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Introduction

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Alexa Rank | Google PageRank | Compete Rank | mozRank | TOP 3 Alexa Traffic Rank:: eHow - HubPages - Squidoo

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Did You Know that creating accounts and account profiles with links to your websites, blogs, other profiles, articles and other web content is an effective way to promote your Web presence?

Associated Content at  AssociatedContent.com

09/20/2009 - Alexa Rank 554; Google PageRank 6/10; Compete Rank 107; mozRank 5.91
05/27/2009 - Alexa Rank 671; Google PageRank 6/10; Compete Rank 132; mozRank 5.05

From Associated Content About, "AC's platform enables anyone to participate in the new content economy by publishing content on any topic, in any format (text, video, audio and images), and connects that content to consumers, partners and advertisers."

Comments: LanWanMan highly recommends Associated Content. Associated Content (AC) refers to writers as contributors or sources. Contributors can earn money two ways: Through performance payments, which are a combination of PPM and bonuses (Payment Per Thousand Page Views as of September 2009 was $1.50); and upfront payments for each article submission.

Contributor status is referred to as "Clout Level." Clout is measured on a scale beginning with Clout 1 and progressing to Clout 10. As of September 2009, when a contributor [source] reaches Clout 7 starting at an index of 50,001 page views, a PPM bonus is added to the earnings calculations.

Associated Content offers a very professional environment for writers. Content needs to be at least 400 words in length (except poetry). A contributors first three articles must pass review by the AC staff before they are published. AC has an easy, step by step editor and publishing system, easy to follow online help and tutorials, adequate earnings, payment and traffic reporting systems and a pleasant community focused membership.

Suggestions: Join Associated Content and publish a minimum of three articles. Then, decide whether or not to continue writing for Associated Content. Earnings will be slow to grow, however, article traffic is excellent for well written articles about interesting topics so revenue will accumulate in the long run.

Payment Method: PayPal  Membership Referral: LanWanMan

eHow at eHow.com

09/20/2009 - Alexa Rank 199; Google PageRank 7/10; Compete Rank 44; mozRank 6.52
05/27/2009 - Alexa Rank 289; Google PageRank 7/10; Compete Rank 50; mozRank 6.82

From eHow About, "The eHow database of over 500,000 articles and videos can help you. It's the world's most popular place to find clear instructions on how to do just about everything . . . Every month, over 26 million people visit our site. We have more than 300,000 articles that are professionally written with clear and concise directions on how to do things. We also have a rapidly growing library of articles created by eHow's members. . . ."

In WriterGig's eBook, "How to Earn Passive Income at eHow.com: Residual Income for Web Content Writers [Maximize Your Online Earnings]," she reveals expert tips and hints describing how you can easily increase your earnings from eHow.com. Included with your purchase you will get access to a FREE bonus Affiliate Masters eCourse and FREE WAHM Masters Course!. Well worth $25, this eBook comes highly recommended by the eHow masters. WriterGig's eBook:

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Comments: eHow enjoys the reputation of being one of the most successful and high paying ad revenue sites. Regarding what drives earnings, expect to find redundant discussions about complex algorithms [and secret handshakes] in the eHow forums. The eHow website article editing and publishing systems, earnings and views reporting systems and other parts of the system have shown an abundance of problems, which are evident in repetitive eHow forum posts.

Suggestions: Join eHow, but think carefully before jumping in on the RRCR (Read, Rate, Comment and Recommend) activity. While these activities can keep members busy, this author believes these time consuming tasks only serve to increase traffic and time on site to the benefit of eHow.com website statistics. Did I mention eHow forums? Constant controversy and debate is always abundant in eHow forums. One wonders if this might have something to do with retaining members.

Payment Method: PayPal

Takeaway - "Demand Media [parent to eHow.com] combines the draw of specialized, semiprofessional content with the well-documented "stickiness" of social networking sites -- the tendency of people to hang around when there is a community of like-minded individuals. Low-cost tools that enable users to comment, rank stories and find other users help keep them there."

— Menn, Joseph. "Demand Media Wags a Long Tail of Niche Websites." Business Articles. Los Angeles Times, 16 Jul. 2008. Web. 21 Sep. 2009. <http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jul/16/business/fi-demand16>.

