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Where it’s Good to be unique...

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Welcome to Constant-Content!

You’ve just registered with one of the leading unique article and Web

content marketplaces in existence. As a registered Constant-Content

writer, you can sell your work to thousands of potential customers and

earn good money doing so.

We pride ourselves on providing the best written content to our clients, so it’s

of utmost importance to make sure that your articles match our rigorous quality

standards.

Where to StartSince Constant-Content is all about selling unique articles, the best starting

point is to begin writing. However, we have specific guidelines that you’ll need

to follow, so make sure to review them before you begin and ensure that all of

your submissions meet them.

Read the guidelines here:

• https://www.constant-content.com/about/writer-guidelines.htm

• http://www.constant-content.com/about/extended_guidelines.htm

Want to see an example of what an approved Constant-Content article looks like?

This example meets the guidelines and shows the formatting we like to see:

• http://www.constant-content.com/about/sample-article-writers.htm

You might also find our FAQs useful:

• https://www.constant-content.com/area/writerfaq.htm

Once you understand what we’re looking for, write and proofread an article. Log

in, click on Submit Article (https://www.constant-content.com/document/new/), and

your submission will be sent to our editorial staff for review. Once approved, it

will be listed for sale.

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Create a Writer ProfileCreating a great writer profile is another key to success at Constant-

Content. Your profile influences the opinions of potential customers, so

selling your qualifications and abilities here is essential. Key points to

include on your profile are:

• Education• Relevant work history

• Interesting life experiences

• Categories or industries you

focus on• Types of content you can

produce• A professional photo

In addition to representing you to customers, writer profiles power

Constant-Content's Writer Search feature. When a customer searches for

a specific term or name, the search feature returns a list of writer profiles

containing that search term.

Check out our guide to writing a great writer profile here:

• https://www.constant-content.com/about/author-bio.htm

Make sure that customers can find you and learn about your unique skills

by writing your profile right away!

What to Write About

Constant-Content sells most of its articles from our catalogue. Submitting

articles to us means that when customers come looking, you can make

the sale. We’ve found that articles listed for sale in the catalogue have an

87 percent chance of selling at some point.

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Choosing a topic that will sell is an important decision. We recommend

the following:

• Explorethebest-sellingcategoriesstatisticsfoundonyour

writerdashboardandwritearticlesforthosecategories

• Payattentiontotherecentdocumentsalesandsearchtopics

stats,alsoonthewriterdashboard.Thesestatsprovideinsight

intowhatcustomersarecurrentlylookingfor

• CheckouttheCategoryInventories,againonyourdashboard,

andidentifycategorieswithlownumbers;buildingyour

portfoliointhesecategoriesprovidesyouamuchhigher

chanceofsellingyourarticlewhenaninterestedcustomer

comesalong

• Payattentiontowebsitesthatofferinfoontrends(Google

Trends,TrendHunter,etc)andwriteontopicsthatarehot

All of these topic selection methods offer you a great opportunity to sell

your work.

Article Requests

After becoming comfortable with our guidelines and the submission

process, you have another option available: submitting articles to “public

requests.” Requests are calls for specific articles from our customers. By

submitting an article to a request, your approved article will be forwarded

to the client for review and your chances of making a sale will increase.

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Clients have a three-day period to exclusively examine articles submitted

to their request. If a customer doesn’t buy a requested article after this

period, we then list the article for sale in our catalogue so that other

customers have the opportunity to buy it.

Whether the client who made the request buys your article or someone

else buys it, you win!

General Submissions or Public Requests – Which Way to Go?

Many Constant-Content writers focus only on writing for public requests,

which can be very rewarding. However, focusing only on public requests

means you could be missing out on the biggest potential of Constant-

Content – a full 81% of our sales come from the catalogue.

Private Requests

Many clients opt to work exclusively with a select group of writers whose

styles they like. As you begin selling your articles through the catalogue

or through public requests, or when a client finds your profile through the

writer search feature, your body of work will make an impression. A client

may decide that your work and writing style is perfect for a given project

and send you a “private request” for an article.

Private requests use the same format as public requests, but you will

be the only writer invited to work on the job. Successfully fulfilling private

requests is a great way to build repeat business through Constant-

Content.

Suggestion: If you receive a Private Request, be sure to send a note to

the customer to let them know you’re working on the project and be sure

to update them as you progress.

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Writer PoolsConstant-Content also offers requests for specialized types of content

including:

• Blog posts

• Ebook writing

• Press releases

• SEO content

• Product reviews

• Copy editing

• Copy writing

• Regional writing

• Foreign language writing

These high value requests are directed to the top writers on the site.

These writers can then claim a project to work on exclusively – similar to

a private request.

Known as "writer pool requests," these requests are only available to

writers belonging to the related writer pool. To join a writer pool, you must

have at least 10 articles accepted by the Constant-Content editors, at

a 60 percent approval rate. After meeting that mark, you can go to the

Writer Pool Settings page and click on Apply for the pools that you're

interested in. From there, fill out a brief application and submit a writing

sample. The Constant-Content editorial team will then consider you for

inclusion in that pool.

