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I serve as New Writer Outreach Manager for Helium, which gives me the opportunity to share Helium with prospective writers and welcome them into our unique writing community. Helium offers wide opportunities for writers - from professional writers looking

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Arts & Humanities > Writing for Success How to write a quality magazine article: 3 of 11
Internet sites like Helium favor abbreviated magazine-style writing. Catch fast-moving readers on the web, hold their attention, inform and entertain them - and do this within 400 to 1,500 words. Learn the secrets to magazine-quality writing on the web. In the world of Internet writing, fast and short posts, along with rambli... More..
Arts & Humanities > Helium Dos & Don'ts To flag or not to flag at Helium: Guidelines on using the flagging tool: 4 of 14
Helium provides an open publishing portal to the world. That means we get the good, the bad and the ugly. Rating provides means for sorting the good and the bad. Flagging is the tool to fix the ugly. This article clarifies the dos and don'ts of flagging at Helium, while exploring some of the other issues the overuse of the fl... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium Tips for getting published beyond Helium: 2 of 7
Helium seeks to promote its writers in myriad ways, from helping them build portfolios to attracting publishers to the site. But the publishers aren't general talent scouts; they come with a precise, topic-driven mission. This article focuses on how writers can expand their market for their articles. It requires an attitude a... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium Helium's spring 2007 Write to Win Contest has been a huge success: 3 of 10
Over the course of 12 weeks, Helium ran an ambitious writing contest, presenting 500 new titles each week for writer competition. This added about 6,000 new titles to the site, more than 48,000 new articles. Helium's writers cashed in at a total of $15,000. That's a win/win situation all around! Helium's Write to Win Contest ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium Helium's guide for writing effective reviews: For movies, books, products and more: 2 of 6
The Internet captivates consumers. What movie to see this weekend? What new book to purchase? Where to find the latest electronic gadget? What new car to buy? Where to find the hot restaurants? Once advertising, with a sprinkling of consumer reports, drove purchases. Now web-browsing consumers - estimated at 700 million - see... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium Capitalization and punctuation basics for Helium: 2 of 6
Writing without rules for proper capitalization is like driving without stop signs. Car wrecks and writing catastrophes are inevitable. Cranking up the speed of written communication through post-and-comment blogs has led to a state of lawlessness regarding capitalization. Time to relearn the rules. This article gives you a q... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Celebrations & Holidays (Other) Halloween in light of past cultures: 2 of 6
Halloween's symbolic orange and black colors reflect a synthesis of religious traditions and harvest celebrations.Halloween originated in Ireland, when sacred Druid bonfires were lit on the night before the winter season, to scare off the souls of the dead, including ghosts, goblins, and other evil spirits.Using available har... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium Stop, think, learn and rethink before clicking Helium's "Write now" button!: 6 of 16
Helium welcomes writers to share their experiences, and many jump to writing - some with haste. If you dash off a quick article, chances are your ratings will drop like a stone. Beware! Learn how to avoid the pitfalls and climb to rating and earning success at Helium.You can enter the world of Helium's online publishing commu... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium Tips for writing strong debate articles at Helium: 3 of 8
Helium has revolutionized the Internet and traditional newpapers with a unique Debate format. Helium.com's patented Debate format provides an effective mechanism for passionate writers to discuss a wide range of issues, without the ranting and nastiness experienced on most Internet sites.Newspapers across the country are foll... More..
Education > Homeschooling Celebrating back to school for homeschool students: 3 of 8
Back-to-school time for homeschoolers involves reconnecting with homeschool communities, signing up for after-school enrichment opportunities and getting prepared for the learning year - similar to school-going families. Homeschooler parents also face teacher-like duties. But homeschoolers get to decide when to start and how ... More..