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<title>My Experience with Triond</title>
<link>http://www.writinghood.com/Online-Writing/My-Experience-With-Triond.266969</link>
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<![CDATA[<p>After being with Triond for 2 months, I realized that Triond is one of the best money making websites on the Internet. Here is why I like Triond so much :</p>
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<li>Triond allows me to publish all kinds of content in any form and any language. I can publish videos, pictures, articles, and so much more.</li>
<li>I've met so many great friends on Triond. When I told them I was a new member, they didn't treat me like an outcast, but even gave me some tips on how Triond works and what kind of content gets onto the Hot Content list. In return, I helped them view articles and comment on them.</li>
<li>Triond Editors are simply awesome. They really edit your work, unlike AC editors, where they just skim through the articles they receive. Also, Triond Editors are very efficient. Whenever I submit an article, I am sure I will see it published within 24 hours.</li>
<li> Unlike other writing websites, Triond allows you to publish articles at your own rate.&amp;nbsp; </li>
<li>Triond allows their writers to fix their articles - easily ONLINE.  For example, I made a typing error in my article, and I don't like other people to see it, so I can just fix it immediately. Unlike other  writing websites, Triond writers do not need to delete their articles and submit it again. When fixing your articles, you can choose to fix your articles online, or submit the fixed file again. This is very useful when the articles are on another computer.<br /></li>
<li> Triond is very trustworthy. I have received my payment every month. I like the fact that Triond pays through cheque or PayPal, making it very convenient for writers to receive their payout. The minimum payout is only $0.50!</li>
<li> Triond does all the publishing work, but only leaves the promoting work to you. Which makes it so much easier for you, you just need to promote your articles! Tell your friends about your article and they will help you view it.</li>
<li> Lastly, Triond pays me for doing something I love - writing. It also benefits me in many other ways - I can improve my essay writing and relax at the same time.</li>
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<p>Join  <a href="http://www.triond.com/" target="_blank">Triond </a> today!</p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.writinghood.com%2FOnline-Writing%2FMy-Experience-With-Triond.266969"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.writinghood.com%2FOnline-Writing%2FMy-Experience-With-Triond.266969" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:02:20 PST</pubDate></item>
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<title>10 Lovely Reasons Why You Should Join Triond</title>
<link>http://www.writinghood.com/Online-Writing/10-Lovely-Reasons-Why-You-Should-Join-Triond.132303</link>
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<![CDATA[<p>Triond is different from any of those websites and Triond is much more promising for me for the reasons given below.</p>
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<li>It's so easy to join Triond. You will need less than a minute for that. </li>
 
<li>The best part is that it's free. You don't have to spend a dime joining this website; nor will you be asked to give your credit card details. </li>
 
<li>Anyone can join Triond. Unlike some other websites, you don't have to be of a certain nationality to join and earn on Triond. </li>
 
<li>Also, you don't have to be a professional writer or an expert of your field to publish on Triond. You may be a professional or and expert; similarly you may be a beginner, an amateur or even a school student and still join and earn on Triond. </li>
 
<li>You can publish anything on Triond as long as it fits within their guidelines. This is why so much of cool stuff is found on this website. </li>
 
<li>You don't have to know English to publish on Triond. Your content can be of any language on any media. Triond will publish them for you as long as they are original and compiled to an acceptable standard. </li>
 
<li>You can make money on everything you publish. It is possible that you will forget about an article or a picture or a video after you have published it. But Triond will not forget about it and your content will keep on generating income for you unless you decide to delete it. </li>
 
<li>You retain all the rights of the content you publish. This means you can sell your materials elsewhere if you so wish. </li>
 
<li>Unlike many similar websites, you don't have to wait until you make $ 25 or $ 30 to be able to get your money. Triond will very religiously send your money every month even though you made less than a dollar. </li>
 
