Associated Content: Mixed Results this Time Around
Associated Content July 14th, 2007Like I do once every 30 days or so, this post is to show you my Associated Content stats for the last month. You can check out the last period from May 15 to June 15 at http://www.chrisblogging.com/associated-content-recent-results/.
I must warn you before moving on; I did not submit nearly as many articles this past month. The main reason for this was that I picked up three new blogging jobs that have turned into big money makers. And of course, I wanted to make sure that I devoted enough time to them so they would get off to a good start.
Here are the statistics from June 15 to July 14:
Articles submitted: 20
Article accepted for payment: 17
Waiting for acceptance: 1
Total acceptance rate: 85%
Total payment received: $93.61
Highest offer: $7
Lowest offer: $4.25
Average offer: $5.50
As you can see, the articles submitted category was not the only one that suffered this month. Whereas last month my acceptance rate was 100%, I had three articles denied for payment this last time around. This does not bother me too bad because the topics were quite general, and I probably should have known better than to write about them.
My highest offer was down by $1.50, and my lowest offer was up by $.25. But the thing I am a bit perplexed about is the average offer. It is down $.97 this month. There could be many reasons for this, but I figured that the average would begin to increase as I continued to submit. After all, this helps to raise my page views which will in turn affect my clout. The average offer statistic is the one that I will be keeping the closest eye on during the next month.
So there you have it! Another month’s worth of Associated Content stats. It will be interesting to see if the downward trend continues, or if I simply had an off month.
July 15th, 2007 at 2:00 am
I don’t have hard evidence to back me up, but I suspect there’s a downward trend for many Associated Content writers. There’s been a fair number of comments on the AC forums about people noticing lower offers and more rejections than usual. But I’ll be interested to see future monthly updates to see how the numbers go.
July 15th, 2007 at 8:17 pm
I have noticed the same thing at the AC forums. Keep an eye out for more posts on this trend; it is definitely something that Content Producers should be aware of!
July 17th, 2007 at 6:26 pm
My numbers are trending the other direction. I don’t know if it’s because I write so few articles or because I’m so retentive about the ones I do submit. My page views have been relatively steady, and my offers have gone up. The last article I wrote got my highest offer yet, after the dismal earning performance of the rest of the series.
July 17th, 2007 at 7:21 pm
Legbamel,
That is good to hear! I figured these numbers were not solid across the board. Keep up the good work, and definitely keep me updated…
August 13th, 2007 at 1:58 pm
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