InfoBarrel Preapproved Criteria
How To Become Preapproved
To become preapproved on InfoBarrel for article submission and editing a user must meet the following criteria:
- 10 approved articles with minimal inappropriate content.
- Have been a member of InfoBarrel for at least 14 days.
- User's articles must not be for the sole purpose of promoting or building links to external sites. We want people to create quality content for the benefit of Infobarrel's readers.
- User's articles must be diversified and should not be based on a single subject regurgitating similar materials.
- User must demonstrate a working knowledge of the English language and have not had any or very minimal denials due to bad English.
- User must have an avatar/display picture
Once the above criteria have been met a manager will evaluate your account and grant you with preapproved status if they find your account in good standing.
Our goal is to create high quality content that provides value to the reader. If we deem you have ulterior motives for your content we reserve the right to refuse or remove preapproved status.
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How do you send earnings? Thanks! This site is going to be huge!
Earnings on your articles are sent to you from Google directly. Our system is designed to delegate ad impressions out using your Google Adsense Publisher ID so that you can keep track of your impressions and earnings without the need for a middle man.
Once you get your Ad sense ID and put it into your account, do you start to earn for the articles you have written before your put up your pub ID?
Hey Rawr,
Yes, as soon as you put your Google Adsense ID into your account your ads will start displaying on all of your articles, whether new or old it makes no difference.
i'm confused with the google adsense ID.. when i do the adsense setup .. it says i need to add a code to my site. do i have to do that?
Nope, all you need to do is grab your pub-id that you can find in the top right corner of your screen after logging into Google Adsense. You then go to 'My Account' once logged into Infobarrel and place your pub ID within your account preferences.
Hope that helps!
Hi, once you have reached the qualifications set down above; How long does it normally take for the pre-approval managers review? Thanks. - Phil
At this point preapprovals are manually approved. So it may take a few days before someone is able to take a look at your account and articles.
By the way, you are preapproved now.
Yeah I spotted that. I should have known that as soon as I asked it would happen. Thanks. Actually I like the idea of a real live human checking over the articles. Thanks again. - Phil
Do we have to be pre-approved to include hyper-links in our articles? I just had my first article accepted today, YEAH!!!! The only problem is that the link I included is showing up as html code. I went to the edit screen and everything looks fine. Any idea what is going on here?
Hey Ashwhit,
No you don't need to be preapproved to include up to 2 self-serving links in your article. That issue you encountered sometimes occurs when our text editor does not completely load before you start typing.
Hi, do I get pre-approved automatically after completing the eligibility criteria? Or do I need to apply somewhere? I have 12 live articles but still waiting to be pre-approved.
Thanks.
Hey Vishy,
Preapproval is a manual process done by the admins here at InfoBarrel. There is no need to apply for it. It will be done when you reach the criteria. If you are not preapproved then don't worry, keep writing and your account will be reviewed again and again until an admin feels confident in your writing and sets you to preapproved status.
do you get paid just for having the ads on the page or only when they are clicked on? thanks.
Hi a_borges,
That depends on what ads Google shows on your page. Show ads they show are based on views while others are based on performance.
The fact that Infobarrel doesn't show up on the "hosts with access" page under My Account...Account Access...makes me think something is not set up right.
The way we have it setup, we don't require any access to your acount. Just set up Infobarrel as a URL Channel within Adsense and you should be good to go.
So how many subjects do you have to write on? I am mainly interested in genealogy and gardening. I don't really want to write on other subjects, well unless something new catches my hobby eye. Or did you mean don't write about aphids on roses, why aphids eat roses, keeping roses safe from aphids, and keeping aphids away from roses kind of stuff?
Thanks
Mary
Hi Maryrecord,
You are correct with the topics. We want our writers to show that they aren't just rewriting the same 2 or 3 articles over and over again. Writing different articles on genealogy and gardening would be just fine for diversity.
I am new today - I wrote 1 article so I know I have a few more to go and I do not have my google account yet - Do I have to be preapproved first before getting google sense? ALSO I want to do an overview for a topic do I need my google sense first so I dont miss the credit?
Hey Sunni,
Nope, you don't have to be preapproved in order to use Adsense on Infobarrel.
In regards to the overview, you are more than welcome to write an overview, but just so you know, we are much tougher when reviewing overviews.
We look forward to your contributions!
Must I post the ads from my adsense on my articles? and If so how??? Or do I just put my adsense ID in the profile and thats it? Im lost and don't know where to post this code for my ad. HELPP??
