7 Steps to Your Success on Helium!

Here is a simple formula designed for your success on Helium. If you carefully follow this recipe (don't skip any ingredients) you will see your articles rise in rank and your account fill with money. I'll explain.

To make money on Helium, your articles must be ranked higher than other writers' articles. To get your articles ranked higher, your articles must be considered "more valuable." More valuable articles must be better written, more entertaining, more informative, easier to read, and above all, they must clearly address the category topic.

Here's what to do:

1. CATEGORY: First choose a familiar category that intrigues you; a topic which arouses your passion. Or better; choose a familiar category that is also popular on the site, a category that is attracting readers. 

2. WORD PROCESSOR: Now, open your word processing program. Yes, write your article in your word processing program on your computer FIRST! Don't write it on the Helium site. You can copy and paste your article into the Helium box later.

3. ORGANIZING YOUR THOUGHTS: Far too many "articles" on Helium are merely ramblings and babble doesn’t get high ratings; only well-written articles result in money in your account.

5. PARAGRAPHS: Write in paragraphs. Even great wisdom will end up at the bottom of the ratings if reading your article gives your readers eyestrain and a headache. Keep to about 5-6 sentences or less per paragraph. Be sure to tab at least twice after each paragraph. Be diligent in this, as a run-on article with no breathing spaces between paragraphs is very tiring to read. Most people will not even bother to read a wordy mess and will automatically rank your article as "less valuable." 

6. RE-WRITES: No one, not one of us, no matter how seasoned a writer, can write a perfect first draft. It is not possible. So, before submitting your article to Helium, read it and "tweak" it. Tighten up sentences by deleting words and phrases. Break long ramblings into paragraphs. Correct misspelled words (always spell check your articles using your word processor's spell checker). Change thoughts around. Change the location of entire paragraphs if you must. Do whatever is necessary to make your article easier to read.

Now here's the hardest part: Let your story sit for a few minutes, hours, or days. You'll surprise yourself with the insights your brain will come up with from structure changes to forgotten information. Waiting before you publish your article is a good thing.

7. PUBLISH TO HELIUM: After pasting your article into the Helium box, do a spell check, not so much to check your spelling but to find odd punctuation and incorrect spacing. Use your tab bar to ensure there is plenty of breathing room between paragraphs.

HINT: You may have to "Leapfrog" an article after it's published if the spacing is off or you see odd punctuation. When you leapfrog, choose to copy your original article into the box, select "spell check now," and look for any tight spacing, lack of paragraphs and strange punctuation. Correct the errors and re-publish your article. A cleaned-up article nearly always bumps up a little higher.

Good luck!

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7 Steps to Your Writing Success on Helium!