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Once you're accepted into a writer pool, you will be notified every time

a new opportunity is posted. If you're interested, visit the Requested

Content page and click on Claim the Request – and then start writing!

Each writer may claim one project at a time, ensuring that everyone in the

pool has the opportunity to claim assignments. By claiming a project, you

agree to complete it to the client's specifications.

Constant-Content Strategy

Constant-Content is unlike most other article marketplaces. Learning

how to be successful from the outset is the key to getting your articles

accepted and sold. We’ve put together some pointers to help you find

your way to success:

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1. Understandandadheretooureditorialguidelines.Wehaveazero

tolerancepolicyforplagiarismandrequireerror-freesubmissions.We

donotwantopinionpieces,firstpersonnarratives,fiction,orlengthy

essays.Readtheextendedguidelines,exploreourcatalogue,andask

questionsifyouareunsureaboutanything.

2. Understandourcommissionstructureandtakealookatourpricing

guidelines.Theseguidelinesarenotsetinstone,andyouareinfull

controloverwhatyoucharge.Makesuretoaccountforthecommission

whenyoupriceyourarticlesothatwhenyourarticlesells,youwon’tbe

caughtoffguard.

3. Easeintoit.Whileweappreciateyourenthusiasm,oureditorial

guidelinesarestrictandspecific.Ratherthansubmittingexistingcontent

forsaleforusagerights,considersubmittingoriginalworkwritten

specificallyforourguidelinesandtheConstant-Contentmarketplace.

Onceyou’remorecomfortablewithwhatwe’relookingfor,you’llbeina

betterpositiontogaugewhetherornotyourexistingcontentisagood

matchforourcatalogue.

4. Writeabouttopicsthatareprovenwinners.Keepinganeyeonthe

“recentlysold”listisanexcellentwaytoseewhattopicsareselling.If

younoticeatrend,considerjumpingonit.Forexample,ifyounoticea

lotofsoldarticlesaboutidentitytheft,youmightthink:“ToobadIdidn’t

writeanyarticlesaboutidentitytheft”or“Hey,Ishouldwriteabout

identitytheft.”Thechoiceisyours!

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5. Thinkabouttopicsfromacustomer’sperspective.Manyofour

customersoperatebusinesswebsitesandneedarticlesthatappeal

totheircustomers.Forexample,acustomeroperatingahome

improvementwebsitemightwantarticlesaboutthebenefitsofsolar

lighting.Acustomerthatsellsvacationpackagesmightbeinterestedin

anarticleabouttravelinsuranceorpackingtips.

6. Thinkabouttopicsfromareader’sperspective.Now,thinkabout

yourtopicasifyouwerethereader.Whatdoyouneedtoknowabout

solarlightingortravelinsurance?Howwouldtheinformationmakea

differenceinyourlife?

7. Buildaportfolioofarticles.Ifyou’rethinkingoftestingthewaters

bysubmittingonearticleandwaitingforittosellbeforesubmitting

another,youmaybeinforalongwait.Themoreyousubmit,thebetter

you’llbecomeatdeterminingwhatourcustomersarelookingforand

writingarticlestomatch.

8. Createaprofessionalwriterprofilethatmakesagoodimpression.

Remember,clientsbuyingyourworkmaywanttolearnmoreaboutyou,buy

additionalarticles,orarrangeaprivaterequest.Makesurethattheycan.

9. Submitarticlestopublicrequestswheneverpossible;evenifthe

requestingclientdoesn’tbuyyourarticle,you’restilladdingtoyour

portfolioandimprovingyourlong-termchancesforsales.

10. Participateinourwriterforumsandbecomeapartofthecommunity.

Ourforumisagreatresourceloadedwithfriendlywriterswhosharetips

onhowtosucceedonConstant-Content,writingadvice,suggestions,

andinsightintounderstandingConstant-Content’srequirements.

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With that in mind, we asked a few of our top writers to share their tips with you:

J.A. Young:

• Accurate research is just as important as good writing. Provide solid

information and a well-researched article and you are likely to generate

repeat customers.

• Love your local library. At any given time, I have roughly 20 books out to

complement my internet research. Right now I have 33 books from the

library piled next to my desk on subjects I plan to tackle in the next two

weeks.

• Find a grammar guide that works for you. I use a few online sources that

are quick and handy to get to while I’m writing.

• Write steady. Once CC approves a piece, I try not to worry about whether

it will sell tomorrow or next year. Some will sell right away and some

won’t. However, by generating steady content, I’ve found that some really

will sell right away and the rest usually do sell at some point down the

road.

Celeste Stewart:

Keep submitting articles. You’ll get into a groove and you’ll find that review

times don’t matter as much. You might try submitting one article a day, three

a week, or a couple articles on your day off. It doesn’t matter so much what

your particular schedule is so long as you stick to it and keep submitting

articles. After all, you can’t sell them if they don’t exist.

Bonnie Conrad (bconrad):

This is the strategy I used when I first started here, and I have continued it

ever since.