Hi Kfilipow,
You don't need to post your adsense ads anywhere on the site. All that needs to be done is put your adsense publisher id into your account and then the ads will automatically be creditted to you.
my articles both got denied for lack of formatting and capital letters, i was gonna go edit then but they dont even exist anymore? does that mean i have to start over?
Hi Bramy,
You can find your denied articles by going to your My Content page and clicking on the Denied Articles tab. From there you should be able to see your articles and the reason(s) they were denied and make the appropriate edits to them and resubmit them.
Hey Admin, I've written InfoBarrel articles about some fairly obscure areas and lots of them have been declined - for bad English. Even though it is my first language and because I have been declined so many times now, should I create another account to demonstrate my ability to write better to have a better chance of Preapproval or will I still have a fair chance?
Hi I-Crashin-I,
There is no need to create a separate account, your account will be reviewed as if it was the first time it has been reviewed.
Also, I noticed that many of your article categories are things like school subjects such as psychology, science, math, history. What if I don't want to write school- like articles, but rather recipes and tips for saving money or driving safely? What category would that be in or do you not accept articles like that?
Hi,
Those sections are just the base categories. Inside each of those there are more categories and inside those there are even more categories. If you write on a topic we don't have a category for we will create one.
While we're on the adsense channel thing can you tell me if it matters that I messed up by putting it first on a custom channel because I choose the wrong one. Then I saw that there was a second choice, which is the url channel. So, I then put it on the url channel even though it was already on the custom channel.
Question is does it matter if I have infobarrel on custom and url channels or do I need to try and figure out how to delete one or the other?
Sorry I get confused easily with this sort of thing. Thanks to who knows.
Sonni57
Hey Sonni57,
There is no need to setup a custom channel, just a URL channel.
I don't think a custom channel will interfere with your URL channel, just look at your URL channel when examining your stats.
Thanks
Do we have to ask about getting checked for preapproval or will they automatically do it once you meet the criteria?
Hi Goingforbroke,
No, we have a system that automatically informs us of the members who are eligible for pre-approved status. There is no need to apply as we regularly review all accounts that meet the necessary requirements.
Two questions: Do writers retain ownership rights of their work?
After a piece runs on infoBarrel can I post the piece on my blog and elsewhere?
Hey dMarkins,
Writers do retain the rights to their work, but we do not allow articles to be posted to other sites, either before or after being submitted. This is done to protect the integrity of the site and all the articles submitted here.
I've tried looking but I have not yet found it anywhere
But I was wondering how often a member who meets the requirement is made a pre approved?
Hey CSjun89,
Members who meet the requirements go up for review right away. This doesn't mean that they are approved right away. We go through the account to make sure we are comfortable with the writing and the topic breadth of the user. So if you aren't preapproved, keep writing and you will eventually get it.
I'm new here and was wondering if we are allowed to use Clickbank ads as resources at the end of our article, like "for more information, click here"? If I can, they will be directly related to my article.
Hey genehoffpauir,
We don't allow "call to action" links like that to be placed in your article. You can however do that in your signature. You can find your signatures on your "My Account" page, on the right hand side in the My Signatures box.
How do we notify you if we think someone is using our content from another site?
Hi MPmomof3,
If you think someone is breaking the rules or abusing the system, please email us with the Contact Us form or use the flag option on the article page.
what is a google ads
Hi Zaconia,
Google Ads are an advertising platform offered by Google. Infobarrel uses Google Ads to disperse earnings made on articles submitted to Infobarrel.
What is the average number of articles you would need to post in order to start earning? Thanks!
Hey Capecreator,
There is no real average number of articles you need to start earning. You could start earning money off of your very first visitor on your very first article or it could take a few visitors or article to get going. The idea behind earning online is consistency. The more you write, the more exposure you will get and the more people will read your articles and potentially click on the ads displayed on your articles.
im new here and im new in writing 2 over the net and idk wat i should write here so i decided 2 write a reall story that happened to me so i want 2 no is that ok that im writing a story .....by the way i sent wat i wrote to u n i want to no when it will be publish
Hi,
We don't usually post stories unless they are part of an overall message in an article. If you submitted it, we will take a look at it and let you know.
I actually stopped writing for awhile because apparently after 10 articles published per your guidelines I still have to go through editorial approval and that is tiresome and frustrating, at times. When am I going to get preapproved??
Hi Midnitewriter,
Preapproval does not automatically occur when you reach 10 articles. At 10 articles we begin to review your account to see if you should be preapproved or not. We encourage our writers to keep writing while there accounts are under review as this will help the process along.
If 325 words is the minimum and 400 is better----what is the max? I have a long article that would be more like a feature article in a magazine. Would that be okay?
