Legitimate Work at Home

How Associated Content is Working for Me

~Addie~
As a mother I have always wanted to stay at home with my daughter. For the first 7 months of her life I did just that. Then when the money got tight, I had to pick up a job. Although I only worked part time, from getting up to get ready for work, getting to work, working, getting home and preparing for dinner I was quite wiped out. I started to think, there are so many moms that broadcast how they work from home and earn an extra income for their families. Why couldn't I do that? Well I'll tell you why, because it is never as simple as it seems and finding legitimate work from home was a hassle.

I bet I have spent over $1,000 in trying to find work from home opportunities that in tun failed me big time. When I think back, I can't even believe that was me. I have tried everything from stuffing envelopes to selling Mellaluca. They all promise big money but do they ever deliver? No! Finally, I just gave up the whole ambition of working at home. Besides, I'm not really a pushy sales person, nor do I like the idea of talking to five hundred people only to get one person to listen.

A friend of mine told me about Associated Content. She has been using it for a couple of years to help put an additional income into her home. As a mother of three, she stayed at home but felt it would be beneficial to bring more money in the house. She worked from home writing articles and was able to do just that. Now, that things in her life have changed she is devoting more time to Associated Content and making more money.

I hate those companies that keep making everything sound so wonderful about their work at home opportunity, and don't ever tell you exactly what you have to do, or how much it will cost you. You spend 10 minutes reading all this amazing sutff but you still are wondering what am I supposed to do?

So what is Associated Content, and how is it going to work for me? That is why you are still reading this anyway right? Let me shed some light on the AC community. Associated Content is a place for freelance writers to write articles, submit audio and/or video. Forget this, you may be thinking. I am not a writer nor do I have any experience writing. That's perfectly ok. You can submit content on just about anything you can think of and AC will pay you for it. Now, this isn't get rich quick, in fact to make a supplemental income you would have to produce at least 3-6 pieces of content per day. AC pays you for each peice of content anywhere from $3-$20, plus since your content will be searchable online you can earn money on an article or video you submitted years prior. None the less, you can make some money to help pay off some bills, save for a trip or car etc.

Since I have been working from home with Associated Content, I have made a reasonable amount of money. I am doing something that I like to do anyway and hopefully my articles are reaching out to people in a positive way. Just like with any business I am building up a fan base of readers, and of course the more articles I put out the more I can make. I have set aside time each day where I am at "work" and just go for it. I write about any subject that crosses my mind. The best part is my writing skills have definitely improved and my typing speed is at a peek. I know I may not be able to pay a mortgage or buy a car with the money I make, but you also get out of this what you put into it. Working from home for Associated Content is surely serving the purpose I need it to, and it didn't take a large investment. It is absolutely free! So if you have some free time, check out the place that is changing lives and making it possible for people to work at home.

Published by ~Addie~

Addie is a full time professional freelance writer. She has two daughters and enjoys being able to stay at home with them. Addie currently writes for Associated Content, Demand Studioa and eHow. Addie's goal...  View profile

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  • Becky Whittemore3/7/2009

    Very encouraging....I can relate!

  • Pete Macinta3/4/2009

    Thanks Addie for the encouraging article. Soon as I get my taxes done I will try to get more involved with AC.

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