Comments on: Using Content Sites to Build Residual Income

By: Tri Khuc

Tri Khuc — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:17:00 +0000

Since these content site take awhile to accrue decent residual income, what other motivations do people have to write on these content sites? If these websites did not do revenue sharing or pay for the articles, would people still contribute? With revenue taken away, the only benefit left for contributors is to promote their website…but is promoting their website more important than earning residual income from these content-driven websites?

By: Matt Duffield

Matt Duffield — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:12:19 +0000

Hi Paola,
I have been building my content article base for awhile, and write about my results and opportunities I find worthwhile on my blog called The Residual Income Challenge. My challenge is to work a little bit each day and increase my daily residual earnings until I am making $100 per day in residual income. Check it out, I’m sure you can find several other sites to write for that are open to Europeans.

By: Paola

Paola — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:15:35 +0000

Hi there, anyone can advise on other content sites that it’s worth to use and that are open to Europeans|? Thanks

By: DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad.com

DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad.com — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:26:31 +0000

Solid post-- inspires me to look deeper into these opportunities . . . DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad.com´s last blog post..Affluenza: What is It and Have You Been Inoculated?

By: christopher

christopher — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:06:57 +0000

@Maria @ Residual Income Web, you’ve changed my mind!!! Thank you for the response. I guess it’s like anything else web related, it’s not just about doing something, it’s about doing something well. I see the potential. Every article doesn’t have to hit — and the downside risk is only the time that went in to writing the article. And when one does hit you have a viable resource that generates traffic to your affiliate site.

By: Maria @ Residual Income Web

Maria @ Residual Income Web — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:55:31 +0000

christopher -- No, quite the opposite. In fact, my top ten earners so far in March on eHow were all written 11 months to 14 months ago. Haven't touched them since except to add or change the Resource links. In addition, one affiliate link that I put on several of my older eHow articles has brought in hundreds of dollars this month alone. Big truck trader -- I have niche sites as well as content on sites like eHow. The difference is, I am seeing more immediate, larger and long-term earnings with lesss effort on eHow so far. Further, as I've mentioned, you can write on practically any topic on eHow and do well, whereas your own niche sites should stay on-topic to do well. Maria @ Residual Income Web´s last blog post..How to Make Money with a Website: Building a Site

By: Big truck trader

Big truck trader — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:01:23 +0000

what do u think about making few niche websites with gr8 content and keep it for longer time (few months) till it comes in ranking and make money in future ? that would be more beneficial as whole income will be urs or writing for ehow and get some part of income from it ?

By: christopher

christopher — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:41:11 +0000

A question to content site writers: Do you notice the law of diminishing returns in play? I’m not experienced in the field; but I just don’t see how spending 20-40 minutes (thinking up idea, keyword check, formatting thought) is a strong use of time. If the earnings were truly to be passive and continue to stream, then yes, I could understand someone plodding along. But if they do fade (which is what I would guess most often happens), and you rarely see the breakout article, are you really working for yourself or for ehow? (I don’t mean this to be negative. I appreciate anyone’s effort to be entrepreneurial. We’re all in this for the same thing. I have an e-book and am now starting in on affiliate sites. Content sites just never made sense to me — and I’ve yet to read a strong argument on their behalf.)

By: Sarah H.

Sarah H. — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:55:23 +0000

I only write for eHow at this point. At first I was thinking of doing it for a combination of extra income and encouraging traffic to my blog, but now I just think it’s about the income. I write about so many different topics on eHow and most of them aren’t really relevant to my organizing blog.

Sarah H.´s last blog post..Reader Poll: What would you have done in my shoes?