When I first started writing, I had some articles published with Associated Content. At the time, they paid me on average $6 per article – and I had the confidence of knowing that my article would be accepted.
Fast forward to the past year. I haven’t written for them much. When I do, I stand at least a 50% chance that the system will reject it for not being well written enough. They “encourage” me to submit it again, this time for no immediate pay. I would, however, be eligible for their compensation program.
My Past Experience
At first glance, this seems terrible. In the past, I could submit an article for payment and also be eligible for the residual income. Plus, I would never, ever submit a just written article to them anymore.
I would, however, submit an article where I still have the reprint rights. I often write articles for marketing purposes. Once I distribute them out to the different sites, I may put them on AC just to bring in some extra change. And coin is just about all it brings in, too.
Use it As a Portfolio!
But there is one valuable thing I use it for – as a portfolio. When I am applying for writing jobs, I always direct my clients to my articles on AC. It gives a well rounding view of what I am capable of. There’s food writing, travel writing, health writing, business writing, etc on there. And the site does a good job of presenting the articles in a pleasing way which is also important to the clients.
I suggest you use your AC account in the same way if you want to have samples to show potential clients.
How to Use Associated Content as a Portfolio
The first thing you need to do is sign up for an account if you don’t have one already. If you don’t live in the United States, you won’t be eligible for payment but you can still use the site. After you sign up, you can start submitting articles and other forms of content like videos by first clicking the “publish” tab.
Once you get your portfolio set up, you are ready to start making money with websites like Rentacoder and oDesk.
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