I’d like to meet my daily goal of writing 2,500 words for Demand Studios. I’d like to achieve my second goal of writing at least 1000 words a day on Associated Content. With Demand Studios paying so well and on time, I push Associated Content aside to have more time for DS assignments. Writing for Associated Content though can be a relief, especially since I can write about celebrity news or any gossip that interests me that day. But I dislike Associated Content views because I feel like their daily views counter needs some tweaking. That is the only thing that discourages me from writing daily articles and publishing on AC consistently.

My other goal that I would like to achieve is daily blogging. A daily blog post here about freelancing and all of the helpful tidbits that I find along the way. Also, I’d like to have some time to blog every day on my pet project about reality shows. It’s such a fun idea but I can’t seem to find the time to do it all. Husband and child need to be fed and played with…

I do write every day, no matter how large or how insignificant a task may seem. I also realized something today. No matter how many words I write or how many articles I have written, I will have spelling and grammar typos. That is so damn annoying.

I’d like to say that the points of my post are that every writer should have goals, but they should also write daily. Even if you do not meet your daily writing goals, keep on typing those words! You do not have to write a 10,000 word masterpiece every single day. A 250 word blog post can do wonders for your writing career and it can help warm your fingers up in the morning.

To enter, you have to submit one original article to EduBook.com, 500 to 1,000 words in length. Three winners will be chosen, and prizes will be given in cash. The total of three prizes given out will be $1,000! Your article can be on any topic, it is completely up to you. Write about your favorite subject or something that you are truly passionate about.

If you are interested in participating, please check out more details about the contest at http://www.edubook.com/contest/

I am so participating in this contest, AC always give out fun prizes. The last time I won an AC tote bag and notebook/pen set made out of recycled paper. I use my tote bag every day, it’s now become my purse. The Associated Content Twitter Challenge has several requirements:

1. You have to have a Twitter account (it’s free and it can help you promote your work!) and you have to follow @acnews which is the official Twitter account of Associated Content. With your Twitter account, you have to retweet AC’s contest announcements followed by #acsweeps.

Now you might wonder what retweeting and hashtags(#) mean but it’s not that difficult to do. First, you take a look at @acnews tweets and copy the tweet that has contest announcements. Then in your Twitter dashboard you type in the words RT, followed by @acnews and paste AC’s Twitter challenge announcement. After the announcement text is pasted, type in #acsweeps. The hashtag is used for Twitter trends, it will show up on the right hand side of your Twitter dashboard if enough people use it and make AC a popular Twitter topic.

@writingdivas RT @acnews Take the AC Twitter Challenge! http://bit.ly/WN1GH You could win a netbook or other fabulous prizes. #acsweeps

This is the exact retweet that I sent from my Twitter account. Do not forget @acnews part in your retweet, AC will get a notice when for this retweet with the help of @ and that is how your retweet will count as an entry in this contest!

2. You have to use Twitter to promote your own work by tweeting a url to your favorite piece of your own AC content. Again, you are asked to use a hashtag for this entry, #bestofac. You can do this once a week for the duration of the contest. Each link to your article that is tweeted will create an additional entry, giving you better chances of winning! You can also use a different piece of content every week.

Patrick Swayze ‘Dirty Dancing’ Movie Star Dies at 57 @ http://aclnk.com/ar2174763 #bestofac

That is an example of my latest article published on Associated Content, but I added #bestofac as the rules stated. Just copy and paste your article title, followed by the url to the article. Copy and paste your .html url of the published piece, not the url from your browser. It is also the same .html link that is sent in AC’s “You’ve been published!” e-mail.

3. Login to your AssociatedContent account and look under Assignments. There is a “AC Twitter Challenge” that you need to claim. You have to use this assignment and publish a summary of your Twitter challenge experience. Carefully read all the posted requirements inside this assignment! This is what you have to have in your published article:

(1) A link to your profile on Twitter
(2) A list of some of the interesting people you follow
(3) An overview of how you went about promoting your content, and the results of your efforts

The Associated Content Twitter Challenge starts today and ends October 15th, 2009. Everyone who participates will be entered in a sweepstakes, and six lucky prize winners will be randomly selected on October 19th.

If you are participating, please let me know! My Twitter account is writingdivas. Good luck everyone, but I really need a ASUS Eee PC Netbook Laptop!

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.