Is Anyone Else Botherd by Associated...

I just tried to submit an article at Associated Content and discovered that their promoted "more control over your content" means just what I feared it would -- no more upfront payment for previously published content!

I doubt I will be submitting much more to AC, as I mainly used it as a secondary market for previously published articles. (I think their pay is too low to be worthwhile for first rights, and I'm not good enough at marketing my work to get much in performance payments.)

Will anyone else be seriously affected by this change?

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Xelene *. May 24, 2008, 10:22am EDT

I've been trying to decide whether to publish at AC. Is it worth it? I've heard that only about 25% of people get paid upfront for their work.

I didn't realzie they wanted first rights. Do they keep those rights? Does that mean you don't have the rights to your own work?

I'm trying to find a way to make money with articles, but I don't find many places that seem worth the effort.

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Shannon C. May 25, 2008, 4:30pm EDT

I've stopped submitting articles to them. Before they started paying for first rights only, most of my articles got $3 or so -- not a lot, but something. I may start submitting articles there I can't sell anywhere else. You can still get some money for page views. (Those who spend a lot of time promoting their work can make a fair amount; I bring in maybe $1 a month.)

You do get to keep rights to your work -- by "first rights," I meant "first publication rights." (Sorry for the lack of clarity!) So you could sell an article there first and then publish it here or elsewhere. Once you sell it to AC, however, it is worth less if you resell it to someone else.

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Xelene *. May 25, 2008, 5:44pm EDT

Thanks for the information. I might try constant content, but I'm not sure how much to ask for. If I ask too much and it doesn't sell, what happens? Can I lower the price later?

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Shannon C. May 26, 2008, 9:03am EDT

Yes, you can lower the price. You can also select "Best Offer," where buyers can offer you a lower price.

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Cowgirlheart A. Jul 17, 2008, 7:57pm EDT

Hey Shannon - How do you get to be a writer for constant-content?

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Cowgirlheart A. Jul 17, 2008, 7:59pm EDT

I'm tyring to find you on constant content to see your stuff - can you send me a link?

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Shannon C. Jul 18, 2008, 1:18pm EDT

http://www.constant-content.com/author/14752-Shannon_Christman-details-0.htm

Thanks for asking -- I'll email you more details.

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Rae M. Aug 22, 2008, 12:10pm EDT

It probably won't affect me too much. I pretty much only put original stuff on there, and lately I have only been doing the calls for content. Where I know how much I will get paid ahead of time before I even write.

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