thingywhatsit

@thingywhatsit (77)

France • Age 73

Joined myLot 18 years ago

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Is CIAO a legit site???

vidhyavini @vidhyavini (6111) • India 26 Sep 08

Hi everyone. I opened an account with ciao and started writing reviews. I was shocked to see the way they pay. One can easily earn $100 a month if they concentrate on that site. In that case, I doubt if they pay. I heard from...

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thingywhatsit I used to be Most Read Writer on Ciao and didn't earn good money on there at all. It's more of a community based thing. You can earn money from doing surveys. I am not sure if things have changed, but in the past, you could only get your money if you had a UK...

27 Sep 08

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Duplicate content submissions

iakulchen @iakulchen (615) • Singapore 26 Aug 08

For those of you who flag, what do you flag it under when you find several submissions that have the same content that have been submitted by a writer?

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thingywhatsit I don't flag. I trace the article and send links to multiple articles which are the same to content@helium.com and let them do the work.

10 Sep 08

Any other Helium writers who have decided not to leapfrog?

RK Finnell @irishidid (8687) • United States 27 Aug 08

I have come to the decision not to leapfrog unless I have a spelling or grammar error. I never spell anything wrong, but I do use the wrong word on occasion. I have no idea why I do it, I just do. Currently I have a market...

helium

rates

writers

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thingywhatsit How about using the alternative. Write to content@helium.com and ask them to do a typo edit. They allow up to three alterations and you mark your email MARKETPLACE TYPO, and explain the typo you want and also give them the title of the Marketplace article and...

10 Sep 08

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what other sites that will give online money?

jamesnogra @jamesnogra (381) • Philippines 9 Sep 08

i only know two sites that will give us money via internet... one is the google adsense and the other is here in mylot... i want to earn more by just using the internet because i'm already tired of browsing the internet, we will...

online money

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thingywhatsit You can earn good money writing articles for Helium.com. Its a bit slow at first but once you have loads of articles, it really does pay you well. I earn about 500 dollars usually on a good month, though this month broke the record.

10 Sep 08

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Which is your favorite "Paid To Write" site ?

greenline @greenline (14838) • Canada 9 Sep 08

Writing is my hobby. I like writing about travels, business resources, website reviews, and so on. I have been writing reviews for "Review Stream" for some time now, and I am very happy writing for this site. I get paid regularly...

writing

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thingywhatsit I write regularly for Helium and unlike other review sites, the long term investment makes it worth it, earning so much nowadays that I have to fill out tax forms! It's well worth it and fun and I love this site best out of all the site I contribute to.

10 Sep 08

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Is Helium a Legit Paying Site?

eihdra @eihdra (3115) • Philippines 22 May 08

I recently joined helium and I want to know if anybody here is already a long time member, who has already been paid. I kinda don't wanna waste sending my work if eventually they wont pay..So, if you're a member, please...

helium

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thingywhatsit I am a long time members and the site is legit and pays plenty of money to good quality articles. It really is a good site, and I earn on a regular basis, and you get from the site what you put in. The first few months until you are established are dire, but...

23 May 08

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I've started writting again for Helium!

ayumitakashi @ayumitakashi (4462) • United States 16 May 08

So I wrote a while ago that I had gotten my muse back and that now I don't have writer's block. So I'm really glad about that. Now I decided to write an article yesterday for Helium and I was able to do just that. Yesterday I...

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thingywhatsit Looks like it did pretty well in the ratings. Well done. Get writing even more !

17 May 08

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Reward marathon good for starters and those already at the top !

serenidity @serenidity (641) • India 11 Mar 08

I thought I would start writing like crazy on reading about the rewards program on Helium, but after a good start I have suddenly lost that desire to write more and more. Don't get me wrong, I feel like writing but at the same...

writing stars

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thingywhatsit Actually it is quite hard at the top, believe me, because if we make mistakes, we are prone to lose those stars too. Many long term members already wrote to different writing standards and their work is now at the bottom, and these people really are struggling...

