82 cents for 450 words

Helium pays to international members, I am from the UK and know writers from Australia, India and many others that get paid.

I am from India, and when I tried to join a warning displayed saying, some countries will be considered in the near future. This is not the exact quote but the meaning was same. So I thought, India is not considered for article pay. I will check it to confirm. Thanks for information

Most Indian IPs are blocked so you need to get dispensation but can be done.

I really appreciate that info, Canellita I have been reading most of the articles all the way through. I think I will start focusing on the first and last paragraphs. Is there a timer they have to prevent you from rating too fast?

Nope. Some of the articles are really good and some are really bad. It is harder when two good ones are side by side but when I see some of those awful ones I vote against them immediately. I can't believe how some of them are allowed to be on the site! When I see atrocious spelling and careless mistakes I don't even read the entire thing. You can use the skip also if you can't decide.

It takes a matter of seconds to rate. You have to establish a criteria. Sometimes you don't even have to read past the first paragraph to see which writer is better at using language. Do this, just set aside some time and rate. Make it a goal to get to the 5 rating stars and once you have them just rate enough to keep them. Use a point system to rate. If an article repeats the title that is -1 point. If there are spelling mistakes in the first paragraph that is -1 point. If there are grammar mistakes, punctuation, etc., take away points. If the article being compared has the same amount of errors then ask yourself which is the least of the two. If both are poor and one has good information vote it slightly more valuable than the other. Other questions to ask when you are rating are how long does it take to find out what the article about? Is the language too casual or too formal? Standard English does not mean writing above the head of your targeted audience. We could go on and on but the best thing would be to do comparisons and have writers comment we could all see if we're on the same page when it comes to quality. If you are a good writer and you have been writing for some time, you know what good writing is when you see it. If you are still growing and developing as a writer you need to read about how to improve your writing through books like Strunk and White's Elements of Style. There's good and there's professional level and if you want to get paid your writing has to be correct as well as good. There are a lot of people who say they can't tell the difference between the quality of one article and another. These people are not good writerss and it may be a tough thing for them to hear. Good writers start out as good readers.

You're welcome. All the best in the new term. I know how mad it can get.

Thanks for that bit of info. I teach part time and school is about to start again so I may have to leave this one on the back burner for a while until things level off with lesson planning and so forth.

Thanks, and to you too. I just know once it starts I will be counting down the days to the first holiday, LOL!

that being the case Canellita, you might want to get it clear, while 82 cents might be a small amount. However if you have a continuous 82 cents, then your income might just get better. Just a thought.

Actually the person did not say the name of the site so I am not sure.

Let me be clear, the site is neither helium or AC. It is a site where you can post fiction and since the other two don't pay upfronts for creative writing $0.82 is better than nothing in a sense. Poets have a hard time making money as a profession. Ten poems would be just short of ten dollars in a situation like this, though I have no idea if the site accepts poems. This discussion came about as the result of someone else crossing up their responses. After thinking about the 82 cents I started a new discussion. I think the site does referrals to in fairness to the person who first mentioned it I will have to get the link from them for anyone who is interested.

Hi Canellita, it's the other one. Mommaj has submitted a story too. It's easier to cook up a fiction than to spend time doing research for an article. The earnings is not good enough, however the referral earnings are not too bad. That's why you see the others starting discussions to get referrals.

The site where you have the book or the other one?

Is it the one you sent me the link for when you sent the review stream link?

HAHAHA. The 82 cents is for, I think, a 350 word story that uses keywords. The keywords are a set amount and after you select what words you want to use, be careful because this is UK and the meanings are slightly different, the webpage has a word counter and will also keep track of the keywords you need to add. It's a cool set up. Not sure it is worth the 82 cents. LOL

It might be interesting to try since it is fiction. I am curious about the template method if it is the site I am thinking about that she mentioned in her PM recently.

Was that the one where you use a template? Someone we know is going to have to stop opening so many tabs at once...

Both are websites where you can submit your own original content.

Helium has been quite successful for many writers who are members of mylot. There are a number of channel stewards from helium who post in this forum. You should read through some of the discussions about the site.

Please visit this and tell me what you think, as there are many who are saying helium is a scam! [complaintsboard.com/complaints/heliumcom-c172962.html]

It is passive money. If you have $1000 in a savings account that earns interest at the end of the year that money is considered passive income. The money at helium adds up quicker than the money in your savings so in that sense it is a nice amount of money you get for basically not doing anything. It is kind of like waiting tables. Your shift pay is like $2.00 an hour but you make up for it in tips. Once you post an article you let it do the work. There are ways to make it pay better such as SEO techniques. However it is still passive and just like your savings what you get out depends on what you put in. Let's say you started out with your $1,000 in your savings in January and it earned 10 cents. The next month you will get 10 cents more plus the interest on the 10 cents you earned in January. Passive income from writing does not require a monetary investment. If you did one 400 word article per week you would gradually accrue a few pennies from each just like your savings. To increase the earning potential you increase the number of articles. It's simple but it's not always easy because you also have to be able to attract readers to your articles to get those pennies and turn them into dollars. If you are already a writer I would say go for it. If you are not I would say think about ir first and understand that there are other things you can do with your time that will earn you more money on the spot that you won't have to wait for. Most passive income sites pay out once per month and then only you have the required minimum balance to cash out.

It's a payment for fiction. Where do you submit your written articles?

No, it is not bad for beginners who are learning to write.

Helium is better for me because publication is instant. At AC I always ask for upfront payment and you have to wait for the process. Also at helium my articles are ranked well so my writing score is good whereas at AC it seems it takes longer to build your clout level. I don't spend much time promoting my articles; I just let friends and anyone I know who is interested in reading my stuff know it's there. I guess after I build things up a bit more I will see about promoting.