You can make money with Associated Content by submitting in-demand content to the site. Unlike Constant Content, another pay-for content site I reviewed last week, Associated Content actually purchases your content themselves for use on their own website. Their website makes all of its money from advertisements shown on their web pages.

They call themselves the people’s media company because they strive to be the biggest online multimedia library of submitted content. Associated Content is unique because it pays you twice for any accepted content you submit to the site.

You get paid once from the initial purchase of your content. The second payment comes in the form of monthly performance bonuses depending on the popularity of your submitted content page.

They purchase text, audio, image and video content and usually pay an upfront purchase price of anywhere between $3 to $20 depending on the quality. Submit enough content and you should have a nice source of residual income.

Associated Content, or AC from now on, keeps a frequently updated list of subjects they are interested in purchasing from you. They’re often looking for articles on specific topics that they need and will pay you within days of your submission, if accepted. Articles about local events and attractions are hot commodities on AC and often requested.

If you accept jobs from AC or submit content to them you become what they call a ‘Content Producer.’ You’ll receive frequent newsletters and content requests.

One of the drawbacks of using the AC site is you must be a legal United States citizen above the age of 18 to comply with their tax regulations. So, if you’re not from the U.S and at least 18 years old I suggest you use CC or one of the other Cash for Content sites on the social networking forum.

To get started with Associated Content you must take the following steps:

1. Sign Up As a Member

Once you register with AC you’ll need to create your Content Producer page. This will be your authors page where you’ll be able to advertise a little about yourself and any websites you have.

2. Select Which Content Rights You Want to Sell

When you submit content to AC it’s categorized into one of two different ways as, Exclusive or Non-Exclusive. Both levels typically receive a different price depending on whether use wish to retain rights or not.

3. Submit Content

Content can be submitted from the ‘Publish’ tab near the top of the screen and is broken down into three main categories that are, text, audio and video. Before you submit any content you need to make sure you’ve followed the submission guidelines at: http://www.associatedcontent.com/guidelines.html

4. Wait For Your Submission Offer

The submission process usually takes several days, however it can take up to two weeks before you receive an offer. Once you’ve accepted an offer it takes approximately two days before your offer is finalized and your content is published.

5. Track Your Profitable Sales and Make More Of Them!

Through your Content Producer page you’ll be able to get a good look at what is successfully making you the most money. Use this knowledge to continue to produce the highest paid content. If you’re doing it right, repeat the process.

Your Potential Profits

Once you sign up as an AC Content Producer you’ll receive special offers of content the site needs. In these special offers you can determine the topic, going rate and the amount of content required.

Responding quickly to these offers by producing and submitting the content requested is one of the best ways to maximize income from the site.

The amount AC Content Producers are paid depends on the quality of the content and the current demand for the topic. If you respond to a content request, you’ll see that the going rate is usually from $5 to $10. Submitting content that is not being requested you can expect anywhere from as low as $3 to as much as $20.

The average amount of money you can expect is, in my experience, between $5 and $9 per 700 word article. However, the amount you’re paid will depend heavily on it being free of spelling and grammatical errors and of a popular topic.

Keep in mind the content you submit will also earn monthly bonuses based on its popularity. Some authors recommend writing content that applies to many readers and is non-gender specific. More on this in the best ways to get paid with Associated Content Part 2.