Helium: Writing, Friendships and Money

Helium lets you write about things you want to write about. Get your voice heard, you may even make a little extra money on the side. There are many different topics and categories you can write about, choose one and start writing.

Write about any topic you like, but remember, to write well you have to have a passion for your topic. If people like what you write, you could earn some money.

Keep in mind that other people could be writing about the same topic you're writing about. Anyone can sign up and write for Helium. If you want your article to make it to the top, then make sure it's the best.

When you sign up for Helium you'll get your own profile page that you can update with your own personal information. When answering the profile questions, keep in mind that this is a writing site, the answers should relate to writing, not your other favorite past times.

Each article that is written has a link on it that will help you email the writer of the article. Your articles will also have a link on them so people can email you. This is a great way to build camaraderie between writers with the same interests. Or, you can send someone a comment about something you read in their article.

There's also a forum on Helium that you can use to build other friendships. Go there, find a topic you're interested in and chat about it with others who share the same interests. Who knows, it just may get you thinking about the next great article you need to write.

Visit other people's profile page. Learn about who they are and what they like to write about. Rate their articles. Leave comments. Maybe you'll make some new friendships while your on Helium.

If you're a non-profit group then Helium has something really special for you. When you join Helium you can write articles to promote your brand or about things going on in the world. Write about things that really get people thinking and shaking.

Make them comment on your articles and get a conversation going. The more conversation, the more interest there will be for your brand and your topic.

Write about how you're company's helping the environment and ask for advice or criticism. You may get more than you bargained for, but any news is publicity and gets people thinking about your brand.

If your articles get voted to the top, your business makes money. That money can then be donated, if you want, to a charity.

That's right, not only can you write about the things you love on Helium, but you can get paid for your work if it's good enough. Who decides if it's good enough? The readers, that's who.

Go to Helium and write an article. It can be about anything you like, but I suggest you write about something you really love, believe me, it makes a big difference. Submit your article to Helium and watch it float like helium through the ranks. If people vote for it enough and read it enough, you can get paid.

The amount of money you can make depends on a few things. First of all, did your article do well in the rankings, did people vote for it. Of course, how interesting your article is plays a big role too. The more interesting to a large reader base, the more people will read it, the more votes you get.

The other important quality your article must have is the ability to monetize well. This one's harder for you to determine. If the advertisers think they can use your article to place ads on and make money from, you make more money. Don't worry though, if you're writing about something interesting to a large number of people, it probably will do well with the advertisers too.

The other way to get paid on Helium is to look for freelance writing jobs posted on Helium. Publishers come to Helium looking for good writers. They submit a description of the article they're looking for. You, the writer, write the article, along with a lot of other writers.

You all submit your article to the publisher and they pick the one they like the best. Then you get paid. Payments for this type of article can range anywhere from $25 to $250 for a 500 - 2000 word article.