My Fifteen Minutes of Fame?

Andy Warhol stated that everyone would be famous at some point in their lifetime, if only for fifteen minutes. It was not intended to be a time limit. Donald Pennington is working hard to make sure that you, as an Associated Content writer, will have more than fifteen minutes of fame.

In February of 2008, I answered an invitation to write articles for Associated Content. A friend, Debby Alten, had been reading some blog entries that I had written on Yuwie.com. She felt that I might be able to earn a little extra cash by writing for AC. After accepting the invitation, I immediately set to work on writing articles. Of course, I could write thousands of articles, but it doesn't really matter what I write if no one is reading it...

Enter: Associated Content's "Subscribe" Feature

It is written, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." - Matthew 7:12. A lot of people misinterpret this simple passage and read it as "Do unto others as they have done unto you." The difference between the two statements is like night and day. The former asks us to treat others the way that we would like them to treat us - i.e. be kind, considerate, and supportive or whatever other ideals you have for the way that you want to be treated. The latter basically says it is alright to be mean, nasty, and inconsiderate of others because that is the way that they treat you.

Being fairly quick on the draw, I soon realized that I could increase my readership by reading and subscribing to other AC Content Producers. After all, I would like people to read my articles, just as other writers would appreciate it if I read theirs. So off I went to do some reading...

Enter: Donald Pennington

One of the CP's that I stumbled upon was Donald Pennington. I learned that one reason, probably the primary reason, that he is writing articles on Associated Content is that he wants to make a better life for himself and his children (read: Divorcing for the Kids' Sake, published Oct. 4, 2007). Though with a different motivation, this guy shares similar goals with me.