And, I am clueless about business. Do we add links for products or services and if the person spends money, is that what earns the money?
Can you write a SIMPLE explanation of how that whole process works?
Sorry, I'm a 56 year old always wanted-to-be author, never been published, but has written all my life. So, now I am scared silly at the thought of actually having my writing read. Thanks, I guess I need some hand-holding.
Hi BonnyJ,
There is no max to an article length, and really the longer the better (the search engines like longer articles too). In order to earn money you need to sign up for a Google Adsense account and/or a Chitika.com account and then attach your IDs to your Infobarrel account.
Google Adsense Signup: https://www.google.com/adsense/g-app-single-1
Chitika Signup: https://chitika.com/apply.php
After you have signed up, send us an email through the Contact Us form (link in the blue nav bar) and we can walk your through the rest.
Hi, I am very new here. I have not written any articles yet, but I have many good ideas about what to write. I have read many of the comments and FAQ, but I haven't found a *clear cut* set of rules for links. (and as I see it many articles have no links at all, - neither in articles nor in signature (some articles doesn't even have a *full* signature! - Therefore, these questions: a1) what is *the* maximum of *content related* links in the article? a2) can they be to own websites IF the content and even domain name are obviously related? and b1) how many links in the signature? b2) Can I have different signatures to different 'niche' articles? b3) What happens to 'old' articles IF I change my general signature? ... ... Please accept my apology if the answers are somewhere in FAQ etc, but I haven't found it!
Hi Askformore,
I'll get right to your questions
a1) The maximum number of self-serving links you can have your article is 2 and they must be used contextually. You can link to other Infobarrel articles and to purely informational sites (ie wikipedia and governement sites) and they will not count towards your link count.
a2) You can link to your own sites, but they will be counted towards your 2 self-serving links.
b1) You can have 2 links in your signature. They do not need to be contextual.
b2) you can create as many signatures as you would like and attach different signatures to different articles.
b3) There is no general signature at this time. So if you create a signature it will not overwrite any signatures you have up already. However if you edit an exisiting signature, any articles with that signature on it will also have the signature changed.
Thank you for a very precise answer. However, because I am in a process of writing several articles, then I want to be 100% certain of the rules. (I will describe a hypothetical *extreme* scenario - but before that I want to emphasize that I do not spam or 'oversell' (I believe that those who do that sell less than those who 'soft sell' in an informative way) ... OK here goes the extreme scenario: ... I write an article and have TWO contextual (relevant) links to own websites, and I have other links to other (OWN) related Infobarrel articles, and I have TWO links in my signature! ... Is this extreme situation within the rules? Do you apart from the rules have other comments to my scenario?
Nope, this would be fine. Frankly the more you can help the reader out in finding his information the better your article *should* place in the search engines.
I say should because there is more to it than just this, but it is a good place to start.
Hi again, I have now written the first three articles which I want to publish (I am aware that they will have to be approved manually) I have one 'How to..' saved as a draft right now.
HOWEVER, when I check it as 'preview' then it doesn't appear as I had hoped, therefore two questions:
A) which font and size are the normal standard and/or is it applied automatically?
B) will the manual approval to 'newbies' include the 'final touch correction' of font, size, etc?
Hi Askformore,
The regular font for articles is Georgia and at a 14px size. If you type directly into the Infobarrel editor the font type and size will be taken care of automatically. If, however, you copy and paste your text from a rich-text editor like Microsoft Word, your font type and size from that program will stay with your text. Our system will try to edit out the font types and sizes that would be incompatible with the site but it does not get everything. So if you find that after your article has been published it doesn't look quite right, you can go edit it to fix it up. Keep in mind though that until you are preapproved, your edits will go into the approval queue as well.
and finally (less important) Is it possible after publication to 'edit' layout, i.e. font etc?
yes you can ;)
I am new to this site and I plan to write articles, but being a former English teacher my passion is proofreading and editing. Therefore, I hope you will offer monetary remuneration for this service. I clicked on a link here that read "this criteria." It should have read "these criteria."
Hi Brinkleyj5,
We used to have the ability to edit articles but we removed it because of the possibility of malicious editing. If we can think of a way to add it back in, we would like to do it, but for now we don't have any plans to put this feature back in.
Thanks for the heads up on that grammar issue. The text has been changed.
I am lost, mainly because of computer language that I just don't get sometimes! I understand that you need 10 articles. Can I submit them all at once, using things I've written? If so, how do I do that? If not, then what do I do? Write 10 articles & submit them to where? I write a lot about the Homeless situation in San Diego. Also, do you accept political articles? Thanks
Hi,
You can submit your articles at any rate you would like. We ask that you follow the guidelines (article not posted elsewhere on the web, over 325 words, links in contextual format, etc). We do accept political articles, but please refrain from derogatory or slanderous material.
