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).
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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
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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 …

Associated Content is arguably one of the most famous user generated content (UGC) websites that pays upfront and performance payments.  The bonus of two individual payments for one article gives Associated Content an edge over the competition.
Some writers, including notable Associated Content contributor Sabah Karimi, make over $1,000 per month.  Other top contributors, including Amy Browne and Pam Gaulin, see triple digits every month.
If you’re looking for a great way to break into online freelance writing, Associated Content is a great introduction.  Why?

Associated Content favors keyword-rich content. To raise your …