The Best Way to Avoid Paying for a Writer is to Become One!

Writing never seems to come cheap... Even if you wind up outsourcing your work to someone whose native language isn't English and can turn out 20 articles in 20 minutes for $0.20, by the time you get done editing and trying to figure out what the heck the words are supposed to mean it cost you - BELIEVE me!

Most writers that are worth their weight in gold CHARGE their weight in gold. And in the long run, it's generally a great investment. Who wouldn't want to pay once to make something that you can sell thousands of times over again, recuperating your investment and quite a handsome return?

Unlike me, not every writer is willing to work on a royalties only basis. So, when faced with a predicament like this, at some point or another, you're going to wish that you were a better writer and all of these headaches could be avoided.

When that day comes, it's time to sign up at www.helium.com. I've been a member for over two years now, and I always have a blast. I can't think of a day over the last six months that I haven't logged in at least once... Now, mind you, I AM a writer, so maybe I'm a bit biased. But you can easily tell from reading the articles you'll eventually be asked to "rate and review" that this isn't the case for everyone. A lot of Helium members are just every day people, business owners, moms and dads, you name it.

They've got a message and a voice and they want to be heard. More than that, though, they don't just want to spout off at the mouth all day, they want to get better. They want to attract more traffic, get more stars. It's pretty addictive, actually. And, over time, they do get better.

While the framework of the site is vastly different from EzineArticles.com, it's an invaluable resource for the beginning writer and one that actually gives you the opportunity to make money in the process...

Aside from just becoming a better writer, one that doesn't have to pay others to tackle tough tasks for you anymore, here are five reasons you need to join Helium with a quickness:

1. Setting up your account is completely free, and gives you the ability to both write and rate articles on the site. When your articles go "live" they contain ads that you earn revenues from. Obviously, the more traffic you get, the more you'll earn. It's a great way to get acquainted with the potential of AdWords and related programs.
2. In addition from online advertiser revenues, your articles can earn money in a number of other ways. You can earn Empty Title bonuses for being the first author for a specific title or for referring other writers. If you're at all familiar with Social Bookmarking, you can earn additional revenues in that fashion. Indeed, most of my money comes from Stumbling articles I've written in the past. You can also write Marketplace Article Assignments for a chance to earn some fairly substantial cash per title. 
3. Once your articles have been rated and ranked, you have the ability to "Leap Frog" your previous article and edit them for higher performance standards. The higher your article is ranked, the more traffic you'll get and the more revenues you'll earn.
4. The more ranking and writing stars you are awarded, the greater your earning potential will be. NEVER let your rating stars disappear, or you can't earn any revenues on your ads. It's a good idea to schedule one day each week to really work on boosting your rankings. Writing empty title articles is great for the payments (you'll need to earn $25.00 before money is released to your PayPal account), but not so great for your rankings. Occasionally, you'll want to compete in more congested titles.
5. By creating articles that are targeted at keywords relevant to your own small business, you can easily insure that more things authored and created by you are showing up higher in the search rankings. If you create an article on your site around a specific keyword, create another rewrite for EzineArticles.com and then another for Helium.com and you can easily gobble up all of the top organic search results!

I've written over 60 articles on the site and made a little over $100.00. It's not a lot, but I've sat around writing a great deal "just for fun" which translates to "free" most of the time. Now that I've learned the secrets of Social Bookmarking, my revenues have increased dramatically without having to write anything new very often at all...

You can check out my profile on the site at:

http://www.helium.com/users/370212

If you'd like an invite and to join my "group", send over your email and I'd be happy to add you in!

Have a wonderful weekend!