My Residual Income Experiment on Associated Content

One of my goals on Associated Content has always been to establish a consistent residual income. This summer, I spent a lot of time writing and establishing a considerable body of work with the hope that, upon my return to school in the fall, I would continue to earn money on Associated Content. Well, did this work? In this article, I'm going to discuss my experiment with the hope that my experience is helpful to other Content Producers.

After returning to college this August, I stopped writing for Associated Content almost entirely. Between schoolwork, a job, and my personal life, I had little time to write. I also stopped advertising my articles at this point in time. It would be logical to think that my page views would drop significantly based on this alone.

To some extent, I did see a decrease in page views. I went from earning about $20 per month in page views on Associated Content to earning about $13-14 per month. However, this is not nearly as bad as it could have been, considering the fact that I was more or less idle for over three months. And I will take $13 or $14 over nothing.

But this simple observation is very important, and tells me a lot about what I'm doing right and wrong as a Content Producer. First, my earnings decreased only by about 30% when I stopped writing and advertising my content. That means that whatever I was doing to advertise my writing was ineffective in one manner or another, or else a larger decline would be expected.

At the same time, I can pinpoint the articles that continued to perform well and establish what topics have constant, long-term popularity. In other words, I can determine which of my articles are truly sustainable. When writing for Associated Content in the future, I will be able to write about articles that people are interested in.

Finally, I learned to be more selective with what I write. It isn't economical to spend an hour writing a movie review on Associated Content that will only earn me ten cents in the long run. But it may pay to spend that hour writing about health-related issues or educational topics.

If you are trying to earn money writing for Associated Content, I don't suggest not writing for three months. However, self-reflection is often helpful - noting what articles do and don't stand the test of time and drawing conclusions about what topics are worth your efforts will invariably help you to produce better, more valuable content. Good luck in your endeavors on Associated Content and thank you for reading!