Writing and Making Money with Helium

There are many who believe that money can not be made at Helium. However, there are others who know that isn't true. It takes time, effort, and a desire to make it happen in order for it to really happen. But with a little work, understanding the system, and knowning when to sit back you can be making a nice passive income.

Writing at Helium is often easy to do. They provide you with topics, subtopics, and even titles. Because the system is set up for multiple articles under the same title, you only have to find a title that you know something about and then write the article. The article has to be 350 words or more, but it is recommended that it be 400 words or more.

As long as you stick with topics you know and love you can whip out articles in fifteen to twenty minutes of your time. There are plenty of articles in topics that you know and love. It is best to stick with them.

Helium's system is set up so that the articles are rated by other writers. Many people have an issue with it as they watch their number one articles fall dramatically. I get frustrated with the rating system in general, however it is part of the system. I try to rate two articles every time I write one. Rating articles helps get your articles rated. So, it is important to maintain at least a little bit of rating in there with your writing.

At first glance there are many who aren't happy with the math. They get a few pennies to a dollar for each article each month. Some articles don't make any money some months. However, over time these articles continue to make money. Ideally Helium will be around for many years to come and the writers will be making money with each of their articles for that entire time. However, we can't guarentee that this is going to happen.

If you are wanting to make money while staying at home (or going outside your home, but not to work) or you are wanting to make a living writing this is a good option. As a freelance writer you would have to spend more time on your articles, write cover letters, and work hard to get your articles published. This way you can write what you want and make money doing it, quickly, with little time investement, and no outside investment (such as stamps and printing costs).

You can increase your earnings by writing for contests (if you win) and the marketplace (if your articles are accepted). For the contests you are given a certain number of titles, usually 25. You write for as many of them as you can. Then you get rated and make or loose points according to your article ratings. First place is $75, second $25, third $10, and fourth through sixth $5. In addition to your earnings you make the same performance pay that you would normally make for each article you have written.

The marketplace is a place where real publishers are looking for specific articles. They write out the assignment and authors write the articles. You make some money while the publisher decides. If selected you are paid for your article (amount disclosed in assignment).

Also, there are times when publishers purchase your article out of the blue. I had one such event happen. My article continues to make money on Helium and it was purchased by another company, which I was paid for.

Making money one Helium can be done. It takes time, effort, and will. Once you have a large enough article base to get the amount of money you desire each month you can sit back and watch the money come in. It is a good idea to write a little each month and to rate a little each month because this keeps your profile fresher.

However, to remain active on Helium you only have to write once every 180 days! You can go on vacation, take a break, and come back much later. Each month you still make money off of the articles that are already there.