Associated Content.review

Associated content was one of the first sites I ever started working for after I decided to become a freelance writer. I signed up for the site a couple years ago along with Hubpages when I started writing as a hobby. Well, after I started to get serious about writing for a living, I remembered signing up for an account on the site. I decided some time ago to revisit it and see it has something to offer.

Upfront payments with Associated Content.

One of the best things about the site is that it offers a gracious upfront payment system. However, after the panda update with Google, Associated Content seems to not pay as much for upfront payment. It has been said that the site to a hard hit for Google rankings. It is true that the quality of an article does not need to be superb to be accepted on the site. Therefore, there is a lot of substandard content on the site. I'm assuming that because of this, Associated Content cannot pay as much for upfront payments as they used to. Upfront

Best freelancing sites.

Ever since the new algorithm changed, the value of freelancing sites have changed. Sites like: Hubpages, Associated Content, Bright Hub, Demand Studios, E-how, and much, much more have become less effective. In fact, some of these sites have undergone changes to purge their system of mediocre articles to prevent the site from being on Google's black list. Other article farm sites like EZinearticles, daily articles, etc. have found themselves on Google's black list.

I have been searching the web and gaining the opinions of other freelancers to find out what sites are still good to work with. Here is a list of sites that I think still have potential as long as you're willing to put in some hard work.