HubPages at HubPages.com

09/20/2009 - Alexa Rank 291; Google PageRank 6/10; Compete Rank 211; mozRank 6.29
05/27/2009 - Alexa Rank 423; Google PageRank 6/10; Compete Rank 320; mozRank 5.82

From HubPages About, "HubPages is the leading online publishing ecosystem . . . HubPages has easy-to-use publishing tools, a vibrant author community and underlying revenue-maximizing infrastructure. Hubbers (HubPages authors) earn money by publishing their Hubs (content-rich Internet pages) on topics they know and love, and earn recognition among fellow Hubbers through the community-wide HubScore ranking system."

Comments: LanWanMan highly recommends HubPages. HubPages has an excellent reputation among advertisers and writers alike. The HubPages website has easy to use editing and publishing tools, dependable tracking and reporting systems and practically an error free environment overall.

Authors on HubPages are dubbed "Hubbers." Author status, or Hubber status, is based on a combination of article values and the number of works published. HubPages uses a chart (four rows by four columns) that associates the number of articles and their values as a way of determining a Hubber's status. The scale for the number of articles ranges from 19 or less to 400 or more with increments in between (four rows total); the scale for the article values ranges from 0 to 24 and 75-100 with increments in between (four columns total)—Agreed, it's complicated.

Suggestions: For now, keep it simple. Join HubPages, write well, write often, promote your work and earn good money. Writing as often as you can for HubPages is a key factor toward your success on this well known ad revenue website.

Payment Method: Google AdSense  Membership Referral: LanWanMan

InfoBarrel at InfoBarrel.com

09/20/2009 - Alexa Rank 19,300; Google PageRank 4/10; Compete Rank 12,945; mozRank 4.93
05/27/2009 - Alexa Rank 34,396; Google PageRank 4/10; Compete Rank 20,450; mozRank 3.66

From InfoBarrel About, "People can come, create content and generate revenue based on creating great material. No more worrying about getting a web site designed, programmed or where to host your site; all you have to do is create the best content you can and reap the benefits of having a full fledged site."

Comments: LanWanMan HIGHLY recommends InfoBarrel; LanWanMan's favorite place to make money online with freelance writing. InfoBarrel is one of many new revenue sharing websites supported by advertising and user generated content. This is definitely a "ground floor" opportunity for freelance writers.

Suggestions: Don't wait! If you want to make money online with freelance writing and enjoy doing it, join InfoBarrel NOW and start writing today—Seriously, you can't go wrong writing for InfoBarrel.

Payment Method: Google AdSense  Membership Referral: LanWanMan

Xomba at Xomba.com

09/20/2009 - Alexa Rank 2,457; Google PageRank 4/10; Compete Rank 1,600; mozRank 4.70
05/27/2009 - Alexa Rank 2,686; Google PageRank 4/10; Compete Rank 2,000; mozRank 2.28

From Xomba About, "Xomba is not a get-rich quick scheme. If you want to learn how to make a few extra dollars and maximize your earnings from using Xomba then you should read this guide . . . We have split this guide up into 3 sections; Beginner, Advanced and Expert. Please go through them in the proper order to avoid confusion."

Comments: LanWanMan recommends Xomba. One thing for certain, they have an awesome logo and colorful graphics! This is a fun, easy ad revenue site to write for; the entire website has recently been upgraded and has been attracting huge amounts of Web traffic.

Payment Method: Google AdSense  Membership Referral: LanWanMan

LanWanMan also appears on Helium.com, HowToDoThings.com, Bukisa.com Membership Referral: LanWanMan and Squidoo.com Membership Referral: LanWanMan. It is common for some writers to do well writing on a site where others might not do as well. Nevertheless, these are great websites where you can create a profile with links to promote your Web presence.

BrightHub at BrightHub.com, Suite 101 at Suite101.com and several other revenue sharing sites exist on the Internet. Do you write for BrightHub, Suite 101 or other ad revenue sites? If yes, please Contact Us, and share your opinions and experiences with other writers.

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