Yahoo's associated content . Is it worth joining?

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   seanorjohnposted 12 years ago

   I just signed up to yahoo contributors and found myself directed to associated content. They claim to pay upfront for articles. Anyone know whether it is worthwhile. I know sunforged, a very astute hubber wasn't impressed a while back before yahoo takeover.

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   jponiatoposted 12 years ago

   I'm not one of the prolific writers there, but I've been a contributor for a few years.  They do pay up-front, in that if you write an article that you think is clear, concise, search-able, and which people will want to read, then you can submit it for up-front payment.  The editors at Y!CN will review it, and if they agree, make you an offer.  Technically the offer can be as high as $20.00, but I've never heard of an offer that high.  They tend to run between $2.00 and $8.00, probably averaging around $4 or $5.  Generally, even if you don't get an offer, you can still publish your article.  All articles earn pay per views, starting at $1.50 per 1000 PVs.
   
   They also have "beats" but I know nothing about that program.  They have "Featured Contributors", a program I was involved with until just recently.  Under the new program rules, you can apply to one of the feature categories, like technology, home/garden, etc.  If accepted, you will get at least one $15.00 assignment per month, plus other targeted assignments as they come up in your category.  It is a nice program.
   
   I came here to HubPages for a change of pace from Y!CN, and was attracted to all the capsule options we have for our hubs (video, maps, etc.).  Note that Panda hit Y!CN at least as hard as it hit HP.

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      seanorjohnposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for the detailed info Jpon. I will give it a try, not so much for the money but to try and get more yahoo traffic.

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         Randy Godwinposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         There are Yahoo! perks which might be gained from joining AC/Yahoo! such as being a featured writer for Yahoo! News, sports, entertainment, etc.  I understand the pay is much better than what AC usually allows, but I'm not interested in those type jobs. 

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   Randy Godwinposted 12 years ago

   Nope! I don't write for the paltry upfronts and the pay per thousand views suck.  The staff there is even harder to communicate with than here.  And some of the regular forum posters are especially a$$#0!3s!
   
   I have less than 20 articles there with a total of several hundred thousand page views which earn me about $10 a month.  AC seems to be slowly being phased out since the buyout by Yahoo! a few months ago. 

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      seanorjohnposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Wow Randy with such high viewing figures it certainly seems unfair that you get such a poor return. Thanks for the info.

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         Randy Godwinposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         No, perhaps I wasn't clear about the views.  Several 100,000 views total on the 18 articles, not per month!    Only about 5 or 6 thousand per month on all of them at $1.60 per 1000.

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            seanorjohnposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            Thanks Randy. Nevertheless you are not getting the dosh you deserve.You are getting great traffic though.Good luck for the future.

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               Randy Godwinposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               Thanks SJ!  It didn't take me long to find out AC/Yahoo! was not my kind of place.  I might never find "my kind of place," but AC definitely wasn't it! 

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   thefunduposted 12 years ago

   You are an old writer here and your hubs are strong even. Everyone has different skills of writing, so give it a try either and that will give answers to all your questions.

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      seanorjohnposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks Fundu, I have only written 15 hubs so I am still a novice. Don't worry about getting followers. You should read some hubs by experts such as sunforged and try and get traffic from google if you want to make money. I have never reached payout.

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   johndwilliamsposted 12 years ago

   I am UK based so out of the question for me, unless there new changes allowed UK writers to add content..

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      seanorjohnposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks John. I too am from the UK and it seems we are now eligible to join. But the monetary rewards look poor.

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   Bill Manningposted 12 years ago

   I've been a member there for a year or so. The upfront payments are not worth it. As for page views, with my 50 or so articles there I get around 8 bucks a month.
   
   If you think 50 cents an hour is worth it, go for it.

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      seanorjohnposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for the reply Bill. Randy Goodwin said he was getting several hundred thousand views and only making $10 a month. So I guess you must be getting the same. I will tread very carefully. 2or 3 articles and see if I can attract yahoo traffic to my hubs. Thanks again

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