Always save a copy of your content
By scheng1
@scheng1 (24649)
Singapore
May 9, 2016 9:31am CST
Always save a copy of your content.
This is the lesson that I have learnt from a few years of writing online.
Sometimes the writing site will delete your content when they no longer want the content. It can be the new word requirement or the content no longer meets the niche that the site aims for.
Sometimes the deletion is not deliberate. The deletion can due to the crash in system, and all newer or older articles are lost.
Many sites have closed down in recent years, because advertising revenue is not as good as before.
Sometimes you want to delete your account at a certain site, because you are no longer happy with the earning potential.
It is best that you have a copy of your content so that you can publish it elsewhere.
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@andriaperry (118747)
• Anniston, Alabama
9 May 16
I learned to do this in the bubblews days. I use evernote, I always save my articles, for mylot I do not.
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@akalinus (44301)
• United States
10 May 16
@scheng1 I have noticed the same thing. I thought I was the only one. Now, before I delete the discussion and start over, I copy it and then I can paste it into the new discussion. Of course, I have to redo the image and title and such. I do not save my discussions, as a rule.
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
11 May 16
Yes, that is best.
You are even more systematic than me.
I keep a copy of everything I write, but I do not keep a copy of URL.
When I was writing for Bubblews, I could write 10 posts a day for a long time, and that would result in a lot of URL.
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
12 May 16
@jaboUK Plus I have been writing pretty consistently since 2009.
I still have unpublished articles from Helium.
These are very high quality articles, because they have paid upfront for each article, and they required perfect grammar, and with word requirement of 400 words.
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@Shiva49 (27274)
• Singapore
12 May 16
I have copy of most of my posts over the years.
I felt lost when Yahoo Contributor Network closed down. I had nearly 400 posts there over two and half years.
I was hoping against hope they will find a way to keep it going even selling it for a dollar to someone.
Overall I have about a thousand posts with me but I hardly have time to look behind! siva
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
13 May 16
So sorry to hear that.
I was with Associated Content before they sold it to Yahoo!
Until now, I still have a copy of those content.
It is a good habit to keep a copy. I am sorry to hear about your loss of 400 articles.
Since those articles were more than 400 words, it is even more painful to lose them all.
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@Shiva49 (27274)
• Singapore
13 May 16
@scheng1 I have got over the initial disappointment.
I started off at Associated Content. over six years ago. Then Yahoo bought it over for a purported sum of $100 million for about 2 million posts ie $50 per post!
I never got paid as I was non US based and over time I felt short-changed, demotivated, and switched to couple of others sites. They also have stopped payment. I was getting very good support but wen payments are stopped the site loses its luster as many leave or become dormant.
I have most of what I wrote on them, yes some nearly 1000 words! Now I am here only and I have to fight to keep them short, sweet, and yet meaningful!
I am giving a link to my post and hope it is alright otherwise you can delete my response - siva
The email that Yahoo Contributor Network was shutting down came like a bolt from the blue even for the likes of me who were not active. Then what about those who had put in their heart and soul into their posts and built up the community over the years?
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@LindaCPearson (2240)
• United States
10 May 16
Very good advice. I try to keep a copy of my favorite or most important things I post, just in case.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
9 May 16
I did that in a previous site - over 700 articles.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
10 May 16
@scheng1 No - I write impromtu here in Mylot and I've enjoyed it that way. I'm more relaxed here. At the other site, I had to compose my article first in Word, then copy paste it to make a post.
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@youless (113174)
• Guangzhou, China
10 May 16
You are right, but sometimes I am just too lazy to do so. I have a cooking blog and I ever thought about copying the content to another blog so that I would have a backup. But it is a big project since I have many recipes there. So until now I haven't started it yet
Perhaps I need a secretary
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@polaris77 (2039)
• Bacau, Romania
18 May 16
This is a lesson I have also learnt after several years of writing on different sites. A few unpleasant experiences were enough to convince me to save at least a copy of my content as soon I finish writing it. This is a simple and very useful measure that we should all keep in mind whenever we write content on the Internet.
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
12 May 16
I think many writers did not believe that Bubblews would close down so suddenly.
Some of them had faith in Bubblews team right to the end.
They would write posts even when they were not getting paid.
So many lost their works because they did not backup.
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
11 May 16
Not really true. Most sites do not allow you to publish a piece that is currently showing in other places.
However, when the former site is gone, like Bubblews and Helium, you can publish all your content elsewhere.
That is why it is important to have a copy of all our work.
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@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
12 May 16
@scheng1 so if a site goes down and if I try to post an older piece I had at bubblews, it won't show up as plagiarism? I'll have to run some of my old stuff and see. I thought what was online at one time stays there forever. But maybe that's not true at all, thanks!
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@AkoPinay (11492)
• Philippines
11 May 16
When I started blogging, I write drafts on my paper notebook. It served as my back up also. Now I am lazy writing on paper notebook so I just save SMS copy on my iPhone and drafts on my Wordpress blog. I republish some of my old bubbles on Blogger and some on Wordpress. 
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@OldRoadsOnceTraveled (331)
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11 May 16
Even if you aren't planning to publish it elsewhere, it's still a good idea to have a copy saved before you try to submit it. One glitch during uploading, and everything you just spent an hour writing is gone.
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@annierose (21570)
• Philippines
10 May 16
This is an important reminder for everyone whose earnings depend on writing. I just wrote one article and submitted it online. It was composed of 700 words. I loved what I wrote because I did everything to win in the contest. I also have a copy of what I submitted both online and offline.
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@Marilynda1225 (84862)
• United States
10 May 16
I never saved anything I wrote on Bubblews
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@JohnRoberts (109845)
• Los Angeles, California
9 May 16
I always save copies of content that matters for the very reasons you mention.
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