What You Need to Know About Associated Content's Calls for Content

Associated Content's "Call for Content" feature has been around for quite some time. However, it wasn't until Associated Content re-designed their web pages that a subtle yet very helpful new feature was added, making Calls for Content better and a new way for content producers to generate revenue.

The new and improved Calls for Content feature allows content producers to claim certain topics and Associated Content gives content producers a timed deadline to meet in order to submit the article on that particular topic. Moreover, the Calls for Content are very specific in what Associated Content thinks that content producers should be writing about in that article topic whether that means analysis, facts, poll studies, or how you personally relate to that topic. A minimum word count is usually listed as well. Once you "Claim" a topic, then you submit and edit your article. Your article does not appear in your content search page until after your article has been submitted. If you would like to finish your article and come back to it in a few minutes or hours, your article will remain under the "My Account" section where you can click on the "Edit" feature to update your article.

You can also "Release" your article if you no longer want to write about that topic. However, as a caveat, beware of the message from Associated Content if you do this: AC reserves the right to prevent you from claiming a Call for Content article if you have "released" too many Calls for Content pieces. Keep in mind also, that Associated Content has updated the Calls for Content section so that only a limited number of content producers can "Claim" an article topic. Once that limited number of content producers has claimed that specific article topic, the topic is then removed from the Calls for Content section even if the time has not yet expired for when the article is due. Content producers will then be unable to submit for payment that article topic. Content producers can only Claim a maximum of 3 Calls for Content articles at any given time to keep on their queue line. Once you have submitted your article, you can put in another claim in a Call for Content article.

My favorite new part of the updated Calls for Content feature is that Associated Content lists a specific monetary amount for how much they will pay for an article or video on that topic. Prices for each content piece vary from $1 to as much as $8.50 that I have personally seen. I am unaware if Associated Content has offered more than $8.50 for any Calls for Content topic article. Not all Calls for Content article pay content producers. Some are only performance payment only which is fine by me. It is up to each content producer whether or not they want to submit an article for "Free," relying on the chance that they will cash in with views from their fellow content producers.

Furthermore, Calls for Content pieces are greatly enhanced by the new web design features. The Associated Content homepage allows for more breaking news coverage which content producers provide in the Calls for Content section. The Calls for Content section includes all breaking and daily news including politics, sports, entertainment and celebrity gossip, technology, holidays, and various other daily news topics that have a limited shelf life.

As a fellow content producer, I hope you take advantage of these new features that Associated Content has to offer and I wish you the best of luck in your writing endeavors!