Writing articles can make you good money if you know what you're doing. Unfortunately, many people either don't know how to cash in on this, or aren't maximizing their profits. Writing for Associated Content is one of the easiest ways to make money online , period. What makes it even better is that you have the freedom to write about what you want from the comfort of your own home. Many of you are already familiar with this site, but aren't satisfied with what they're paying you. This guide will help you earn over $20 an hour writing articles.

The first step you need to take, is to sign up with Associated Content . Enter your Paypal payment information. Then take a look around the website to get familiar with it. Please be prepared to fill out a W-9 form and either mail or fax it back to Associated Content as your earnings start to increase. They will need this information for tax purposes. The 2 areas you'll need to visit regularly is "My Account" and "My Content". My account allows you to see your messages and personal information. My content will allow you to view your articles and see which of them have been accepted. You'll also be able to see what bonuses have been assigned to you and accept/reject payments on the articles you submitted.

Here are the basics of submitting articles to A C for cash. You simply log into your account, click the "submit content" tab, and scroll down to text submissions. Usually you'll be submitting general articles. Make sure you check "Yes, this content is being submitted for payment consideration." A few days after submission, you'll be sent an offer for your article. You can either accept or decline it from the "my content" tab. You'll be paid in a few more days. Small bonuses are awarded to you for content that's being viewed on AC. The more views you get, the more money you make. This will continue to earn you money for just about forever, and you'll never have to touch those articles again, unless you want to. Unfortunately, AC will deduct some administrative costs from your bonus payments, so you won't receive any money until your balance reaches $15. Write a thousand articles this year and you'll be making an easy $20+ a month forever – it doesn't sound impressive now, but it adds up to a small fortune. In any case, it's extra money without the extra work.

These tips can double your earnings and save you a lot of time.

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· Submit exclusive articles. Obviously if your articles are all over the internet AC won't value it as much as they otherwise would

· Write longer articles. I usually try to aim for at least 800 words. If your article takes up two pages instead of one, Associated Content gets to display double the amount of ads. This will benefit both AC and you. Don't get too carried away and fill your article with garbage. Simply include a few extra words and sentences wherever you can intelligently squeeze them in. If you have a hard time with writing long articles, read below for an easy to use technique I use all the time.

· Use your niche knowledge. Writing about really hot niches will up your earnings.

· If you like taking pictures, submit pictures along with your content. They always command a higher price. However, don't spend too much time taking pictures. Our goal is to make at least $20 an hour doing this. Don't waste your time writing internet marketing articles. I know it's probably one of your bigger interests, but Associated Content simply doesn't want that type of article.

· Check your "my account page" and read through your messages. Read all the "Call For Content" messages because AC will tell you exactly what they're willing to pay more for (at the moment). Most of your article topics should be on subjects that AC requests.

· Remember that bonus article money is money too. We need lots of page views to achieve this, so write a compelling headline that grabs reader's attention. Use the tool on my make money writing articles post, if you need a little help. This will also make the AC employees want to pay you more than average!

· Don't write articles from a 1st person point of view. Try to be professional and appear as an authority.

· This is a numbers game. You should be writing 3-4 articles an hour. I'll tell you how to do this in the next senteces.

· Write reviews on products/books/movies that you already know well. This is easy and super-quick if you set up a quick outline first.

· When you have interesting yet realistic dreams, write out the events that happened, add some details and submit it as a short story.

· Be controversial. Step out of the box. If you can find a really interesting subject to write about that may be a little controversial, write about it since these tend to attract a lot of attention.

· Read and write often. Readers tend to be better writers and those that write regularly tend to be better writers. Fine tune your skills while enjoying a good book.

Most people spend way too long writing articles. If you're going to make good money writing on the Internet, you'd better do it fast. Here I'll be teaching you how to write high-paying articles in just 15 to 20 minutes on any subject you want. With a little practice, you will learn how to complete research and write a unique article in just 15 minutes. I used to take about 45 minutes to write and edit articles. Needless to say I was frustrated and began to hate writing. I recently came up with this system to help me get things done faster.

I'm going to be laying everything out here in step-by-step format. The first time you try this, it might take a little longer than 20 minutes. As you get used to this method of writing, you'll notice that you can crank out articles faster and faster.

How to write quick articles:

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1. Pick a topic, preferably a high-paying one from "call for content"

2. Open your preferred word processor

3. Now get on the Internet and go to Google. Perform a search on the subject that you want to write an article about

4. Open up two or three articles in a tabbed browser like Firefox. Quickly check that they are long enough to be considered a real article, instead of just a short paragraph.

5. Go through those articles very quickly, looking for one that seems to be the right length. In case you're wondering, the right length is more than 500 words and less than 1200.

6. Copy and paste your selected article into your word processor. Do not close any of the tabs that your other articles are on.

7. Read through the articles that you didn't choose, but do it fast. This should only take a few minutes and is for research purposes.

8. Now you're ready to rewrite your article. In your word processor, leave some space above the article you pasted for your writing. You are going to use the article below as a "very filled in" outline. Start rewriting the article that's in your word processor, mixing the wording and the ideas of the article you read, and the article you pasted. You're basically blending and rewriting the two articles so that you don't violate any copyright laws.

( do not ! i repeat do not ! use same word-to-word  in your article,this is only your guide for your article)

9. Type your article very quickly or use a speech to text tool. Your goal is to get this article done as quickly as possible, so you must separate your writing and editing phases. Even if you know you're making a mistake as you're typing, ignore it. Editing anything, the matter how small, will mess up your writing "trance".

10. Run spell check and correct the obvious spelling and grammar errors.

11.When you're done with the article read through it once, editing any mistakes you may find and adding extra words and sentences to your article to make it longer. If the article that you were rewriting did not include an opening paragraph or conclusion, add it now. If you're writing for keyword density, insert keywords into your article now.

Go through this system and practice it a few times. Go ahead and time yourself. You should notice that each time you do it you'll get a little faster. These tips will turn you into a speed writer, who can produce quality articles on any subject you choose. Working for just 1.5-- 2 hours a day will result in an extra $900-$1000 each month.




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