Question about Constant Content Writer Guidelines
By dragon54u
@dragon54u (31633)
United States
December 18, 2011 10:10am CST
Does anyone here write for this site? I am considering it but in reading the writer guidelines I have a question I haven't found the answer to in the FAQ.
It states "A full 1/3 of the article must be excerpted in the long summary". I understand what a summary is at the end of the article but do they really mean for the writer to quote 1/3 of the article? If so, which third or can it be a compilation of excerpts? I am used to writing short summaries as the endings to my articles so that in reading the intro and summary of any of my articles, one can get the general gist and become interested enough to want to read the whole thing. But 1/3 of the article?!
If anyone can enlighten me on this I would appreciate it!
4 responses
@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
21 Dec 11
It is ridiculous,I think.I see no reason why a full1/3 of the article can be called excerpt.
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@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
21 Dec 11
I understand why they want a summary for the clients to see but I agree, that is excessive. I can summarize an article in about 100 words or less and give a clear picture of the content.
@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
22 Dec 11
What is called summary must be brief and to the point.What they do means that there is no need for the clients to see the full text but summary.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
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19 Dec 11
Take your fee from Surrey in the form of an airline ticket! I will willingly be your personal chauffeur/guide and Reigate (where they are based) is only about a seventy minute drive from here. I like their site, I wonder who wrote it for them? LOL. If I lived there and used a Windows computer I might well be tempted based on the persuasive writing!!
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
18 Dec 11
oh friend i do hope you get some answers. this sounds interesting. i keep wondering if i could do such a job online. but keep hesitating. i came to your discussion here to see the answer but see no one has said anything yet. 
@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
19 Dec 11
It would be easy for you to write some articles! Don't hesitate, jump right in! If you want some practice, put some articles on Triond or Expert Columns. I you are good at grammar and spelling (or know how to use a spellchecker!) I could probably get you some assignments from the guy I work for.
It doesn't pay as well as a "real" job but the extra money comes in very handy!
Unfortunately, I don't think Constant Content is the site for me. They are very, very exacting as Scheng1 says below. While I'm very good at grammar and punctuation I think I'll put this site on the back burner for awhile.
There is a place called "Daily Articles" that I am also considering. You might look them up and see if you'd like to try submitting there. You have a LOT to write about--think of all the knowledge you've accumulated during your life. And think of all the Swagbucks you can get for doing research on your articles! 
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
19 Dec 11
so you know about my swagbucks, huh. cool. its true. 
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
19 Dec 11
Hi Dragon54u, yes, they require 1/3 of the article as visible summary to the potential buyer.
From this, the buyer can decide whether to buy or not.
This is to prevent buyer from wasting money buying inferior articles.
Just make sure that you check and double check before submission. They are very strict about it.
A single misplaced comma means the whole article is out.
Three strikes and you are out, banned forever from submission.
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@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
19 Dec 11
That doesn't sound like it's something I want to do right now. I'll keep the site bookmarked, though, and when things settle down more in my life I might try it. If they had example articles it would help a lot. The concept is a good one for the buyer but I think I'm probably not the only one that would like the guidelines clarified with some examples of what they want!
Thanks for telling me but I can't visualize what that would look like, whether the summary is separate or part of the article and which parts one should include in the summary. I'll wait awhile before I try to write for this one.
