1....2!!!!! Go Helium go!

United States
August 26, 2007 12:37am CST
Lol. my earnings at helium right now are $1.99! I'm almost at TWO BUCKS! ;P I know for a fact that is hardly nothing! But when I first started helium I was having trouble making ANY money at all. lol. Now I'm at 2 dollars, yay! I have 44 artciles posted there now. I know I need to post more and I can make money faster. But I have been really busy wit a new job lately. And I haven't even started yet! It's just been training so far :) hehe. If anyone has tips on how I can keep my earnings rising I will surely listen! :) Thanks!
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17 responses
26 Aug 07
hi lily,how u managed to write so many articles! that's huge.I am at 21 only, but my earnings are ok( $7.60).I have found out that -It's better to start a new topic ( they call it initiating a new title.) -write on topics which have less number of articles, that way you will be in top 5 and chances of your article being read are good. -Before starting a topic in a channel,see the most popular list, if it has 10 or so number of articles,contribute in it. hope it is helpful to u and as wondericequeen said, don't forget to promote ur articles on social bookmarking sites -take part in contests.I started last week ( was no.one for a day now at 8.)Even if u don't win,u have a good repertoire of articles ready at the end of the week.
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• United States
26 Aug 07
Yes! Thank you for the tips :) I actually have initiated a couple of my own articles, and I also write in ones thta don't have many. I have one article about elephants thta is lik 1/3 lol. But I get good feedback about that article. You have made 7.60 off 21 articles! WOW! Congratz on that! Now mine doesn't seem thta impressive at all! =P hehe. I do participate in contests I can contribute well too, but I never won...aww well, still got me more articles! :)
• Hong Kong
26 Aug 07
Useful tips! Thanks too! I have only 8 articles and I write in the beauty section but I never know how I could check the popularity of the topic! Thanks! But I am quite happy with my earnings, because I have more than $7 and I think the promoting articles yourself really works, I mostly do promote my articles on my blog too! Wish you good luck with Helium! Now I should work really hard writing there *laughs*.
• Hong Kong
26 Aug 07
Congratulations! If you want to crank up the earnings at Helium, you need to promote your articles in other channels too! Can't just rely on people go in and read (there are just too many articles there). You can promote your articles in other ways like on your blog, or yahoo answers. 44 articles is really something. I just have 8 there and I never have time to sit down and be calm enough to write.
@AmbiePam (85452)
• United States
26 Aug 07
Yeah, Lily, do you promote those articles on your MyLot profile page?
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• United States
26 Aug 07
Thank you! :) A few of my articles are my 2 short stories and then snipets of my stories, so they were already written! =P Hehe. But most I just quickly wrote, but people like them I guess! I have pretty high ranking on them lol. I am not currently promoting my articles on any other sites, or my mylot homepage! I never thought of that! But I def. will have to! lol. :) Thanks!
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@balasri (26537)
• India
27 Aug 07
I have started to write in helium .You can see my articles here www.helium.com/items/manage.May I know what all you have written about so that I can have a look at them.
@balasri (26537)
• India
27 Aug 07
Sorry.Try this about me page please http://www.helium.com/user/show/278672
@balasri (26537)
• India
28 Aug 07
Thanks a lot for the appreciation.Can I have a look of your articles?Will you please let me know?
• United States
27 Aug 07
Okay, that one worked! :) Thanks for the link. I read your article about the clebrity diabetics and also the one with the casues and symptons. My dad was recently diagnosed with diabetes, I don't know what type. But he does eat a lot of that food that you listed in your article, so that's good! :) I think your artciles are very well written and important! Good job.
