Comments on: How to Make $750 a Week Writing Part Time at Helium

By: Joey

Joey — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:17:55 +0000

I checked my helium earnings this mourning and found out that i won $30.00 in a contest about boxing, i really didnt think i would win, why? because There was a total of 15 articles in the contest, and I only wrote 4 articles, yes that is right 4 articles, and i place 2nd. How i did it, i have no clue, but i ‘m not complaining. The reason why i only did 4 because the contest was almost over and i had to hurry,and couldn’t get all of them in. But this is true guys, I have been a member of helium since 2006, and i really neglected it to actually this year, when i got bored and started writing, i ‘ve written only 5 articles, and entered 1 contest , and i have made 35.00 . not bad just doing this free. Also to point out, i have no rating stars, and i still won, so stars don’t necessarily play a role in winning.

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By: Sylvia

Sylvia — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:55:40 +0000

(Oh and while I’m asking questions – what happens when there is only one article for a subject. It seems like one shouldn’t waste time with those until someone else submits, as they don’t help your scoring?)

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By: Sylvia

Sylvia — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:50:26 +0000

So I’ve been having a go at this – and there’s someone that’s popped in with a lot of high quality articles which have turned up elsewhere. I don’t see how I flag someone unless I am in the rating window – and obviously I can’t rate challenges that I am in .

Have I missed something simple?

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By: Andy the Expat

Andy the Expat — Sat, 03 May 2008 10:52:35 +0000

Call yourself a writer? You sound more like a second hand car salesmen. Get a life

By: Kameron

Kameron — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:53:51 +0000

I don’t have the email any longer, but it sounded like rating stars would be the determinant of “participation” (i.e., being an active member), which is the basis for receiving any distribution of the revenue-sharing pool.

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:32:21 +0000

@ Sylvia – In terms of plagiarism, Helium will double-check any time something appears in two places, as long as a user catches it. In other words, they’ll email the original content holder to verify whether it is theirs or not. About 75% of the plagiarists I’ve found, however, are from Wikipedia. The material has to be yours, which means it can’t be public domain or PLR or whatever.

The money comes from contextual ads. Only marketplace articles are bought and published elsewhere.

In terms of the contests, you could certainly do it however you’d want to. The main thing is that the owner of the content has to submit it. I’m not sure if a “joint” account would violate Helium user agreement, though. You’d have to look into that one.

Great questions, ask anytime!

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By: Sylvia

Sylvia — Fri, 02 May 2008 14:41:53 +0000

Two issues that have come up…

1) You mention googling for plagiarists but as the pieces are non-exclusive, the submitter might well be the author. Also, I assume the money is coming from people paying for the content they need, so by definition a decent article will show up elsewhere on the web. Or have I misunderstood the model?

2) The way the challenges are set up, it seems like rather than strike out on my own, I should create a “joint” account with other writers, so that there’s a good spread across the articles. If me and my friend do it together, we can write half a dozen articles each without spending a huge amount of time and have a strong chance of ending up on top. No?

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By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 02 May 2008 10:50:49 +0000

@ Kam – I spend about 10 to 15 minutes rating on Helium. That lets me keep my ratings stars up with my writing stars.

I know rating was a factor in pay during the Reward-athon, but I haven’t seen where it matters for regular performance payments yet. Did I miss an announcement or something?

By: Kameron

Kameron — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:11:32 +0000

So, I know you've talked about how much time you spend daily writing on Helium, but what about rating? Now that they're tying pay into rating activity, that's a time factor consideration for every writer. Kamerons last blog post..Angels, epic destinies and mutliclassing

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:54:21 +0000

@ Sylvia – Good luck! Make sure to stop back by and let me know how things are going, or if I can help.

@ Ellen – Hi, and welcome! I have less experience with Constant Content than I do Associated Content (or Helium, for that matter). I’d love to hear your experiences, though! And no apologies necessary. I don’t mind hitting on topics multiple times, it’s not always the easiest thing to find everything someone’s written on a blog!

By: Ellen Wilson

Ellen Wilson — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:46:18 +0000

I'm sorry Bob. I see that you have answered my question elsewhere on your site. Thanks Ellen Wilsons last blog post..Smoking Weeds

By: Ellen Wilson

Ellen Wilson — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:42:05 +0000

Thanks, Bob. I have wondered about Helium as a venue for writing, and up until now I thought it was kind of scammy. I now see that I was wrong. I will give it a try. What do you think of Constant Content? Ellen Wilsons last blog post..Smoking Weeds

By: Sylvia

Sylvia — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:37:07 +0000

Hmmm, ok, I'll give this a go. You've made it look interesting. Sylvias last blog post..Sylvia’s Sentence

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By: Trisha Bartle

Trisha Bartle — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:29:33 +0000

Thanks Bob! It took forever to find a look I was alright with. Isn't that always the way? Trisha Bartles last blog post..Blog Launch: Makeup Files

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:16:16 +0000

@ Colleen – Heh heh heh. Not trying to tease, just to build antici…

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pation.

@ Trisha – You’re welcome. I really enjoy the look of your makeup blog, by the way. Visually, it’s pleasing, which is especially appropriate for a makeup blog, I think.

By: Trisha Bartle

Trisha Bartle — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:26:30 +0000

Alright…now I’m interested. Good thing this report is free!

I always heard bad things about Helium. If I can really make money there, then it may be worth a shot. Thanks for the ongoing advice!

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