How to Write Learn and Earn Money with Helium

Earning money isn’t easy for many of us.  Some need more help and encouragement with the type or way we write.  None of us are perfect. Of course there are a few people in this world that think they are, oh how boring they must be.

Personally I did a correspondence course on writing.  It helped me write a couple of novels, poetry and short stories.  I thought my English was pretty good at school.  Evidently creative writing takes a lot more as I was repeatedly told.  Therefore I gave up on writing altogether.  Years later I found Helium.  The people there helped me to regain a little confidence.  And I look back on Helium with pride for without them I probably would not have been writing again today.

For the people that need help with their writing, Helium is a great place to start out. There are many different platforms that you can write for. Poetry, short stories, contests, marketplace and many others.

In their community section, you can ask for honest criticism on any of the work that you have written in Helium.  You put the link to the article in there and people click on it, read and not comment like in other sites.  They actually suggest ways that you can improve that particular article.

This is where it helps the new writers and those lacking confidence build and grow with their writing.  They are improving with the help from other.  Stewards in various sections often email you with ways of improving your articles or ask if you need any help.

Contests

Contests are a fun place to take part in.  I loved it, although much like in hubpages, do not take offence or be disappointed at the way your articles go up or down.  It is frustrating I know, but no system is perfect.  It is the writers themselves that read and compare and rate whether your article is better than another.

They have several topics, each having normally twenty five options to write about.  The person who earns the highest amount of points in each category wins the money.  There are three money prizes available to write for and win.

I know for a fact that it isn’t always the best article that ends up on top.  In one instance the article in top spot had the second page a virtual copy of the first.  How that got through I still do not know, I checked it today and it’s still there. Therefore it is not always the best articles that win the contests.

But having said that, it gives you incentive to write more articles and compete against the best to improve your writing.

This is where companies request articles to be written, they state a specific price and length of article and purchase one that suits their requirements not necessarily the best one.

Rating and Stars

Everyone has to rate the other writers work, and from this you earn stars. The more stars you have the more you earn.

The more quality articles that you write the more writing stars you earn. Which in turn earns you more money, the articles need to be more than 400 words long. Poetry of course does not need to be this length.

There are also many other categories; Journalism awards, Debates, causes and charities, and Pulitzer centre.

If you wish to improve your writing and receive help with your writing and earn more money at the same time, then visit their site and either join with my referral or

without my referral. Of course I would rather you join under mine, the choice is up to you.

My personal tip

Do not under any circumstances pay to join a site. There is no need, you can earn money by joining all the free writing sites.  All though it does take hard work and you need to research and write lots and lots of articles.

Where ever you write, read, and learn from others. Make friends and earn money if you can by creating backlinks between sites. Above all enjoy wherever or whatever you write and have fun at the same time. Good luck.