March 2012 content-site income

March 2012 income:

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Beyond content sites

Photo by Glendali, via sxc.hu

I guess there are two basic ways of getting things done -- the all-out effort, or the minimalist baby-step approach. I'm going to try baby stepping my way into higher paying work.

So -- I'm just writing this here in the hope that a public statement will help keep me on track -- starting on Monday, I'm going to do something every day (five days per week) that may be very small, but will move me, if only a bit, in the direction of direct no-content-site-and-no-middleman writing.

British writers: Yahoo Contributor Network now has a UK site

Writers living outside the U.S. have been unhappy with Yahoo Contributor Network (formerly Associated Content) ever since the site stopped paying them (under most circumstances) a couple of years ago.

Now UK writers, at least, who like the Yahoo model can write for the company for pay again at Yahoo Contributor Network's new UK site for UK-resident writers only.  It works the same way the U.S. site does, with paid assignments, revenue share, and the opportunity to publish on high-traffic Yahoo sites.

A recent blog post from Yahoo said "Yahoo! Contributor Network UK is currently looking for talented writers on parenting, beauty, technology, fashion, fitness, food, weddings, movies, TV, and celebrities. Potential contributors sign up at uk.contributor.yahoo.com/signup and, once approved by Yahoo! UK’s editorial team, they will be eligible to claim assignments."

See the official post for more information.

More sites like Textbroker

The Textbroker business model must be working well, because a lot of similar sites are springing up. In this type of site, customers post requests for specific articles, writers claim assignments from a list, and the site takes a percentage of the price.

These broker sites appear to be Panda-proof, because they are not posting articles on one huge website, but instead selling them directly to customers, who typically use them on highly targeted sites.

Recently I've heard about two broker sites I hadn't heard of before:

February 2012 Content-site income

I hit a blogging milestone this month!

February income:

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