How to Get Demand Studios Articles Approved Quickly

By Brian Matthews, Demand Studios Review Writer

Posted On 11/14/10:

For whatever reason or set of reasons (glitches, CEs no longer having quotas, alignment of stars), Demand Media Studios articles have lately been moving through the queue at about the pace of an 80 year old walking through thick mud.

Now, your articles will eventually be reviewed. That's a guarantee. But that's cold comfort when the bills are due and you're looking at articles stuck in the awaiting review column.

For the most part, you don't have a lot of control over how fast your demand studios articles get approved.

Like so many other cases in the Demand Media Studios world, you, the Demand Studios writer, are at the mercy of the copy editors.

 That said, there are some ways you can help improve your odds of seeing those articles move through faster.

Write Fact Sheets & Decision Articles

Fact sheets and decision articles are easier for copy editors to review than longer formats. They're shorter and tend to be more straightforward than many other types of articles.

Turns out the CEs get the same amount of money for reviewing a fact sheet or decision article as they do reviewing other, longer formats. So why wouldn't they gravitate toward fact sheets?

Avoid Special Assignment Articles

Special assignments are great when you're looking for extra, exclusive titles. Sometimes they even pay more. But they tend to take longer to get reviewed. If you really need your articles to go through fast in order to meet a payment cutoff date, avoid these titles.

Write In Short Sentences

This is a good idea in general, since Demand Media tends to favor this style of writing.

It also helps when looking to have articles reviewed quickly because the editor will likely view the piece as easier to read and edit.

Carefully Edit Your Articles

Edit your own articles carefully before submitting them. That way, the editor will have less work to do and you'll be less likely to have the article kicked back for a rewrite.

Provide Reference Notes

Making it easier for the copy editors to fact check your articles will also help them move through the queue faster.

You can either place notes within the article where appropriate, ex. "(Reference 1, paragraph 2)" or in the comments section below your article.

This will also be greatly appreciated by your CE, and who knows, maybe they'll be more likely to make minor corrections as opposed to sending it back to you for an edit.

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