Comments on: Is AssociatedContent.com (Associated Content/AC) A Scam? http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/10/03/is-associatedcontentcom-associated-contentac-a-scam/ Work At Home & Avoid Scams. Our Guide will help you find jobs, telecommuting friendly companies & other work from home options. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:26:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Laurie Tam http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/10/03/is-associatedcontentcom-associated-contentac-a-scam/#comment-9218 Laurie Tam Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:20:08 +0000 http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/10/03/is-associatedcontentcom-associated-contentac-a-scam/#comment-9218 JP, even though you are an electrician and love to write about sports, you should go for it on applying after getting some more sports writing which will help you to maybe get a better paying sports writing job at home. Despite that you don't have the certificate, your writing shows your passion for writing about the piece and it can be lucrative. I don't have a certificate to show myself as a nutritionist nor a personal finance person but I write some pieces on those two areas because I am passionate about them. I have some writing on AC about those two areas and a few other ones that I am passionate about. And because of my writing credential and writing sample, Demand Studios accepted me as one of their writers since October 13, 2009. I only got one accepted and got their payment which I need to do more. You should go for it and encourage you despite that the money part isn't very important. Your passion is what counts. It's not the certificate nor degree that does for some of the time. JP, even though you are an electrician and love to write about sports, you should go for it on applying after getting some more sports writing which will help you to maybe get a better paying sports writing job at home. Despite that you don’t have the certificate, your writing shows your passion for writing about the piece and it can be lucrative.
I don’t have a certificate to show myself as a nutritionist nor a personal finance person but I write some pieces on those two areas because I am passionate about them.
I have some writing on AC about those two areas and a few other ones that I am passionate about. And because of my writing credential and writing sample, Demand Studios accepted me as one of their writers since October 13, 2009. I only got one accepted and got their payment which I need to do more.
You should go for it and encourage you despite that the money part isn’t very important. Your passion is what counts. It’s not the certificate nor degree that does for some of the time.

]]> By: JP http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/10/03/is-associatedcontentcom-associated-contentac-a-scam/#comment-9217 JP Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:18:37 +0000 http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/10/03/is-associatedcontentcom-associated-contentac-a-scam/#comment-9217 I like the website, Im gonna talk football and other sports anyway, why not make a $1 or $2 for doing it? Im really not in it for the money, I only write an article or two per week, I just like the idea of having my writing published on a website. If I make a few bucks along the way, great, but really Im not in it for that. I do hope that I would get noticed somehow for my articles, I dream of writing sports as a career but I dont have the credentials to apply for such jobs, Im an electrician, lol. I like to post my opinion on sports is all and it feels good to see my articles published. I like the website, Im gonna talk football and other sports anyway, why not make a $1 or $2 for doing it? Im really not in it for the money, I only write an article or two per week, I just like the idea of having my writing published on a website. If I make a few bucks along the way, great, but really Im not in it for that. I do hope that I would get noticed somehow for my articles, I dream of writing sports as a career but I dont have the credentials to apply for such jobs, Im an electrician, lol. I like to post my opinion on sports is all and it feels good to see my articles published.

]]> By: T http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/10/03/is-associatedcontentcom-associated-contentac-a-scam/#comment-8617 T Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:16:24 +0000 http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/10/03/is-associatedcontentcom-associated-contentac-a-scam/#comment-8617 I'm just confused is all. So are the articles written in AC actually true? Do they have to prove legitimate sources to post their article? I just want to make sure the things I'm reading are actually the truth rather than made up stories that's all I’m just confused is all. So are the articles written in AC actually true? Do they have to prove legitimate sources to post their article? I just want to make sure the things I’m reading are actually the truth rather than made up stories that’s all

]]> By: Eddy Salomon http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/10/03/is-associatedcontentcom-associated-contentac-a-scam/#comment-8487 Eddy Salomon Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:48:53 +0000 http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/10/03/is-associatedcontentcom-associated-contentac-a-scam/#comment-8487 Agreed. Every company is going to have their good and bad points. It's just a matter of filtering through the information and deciding whether the good and bad points are enough to persuade or dissuade you to doing business with a company. Agreed. Every company is going to have their good and bad points. It’s just a matter of filtering through the information and deciding whether the good and bad points are enough to persuade or dissuade you to doing business with a company.

