by Rachelle de Bretagne

Created on: October 24, 2009   Last Updated: October 31, 2009

Everyone has their own style, though Helium has a way of bringing out the best in writers in developing and honing this style. There are a number of reasons for this, since the site is designed to be competitive. Writers who write to the website compete with other members to hold the top places in each title, and can never become complacent about what they produce as writers. The reason complacency comes into the picture is that when I writer fails to see how their own natural writing style works best, they are not actually making the most of what Helium offers.

*Being a knowledgeable writer.

*Finding your niche.

*Watching the rating of articles.

*Learning from the pattern of results.

Being a knowledgeable writer.

Often members complain that they have little knowledge. This is, of course, a nonsense, since knowledge takes on many different guises. A mother who learns to potty train a child has every bit as much knowledge as a philosopher. The reason for this is that searches all over the Internet are different, and people seek solutions. Using knowledge to produce articles helps the writer to produce fluent content effortlessly.

The nice thing about Helium is that you can write many articles on very similar knowledge titles and still shine. Knowledge comes from being a human being. From that first breath humans take, experience teaches them daily lessons which build up into knowledge. Look at the kind of articles which allow your style to flow easily. These are the topics in which you can shine.

Finding your niche.

The ability to measure your progress on Helium is astounding. Look at what raters thought of your articles, and it may surprise you learn that you do better in some channels than you do in others. For example, someone accustomed to writing movie reviews may actually find their style doesn't work too well on Helium, though their first attempts at writing movie analysis do.

The way to find your niche is simply to look at the numbers. In competitive titles, how well do your articles rate? By establishing which topics go down well with raters, it is easy to discern where your particular style works best.

Watching the rating of articles.

The idea of watching the ratings is that you can learn to develop niches. These may not be natural to your style, though if you fail within one area, this teaches you to adapt your style. In the real world of print publishing, what happens if an editor doesn't like your style is that you get rejected. Rejections

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