@kamran12 (5526)
• Pakistan
26 Aug 07
Hello LilyoftheThorns!:-) It's really good to know that you have a job now and it seems that you are enjoying it. I am also pleased to know that you have made 'great' firtunes on Helium, especially considering the rate of income there, yours' is really impressive. I know that you have a great potential of writing and will go on your way to excellence. I have only earned some 88 cents there. I have 6 articles posted but haven't added a single in a couple of months. I think the suggestion that previous poster gave is worth trying and applying. Moreover, try to be as professional as possible so that your article is rated in top 5, which have the best earning potential. I know that most of my earning has come from a single article which stayed on top 3 (mostly 1st, now 2nd) positions since it's start. Off course, the greater the number of articles, the greater will be the potential to earn. 4 out of my 6 articles do not earn me as such but still they have earned some 2, 3 cents each. So it's an intelligent guess that more articles will earn you more. I wish you best of luck in life, job and writing:-)
• United States
26 Aug 07
Thank you! I always like your comments, your so nice! lol. I am def. going to promote my articles on more sites, becasue geez have I joined enough! lol. I hope that'll help. I few of my articles are highly rated, not the top 5...but good based on how many there are for that section. And a lot of them go up everyday alsmot! :) The article thta has gotten me the most so far is surprising...it's a movie review! lol And it was my first article. I didn't think it was all that good, but it is highly ranked and has gotten me over 20 cents. If people don't have a Helium account and read one of my articles from a link will I still get the moneY? My first day actually working is Tuesday, but I have done a lot of paid training so far! :) Today was the last day of that! YAY!
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• United States
27 Aug 07
Oh ok, I didnt know that people didn't need an account! That's good, now maybe I get get my earnings to go up faster! lol. Yes, my first day is tomorrow! I will be leaving abour 9:30 PM! lol. I don't know how I am going to get used to sleeping during the day, but hopely I will soon! :)
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@kamran12 (5526)
• Pakistan
27 Aug 07
You are so kind, LilyoftheThorns! I am really glad to know that your articles are being rated high on helium, everyday. I believe that people would have found your review to be more interesting and reasonable that would have made it ranked high on search engines, thus higher earnings. Yes, even if someone doesn't have a helium account but reads your article through search engines, you will still earn. So, tomorrow is going to be your first day at job! wow! I wish you best of luck!:-)
• Vietnam
26 Aug 07
sorry if i'm slow. what if helium, and how can one earn money with that?
26 Aug 07
abbamoney, helium.com is a site that pays you to write articles.you can also earn by writing articles for publishers that are listed in helium market place.The publishers can pay anywhere between $15-100.Your article on helium will fetch u money depending on the number of page views it gets.Another way to earn good bucks on helium is through its writer's contest.The top winner gets $75.
• Vietnam
26 Aug 07
snigdhadreamer, thanks a whole lot.
26 Aug 07
my pleasure:)
• Philippines
26 Aug 07
well congrats..wish you more earnings..i had heard of helium many times but never knew what it was all about..i didn't know its a paying site too..
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@nishdan01 (3051)
• Singapore
27 Aug 07
I was the first to post a response to your discussion. But suddenly some problem happened to internet connnection and the response went in air. Good to hear that earnings has gone up. The same for me too. Congrats for the new job! The tip is to post your articles in your blog and other networking sites to promote the articles.
@cutepenguin (6431)
• Canada
26 Aug 07
I am at about 23 articles. I've made $25.17, because I joined helium back when it started, wrote 18 articles, and then forgot about them until two weeks ago. When I checked, they hadn't deleted or inactivated my account, and I had over 24 dollars. So I am trying to write more articles.
• United States
27 Aug 07
oh my gosh! 25 bucks with just 18 articles...how in the world! lol Can I have your About Me page so I can check out your articles and see what the heck you are doing right!? =P
@AmbiePam (85452)
• United States
26 Aug 07
Do you ever suffer from insomnia? If you do, don't try to lie there for hours waiting to go back to sleep. Get up and go on Helium! A better alternative to TV, and I bet you get sleep again faster. But truthfully, I hope you don't have insomnia. It's not pleasant. : )
• United States
27 Aug 07
I don't really have insomnia, but I do sometimes have to lay in bed for a while before I fall asleep. Sometimes I'll lay there until I fall asleep, sometimes I'll sit in bed and read for a while...I never really go back on the computer. If I had a laptop I probably would do that lol.
