No offense, but seeing a lot of AC's material is printed in the newspapers, isn't it kind of stupid to just transcribe your local paper?
I said I would report back some results so here we go.
There are four different types of responses that AC can give you. The fifth is simply nothing. No text in the box means AC likes your article and no comment is necessary.
This is the response of what happens when you change sentence structure but the article is pretty much the same, maybe 5% difference with a little synonym mixup.
Thank you for this submission. This content did not qualify for a higher Upfront Payment offer because it does not contain enough new/unique information from similar content available on the World Wide Web.
This is what happens when you send out a spun article (originally written by you) that has been submitted to 500 sites. The UAW spinning method was used.
This content is already published online, without your byline. We will accept previously published content, but if we find it online it must include your byline. Do not resubmit for performance payments only. We will NOT publish this content.
This is the message when your topic isn't targeted enough. How to remodel your kitchen for example for a 400 word article is way too broad.
Thank you for this submission. This content did not qualify for a higher Upfront Payment offer because it is too broad in scope.
At first I thought this message had meant that I had copied or rewritten an AC article.
Thank you for this submission. Unfortunately, this content did not qualify for a higher Upfront Payment offer because it does differ enough from existing content on AC.
In reality, if there are 100 articles for dog training tips, AC doesn't care if your article is completely original, as they already have too many.
Note that in all instances they paid upfront except the one that was an exact copy.
The AC editor is looking for the same thing that an article reader on ezines is. A compelling title and a riveting first paragraph. Even if your article is vague, use a specific title.
I have not noticed much difference if any between non-exclusive and exclusive pricing.
I am submitting brand new articles to the site of some of my decent writing and we will see how much they pay. Trying to find out exactly what they are looking for to help you guys out.