You can publish your articles by logging in and then clicking on the Create button in the blue link bar. This will take you to a page where you can choose the template for your article and then type it in and publish it.
If you need some more help, seld us an email with the Contact Us form (link also located in the blue link bar).
Are you serious that we can't edit our articles? I think you guys better figure this out or hub pages is going to leave you in the dust. It would be very easy to implement this. Every time someone edits an article, put it back in the approval queue!
Hi,
You can edit your articles and it works exactly as you have suggested in your post. If you are logged in and on one of your article pages, you'll see an Edit button in the tools box on the right. If you click that you will be taken to a page where you can edit your article. If you are a preapproved member your edits will go live right away, if not then they go into the approval queue for a manager to review.
Colorado, NOrth Carolina and Rhode Island residents are not allowed by law to have affiliate programs with Amazon. Sadly I live in one of those states. Is it then beneficial to me not to choose Amazon categories?
Also, I don't understand what is meant by "call to action" links. Are those self-serving links, or links that would better explain the writing and research to the reader? I know only 2 self-serving links are allowed? What other links are allowed in an article?
Hi Sharon,
Call to action links are links that direct the reader to click them to read more at some other site.
Self-serving links are any links that point to sites that are there to make money. These are in contrast to educational links, which do not count towards your self-serving link count, and are to sites that are there to educate and not to make money. Wikipedia and government sites are good examples of these. You are also allowed to link to other Infobarrel articles in your article and they won't count towards your self-serving links.
I have 5 articles waiting to be approved and have been in pending state since the 9th of april. Does it take that long to get them published?
Hi,
We are quite short staffed this week and thus approving has been taking longer than usual. Usually we get articles approved within 24 hours.
I wrote a few articles and the first 4 articles were approved and published live. The next 5 articles were denied and the reason was because they were about personal stories. This is strange as these were written in the same vein as the previous 4 that were approved. Could you please expand on this. I thougt we had certain latitude with regards to style used in conveying our thoughts.
Hi,
Your first articles were approved by someone else and perhaps should not have been approved. For the future, articles on Infobarrel should be informative in nature.
Hey, I just submitted my first article here, how long does it generally take to find out if said article is approved? Also, does the person who approves or does not approve send feedback via e-mail?
Hey Wesman,
Articles will usually be approved within one business day. If your article does not meet the criteria you will get an email explaining why it was denied. Then you can fix the problem and resubmit it if you would like.
Outstanding! I create and publish all sorts of articles all over the web, and info barrel is right up my alley, as I've been an adsense affiliate for a while. I'm very keen on getting on top of this game, as it's a hobby I enjoyed and spent many hours on most days, before I'd even heard of adsense, etc.
To admin: thanks for the great pre-approval guidelines. I just have a question about content. I love writing reviews of popular culture products: movies, music, t.v., etc. I was wondering if I would reduce my chances of becoming pre-approved if I stuck to this area or genre, but attempt to vary my content with different/unique twists or angles. Sure, every now and then I would do regular reviews, but as long as the editors observe my attempts at variety, would this be acceptable?
I appreciate any feedback from anyone, as I have been listing lots of potential article titles, but haven't submitted anything yet, due to nervousness...sure, I won't lie, I want to make some money, but I want to write interesting, moral reviews and possibly dab in history, philosophy, psychology and education issues. Perhaps a writing style guide would benefit me. Take care, everyone!!
Hi c4collins,
The topics that you choose to write on have no effect on your pre-approval in fact we encourage people to choose topics that they enjoy. As for the writing style, again that is entirely up to you.
Hi! I just submitted two of my first articles here at infobarrel; unfortunately the first one was denied. I would like to know where to appeal. It was denied because "self-serving links have call to action". I reviewed the article and the link was contextual. Should I just resubmit without editing?
The only way to "appeal" is to make changes to your article.
A contextual link is a link in the content of the page. A self-serving means that you benefit from the link somehow, contextual or not. A call to action is usually some way to asking the reader to do respond to that link, for example, to leave the article to go to your link.
If the admin denies your article you need to change it rather than submit it again. Look closely at the words around the link for the call to action. If it's really an error, email them through the contact page.
Hello admin,
Who actually approves our articles?
The admin approved your articles. It's not automated or anything. It can be a pain waiting for an article's approval, but just write in the meantime. The approval process is there to make IB a quality site.
Welcome!
Is it necessary to set up an URL channel within Adsense? Will that have any bearing on my earnings
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