Associated Content’s new image gallery allows you to search–and select–photos to display with your article. This WritingJobResource.com tutorial walks you through the process, from selecting a photo from the public gallery to uploading your own photo.
Note: Please remember you need to have the proper rights to use photos you upload. Do not upload any photos you do not have permission to use.
This article is a part of the AC Tutorials series on WJR.  To view all of the articles included in this series, visit the AC Tutorials section.
Credits: Kevin MacLeod, Music/AssociatedContent.com

Although optional, Associated Content highly encourages writers to format their articles in small, easy-to-read paragraphs with clear subheadings to improve readability. You’re also more likely to be featured on Associated Content if you stick to this basic format.
Download the guide (PDF viewer required) here.
This article is a part of the AC Tutorials series on WJR.  To view all of the articles included in this series, visit the AC Tutorials section.

Ah, the ever reliable auto-post.  Long gone are the days when you had to manually copy your article’s URL, convert it into a tinyURL and then post it into your Twitter status update.  Associated Content now allows you to link your Twitter or Facebook account (or if you’re feeling eager, both) to your Associated Content profile, which automatically updates the Twitter or Facebook feed when a new article is published.
This is how the auto-post will appear on your Twitter or Facebook feed:

And here’s how to set up Associated Content’s autoposting …

These are some of the tutorials on Associated Content that will teach you how to write well, authored by popular contributors such as Pam Gaulin and Jamie Wilson.  FAQ will be updated regularly.  Enjoy!
SEO/LSI/Using Keywords
Using Keyword Popularity to Refine and Create Content by Pam Gaulin
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/136781/using_keyword_popularity_to_refine.html
Learning Keywords and LSI: Exercises by Jamie K. Wilson
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/287128/learning_keywording_and_lsi_exercises.html
Easy SEO Techniques for Online Article Writers by Lyn Lomasi
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2334840/easy_seo_techniques_for_online_article.html
Tips on Writing for AC and the Web Part 1: SEO Tips by Lyn Lomasi
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1615566/tips_on_writing_for_ac_and_the_web.html
Methods of Search Engine Optimization: Site Research, Marketing, and Acheiving Good Ranking Results by Lolaness
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/17453/methods_of_search_engine_optimization.html
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If you want to write a news article for Associated Content, this will show you how to set it up.  You don’t have to follow this example perfectly, but you should incorporate some of these SEO and formatting strategies to increase your chances of being featured (hint: category editors love clean copy, especially when it’s formatted like this).
Feel free to redistribute amongst your AC friends if you wish, but please don’t claim you made it or stick it into any e-books (but if you really want to, email me at …

This is a master list of websites where contributors have promoted their content in the past.  Results vary, but posting one link on a variety of websites, instead of concentrating on just one website, yields better results with Google and page views.
Make sure to abide by the website’s individual rules and guidelines before using it to promote your articles or links, however.
Social Networking/Microblogging
Facebook
Associated Content contributors may be interested in the Facebook widget created by Associated Content.  It automatically updates recently published articles to the person’s Facebook profile.
Myspace
Twitter
Social Bookmarking
DIGG
Delicious
StumbleUpon
Reddit
Blogging -
Blogger
WordPress.com
Livejournal
Vox
Xanga
Tumblr
Miscellaneous
Yahoo Answers
This …

Promoting your content is only part of the equation.  It is, however, a very fun and juicy part of the equation.  Promoting your articles on websites helps increase its exposure (exposure: how many people see the article), resulting in more clicks to your articles.  More clicks = bigger performance payments.
Posting your content on relevant websites without spamming can also increase the article’s rank on Google.  If your article is ranked on the first page on Google when typing in relevant keywords–say, typing in Twilight bookmarks if you’ve written an article …

Each Associated Content contributor is listed under a type of ranking system called clout.  Clout plays an important role in performance payments–the higher your clout, the more money Associated Content pays for your accumulated page views.
Benefits
Associated Content contributors with a clout of 7 or higher get paid a higher performance payment base rate.  Contributors between clout 1 and 6 get paid $1.50, but once you hit 7 it bumps up to $1.55.  The highest clout rank, 10, pays $2.00, a fifty cent increase.
For example, Bob accumulates approximately 50,000 page views …

Is your Associated Content article not indexed by Google?  Try these three methods first to get your Associated Content articles indexed within days.

Before you Start
SEO makes or breaks your article.  Make sure you are using your keywords and keyphrases accurately.  Don’t keyword stuff.   If you’re not doing it correctly, it’s not going to be indexed properly.  Check the keyword density of your article using TagCrowd or Textalyser.
Now let’s move onto the indexing methods.
1. Hit up any highly trafficked web sites or forums that will allow you to post your article’s …

Associated Content pays writers through upfront payments and performance payments.  Upfronts pay for the article after acceptance, whereas performance payments are continuous payments made for articles that gain page views.
Associated Content and Upfront Payments
Upfront payments are the most favored aspect of Associated Content.  Writers submit articles that meet Associated Content’s guidelines–only unique, opinion-free content is accepted–to receive a one time acceptance payment.
This is called the upfront payment.  The typical range for upfronts range from a mere $1.00 to $12.00, but usually fall within $3.00 to $6.50.  Associated Content pays the …