1. Watch the recently sold board to see which categories are hot at the

moment. Write at least two or three articles on those subjects. Try to make

each article as unique as possible, taking a different slant on the same topic.

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2. Respond to every public request that interests you. If you feel the price is

too low, submit an article anyway and price it fairly. Many buyers are willing

to pay more for quality writing.

3. Write as many articles as you want for a public request, even if the request

calls for only one or two articles. Many buyers end up buying more articles

than the request indicates.

4. Don’t stress over unsold articles. These pieces are your inventory, and

they can make you money down the line.

5. Set a quota for the number of articles you want to write each day, and stick

to that quota as strictly as possible.

6. Watch your own sales to get a feel for which topics you do best with. Write a

replacement article on a similar subject each time an article sells.

Anonymous:It’s important to diversify the writer’s portfolio. You might develop a niche

like business articles, but it’s better to write different types of titles of varying

lengths and styles to earn a steady income here.

Word Gypsy:While success is defined differently by many individuals, success on Constant

Content is typically defined as the sale of an article (or perhaps several

articles). I’ve found each of the following tips to be quite helpful in garnering

those sales:

• Write on as many topics as possible as frequently as possible. The more

you write, the more you can sell.

• Choose a topic that you know little about and read up on it. Then, write

about it.

• Brainstorm new topics when you are too tired to actually compose

anything of merit.

• Vary your pricing strategy. You need to realize that customers have

different price points, and you can only attract sales from each of these

customers if you offer a range of prices.

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• Proofread all of your work at least twice. It’s easy to miss an error. Plus,

rereading your material can trigger new ideas.

• Stay focused and productive to reap the benefits of article selling.

• Instead of writing an article that will sell tomorrow, consider the possibility of

writing articles that will simply sell in the future. It takes some of the stress

away, allowing you to avoid the disappointment that comes when the article

doesn’t sell immediately.

• Remember that your success is personally defined by you. Never allow

someone else’s success to diminish your own. Everyone here started at the

same place – with zero articles approved by the editor.

Dr. Kristie:

Check the “recently sold content” daily to get an idea of which topics sell best.

This will also spark ideas for new articles.

Don’t sell yourself short by setting your prices too low. If you underprice your

articles, customers will question the quality of your work. When you set your

prices, factor in the 35% commission that goes to Constant Content. Price your

articles accordingly.

We’re excited that you’ve registered for our site and we understand that you

may be overwhelmed at first. We’re here to help you succeed. If you have any

questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

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Letter from the editors

Dear New Writer,

Constant Content’s editing team welcomes you! You’ve entered the ranks of

writers who write what they’re passionate about, set their own prices, and

make money while they sleep. Sounds like magic, doesn’t it? It isn’t magic. It’s

a collaborative effort between you, the writer, and us, the editors. By working

together, we can create the best environment for you to sell your work.

It’s no secret that Constant Content is interested only in high-quality writing.

How can you make sure your articles meet our quality standards? Keep

these tips in mind when you submit your articles:

Proofread, proofread, proofread. We love error-free documents and

customers love them, too. They save everyone time and create greater

potential for income (wouldn't you rather spend time writing a new article

than revising one you've already completed?). If you aren't sure about a

certain aspect of writing, we can help you find authoritative sources with

clear explanations about that issue.

Wait before clicking “submit.” When you write an article, set it aside

overnight (or, if the article is not time sensitive, a few days). Then take a

look at it with fresh eyes. You're guaranteed to spot errors you would have

missed otherwise. You may even help yourself avoid the delay of getting a

notification that asks for revisions.

Follow our guidelines. All publications have requirements for submission,

and we're no different. Save yourself the effort of creating a document that

we can't consider because it isn't what we're looking for.

A Little About the Editing Team

Constant Content's editing team is made up human beings. No machines

or programs check your articles. Each one of us has an educational

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background in creative writing, English, or journalism, and all of us have

professional editing experience. We're as interested in improving our own

ability to communicate effectively and spot an article's weak spots as we

are in helping you to create the best content you possibly can.

We review articles as quickly as possible. We don't like making you wait

to have your article reviewed (really!). However, please know review times

vary and may be longer or shorter depending upon a variety of factors,

including volume of submissions and editors' individual work schedules.

Constant Content's Editors Say . . .

“We look forward to reading your articles. Not only do we enjoy editing, but

we are also enthusiastic about learning from their articles' subject matter.

Additionally, the editing process helps writers and editors alike sharpen

their skills. It's a mutually beneficial relationship.”

“Editors aren't out to get a writer or make them feel bad. We want writers to

sell their article as quickly as possible and get as much money for them as

they can. That's why we're here.”

“Multiple submissions are sometimes necessary. If you think that your

article merits publication, don't get discouraged when it is rejected

numerous times. Editors often reject after identifying major mistakes within

the first few paragraphs and leave major line-editing and proofreading for

the author. If your article is as good as you think it , it will find a home here

eventually.”

We look forward to working with you!

The Constant Content Editing Team