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by jakedanger
Mon Feb 15, 2010 1:14 am
Forum: Author Exchange
Topic: What sells and what doesn't - some personal stats
Replies: 3
Views: 3079

Re: What sells and what doesn't - some personal stats

A thought - perhaps many CC customers represent print publications that rely on subcription fees more than advertising revenues, and perhaps "interesting articles" cater to this market.
by jakedanger
Sun Feb 14, 2010 11:33 pm
Forum: Author Exchange
Topic: What sells and what doesn't - some personal stats
Replies: 3
Views: 3079

What sells and what doesn't - some personal stats

I have had about 30 articles approved so far. I have concentrated on two types of articles. The first type is boring, information-intensive articles that are SEO-optimized to attract lucrative advertising markets such as legal services. The second type is articles about subjects that interest me, su...
by jakedanger
Sat Jan 02, 2010 9:35 pm
Forum: Author Exchange
Topic: Sales Desert
Replies: 1
Views: 1681

Sales Desert

I haven't sold an article for over two months (until today, that is). My sales were healthy until November, and then they fell off a cliff (then again, I only have about 25 articles up). Is tis kind of sales variance normal? I was thinking that sales might have dropped across the site due to people ...
by jakedanger
Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:56 pm
Forum: Questions About Rejections
Topic: "Unofficial" Account Suspension?
Replies: 1
Views: 1364

"Unofficial" Account Suspension?

It appears that the CC editorial staff disapproves of my topic selection, resulting an some article rejections. As a consequence, I have decided to write on completely innoccuous topics, such as tax matters, that are uncontroversial and thus unlikely to offend anyone. Yet I find that these articles ...
by jakedanger
Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:56 pm
Forum: Author Exchange
Topic: Sales Strategy and SEO
Replies: 3
Views: 3124

Sales Strategy and SEO

My sales strategy is to write for humans to read, not computers. As a consequence, I more or less ignore keyword density and SEO friendliness. I have noticed that customers are consistently buying my articles, but for usage rather than full rights. I am wondering if there is a connection there. I am...