The Content Authority is a fantastic content provider that I have been using, in addition to Textbroker, for my outsourcing needs. As I’ve mentioned before, a large part of internet marketing is publishing content, and outsourcing the writing of the content you need is a great way to multiply your efforts.

Writing For The Content Authority

As with Textbroker, you can sign up with TCA to be a writer if you are looking to make some quick cash. You receive topics and articles to be written from the clients that use TCA, and each article will include the specific instructions you need to write the article. You will most likely be asked to write on a wide range of topics, and while you’ll never be required to write on a topic you’re not comfortable with, knowing how to do some quick research online will allow you to write on a wider range of subjects. Learning to do research quickly and becoming able to write a quality article on a topic that is new to you are the core talents you’ll need to develop in order to actually make some money writing articles.

If you are interested in writing for TCA, there are a couple of things that you should know beforehand. First, all of the writing that you’ll be doing will be in English, so you’ll need to have a very good command of English grammar, spelling and punctuation. You don’t have to be a native English speaker, but a high level of fluency is to be desired. You’ll also need to be comfortable working on a deadline (48 hours seems to be the regular turn-around time for their articles). You can find the TCA writer’s application at their website, if you are interested in writing for them. The application is not super complicated, and you could probably complete it in 20 minutes or so.

Using The Content Authority For Content

I’ve used TCA several times over the past few months and have always been very impressed with their service. I’ve gotten to know two of the guys behind TCA, Shawn and Draanor, through the Keyword Academy, and they are both very focused on providing top quality content for their clients. As of writing this post, I’ve ordered over 80 different articles from TCA, and I’ve only had to send 1 back for revision. That’s a pretty good track record.

The main thing that sets TCA apart from Textbroker, from my perspective as a content publisher, is that Textbroker is more of a freelance marketplace, where clients post articles that they want written, and the writers can pick and choose which articles they want to write. This means that you might get super quick turnaround on your articles, if they are on a popular topic and get chosen quickly, but it can also mean that your article never gets picked for completion. I’ve ended up writing at least a few articles myself that I had originally posted at Textbroker.

TCA works a bit differently than that. As far as I can tell, TCA sends out the article orders it receives in the order that it received them, and their writers are required to finish the articles that they are sent. From my perspective, this means that your orders are guaranteed to be completed, but it also means that you have to wait your turn in line – and if the person just in front of you put in a large order, that line can be quite long.

All quibbles aside though, The Content Authority is a great place if you want to write for money, or get good quality content written for you. Definitely check them out.

Who can benefit from TKA Pro? Is it suitable for everyone?

TKA Pro will help just about anyone learn to make money online. If you don’t have any online experience or any websites yet, then TKA Pro will definitely help you. If you are already running some websites, TKA Pro will help you grow them immensely. Mary and I had been running a couple of websites for about 2 years when we joined, and using what we learned from TKA absolutely exploded their growth and earnings.

There are two types of people that I don’t think will benefit from TKA: 1) people looking for a quick strike, and 2) people who are already making $10K+ each month online. If you fall into either of those categories, TKA probably can’t help you.

Is there any other investment required besides the $1 for the trial offer?

There is nothing else that you’ll pay TKA for. The monthly fee ($1 for the first month, $33 after that) covers everything – the curriculum, the videos, the tools, etc. This isn’t like those paid membership sites where $1 gets you in the door, but then you have to pony up mounds of additional cash to actually get your hands on the good stuff.

The only other things that you’ll have to pay for are the domains and hosting for your sites. Each domain will run you around $8 on GoDaddy, and hosting will be around $6 to $15 each month. So if you start 10 to 15 small sites like they suggest, then you’re looking at an initial investment of $100 to $125 to get your sites going. If that is too much for you right now, you have two alternatives. You can start one big site, and just pay $15 to $20 (one domain + hosting), or you can use free blogs like Blogspot, Wordpress, or Blog.com to make your sites on. The downside to using a free blog for your sites is that you don’t own the domain and can’t ever sell the site, which is something to think about for down the road. But, if you are completely broke, don’t let that stop you from getting started.

OK, you convinced me to give it a shot. Do you have any advice to help me get started?

Yes!

Would you like to share it?

Sure!

1) Watch all of the core videos and the Supersite webinar before you start buying domains. The things that TKA teaches have changed a bit since the Core Videos were first released, and there are a few new things that you’ll want to digest before you start your first sites.

2) For your first site(s), pick niches that you enjoy reading and writing about. You’re going to be spending a lot of time over the next few months working on this site, and working in a niche you have a passion for is going to make the work much more enjoyable.

