by Sam Smart

Created on: November 05, 2009

Helium is a phenomenal website for anyone who has expertise in writing, wish to earn money writing, or just enjoy writing as a general. In addition, it's a great place to improve writing skills. Because quality matters at Helium, there are numerous ways users can do to improve their writing scores and get more writing stars. And once that's accomplished, they will receive more earnings, based on the revenue linked toward their submitted articles.

Write Good Articles

Write as many good articles as you can. Publishing articles that are well crafted helps increase your writing score. In return, you'll earn additional writing stars, based on the number of articles you submitted and the quality in them. To look for something to write about, surf the Helium website to look for any articles that interest you, particularly those that could be related to your hobby or personal knowledge. As you're writing the articles, don't rush typing them. Use your time wisely, and be sure those articles are impeccably proofread. To avoid your risk for plagiarism, use proper citations of any reference you used to validate your point.

Make Use of Leap Frog

If you need to take a look back at your articles that are poorly ranked, you can use the Leap Frog tool to revise. Simply click on the "Leap Frog" button found below each article in the "My Articles" side link, and carefully look for any gliches that could be affecting the ranking. Check for grammar. Are all the words spelled correctly? Did you use correct punctuation? Also, read the article outloud, and see if all of that sounds relevant to its title. If it isn't, you may need to revise your article, so you can make your thesis more clear.

Participate in the Helium Forums

Feel free to be part of the forums Helium writers use for feedback on their articles and to obtain tips for their writing. There are many caring Helium stewards there who work very hard to raise writing scores for those seeking advice. For example, the Writing Critiques Forum is a great spot for you to link your article, and friendly Helium writers will give you pointers to improve that article. In the meantime, use the forums to learn from other members' mistakes. That helps as well.

Get a Helium Mentor

To get an one-on-one advice for an article you wish to improve, talk to your Helium mentor. If you don't have one, getting one is very simple. Just e-mail your request to Helium's mentor program. Afterwards, once approved, you can e-mail your article to the mentor, briefly explaining the problems you're having with it. In no time, you'll receive a response from the mentor, who will point out noticeable errors and fix any grammar issues for you.

Writing at Helium is all about pleasure, socialization, and learning. It's a great website for people who want to improve their writing skills while publishing articles. Increasing your writing score requires a lot of patience, especially for new users at Helium. Your increased writing score will yield to bigger earnings. But more importantly, you'll find yourself learning from your mistakes, because good writers like yourself learn while writing.

Source

Helium Help - Helium's Writing Standards

http://help.helium.com/helium-writing-standards

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