Sometimes you may receive a rewrite request that either doesn’t make sense, doesn’t adhere to Demand Studios’s guidelines or worse, insults you personally as a writer.
If you do not agree with a rewrite request based on these issues, you can email Demand Studio’s editorial team for help. This is called an “appeal request”, a process where the editorial team personally reviews the rewrite request. They may give you advice for how to write the rewrite or may contact the editor for further clarification. In some cases the …

Skirt! Magazine is seeking personal essays covering interests pertaining to women, including family life, health and spiritual issues.  Although they ask for an emphasis on topical women’s issues, it is not a feminist or pro-woman magazine.
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Requirements: 900-1,200 words in rich text format (.rtf), detailing your personal experience dealing with a woman-oriented topic.  A short two to three sentence biography is also required.  Humor and thought-provoking essays preferred.  Increase your chances of acceptance by writing an essay that fits under one of their monthly themes.
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Query/Manuscript: Queries are preferred by email but …

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 …

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.
Specifics
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 …

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 …

The Saturday Evening Post is looking for informative, but intriguing, articles and features that cover all aspects of American culture.  Humor helps, but is not required for acceptance.  Although they pay less than other national magazines, their notoriety should be noted–this magazine originally began as the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1728, owned by Benjamin Franklin and Hugh Meredith.
Who They Are: One of the oldest publications in the United States that publishes articles about unique and refreshing insights into American life, culture, and society.  They aren’t a typical magazine, and interested writers …