by David Dewitt

Created on: October 25, 2009

The overall goal of helium is to spread knowledge and with their internet connections they do so across the globe. Helium may be a great place to learn but it is also a great place to earn additional income. Helium can generate a significant amount of money for writers. Writers need to understand how helium makes money and how Helium pays their writers.

Understand how Helium makes money

Helium is able to generate three basic types of income from three distinct sources. The three types of income are: advertising, sale of market content and sale of stock content. These three sources may not be the only ways that Helium generates income but they seem to be the major sources cited.

Helium provides advertising space on each and every page of their site. These advertisements are usually in the sidebars of the page with either direct links to other web sites or internet advertisements for products or services. These various advertisements generate a wealth of income for the Helium site.

Helium also offers direct connection with other writing markets to distribute writing. These additional markets pay Helium for finding material and working as a distributor. The main source of this income flows from the Helium marketplace.

Every article that exists on the Helium website is available for additional distribution. These sales of stock content generate another source of income for the Helium site. Stock Content sales allow the site to make additional income on existing content without needing to place the request in Marketplace.

Understand how Helium pays writers

Upfront Payments

The first way that writers make money from Helium is through the upfront payments. Helium offers upfront payment for articles submitted within specific channels. Every article posted for eligible channels earns a varying upfront payment. The following channels do not offer upfront payments for articles.

Creative Writing

All debate articles

Politics, News and Issues

Religion and Spirituality

Entertainment

Recipes sub channel of the Food and Drink channel

Other channel

Society and Lifestyle

Upfront payment scale

Another way to make more money on Helium is to raise writing stars. The writing stars are the basis for the Helium upfront payment system. The higher the writing stars the higher the upfront payment.

One star = 50 cents per articles

Two stars = $1.00 per article

Three stars = $1.50 per article

Four stars = $2.00 per article

Five stars = $2.50 per article

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