Want to get an instant boost in page views? Getting your article featured in any of Associated Content’s sections (health and wellness, sports, etc.) is a great way to do it. As a previous category editor for Associated Content, I can tell you exactly what they look for in a featured article. Hint: Evergreen content, using clean copy, and adding pictures can go a long way if you want to get featured.

In addition to upfront payments, Associated Content also offers monthly residual payments based on how many page views your articles accumulate, called the “performance payment”. Knowing how to create search engine-friendly articles–and writing about topics naturally attract more page views–is your key to success here. Here’s what you need to know about getting performance payments from Associated Content.

Associated Content loves evergreen content because it brings a steady, but high, stream of traffic to their website, allowing them to make more money off their advertisements. Although you can accumulate a lot of page views for newsy items, once its expiration date passes, you stop accumulating those astronomical page views (and money). Evergreen content may be slow to start, but over time builds steam and generates more traffic than other types of content.

So you wrote your first Associated Content article. Now how do you get paid? This article will walk you through the process, from setting up your own Paypal address to confirming payments through the “Payments” tab.

So you’ve done it–your first Associated Content, filled to the brim with ad-happy keywords. But a quick run through a keyword analysis program reveals your worst fears: the keyword density is too low. No need to panic, though. There are ways to increase your article’s keyword density without having to edit a single word, and here’s how.

Like many writers, Tara began her online writing career unexpectedly–by being laid off from a self-publishing company, where she was a manager of a self-publishing pilot program. To earn extra money, she began writing online for AssociatedContent.com.
“I temped and worked as a Starbucks barista for a few years while writing on the
side for AC,” she explains. She published her first piece, Ireland as a Commodity in Irish-American Culture, in December 2006, going on to publish nearly 260 articles to become one of the top producers on AssociatedContent.com.
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Authored by one of Associated Content’s most prolific contributors, Sabah Karimi, The AC Source Book walks you through the basics of publishing–and succeeding–with Associated Content.  Although the book is geared towards new contributors, even experienced writers can learn from this book, which includes effective promotion methods, how to specifically use search engine optimization (SEO) in articles, and how to create articles that garner substantial page views.
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The AC Source Book is a walkthrough through the entire Associated Content submission process.  It includes information found by participating in the AC forums, but …