Associated Content Question

So non exclusive is if it has been published elsewhere. So if i found a really good article but i didnt write it. I put it as non-exclusive. Do i have to give credit to the person who did?

You have to write all the content that YOU publish on AC. You cannot take someone else's work and publish it. Your work is the only work you can publish. The only time you'd select non-exclusive is if you write a piece, post it on AC and then decide to post it somewhere else your self. Posting someone elses work will get you into trouble for copy right infringement. You will not get paid. Do not do it.

thank you for your advice....now i get it

Yeah, that's why I figure I'll submit things I've already written to get some more cash out of it. Also I'm basically going to try for their special offers, which guarantee a specific amount, that way I know in advance how much I'll get paid.

A lot of times the offer will depend on the type of things you write about. When I write about health topics or things that are lsited in their desired content emails, I get better offers. When I write about the arts or current events, the offers are lower. And, I have been told specifically by the editor making the offer that someof my arts stories would get better offers if they were exclusive, but I am usually republishing thema fter they ahve been printed elsewhere. Even if the offer is only $5 at that point, it's in addition tot he money I already made. And, they pay a straight $4 for college papers. If you've already done the work, why not get paid for it?

I would probably say that they should be listed under "non-exclusive". The reason I say this is because if it has been published elsewhere, the page may have been cached somewhere online.