]]> By: People's Content http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/10/03/is-associatedcontentcom-associated-contentac-a-scam/#comment-8484 People's Content Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:32:39 +0000 http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/10/03/is-associatedcontentcom-associated-contentac-a-scam/#comment-8484 Associated Content isn't a scam but it does pay little for the articles nowadays. However, it does help for beginners to get some writing practice under their belts before moving on to something else. Please remember that all businesses do have bad points as well as good. So far I haven't had any problems with Associated Content. Hopefully it stays that way. Associated Content isn’t a scam but it does pay little for the articles nowadays. However, it does help for beginners to get some writing practice under their belts before moving on to something else.

Please remember that all businesses do have bad points as well as good. So far I haven’t had any problems with Associated Content. Hopefully it stays that way.

]]> By: jcr http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/10/03/is-associatedcontentcom-associated-contentac-a-scam/#comment-8405 jcr Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:13:29 +0000 http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/10/03/is-associatedcontentcom-associated-contentac-a-scam/#comment-8405 No, Associated Content is NOT a scam. It is a legitimate company which works hard to stay competitive in the ever emerging world of internet content and writing. Having noted that, people who have NO writing background or assume that SEO and other aspects of internet writing are unimportant may be in for a surprise. It IS possible (and I've done it) to get thousands of page views overnight but it can take time and a learning curve to reach higher levels of regular pay at Associated Content. But few jobs worth doing come without a learning curve! The bonus? Older articles keep earning residual income, which I consider a great deal! No, Associated Content is NOT a scam. It is a legitimate company which works hard to stay competitive in the ever emerging world of internet content and writing. Having noted that, people who have NO writing background or assume that SEO and other aspects of internet writing are unimportant may be in for a surprise. It IS possible (and I’ve done it) to get thousands of page views overnight but it can take time and a learning curve to reach higher levels of regular pay at Associated Content.

But few jobs worth doing come without a learning curve! The bonus? Older articles keep earning residual income, which I consider a great deal!

]]> By: Maynard Black http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/10/03/is-associatedcontentcom-associated-contentac-a-scam/#comment-8330 Maynard Black Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:46:10 +0000 http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/10/03/is-associatedcontentcom-associated-contentac-a-scam/#comment-8330 I recently deleted my account from associated content. I had nothing but issues with OTHER websites plagiarizing my articles from their site. They would copy my articles and change a couple words and post them as their own. I had to run around constantly to get my work taken down off of other sites. The final straw for me was when I submitted my last article and associated content had the nerve to accuse ME of plagiarism when the article was written by me. I had only submitted 7 or 8 articles total and gotten paid a total of $15 and I had enough. The reality is that associated content doesn't care what the quality of the writing is. They only care that it's keyword rich, and something they don't already have. They simply want a database that generates clickthroughs from search engines to produce revenue through advertising. The more suckers they can reel in to write content for them (for almost no compensation), the more money they can make off of advertising. If you're a "real" freelance writer, create a blog for your articles with your name in the URL, and archive your body of work. People steal articles from content sites and with a blog you get to manage everything about how your material is listed. That way, when you're applying for jobs or writing gigs, you have an online body of work that is presented the way YOU want to present it. Stop putting money in the pockets of these greedy content sites. Blogs are free. You can even get your own url for as cheap as $10 a YEAR. And if you do it with blogger, google will automatically crawl your articles and headlines for search engines. A win/win for you as a writer. I recently deleted my account from associated content. I had nothing but issues with OTHER websites plagiarizing my articles from their site. They would copy my articles and change a couple words and post them as their own. I had to run around constantly to get my work taken down off of other sites.

The final straw for me was when I submitted my last article and associated content had the nerve to accuse ME of plagiarism when the article was written by me. I had only submitted 7 or 8 articles total and gotten paid a total of $15 and I had enough.

