Even if it was only for a few fleeting moments, one of my internet writing goals was accomplished on August 15th when my article, Write the Perfect Cover Letter to Accompany Your Resume, made the Triond Hot Content List.
Having written for Triond since April 2008, I have come to realise a few key pointers about writing for this company and being successful, albeit for only a mere two to three hours.
Produce Great Writing
Readers of your work, in my experience on Triond, are looking for one of two things: advice or entertainment. Whether you are writing articles on how to give a great speech, reviewing the latest Grand Theft Auto game, or expressing yourself through fiction, people read pieces that grab their attention, and help or entertain. Putting grammatically correct sentences together helps also.
Friends and Mutual Respect
Write a number of works whilst adding other Triond writers to your friends list as you go along. Becoming their fans and commenting on their work shows them that you are genuinely interested in their writing and develops a mutual respect for you. Eventually they will become your fan also. Having friends on Triond and developing writing relationships is essential. Once you and your work are well known by other members, your work will gain more views.
Expose Your Writing
Social book-marking and social networking sites like StumbleUpon and Digg, and Facebook and MySpace expose your work to people from outside of the Triond network. Again, friends on these sites are essential for the sharing of your work and going about gaining friends the way you do on Triond is a good plan to follow. Stumble and Digg others work, and they will do the same for you.
Persevere
It can be easy to get discouraged when some of your best pieces gain very few page views, likes, and comments. This could be due to a number of factors and most likely a lack of the above mentioned keys. So persevere. Keep writing new pieces often, keep viewing and commenting on other peoples work, and …
Be Patient
The keys mentioned above take time to plant, and once planted, your work takes time to sprout, grow tall, and flourish. Most writers don't become Triond household names over night and those who do usually have all of the founding keys in place before starting to write with Triond. It can be frustrating, but be patient.
For other very helpful pieces about writing on Triond, check out Allison West's piece, Secrets to Success as a Triond Writer, Rachel Faye's piece, To All Newbie Triond Writers: Dollars and Cents After One Month of Writing (revealed), and Nelson Doyle's piece, 10 Important Things That Every Triond Writer Should Do to Improve Your Earnings. These works have all helped me immensely with my writing and will continue to do so. Peace.
