The Pros and Cons of Writing for Constant Content

Among online writing sites, Constant Content offers something a little different, the ability to set your own price. While other sites may offer a small amount upfront or even just pennies for page views, Constant Content allows you to decide how much your article is truly worth. However, before you start writing for them, you should know the pros and cons.

PROS

~Set your own price. This is one of the biggest pluses of Constant Content. You decide what you want to sell the article for. There is also the option of accepting other offers. You receive the offer and accept or reject as you see fit.

~Choose the rights you give. Constant Content allows you to sell your article for Usage, Unique or Full rights. Usage is non-exclusive, can be sold repeatedly on the site, and requires the buyer to keep your byline. Unique is exclusive, can be sold only once, and keeps your byline. Full is completely exclusive to the buyer and they can change you byline if they choose. You can set a different price for each type of rights.

~Public and private requests let you know what buyers are looking for. Constant Content accepts most well written informative articles with a few exceptions. However, there is a section where buyers can list the topics they are looking for and the price they are willing to pay. If a customer is impressed, they may privately request more work from you. These private requests normally pay higher and can lead to regular customers.

~Constant Content is more professional than most online writing sites. The site is simple with little flair. Instead of running ads on the site, Constant Content takes a small percentage of each sale to pay for editors, web design, and other costs.

~Personal feedback is available at any time. If an article is rejected, you receive an email with a clear explanation as to why. If you have more questions, you can post a question in the forums and receive feedback normally within 24 hours from one of the staff.

CONS

~The approval process is rather strict. The smallest grammatical errors can land you with a rejection email. The standards are high and should be carefully reviewed before submitting anything.

~You must have at least $50 before you can request payment. For those that tend to write only now and again, it may take a while before you reach $50.

~Don't expect a social networking site. The forums are all about the writing. You are free to ask questions and the staff and other writers are very friendly; however, everyone is more about writing than socializing. Whereas this isn't a con for many writers, any writers used to other online writing sites may be put off by this.

~Constant Content takes 35% commission from each sale you make. This leaves you with only 65% of your asking price. So be sure to plan your prices accordingly.

~There is no guarantee when or if you article will sell. Whether your article sells or not is up to the customers browsing the site. Some topics sell quickly, while others may take months or even years to find a buyer.

~Although it is not a definite, writers can be banned after receiving three rejections. Being banned depends on why the articles were rejected. For instance, plagiarism is not tolerated. Three strikes and you could very well be banned from the site.

It is up to the writer to determine whether the good outweighs the bad or not. However, it is a site worth looking into if you are serious about making more from writing.