• United States
26 Aug 07
I just became a member of helium so I am brand new to this site. Congrats on your earnings! I know the feeling: you write and write and don't get any money - it is disappointing but keep on working and you'll do just fine. I really like the site - it is professional and what I have noticed is the more professional and quality works you write the better your chances for getting up in the top 5. sunny waters
• United States
26 Aug 07
Well welcome to helium! :) hehe. Be sure to give me the link to your About Me page! I'll chec out your articles and read some to help you get money! :) I'm always happy to help out and read what other users like to write about!
@Ngippol (567)
• Philippines
27 Aug 07
Hi Lily of Thorns, I understand you want to earn! But what i say is that "there's no something for nothing." If you're interested, I'll give a project for you. If completed I'll pay you depending on the quality of your output. My name is Abraham Ngipol from Baguio City Philippines. I want to know most of the problems computer users encounter like error 1311, etc. and the solutions. If you are serious, I would like you to come up with those errors, causes and solutions. I'll pay you when you email me the result, your complete name and address, through Western Union money order. If trust is your problem, then this work is not for you! Establish yourself first before you can demand trust. Hope to hear from you soon!
• United States
27 Aug 07
I know nothing about computers and I would not be able to write a good paper about their problems. I am not the computer geneious in the family, not by a long shot! lol. But thank you for the offer.
• United States
27 Aug 07
you guys obviously love to write articles and make money for it. Then you really need to start submitting your articles to associated content. Ive written only 3 articles and have gotten paid $15 for them so far. You can also get more money on those same articles for people reading them. Any questions then just email me. Good luck everyone!
• United States
27 Aug 07
I can not join AC right now. I already tried :/ In order to get an account there you have to have a paypal account. I don't have one right now, so I can't join. Whenever I finally do get a paypal account I'd love to join AC because I have heard so many good things about it! :) Thank you!
@daisymao (46)
• China
27 Aug 07
You are very well.I hope I can take the some money with yours at that times,and I now new people,I don't know what can I do?And where can I make my money more and more?I know my English is very poor,I can't to description anything with English.Now in it I can learn English and make money,it is very well,but I don't know what can I do it for make my money rise up.
• United States
27 Aug 07
I do know a site where you have a chance to earn a lot of money by competeing in online games. But it is really hard to earn more, and you can loose everything from one game if you aren't careful! It's called Moola. If you'd like to join let me know! :) I have to send you an invite to the site through email.
@cderrs (69)
26 Aug 07
I started my helium account two days ago and im at 22cents. It hardly seems worth it. ive made 17 articles. To receive payment you need $25. Hardly seems worth it to me :P But its fun so i'll carry on
• United States
27 Aug 07
Yeah, it sucks that you need 25 bucks before you can get any money, and it takes a while to earn...but whenevr I don't feel like doing anything with helium I just let it sit and I make money doing nothing on my exsisting article! lol. There wouldn't really be a point to canceling your account. You have articles, you could just forget about it, make money on those articles,,and only go on it when you want to write a new article! :) That's one reason I like helium. You can tecnically only write one article, never do anything with it again and make money. You won't make a lot with just 1, but I don't think anyone would just do that! :)
@Jlowe110 (313)
• United States
26 Aug 07
I could never sit down and just write. I'm not to good of a writer, so I would earn basically nothing for doing it. Unless I was writing a school paper, I could write it, then submit it to them, since I had to anyways.
• India
26 Aug 07
hi Helium does try your patience before you actually start earning real good on the site. I have already written 44 articles but not reached the 5 dollar mark yet. Hopefully my earnings will catch up soon, as they say its for the love of writing that we should write.
@laurika (4532)
• United States
26 Aug 07
Congratulation to you.I have been posted on Leium also and have there like 20cents.So I think you did pretty good job. I think the best tip how to keep your earnings is just post and post.