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Associated Content Wants Your Local Stories

Date: May 28, 2009      Category: Associated Content, Web Content

I was looking over my list of article ideas, and thought about writing content targeted towards the local crowd. There are stories and events in every town, no matter how large or small the area may be. We live in a college town, but our community has local events that attract crowds from the East coast. Living close to Gettysburg helps too, considering the rich history and Civil War collectibles.

Someone over at Associated Content must have been reading my mind. I forgot to wear a tinfoil hat, so it’s my fault. AC has launched a “Local Content Drive”, with the main prize being a Sony Cybershot Digital Camera! The sweepstake will run today through June 30, and 14 random winners will be chosen on July 14th.

To enter, you have to publish local content using Associated Content’s “Local” template, found in the publishing system under City&Neighborhood. You can cover local news and events, or post business and restaurant reviews. Tourism, travel guides or community member profiles are also welcome.

I am very interested in publishing local content, as I have heard about positive results from other freelance writers. Last month, I got news that I won “runner up” in Associated Content’s “Green Contest”. The first prize was a Dell laptop, but a runner up prize is appreciated by me. I’ll soon receive an AC tote bag and notebook. I was especially excited about the news, as I had no idea that I was even in a “Green Contest”. Associated Content sometimes holds contests and considers all articles published in the contest time frame and in that specific category.

I did not see the contest announced on AC’s Official Blog, but I did receive the notification through a private message. Official contest rules can be found on AC’s sweepstake’s page.

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  1. I haven’t written any articles for AC in a while and just moved to a new area. This sounds like a way to get a two fold advantage. contest entry and learn about my new locale. Thanks for the tip.

    Comment by paintswithwords — May 28, 2009 @ 8:51 pm

  2. I’m glad I popped in and saw this! I made of list of local content and added them to my already sizable list of ideas. This is a good reason to put them into action and get writing!

    Comment by Karen J — May 29, 2009 @ 3:10 am

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