4 Apr 08

100 postings

thedaddym @thedaddym (1731) • United States 3 Apr 08

I thought that I had read somewhere that after you write a hundred articles on Helium that you will get a writing star. Has anyone else heard this. Does anyone know if it is true? For anyone who has a writing star how many...

writing stars

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thingywhatsit Hello, No it's not true. The way it works is that writers who write 100 articles CAN HAVE writing stars, but that if they are not in the top rankings, they need to be improved to get them. It's not about quantity. It's about quality. If your wife would like...

4 Apr 08

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Promotion ideas for Helium

ladym33 @ladym33 (10978) • United States 27 Mar 08

Does anyone know of a good way to promote our Helium articles? I signed up in November and have only like $5.50 in my account. The earnings are agonizingly slow there.

promotion helium

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thingywhatsit How about having a Helium logo in your email. I have one in mine and my earnings have increased tremendously. Another pointer would be to concentrate on getting bulk good quality articles out there until you get a regular income and then you may not need any...

1 Apr 08

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Advice needed

LouRhi @LouRhi (1502) • Australia 30 Mar 08

In a bid to regain some of my writing stars I am currently rewriting and leapfrogging. I was wondering if any of my fellow myLotters have any advice on this article http://www.helium.com/items/834617 It is poorly ranked...

helium

imporvements

leapfrogs

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thingywhatsit Your link does not work, but I can guess what is wrong without looking at the article. Either you have no spacing between paragraphs or your opening paragraph and ending paragraph are not strong enough. If you work out that even bad raters will read openings...

31 Mar 08

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How can i remove an article from Helium database?

apaiktos @apaiktos (158) • Greece 13 Mar 08

I know, i have read the terms and conditions of Helium about publishing articles over Helium website but this is a little different. I submitted an article by trying to create a category and the article probably rejected...

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thingywhatsit The reason that you can still see it in your account is because even rejected articles are valued by helium and the writers, and they leave it there so that you can amend it and resubmit more appropriately later on. I think its a good option since otherwise...

14 Mar 08

Does Helium allowed to link to articles?

apaiktos @apaiktos (158) • Greece 8 Mar 08

Another question that i want to ask about Helium rules is if the writers allowed to create links outside Helium website in order to drive traffic to a specific article.

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thingywhatsit Yes, Helium actively encourages this since it brings traffic to the website and increases income for writers and for the site. Do it, it really is worthwhile.

9 Mar 08

Writer's Block

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 1 Mar 08

I have been sitting in front of my computer for some time now with a fantastic first sentence, but that's all. During the night I thought of all sorts of things that could go with this sentence, but this morning they just seem...

life

people

reading

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thingywhatsit The reason you have writers block is because you have no focus. Writing for sites like Helium where you are presented with topics to write on focuses you and allows you the pleasure of writing articles to things that interest you, and thus give you the...

2 Mar 08

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frustrated writter needs HELP!

ruthinian @ruthinian (2309) • United States 25 Feb 08

I love to write. It's my passion. It's my first love. I was almost married to it had I not met my husband. I love writing down my thoughts, reflections on bible verses, events that happened to my life, my day-to-day experiences,...

hobby

passion

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thingywhatsit Why not try writing for Helium, but forget blogger style and concentrate on producing articles that show your literacy and also that are about what interests you. The kind of backup you get from a site like Helium is tremendous and you earn from your writing....

26 Feb 08

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Best earning

mrtimharry @mrtimharry (1180) 20 Feb 08

Afternoon all, couple of questions about helium - how much has your best earning article earnt? - looking for just general visits rather than contest wins if that makes sense what are the best earning sections to write in? -...

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thingywhatsit My best earning articles are on leaded glasswork and pets. Pets seems to get an amazing amount of hits especially if the article is about petcare.

21 Feb 08

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Helium writers?

kykidd @kykidd (6812) • United States 1 Feb 08

Are there any Helium writers here that have been paid? I wrote an article back in December and in the beginning of January received an email from them stating that they had a buyer for the article. After all of the agreements,...

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thingywhatsit I get paid every month and earn around 300-500 dollars a month and have never had any trouble getting payments at all. If you would like more information on how to make the most of the site, write me at thingywhatsit51@yahoo.com Rachel

19 Feb 08

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