5 Easy Tips to Increasing Your Associated Content Income

Publishing articles on Associated Content (AC) is easy and profitable. After all, it's one of the few sites on the web that actually pays for content. If you find yourself thinking, "Hey, I'd actually like to make this a part-time job," following are five tips to make that happen.

I've been submitting articles to AC since April 2006, and have submitted well over 100. I noticed that by doing the following, I consistently increased my income - without even realizing it.

1. Forums: Reading the advice offered in the forums has been invaluable. I've learned about other online writing gigs, picked up useful technology tips (eg, which key word analyzer to use), and have been turned on to websites I never even knew existed.

I've been a freelancer since 1993, and am pretty knowledgeable about freelancing in general. I do, after all, publish a blog on the topic (InkwellEditorial.blogspot.com). BUT, invariably, I stumble across some nugget in the forums that I find useful.

So, frequent the forums. Only one or two times a week can be a big help.

2. Write Regularly: One of my New Year's Resolutions was to pay down some debt. I targeted a few smaller bills that have been floating around and decided, "Hey, if I write x number of articles/day and contribute all of the income to that, I could have this paid off in no time."

Having a goal gets me in the habit - indeed, gives me the motivation - to sit down and write even when I don't want to. Instead of resolving to make x number of extra dollars a month, have a goal of what you want to do with the money -- and write regularly to achieve that. I write daily -- usually 3-6 articles.

This will make it so much easier to stay focused. You can always do without money for which you have no goal. But, if you have a goal in mind, you're much more likely to stay motivated.

This leads me to my next point: calculations.

3. Average Sums: As I've posted well over 100 articles to AC, I know how much I average on each article. So, I stress less about what I get for one particular article because I know that it all evens out.