Which is better Triond or Associated Content?

I would have to say that it depends on where you live, the languages you can write, and your long term goals. Associated Content is best for US writers who want money now and aren't real concerned with making a long term residual income. This is because their long term residual income amounts really stink. Plus they don't pay non-US writers. On the other hand Triond is very friendly to people around the world. They even let you publish in more then one language, which can make it a great resource for those who are bi-lingual or who struggle to write in English. The money there isn't great, but it is residual and if you have a lot of writing up it could be a significant amount.

Rashmi, I wrote in Triond and I keep writing in Helium, AC, S101 and Howtodothings. Each site has some advantages and disadvantages. Again it is very difficult to predict your earnings based on page views. In Triond, they want your so-far-unpublished articles. Fine. What I found painful there was that our submission is (I guess) is read by a software first (that looks for some spelling/ grammar errors, sentence lengths etc) and the first scutiny is made. I got a couple of illogical rejections (even after I wrote some 7 or 8 articles there) and I had to resubmit them to get them reviewed by an editor. I felt bored. I found initially my earnings to be reasonable, but later on they tapered off drastically. In AC, the advantage is, you can post non-exclusive articles for Performance Payment only. Hence, I write in Helium and also re-post some of those articles in AC. The traffic in AC appears to be more steady to me, in comparison with Triond. Others may have a different opinion.

I started on ehow just because I was looking to build my confidence. I don't care what anyone says, the money there is awful. I write for the love of writing on specific topics and it took me a while to realize that unless you searched the search engines and keywords you weren't going to do well writing there. plus they are not a very professional site. I have articles on Bukisa, Helium and Associated Content. I like AC and helium very much, they are more professional. Currently I still feel like I am not making money that I would like to but I am still learning. I only started in January. I have looked into Triond and I am going to devote a day to really seeing how it works. I think the more you write, the better you get. Paying attention to the forums that these different sites have also gives you a lot of tips and really is a window into how professional and writer friendly they are. Just because a site accepts your work doesn't mean that it is a site that you want to be involved in. I learned that lesson. Popular isn't always a good thing.

I write on Triond because Assiociated Content can't pay me upfront because I don't live in the US