by Silvia Dekumbis

Created on: June 17, 2010   Last Updated: June 19, 2010

Can you make a living with Helium is certainly a hot topic for a debate.  While some writers are certain about it, others don’t believe in it to ever become a possibility.  So which side are you on?

Before I am going to analyze certain points to watch for in an effort to increase your earnings with Helium, it is important to understand the Helium Pay-scale system.

Helium offers their writers on-going royalties and upfront pay.  To be eligible to qualify for on-going royalties, you have to maintain at least one rating star.  In an effort to earn upfront pay, a writer has to have at least one writing star.  If you are a passionate writer, then undoubtedly will you reach the five writing stars in a short period of time.

Now, writing is definitely not for everyone.  Nevertheless, if you are a passionate writer and are looking to make a small part-time income to start with, then you have truly come to the right place.   Writing isn’t a job though.  It is a business and should therefore be treated like a business. 

It is only obvious that certain topics will be your top earners.  According to statistics articles about health, natural healing and money are high producers.  Nevertheless, you could earn just as much or even more by writing articles about sports, weddings, beauty, etc.  One of the key ingredients is your title.  It is the first thing that readers will notice.  It will be the reason whether readers will click on your article or simply ignore it.  Does it spark the reader’s interest or is it just one of those monotonous-sounding titles?  Believe me, it makes a huge difference.

Stop.  Before you start writing your article, take a close look at your title.  Let’s say that you wrote an article about the historical Cleopatra.  Focus on one keyword from your title and place that keyword into the introduction of your article, preferable within the first 90 characters.  Then distribute your keyword throughout your article.  If your main keyword consists of three words, make sure you follow the same guidelines.  In addition to your main keyword, you should select two to three additional keywords that you once again distribute throughout the entire article.  Once Google spiders your article according to your content and keywords, they will determine whether it is informative or not and relates to the title.  According

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