Helium dot com is a good place to make a little extra money writing what you want (within reason), when you want. It’s a revenue sharing site that is also a good training tool for writers. This is an international company and website. Publishers also look to Helium as a source for articles to purchase.
The best part is that articles continue to earn money during the entire time they and the writer is active (years). There are a number of options for earning money on this site. Quality articles (rewriting is possible to improve scores), building a volume of articles, contests, assignments, rating other people’s articles and using the site to search for information are key elements to earning on this site. It also doesn’t hurt to click on an advertisement every once in a while.
Keeping a daily routine of rating, revising, and writing will help one build an income stream. Contests, assignments, first one to write on a title and promoting one’s articles are also important.
Rating other people’s articles involves (usually) reading no more than 3 on the same title. Once each set of two are read, one clicks on a button that indicates which is like better. There are 10 skips allowed per session or day. Rating other people’s articles is also a good way to find something to write about.
Consistent rating accumulates and is measured by stars. The more stars a person maintains throughout a month, the more likely there will be a bonus. This has changed a time or two and I am not current on how many stars it takes to get a bonus or how much it is.
There are two ways to revise articles. One is called Leapfrog. This is available for a time after each article is written. The other (found under the link for My Account) one is called Leap Me. These are articles the site has selected for the writer to revise.
Writing to the contests and assignments are good because of upfront payments and for article idea generation. Getting to be the first one to write for an assignment topic can earn a bonus. Suggesting a title that is accepted can also generate extra cash.
In writing articles, there are some things to keep in mind. There are no titles or names in the body of text, one or two hyperlinks, and at least 400 words for most non-fiction articles. Poetry is usually a maximum of 12 lines. All capital words are discouraged. And one or two hyperlinks is beneficial.
It is the writer’s responsibility to promote their own articles to increase traffic and earnings. Some of the ways to do that include posting a link on social networks like Facebook and blogs. Doing a Google search for your article or name on a library computer and then leaving it up for the next person to find is a possible route. If one mentions a company who also has a facebook account, one might post a link with comment on that company’s page.
I’ve been on this site since 2007. While there have been changes and different owners, they have maintained a consistent and reliable payout commitment. Payouts are at $25 twice a month. The money is sent to one’s paypal account.
Go here to sign up: http://www.helium.com/users/57882
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Go here to have a look around: Helium community
Go here to sign up: http://www.helium.com/users/57882
or
Go here to have a look around: Helium community
