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by HiredGun
Tue Mar 31, 2015 7:19 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Am I missing something about how projects work?
Replies: 5
Views: 6220

Re: Am I missing something about how projects work?

I was invited to my first project about a month ago, but no assignments were ever listed for it in the "My Projects" menu. Two reference documents were uploaded at one point, but no activity after that. Is there something I'm missing about how to proceed once I've joined a project? I was ...
by HiredGun
Sun Mar 29, 2015 12:59 pm
Forum: Site Renovations Writer's Suggestions
Topic: Time Limit on Shopping Baskets
Replies: 2
Views: 19386

Time Limit on Shopping Baskets

Would be great if Constant Content would put time limit restrictions on buyer shopping baskets. Articles a buyer adds to their basket to purchase, and then fails to purchase in a timely manner, could automatically default back to 'available for sale' after 24/48/72 hours? Maybe let writers choose th...
by HiredGun
Tue Mar 24, 2015 9:12 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Stolen Articles
Replies: 11
Views: 11783

Re: Stolen Articles

So it actually turns out that the site in question had purchased my article from iWriter, which infuriates me even more!! They were nice enough to take it down "in good faith," and I'm very grateful that this wasn't more difficult than it had to be. It has been wonderful dealing with them...
by HiredGun
Mon Mar 23, 2015 11:42 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Stolen Articles
Replies: 11
Views: 11783

Re: Stolen Articles

The good news is that as long as your site is stronger, you'll outrank a scraper. Actually, if a scraper outranks your own content, it's a sign that your own site has quality issues. Still freakin frustrating though. Won't having an article title plastered all over the Interwebz impact sales though...
by HiredGun
Mon Mar 23, 2015 7:54 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Stolen Articles
Replies: 11
Views: 11783

Re: Stolen Articles

Have you tried Googling the titles of your non-sold CC content (in quotation marks)? Scrapers are 'borrowing' titles and even short summaries. :evil:
by HiredGun
Mon Feb 09, 2015 12:17 pm
Forum: Author Exchange
Topic: Do Author Bylines on Usage Only Articles Help/Hurt Sales
Replies: 8
Views: 9455

Re: Do Author Bylines on Usage Only Articles Help/Hurt Sales

Does the math of that vs. lost sales because of the byline and possible lost second usage sales work out? YMMV. And thus the point of this discussion. You have to weigh the possibility that an article will only be sold once without your byline on it for a slightly reduced rate (as well as the poten...
by HiredGun
Sat Feb 07, 2015 6:45 pm
Forum: Author Exchange
Topic: Do Author Bylines on Usage Only Articles Help/Hurt Sales
Replies: 8
Views: 9455

Re: Do Author Bylines on Usage Only Articles Help/Hurt Sales

I agree that chasing people who don't put your byline on an article is wasted effort. There isn't any money in a byline from some random blogger and chasing people who don't give a byline cuts into your profits too. wot imo Yup, definite waste of time. Time = money. Chasing down scrapers and byline...
by HiredGun
Sun Feb 01, 2015 9:08 am
Forum: Author Exchange
Topic: Do Author Bylines on Usage Only Articles Help/Hurt Sales
Replies: 8
Views: 9455

Re: Do Author Bylines on Usage Only Articles Help/Hurt Sales

Never occurred to me either, but I looked up my last five usage articles and none of them had my byline. Per a user on another thread, if you don't include it, the buyer doesn't have to. That 'user on another thread' was me, the OP of this thread. This thread was to gauge writer feedback on whether...
by HiredGun
Sat Jan 31, 2015 7:34 pm
Forum: Author Exchange
Topic: Rights and Legitimate Use
Replies: 5
Views: 6054

Re: Rights and Legitimate Use

When you uploaded your article to Constant Content, did you add your byline on the uploaded document? i.e. Title of Article by DB Virago Body of Article here..... I originally misunderstood Constant Content's rules and thought the purchasing client had to add in the byline of the author's name when ...
by HiredGun
Mon Dec 22, 2014 3:02 pm
Forum: Author Exchange
Topic: Do Author Bylines on Usage Only Articles Help/Hurt Sales
Replies: 8
Views: 9455

Do Author Bylines on Usage Only Articles Help/Hurt Sales

If you sell usage-only articles on CC, do you include your author byline on each article?
Do you think including a byline lessens your chance of a sale (especially if purchased content is going to be used offline)?
Thoughts?
by HiredGun
Sun Dec 07, 2014 2:52 pm
Forum: Updates for Authors
Topic: Updated Request System
Replies: 24
Views: 59207

Re: Search Function

Edited...search improved. Thanks CC.