when it comes to computer tech stuffs.
I first got my eye on AC a few months back when I got across Shaq's thread. It is a great thread and it opened my eyes to the possibility of AC as an income source. However, I just did seem to understand where and how to start off with AC. Still, I had lots of questions unanswered.
A few weeks ago, somehow I bumped into this thread and I found A LOT of amazing tips being thrown out, plus the interaction between Redtide and other BH'ers seem to be an orchestra playing dollar notes!... And indeed it is!
And just a week or two ago, I bought Red's book and the whole AC thing just opened up before my eyes!.. Everything, from account creation, to creating quality content, to cashing in extra dollars from AC, to avoiding getting banned... plus, Red's outstanding customer support (I can't believe Red just got all the time to respond to emails being sent to him!.. Hey Red, do you still have time to pamper your bike?? lol)
No exag people, just the truth. This is an unsolicited comment. I just feel like sharing this with you guys so that those of you who are struggling at starting with AC or looking for an easy way to start an online income might find this post inspiring. You can't go wrong at purchasing Red's book. Almost 99% of all AC-related questions are already answered in his book and the remaining 1% is readily available through his excellent customer support!
Thanks Red for this wonderful book of yours and for your awesome customer support. Keep it up!...
You're the man! :rofl:
I have been around this forum for some months now, searching for any viable source of online income. I must say that there is an enormous amount of info in here, lots of cool BH'ers sharing their methods without any reservation. This forum really blows me away!
However, most of the methods shared in this forum just did not seem viable for me as I am a non-US and I am limited in so many ways when it comes to setting up an online business or income source. To top it all up, is my absolute noobiness when it comes to computer tech stuffs.
I first got my eye on AC a few months back when I got across Shaq's thread. It is a great thread and it opened my eyes to the possibility of AC as an income source. However, I just did seem to understand where and how to start off with AC. Still, I had lots of questions unanswered.
A few weeks ago, somehow I bumped into this thread and I found A LOT of amazing tips being thrown out, plus the interaction between Redtide and other BH'ers seem to be an orchestra playing dollar notes!... And indeed it is!
And just a week or two ago, I bought Red's book and the whole AC thing just opened up before my eyes!.. Everything, from account creation, to creating quality content, to cashing in extra dollars from AC, to avoiding getting banned... plus, Red's outstanding customer support (I can't believe Red just got all the time to respond to emails being sent to him!.. Hey Red, do you still have time to pamper your bike?? lol)
No exag people, just the truth. This is an unsolicited comment. I just feel like sharing this with you guys so that those of you who are struggling at starting with AC or looking for an easy way to start an online income might find this post inspiring. You can't go wrong at purchasing Red's book. Almost 99% of all AC-related questions are already answered in his book and the remaining 1% is readily available through his excellent customer support!
Thanks Red for this wonderful book of yours and for your awesome customer support. Keep it up!...
You're the man! :rofl:
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Thanks much Shikkah!
It's funny how things come full circle sometimes. I was in your exact same shoes when I first came to BHW. I started off the same way by reading the hell out of Shaqsuash's thread and then added my own twists for working AC to come up with my method. All this time later this crazy thread I started keeps rocking and it makes me really happy to know how much it's helped you and others. It's why I originally started it :tee:
"plus the interaction between Redtide and other BH'ers seem to be an orchestra playing dollar notes!... And indeed it is!"
AC's gonna love you man, what a cool quote that was!
"And just a week or two ago, I bought Red's book and the whole AC thing just opened up before my eyes!.. Everything, from account creation, to creating quality content, to cashing in extra dollars from AC, to avoiding getting banned... plus, Red's outstanding customer support (I can't believe Red just got all the time to respond to emails being sent to him!.. Hey Red, do you still have time to pamper your bike?? lol)"
Believe it or not, I do still have time to pamper the bike
I took it for a long ride over the weekend and got away from this damn laptop for awhile. It was a much needed break and the bike thanked me for exercising it I took it up into the mountains for the day with some friends.
Thanks again Shikkah, I wish you the very best man
Cheers
Redtide
It's funny how things come full circle sometimes. I was in your exact same shoes when I first came to BHW. I started off the same way by reading the hell out of Shaqsuash's thread and then added my own twists for working AC to come up with my method. All this time later this crazy thread I started keeps rocking and it makes me really happy to know how much it's helped you and others. It's why I originally started it :tee:
"plus the interaction between Redtide and other BH'ers seem to be an orchestra playing dollar notes!... And indeed it is!"
