It's basically a marketplace for articles. You produce a piece of writing and upload it to the site and people looking to buy content browse articles on the site and purchase the articles that meet their needs. If there's nothing already there that's suitable, the customer can issue a custom request, specifying the topic and length of the article and the amount they are willing to pay.
On Constant Content, you set your own prices. If you think an article is worth $70, list it for $70. Yes, there are buyers willing to pay that much for a few hundred words of quality writing. I sold an unsolicited article for $70 during my first two weeks on the site.
Constant Content take 35% of every sale you make. Yes, that's a lot. But the amount you are left with, if you're pricing your articles correctly, is still more than you would get working for a content mill. If you sign up through my referral link (for which I'd be really grateful and happy to help you get to grips with the site if you need a hand - just get in contact) then I get 5% of the value of your sales, but that comes out of CC's 35%. You still get your full 65% share.
There are three ways to sell your work on Constant Content. You can offer usage rights, unique rights, or full rights.
- Usage Rights: the customer buys the right to use your article, in its original form, and with you credited as the author. You retain ownership of the article and can sell further usage licenses or use it yourself.
- Unique Rights: the customer buys the right to be the only publisher of the article. The article must be published in its original form and you must be credited as the author.
- Full Rights: the customer buys the right to take ownership of the article. They can alter it, publish it under their own name and even resell it.
You can also offer all three, priced at different levels, and leave it up to the buyer which one they go for.
Pros of writing for Constant Content:
- Set your own prices.
- Buyers will actually pay a fair price for content - a quick glance at content that has recently sold on the site shows the majority of articles selling at $40-$50.
- You can write about whatever you like - or write in response to requests if you're stuck for ideas.
- If you sell for usage rights, there's the chance of passive income as more licenses get purchased, and you'll get your name in print (or more likely on screen).
- If a customer likes your work, they can make private requests to you for more articles.
Cons of writing for Constant Content:
- You need patience: the review process that takes place whenever you upload a new article can take up to a week.
- You need even more patience: even though many articles do sell quickly, you might be waiting a long time for some of them to sell.
- No guarantee that an article will sell. If your content isn't selling at all, try lowering your prices, writing in response to requests, or changing the topics you target.
- You need to produce high quality work. If you didn't proofread it, it's not going to get accepted.
Yesterday I received my first paycheck from CC, for $107.45. I've written 8 articles and made 5 sales (3 full rights + two usage). I've identified a topic in which my articles get snapped up quickly, so am hopeful that I can make some good money here - if I can put aside all my other writing projects long enough to produce some articles! The lack of deadlines at CC means that I do tend to neglect my activities here, which is silly because it earns me more than any other site.
Click here to sign up at Constant-Content