The reality is that associated content doesn’t care what the quality of the writing is. They only care that it’s keyword rich, and something they don’t already have. They simply want a database that generates clickthroughs from search engines to produce revenue through advertising. The more suckers they can reel in to write content for them (for almost no compensation), the more money they can make off of advertising.

If you’re a “real” freelance writer, create a blog for your articles with your name in the URL, and archive your body of work. People steal articles from content sites and with a blog you get to manage everything about how your material is listed. That way, when you’re applying for jobs or writing gigs, you have an online body of work that is presented the way YOU want to present it.

Stop putting money in the pockets of these greedy content sites. Blogs are free. You can even get your own url for as cheap as $10 a YEAR. And if you do it with blogger, google will automatically crawl your articles and headlines for search engines. A win/win for you as a writer.

]]> By: Natalie Akers http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/10/03/is-associatedcontentcom-associated-contentac-a-scam/#comment-8105 Natalie Akers Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:52:53 +0000 http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/10/03/is-associatedcontentcom-associated-contentac-a-scam/#comment-8105 I am just starting with Associated Content. They seem to be okay so far. I'm not getting paid that much per article, but I'm sure that will improve as I learn to choose better assignments for me. I know they are running a promotion this month for new publishers where you get a bonus for 5 or 10 articles published this month. It is giving me writing practice, which is not a waste of my time by any means. Thanks for this blog, Eddy! And thanks to everyone else for sharing your experiences! :-) I am just starting with Associated Content. They seem to be okay so far. I’m not getting paid that much per article, but I’m sure that will improve as I learn to choose better assignments for me. I know they are running a promotion this month for new publishers where you get a bonus for 5 or 10 articles published this month. It is giving me writing practice, which is not a waste of my time by any means. Thanks for this blog, Eddy! And thanks to everyone else for sharing your experiences! :-)

]]> By: Laurie Tam http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/10/03/is-associatedcontentcom-associated-contentac-a-scam/#comment-7788 Laurie Tam Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:21:52 +0000 http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/10/03/is-associatedcontentcom-associated-contentac-a-scam/#comment-7788 Hey Eddy. AC is not a scam and I can vouch for that. For a lot of the articles that I wrote for them, they would give me my upfront payment which adds up if you think about it. I made about $33 this month and just got active on writing again on the site since 21st of this month but skipped writing the weekends and yesterday. I felt bad since my goal was to write at least 5 a day on there. The upfront payment somewhat else despite that I wish it was higher. I also have articles that I wrote where they stated that it didn't qualify to get any upfront payment and just the performance payment. Even though I did get mad about that, I know that they didn't stiff me on my payment. SO far, I got some money from them. I need more which I had told you personally. AC and Brighthub are the only sites I know that pays upfront plus something for passive income. Hey Eddy.

AC is not a scam and I can vouch for that.
For a lot of the articles that I wrote for them, they would give me my upfront payment which adds up if you think about it.
I made about $33 this month and just got active on writing again on the site since 21st of this month but skipped writing the weekends and yesterday.
I felt bad since my goal was to write at least 5 a day on there. The upfront payment somewhat else despite that I wish it was higher.
I also have articles that I wrote where they stated that it didn’t qualify to get any upfront payment and just the performance payment. Even though I did get mad about that, I know that they didn’t stiff me on my payment. SO far, I got some money from them. I need more which I had told you personally.
AC and Brighthub are the only sites I know that pays upfront plus something for passive income.

]]> By: Stacy http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/10/03/is-associatedcontentcom-associated-contentac-a-scam/#comment-7784 Stacy Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:56:13 +0000 http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/10/03/is-associatedcontentcom-associated-contentac-a-scam/#comment-7784 My friend wrote for them after quitting her job. The pay isn't great, but the exposure is. She's had plenty of thank you notes from those companies she has written for. She loves the editors there too over the ones at other places like eHow. Her work has been distributed to companies like GoDaddy. Much more credible than other places. My friend wrote for them after quitting her job. The pay isn’t great, but the exposure is. She’s had plenty of thank you notes from those companies she has written for. She loves the editors there too over the ones at other places like eHow. Her work has been distributed to companies like GoDaddy. Much more credible than other places.

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