Why I Claim Assignments from the Associated Content Assignment Desk: Top Six Reasons
Six Ways to Reap the Benefits of Writing for AC
2. Holidays and Special Days--The Assignment Desk has assignments on just about every holiday and special day that rolls around. I accepted two graduation gifts assignments, The 10 Best Graduation Gifts Under $30 and The Top Ten Graduation Gifts for 2010 for Non-Traditional College Students. I've found that as graduations approach, the more hits I get. It's the same for other subjects. A Cinco De Mayo article on top Mexican restaurants was published April 13 and received views almost daily, but on Cinco de Mayo there were 113, for a total of 300 (so far).
3. Upfront Payments--The Assignment Desk offers upfront payments on some assignments. An assignment on Romantic Restaurants offered an upfront payment of $5.00, in addition to page view payments. If you're going to write for AC, you might as well reap the benefits that come with it.
4. New Product Introduction--The Assignment Desk introduces you to new products. When I wrote Peanut Butter Battle: Is Better N'Peanut Butter Really Better?, I had never even heard of Better N' Peanut Butter, a product lower in fat and calories than peanut butter. I picked it up at the grocery store, tried it and wrote a review. And I liked the product!
5. Deadlines--The Assignment Desk has deadlines, and some of us may need those in order to produce, and if you claim an assignment, you're more likely to do it. I usually choose assignments that give me at least three days to get the job done, although I will make exceptions for an assignment I'm really interested in.
6. Chance to Share--The Assignment Desk assignments give you more to tweet about than just what you had for breakfast. Show a side of yourself to Facebook friends and buddies on other social websites, that they might not have seen before.
Published by Karan Moses Robinson
Karan Robinson writes an op-ed column twice a month for the Enquirer-Herald, a community newspaper of York & Clover. She has written for The Charlotte Observer, American Profile magazine, Easy Street magazin... View profile
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3 Comments
Post a CommentI totally agree with you, but i thought you would like to know that the first article in the contributors tutorial about writing your first contributor network article has one line that says to ignore the assignment desk for your first article. He doesn't give any follow up as to why he would suggest that.
I've only seen performance payment offers but maybe I'm not looking at the right place. Good article :)
Great thinking. I am coming up to my 200th article, and yet I have only had 1 up-front payment. The problem for me is the time it would take to research a topic, as against write what is already in my head, where the words are ready to flow out. If I had the time or writers block, I would definitely do this, since the money can add up far faster than from just PV's alone.