I have to say, without a doubt, I love writing with Triond. Having never even known that I could create such a thing as a Blog, I have to say that I owe my success thus far to Triond and it's awesome community of writers. Here are a few writers who have especially impacted my career, and what I've learned so far from their articles relating to freelance writing.
Anne Lyken Garner
Get a Blog to Promote Your Work
In Anne's article “10 Reasons Why You Should Have Your Own Blog,” I learned that having a blog is an essential tool for any writer that wants to become a successful freelancer. Not only will it keep you writing, but it makes it easy for your readers to find all of your work no matter where you write. It can also act as a Writer's resume when you are trying to find that “Big Break”…getting paper published as well as web published.
Darlene McFarlane
Use Sub-Headings to Make Your Work More Interesting to Internet Users.
In her article “How to Get Your Articles Read,” Darlene lists six great ways to get people interested in your work. While I love all of her suggestions, I found that using sub-headings in my work to make my points up front actually made my articles more popular. In particular, when I wrote for Helium's website where other writers rate your work, articles that had sub-headings moved quickly to the premiere positions. When you consider that the average Internet surfer will spend an average of nine seconds browsing through a website, I found this advice to be ingenious and invaluable.
ICYCUCKY
Other Writers Can Be a Valuable Tool in Regards to Your Writing Career.
In IcyCucky's article “Five Powerful Reasons to Write for Triond,” I learned that Triond does have a really great community of writers, which can be beneficial to any writer. Not only can another writer's comments guide you to write better each and every time you sit at your computer, but through the My Community tab, it is now easy to communicate with the other writers on the site and really get to know the people you admire so much. Plus, writers can actually help each other market their articles and work their way to writing success. I, personally, have been humbled at how many of my favorite writers are willing to e-mail me and offer advice.
Jared Stenzel
- Stumbleupon is a Great Way to Get Your Articles Viewed by Thousands.
In Jared's article, “How to Effectively Increase Traffic Through Stumbleupon,” I learned that not only is Stumbleupon easy for submitting your work, but it's actually fun to use. You simply add their toolbar and you can give a thumbs up to all of your friends work as well as your own. Within hours, you can have hundreds and even thousands of people see your work. In addition, you can get more people to give your articles a thumbs up if you include an interesting title that catches Stumblers' attention right up front.
Louie Jerome
Digg Can Be a Great Tool in Making Your Articles a Huge Success.
In Louie's article “How to Succeed on Digg: A Simple Step by Step Guide,” I learned that Digg is an invaluable tool in promoting articles, and that it is highly addictive. It's easy to add friends, and you should make comments on the more popular articles to get your name recognized and have other people add you as a friend. Since reading her article, I've also learned that you can easily “Share” your articles with as many as 100 people at a time, which many other sites will not allow you to do. (Also see her article about “How to Get More Reads with Stumbleupon.”)
To all of the other writers at Triond, don't think that I don't love and reference your articles over and over again. I just found some of these tips to be the most useful when it comes to blogging.
