Helium

I've been on there a few weeks writing, not much money at all lol. But, it is regular. I was locked out for a week, their customer service is great! Got it straightened out, and my $ jumped from a few cents to .43. Like I said, not great, but I figure if I have a bunch of articles on there, eventually they'll generate the revenue themselves. That's interesting what themooster wrote. Didn't know that about starting a new topic. Is that if you start a topic from scratch? Or if you start one that's from the "need writer" column?

themooster, How do you start a new topic? I can't figure it out. I don't really want to write from any of their topics. I would rather write my own thing. Thanks. :)

Thank you so much! Great tips you have there :) I will sure have use for them. Only made 0,54 so far. So I have to work more on that.

Thank you both for your help. I am going to try it and see how it goes. Thanks for your help. :)

I wish I could use Associated Content. But they only accept writers from USA :( I actually earned $0,41 from one short response to an article today. This one: http://helium.com/tm/151170/blogger-money-writing-sponsored Best one for me this far , and it keeps on coming I hope :) I now have earned a total of $1,23 It goes slowly but I hope I will reach the $25 sometimes. Also what I have noticed is the articles you get more for are the one who are popular or featured on the front page. So make an answer to one of those and you will probably get more for that article.

Hi, I am a veteran writer for both Helium and Associated Content. But the difference between the two sites is that Helium will pay any writer, from any country, around the world; Associated Content will not pay you for your articles if you are not an American. If you want to make money on Helium, you must first be a serious writer and be willing to write dozens and dozens of articles; well-crafted articles. Your articles must be well-written because they will go into the ratings queue for other writers to rate and rank. Poorly written articles usually sink to the bottom, not always, but usually. And then it is usually only the highly ranked articles that receive "hits" and subsequently will receive money (4 hits = one cent). As a professional writer, I enjoyed the contests (I have won 2 Top Twenty) because they forced me to think outside my comfort zone and they provided a deadline (for me a deadline is imperative). But you can still write your own thing any time you want on Helium; you can submit your article under a new category title. But you must wait for Helium staff approval of your category before it will be published. Otherwise, you can write on any topic you like (there are thousands on the site). Just type a topic into the Helium search engine and it will bring up numerous topics for you to choose. If you would like to see some of my writing, go to Helium.com and search "Sheree Zielke." I have nearly 2-hundred articles on the Helium site, some of which are how-to articles for writers exploring the site. Another key to Helium, is that you must join in the rating/ranking process and do so regularly if you want your articles to also be ranked. Hope that helps.

I have noticed the same thing. The last week I have not been able to write much there, but the earnings are growing as well. That is a great thing. Thank you so much for repsonding! HAve a nice day :)

Shaz, I think you are correct in trying to make your articles the best they can be. People don't realize how bad grammar and spelling detract from the subject you are writing about. People will pay attention to what you are writing instead of noticing what's wrong with the writing. It's human nature to focus on mistakes, so try to avoid them at all costs. Also, writing is a reflection on the person who is writing, so you want it to reflect you as an intelligent, capable person, right?

Thank you so much for your information and tips. I have just finsihed writing an article I submitted , I did a lot of research on it. I hope it will be accepted by the Helium crew :)

It's open to anyone/anywhere. To receive the payment though, you have to be able to get a Paypal account. That's the only one they'll use.

No, it's not open to India and Philippines. They are soon going to launch country specific sites for India and Philippines. Presently, if you try to open any link related to Helium from these countries, you are redirected to a page showing the information about the country-specific web-sites. You can open Helium using some proxy sites.

You can write about everything you want. There are a lot of topics. I think they accept people from everywhere. I am from Norway and was accepted. go check out the site at www.helium.com :)

Initially, there would be almost zero money. So, don't get discouraged. Just take it as an exercise to improve your writing skills. Slowly, the money will increase and would be an icing on the cake. Happy Heliuming... - Shaz L.

I hope you make some money there! Good luck :)

Thank you for responding :) I also try to rate 5-10 articles every day. Right now I am up to almost 2 dollars. Not much , but I think the writing exercise are quite funny :) I hope I will earn more , when I get better at writing articles.

Thank you for responding. Have you remembered to join now? :)

It is sad to hear about this experience. I have never had use for their support, so unfortunately I cant help you. But I hope they will resolve this problem soon. Good luck!

Thank you for your answer. I have only made 0,44 with them after a week. But I hope this will improve as I improve my writing skills.

As of today, my earnings have grown to 2.43, and I have not logged into the site for the past 4 days. Another helpful tip for this site, it seems to be a better paying question if you try to reply to at least a couple of the topics on the home page.

Thank you for your tip! Good to hear that your earnings increased without you even bee logging on :)

I agree with you. Helium has made me work with my writing skills. This weekend I worked for hours on this article I submitted. Did a lot of research and read it through many times. I hope it get approved by them. I have never worked that much with an article before. It is so fun. And It also helps my english :)

That is correct. Thank you for answering :)

http://www.helium.com/ Helium is another site where you can join for free and write articles about numerous topics. Pay is low, but it is fun and educational! Try it out. You'll enjoy it!

I agree with you. I too enjoy reading other folks articles. It is actually very good for learning about different things.