3) On the subject of niches, don’t pick the technology, make money online, or affiliate offer niches to start with. These niches are highly competitive, and it will take longer than normal to see any results.

4) If you already have an established website, focus on it initially instead of starting any new websites. It’s much easier to make an established website start generating money than it is to get a new website to make money. Chances are good that you’ll see results much more quickly this way.

Ready to give TKA Pro a try for $1?

Any more questions? Leave ‘em in the comments!

The Keyword Academy, run by two guys named Court and Mark, is one of those websites that talks about how to make money online. They have a free blog with tons of information, and they also have a paid course that they say will teach you how to make some real money on the Internet. Is it any good? Is it a scam? Let’s see what they can actually teach us.

TKA Pro

Mary and I have been a member of TKA Pro for nearly 1 year now, and I can tell you that the Keyword Academy is definitely not a scam. The first clue that says they’re legit is their free blog, which has over 100 articles on making money online. If you were to read all of those articles, and put what you learned into practice, that alone would probably be enough information to get you started making an income online.

But the real value of TKA comes when you join TKA Pro. The curriculum and tools that have made available to the members of TKA Pro are flat out incredible. Let’s see what you get for joining.

Curriculum and Tools

The first thing that you get when you join is access to TKA’s Core Videos. This is a group of 9 videos that take you step by step through the process of identifying niches, building websites, creating content, and monetizing them. And when I say step by step, I mean that Court literally goes through the entire process with you in the videos, showing you exactly what to do.

One of the things that used to stop me from buying courses like this in the past was wondering if I was going to get any concrete, actionable information or just a lot of fluff. Am I going to be learning from someone who has done this already, or am I going to be “learning” from other people who are in the same boat as I am?

When you sign up for TKA Pro, you get tons of concrete information that will leave you no doubt as to what you need to do next. If you watch the Core Videos and follow the steps that they give you, you’ll have 10 to 15 websites set up in a few weeks, ready to target their specific niches.

As far as the tools that you get, TKA Pro gives you access to Niche Refinery, a super awesome keyword tool; the Guest Posting System, which allows you to build organic traffic to your site; Connect Content, a passive link building tool; and the TKA Pro forums, where you can talk and exchange ideas with other members of the site. If there is a tool that you need – actually need – to make money online, Court and Mark either have it or can tell you where to get it.

(Just a side note on the forums. There are two types of MMO forums out there: 1) the kind where any legitimate plea for help or sincere comment is immediately swallowed up by a barrage of “internet marketers” trying to sell you something, and 2) the kind where everyone sits around a campfire singing Kumbaya and talking about how great it would be to actually make some money online. The TKA Pro forums are neither of those. So… I guess there are three types of MMO forums.)

In addition to the core curriculum and tools, Court and Mark also do a monthly webinar for TKA Pro members that covers the latest things that they’ve learned and new techniques that you can implement on your own sites. These webinars are great and I’ve learned as much from them as I did from the Core Videos.

What Does TKA Pro Teach?

As I mentioned in my article on Making Money Online, the steps to making money on the internet are pretty simple: 1) set up a website, 2) get people to visit your website, and 3) sell them something. However, making money on the internet is a lot like playing chess – you can learn the basics in an afternoon, and then you can spend the rest of your life trying to master it.

TKA Pro teaches both the basics and the subtleties that you need to know to master internet marketing. They take you step by step through setting up your first few websites, and then teach you the principles that you need to know to make a real income from your IM business.

What TKA Pro Is Not

This is not a get-rich-quick scheme in any sense of the word. You will most likely not make much, if any, money from the TKA methods for several months. Depending on how much time you can spend doing this, I’d say you’re looking at 6 to 12 months before you’re making a decent amount of money. If you’re in a financial crisis and need to make some quick cash, this is not the program for you. If you need to be making $5,000 a month in 60 days, this is not the program for you. If, on the other hand, you are looking for a method of setting up passive income systems, then the Keyword Academy is definitely worth checking out.

Cost

TKA Pro costs $67 a month (and I can guarantee you it’s worth far more than that), but you can give it a try for $1. You get full access to everything I mentioned above – the Core Videos, the tools, the forums, the webinars – and you can check it all out for one full month. The subscription is billed through Paypal, so you can cancel it any time on your own. (You don’t have to call an 800-number during a lunar eclipse and submit a blood sample to get them to cancel your subscription.)

If you’ve been trying to make money online and haven’t figured out how yet, or are just intrigued by the idea of having a website that makes you money, check out the Keyword Academy. They are the real deal.

Still have more questions? I answer some of the more popular questions in the TKA Pro FAQ.