Best of AC-Text PMA Acceptance Speech, Michelle L Devon

Michy is Honored by Award

Wow! What a year we've had.

I've been with AC going on my second year, not quite having been with the site from the beginning, but close to it, and as such I've seen AC go through a lot of changes. The site has been redesigned, the forums overhauled, the submission process changed -- twice -- and new rules,
 regulations and policies show how Associated Content is a growing, living, thriving company that offers something to just about everyone -- readers, bloggers, writers alike.

I watched last year's PMA awards with curiosity when they showed who was in the running for the awards and updated them weekly. This year, shrouded behind the veil of the awards committee, the only clue we had to the winners was supposition and nominations in the forum.

There were several people in the forums who nominated me for an award, and for that, I am grateful. They say it's an honor just to be nominated, and I must admit that's true. I was humbled and honored by each person who threw my name in the hat.

Don't get me wrong though, being nominated was cool, but winning is pretty cool too!

As a freelance writer, I didn't know what to make of Associated Content when I first stumbled upon it. I subscribed to a writers group for posting freelance paying leads, and someone in the group posted a link to Associated Content. Much debate ensued about whether AC was a legitimate paying job for writers, and arguments sparked up about how much they paid and the future of the site.

The site was in its infancy at that time.

So I waited and watched the site change and grow, read the things people who wrote for the site were saying, and eventually, I signed up so I could give it a shot first hand. My first article with AC was a print magazine article reprint that the rights had reverted back to me, and I put it up just out of curiosity. Once I received that offer, I took some keyword articles I had written for a client who had not paid me and I posted them for payment consideration.

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WPW pretty amazing. I bet you are truly proud. I look forward to reading more of your work, now and in the future!

Posted on 05/09/2008 at 10:05:06 PM

Congrats on the win!

Posted on 05/05/2008 at 7:05:25 AM

Writing about writing is always a good idea when most of your readers are writers. The article that won the award touched on a lot of near-universal experiences, as did this piece. As always, I enjoy your work and have a very high opinion of it.

Posted on 04/30/2008 at 12:04:34 PM

Michy, you deserved it! Congratulations.

Posted on 02/23/2008 at 9:02:36 PM

Congratulations

Posted on 02/17/2008 at 4:02:35 PM

I'd love to hear your take on how to thank those wonderful people who comment on our articles,day after day, but seem to come here primarily to learn and read articles rather than write them. I appreciate their loyalty, thrive on it but they don't have articles for me to see or I've seen them all. Some write only a few a year. Should we thank them once a month or more? I am so grateful for each and every reader :)

Posted on 02/15/2008 at 6:02:49 PM

You make AC work for many of us too. Congrats!

Posted on 02/10/2008 at 6:02:37 PM

Congratulations on your award. Your winning article was actually what brought me to AC! So thanks and great job. I look forward to reading more from you. :)

Posted on 02/07/2008 at 10:02:42 AM

Michy is a SUPERSTAR and always ready with advice and a kind word.

Posted on 02/05/2008 at 2:02:19 PM

Congratulations on a much deserved award!

Posted on 02/04/2008 at 8:02:57 PM

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