I think I’ll take another look at C-C. It sounds like a nice place to include in my online writing rotation. As with so many other sites, it sounds like consistency (and quality) is the key to success.

Last night I spent a little time browsing the forums to get a better feel for what to do and how to do it. I’ll let you know how it goes as I progress.

Well, my first tip is…write! If you don’t write, you don’t sell.

Next, the more you write, the more you sell. An analysis of the site has concluded that 70% of all content sells there. If you visit the C-C forums, you’ll find that the writers who write steadily all agree with this number.

Also, write often. Customers have the option of being notified each time new content is available and many of them select this option. Some also subscribe to the new content section by RSS. Point is that each time you post something new, customers are notified. Makes posting content every day worthwhile when you know that your name and content are both automatically passing before the eyes of folks actually looking for articles to purchase.

Publish your articles that sell for usage rights on C-C on other revenue sharing sites to maximize your income.

Write for public requests as much as possible. They may sell and, even if they don’t, they beef up your article library. More often than not, someone else will come along and buy these. (Remember, 70%!)

Public requests often lead to private requests. Your most successful authors at C-C are earning comfortable, full-time incomes writing, primarily, for private requests. Oh, and they’re earning these incomes while still only working part-time! Private requests are really Constant-Content’s pot of gold.

Avoid the mistakes that unsuccessful authors make at C-C. Among them, never writing a single article, only submitting 1 or 2 articles before giving up and deciding that C-C doesn’t work, leaving the site after a month (make a 3-6 month commitment at least) and pricing articles so low that it doesn’t make selling articles there worthwhile.

I’ve gotta run. We just had a blackout while I was writing this and now I’m waaaaay behind schedule.

Take care!
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@Mo, it probably bugged you so, because there’s nothing like being corrected by someone who is so clearly wrong. It’s natural for the ego to want to shoot back with proof, but at DS I suspect it’s not worth the time it takes to do so. Again, my experience with them is very limited, but after reading horror story after horror story about their editors, I really do question where they’re finding these folks.
Laura recently posted..Constant Content- A Freelance Writer’s Dream