by Ben Pearce

Created on: July 31, 2009

We spend a lot of time researching, editing, putting paragraphs in place to complete to perfect article. The article gets published and a week or so later, your dashboard shows a view count which you aren't happy with. It could be for a number of reasons, poor quality of content or an unpopular subject etc. Some of the time though, it can be for another reason, not promoting your articles. There are many ways you can promote your work online.

E-mailing your articles to friends and families can get your view counts to rise. Friends and family like to look at your recent work and are likely to give you good encouragement towards your writing career. It is a good way to show off your talents and gain some much needed views for your content.

Social networking is a big one. You can share your work on websites such as Facebook, Bebo, Myspace , Twitter and much more. On Facebook you can post your content straight to your wall which friends can view. If you have a good amount of friends on these sites and are interested in your work, this can make your views rise. If you join any of the Helium groups on Facebook, you can post your links directly on to the wall which other Helium writers can see and view. One quick tip, limit your postings on these groups as if it is done too often, it can be regarded as spam.

Other sites such as Reedit, Stumbleupon and Digg can also help your page views. You can submit your links to their site which other readers can view. People reading your articles on these sites can also rate them, with sites having different systems. This will definitely help your view count and income at the end of the day.

If you are more interested in submitting to work to newspapers/magazines, send your work out with a query letter to editors when looking to do freelance work. If they like your work, you may stand a chance of joining their freelancer/stringer team to cover certain events or happenings. Always attach your business card, so they can contact you right away.

Getting the best out of our content is always a big goal for writers, which can earn them maximum revenue. Make promoting your content just as important as writing articles, which will help your writing in the future and your income.

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