You’ve made the decision to write for Constant-Content, now what? I highly recommend that you thoroughly review the guidelines as Constant-Content has specific requirements ranging from font sizes and spacing to voice and style. Explore the FAQs and forum, too, but then jump in and start writing! When you first write for Constant-Content, you have three basic options:
- Write an original article
- Submit an existing article for usage rights only
- Write an article for a public request
I’ll address the first two options in future posts. Today, I want to address writing public requests. Constant-Content allows publishers to issue “public requests.” These requests must be approved by Constant-Content before they’re posted. Once posted, an email message goes out to all Constant-Content writers who have indicated that they’d like to receive these notices. The public request is also listed directly on the Public Requests page. In addition, new requests are tweeted via the Constant-Content Twitter account.
All writers are invited to write an article for the request, with no need to bid. Depending on your point of view, this is either good or bad. If you hate bidding and find the proposal process tedious, ineffective, and a waste of time, you may find public requests a welcome reprieve. On the other hand, if you’re worried that you’ll write an article that won’t ultimately be purchased, you may find writing for Constant-Content’s public requests too risky.
With tens of thousands of Constant-Content writers, you may at first feel like answering a public request is like buying a lottery ticket. After all, Constant-Content boasts well over 30,000 writers. However, only a fraction of those writers are active at any given time. Plus, there are dozens of public requests on a wide range of topics. A request that interests you may not be interesting to anyone else.
Is writing for a public request risky? Yes, it is. Your article may not be selected. However, you’ll have that article at the end of the process to do with as you please. You may want to use it on your own blog or website. You may want to leave it on Constant-Content so that another customer can buy it. You may want to remove it and post it on a website that pays for performance.
Is writing for a public request rewarding? Yes, it is. Writing for a public request is a terrific way to start selling articles on Constant-Content right away – even if you don’t have a large portfolio. What I love best about this process is that the writing speaks for itself. It doesn’t matter if you have an impressive background or not – what matters is if the article impresses.
So, take a risk and pick a public request to write for Constant-Content today!