AC's gonna love you man, what a cool quote that was!
"And just a week or two ago, I bought Red's book and the whole AC thing just opened up before my eyes!.. Everything, from account creation, to creating quality content, to cashing in extra dollars from AC, to avoiding getting banned... plus, Red's outstanding customer support (I can't believe Red just got all the time to respond to emails being sent to him!.. Hey Red, do you still have time to pamper your bike?? lol)"
Believe it or not, I do still have time to pamper the bike
I took it for a long ride over the weekend and got away from this damn laptop for awhile. It was a much needed break and the bike thanked me for exercising it
I took it up into the mountains for the day with some friends.Thanks again Shikkah, I wish you the very best man
Cheers
Redtide
Redtide, you are one rare find, my friend.
I got your book and read through it a couple of times before trying the stuff out.
It's got all the important details nicely laid out, without fluff or gratuitous screenshots that doesn't really add any value to the topic.
It's been a pain trying to find writers, but I've just had my first trial article accepted at AC.
They've offered me $4 for it, and from what you guys have been saying I think this is quite decent for a beginner account, yes? Let's hope my future articles can do just as well, if not better.
My heartfelt thanks goes out to everyone (and especially Redtide!) for all the help and advice so generously dished out in this thread. You all rock!
I got your book and read through it a couple of times before trying the stuff out.
It's got all the important details nicely laid out, without fluff or gratuitous screenshots that doesn't really add any value to the topic.
It's been a pain trying to find writers, but I've just had my first trial article accepted at AC.
They've offered me $4 for it, and from what you guys have been saying I think this is quite decent for a beginner account, yes?
Let's hope my future articles can do just as well, if not better.My heartfelt thanks goes out to everyone (and especially Redtide!) for all the help and advice so generously dished out in this thread. You all rock!
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Thanks man,
You're welcome! Actually, if you started out right off the bat getting $4 for your articles, that's a great job!
Keep doing what you're doing mate!
edit: Also, thanks much for the iTrader and your kind words when you posted it :biggthump
For all of you who subscribed to my AC Guide newsletter, I sent it out to you guys today. Hope you get some benefit from it, and can use it to increase you upfront payments!
Cheers
You're welcome! Actually, if you started out right off the bat getting $4 for your articles, that's a great job!
Keep doing what you're doing mate!
edit: Also, thanks much for the iTrader and your kind words when you posted it :biggthump
For all of you who subscribed to my AC Guide newsletter, I sent it out to you guys today. Hope you get some benefit from it, and can use it to increase you upfront payments!
Cheers
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Really nice stuff RT. In your opinion, is it a waste of time trying to find and rewrite "pdf articles" that may have a chance of not being indexed?
AC easily tracks when you use different email addresses with the same account. The way to avoid this would be to wait until you have $500 or so in an account and then have it dumped all at once.
By the time they ban it is too late.
redtide1969
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@ blackstone - Actually, one of my methods of content scraping is using PLR articles, but I have certain techniques of adding "twists" to them before I send them off to be rewritten. I can't give away the twists because it's part of my AC Guide, but they can be used. Without giving them twists they tend to either get rejected or get really low upfront payments because they're so broad in subject matter.
Regards
@ newmanhia - If I'm reading your post correctly, that's some pretty interesting advice. Say you're at $450 in total earnings and have all that work involved to produce, edit and submit that many articles to get to $450 in total earnings, and then they suspend your account for having a string of rejected articles, a few articles that don't pass Copyscape, or for citing bad sources (especially in the news category,) you would then lose all of that money.
Secondly, how are people going to pay their writers if they try to wait to cash out in one lump sum of $500? This method is all about fast earnings and payouts, not paying out of pocket for rewriters only to hope and pray your account doesn't get flagged for something unrelated to account creation.
It's already been well covered in this thread that AC can link your accounts to Gaypal if you give them a reason to. It's a necessery evil to make money with AC. It's either that or take your chances by creating fake Gaypal accounts. Personally, I'de rather take my chances with AC than with getting frozen by Gaypal.
