My first attempt at buying articles was a disaster. I found a freelance site and solicited bids. I negotiated $115.00 for ten and thought I was doing great. I paid forty percent up front figuring that it would help provide motivation for writer to do my work ahead of others. When first four articles came in there was something suspicious. I found unique lines in each and googled them, they were all stolen off net. After spending hours making sure that I could get my money back, I contemplated giving up.

But then I had an idea. Frequently, when I needed to learn something about latest drug I got it from government. That's when two sweetest words in my vocabulary became "public domain". I decided I would collect best and most important information on drugs and drug addiction and build content rich websites. For a case study of how great this can work check out www.addictionsresources or www.alcoholismresources I have written some of content, but more than 85% of it is public domain.

Not all of public domain material turned out to be AdSense worthy. That is, not all of it had content that allowed Google to match appropriate ads and I so some pages were being served public service announcements. Some still are, and looking at site will help you see what has worked and what hasn't.

Can this strategy work for other high paying key words? Consider these high paying key words and keyword terms: "Home loan" there are 3,940,000 pages in an advanced Google government search; "Asbestos cancer" 63,900 pages and mesothelioma 767,000 pages.

Remember it's good form to credit your source even when it comes from public domain. Happy mining.

1. Search through hundreds of affiliate directories online and look for comments about it.

2. Ask them how many affiliate they have, and what top earners are making, as well as average affiliate.

3. Give program a trial run - just enough to make a few sales that will allow you to recieve a payment from them. This will ensure they pay as offered.

4. Keep records.

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