Regards
Regards
@ newmanhia - If I'm reading your post correctly, that's some pretty interesting advice. Say you're at $450 in total earnings and have all that work involved to produce, edit and submit that many articles to get to $450 in total earnings, and then they suspend your account for having a string of rejected articles, a few articles that don't pass Copyscape, or for citing bad sources (especially in the news category,) you would then lose all of that money.
Secondly, how are people going to pay their writers if they try to wait to cash out in one lump sum of $500? This method is all about fast earnings and payouts, not paying out of pocket for rewriters only to hope and pray your account doesn't get flagged for something unrelated to account creation.
It's already been well covered in this thread that AC can link your accounts to Gaypal if you give them a reason to. It's a necessery evil to make money with AC. It's either that or take your chances by creating fake Gaypal accounts. Personally, I'de rather take my chances with AC than with getting frozen by Gaypal.
Regards
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Hey redtide... a few posts in this thread say that GAF has banned them for revealing their mail IDs (or something similar). I didnt understand what it actually is... can you please elaborate on it so that we can take some safety measures...??
Also, I am having a problem in selecting the topics. I had previously submitted several health related articles which were unique as well as in-depth about the topic. But they still got rejected. I want to know how to choose the exact topics, AC is most in need of...
P.S. In your previous post, you have spelled 'Paypal' as 'Gaypal' in all the places... do change it... Its a bit weird...
Also, I am having a problem in selecting the topics. I had previously submitted several health related articles which were unique as well as in-depth about the topic. But they still got rejected. I want to know how to choose the exact topics, AC is most in need of...
P.S. In your previous post, you have spelled 'Paypal' as 'Gaypal' in all the places... do change it...
Its a bit weird...
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Hey Swan,
Are you asking what GAF is? If you are, please go back and read this thread. We've already talked about it on a number of occasions. hint: getafree*lancer com
As far as knowing what topics AC is most in need of, I talk about it in length in my AC Guide and also talk about how to test what they dont need. Since you aren't a purchaser I'de suggest reading through the past posts in this thread as well as many of the other threads here in the AC sub-forum. I can't really help regarding your rejection rates without consulting with you and reading over your articles to diagnose the things that can be improved.
Regarding Gaypal, we change the spelling of the name for a reason. Because BHW is indexed well in the search engines, we dont want to be talking about fake accounts and the other things we do, without changing up the spelling. (This is the same reason we use GAF,AC etc) Spend some time reading around here at BHW and you'll see many others doing the same. You may want to think about changing your last post to reflect this. SO no, it's not "weird"
Are you asking what GAF is? If you are, please go back and read this thread. We've already talked about it on a number of occasions. hint: getafree*lancer com
As far as knowing what topics AC is most in need of, I talk about it in length in my AC Guide and also talk about how to test what they dont need. Since you aren't a purchaser I'de suggest reading through the past posts in this thread as well as many of the other threads here in the AC sub-forum. I can't really help regarding your rejection rates without consulting with you and reading over your articles to diagnose the things that can be improved.
Regarding Gaypal, we change the spelling of the name for a reason. Because BHW is indexed well in the search engines, we dont want to be talking about fake accounts and the other things we do, without changing up the spelling. (This is the same reason we use GAF,AC etc) Spend some time reading around here at BHW and you'll see many others doing the same. You may want to think about changing your last post to reflect this. SO no, it's not "weird"
Hey... didnt know about the gaypal issue...
Thanks for the info
And yeah... i know about GAF. But i didnt understand why people were getting banned coz of revealing their mail ID... I did go through the posts... but didnt understand this concept... So I thought of asking you for help as I am planning to open a GAF account soon...
Thanks for the info
And yeah... i know about GAF. But i didnt understand why people were getting banned coz of revealing their mail ID... I did go through the posts... but didnt understand this concept... So I thought of asking you for help as I am planning to open a GAF account soon...
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Hey... didnt know about the gaypal issue...
Thanks for the info
And yeah... i know about GAF. But i didnt understand why people were getting banned coz of revealing their mail ID... I did go through the posts... but didnt understand this concept... So I thought of asking you for help as I am planning to open a GAF account soon...
GAF will ban you if you send your contact informations to a bidder otherwise you could overcome GAF and speak directly with your bidder.