<li>The Triond help center will help those of you who need help in publishing your work and earning an income from it. Much of your queries will be answered if you go through their content on the help pages but if you still need help, their friendly staff will be ready to help you. </li>
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<p>Considering all the above factors, I don't think there is any reason why you should refrain yourself from joining this awesome website.</p>
<p>Even if you publish one article or one picture or one video today, you can only expect it to make some money for you. This is one easy way of making money on the internet. <br />You don't loose anything by joining Triond. So why not give it a try!</p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.writinghood.com%2FOnline-Writing%2F10-Lovely-Reasons-Why-You-Should-Join-Triond.132303"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.writinghood.com%2FOnline-Writing%2F10-Lovely-Reasons-Why-You-Should-Join-Triond.132303" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:09:44 PST</pubDate></item>
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<title>Marketing for Beginners: Choosing Your Online Publisher</title>
<link>http://www.writinghood.com/Online-Writing/Marketing-for-Beginners-Choosing-Your-Online-Publisher.128796</link>
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<![CDATA[<p>While it is true that some publishers do pay a great deal more than others do, but where those low paying publishers lack, they will -- many times deliver you larger audiences, so to know your handiwork. This is the time to decide upon the right publisher for you as you take a silent inventory of exactly the kind of writer that you will introduce to the publisher that you have elected to write for.</p>
 
<p>Let's say that you are a poet and your first and foremost inter desire is to write to express yourself to the world, in your own uniquely individual way. Making money hasn't even crossed your mind not once since you first discovered the endless possibilities that the Internet is changing the landscape for determine dedicated writer. Where oh where can a relatively unknown poet get noticed?</p>
 
<h3><a href="http://www.poetry.com" target="_blank">Poetry</a></h3>
<p>This is the largest poetry community on the Internet and the traffic exposure that your writings can potentially receive after your poetry has been published on the website for public viewing. Besides, Poetry.com holding writing contests, this opportunity doesn't pay writers who publish their poetry on their website.</p>
 
<p>After you have writing for Poetry.com for a while and earning an audience that loyally follow your writings, then you just might be ready to shift gears and start writing for money on the Internet. After all, you already have a loyal audience that if informed would most likely read your writings no matter where you decide to write.</p>
 
<h3><a href="http://www.triond.com" target="_blank">Triond</a></h3>
<p>This is a genuine online publisher that shares the advertising revenue earned from views received for a writer's work during a 30-day period of time. Promising poets choosing to write for Triond can earn real cash for writing their thoughts and emotions for everyone to experience. Even poets and writers just starting out as professional Internet content writers, can attract a larger audience and make some money, because of the website's popularity.</p>
 
<p>Maybe after writing freelance for a revenue sharing online publisher and sharpening your word skills, it is time to give you a most deserved raise and promotion. You have earned the loyalty and admiration of hundreds of thousands of fans and have experience a taste of the income potential that your writing can potentially earn. Keeping in mind that you and your Internet publisher share the advertising revenue 50/50 and if you can manage publishing your own work on the Internet it can potentially increase your income by double of that earning presently.</p>
 
<h3><a href="http://www.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Blogspot</a></h3>
<p>This offers writers the opportunity to create your own blog and add your own Google Adsense Code, so you can earn a potentially huge income from the blog, especially if your blog manages to become extremely popular.</p>
 
<p>Popular bloggers who's blogs attracts 10s of thousands of readers or more can attract additional income opportunities from businesses, services and other website webmasters who wish to pay for these bloggers to write and post a paid advert within their blog. Some paid bloggers earn six-figure incomes each year.</p>
 
<p>These particular online publishing opportunities are not by far the only paying or non-paying writing opportunities on the Internet. There are many, many different ones some that share revenue, others that create valuable exposure for the author's writings, and lastly, those publishing opportunities that specialize in a targeted writing genre.</p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.writinghood.com%2FOnline-Writing%2FMarketing-for-Beginners-Choosing-Your-Online-Publisher.128796"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.writinghood.com%2FOnline-Writing%2FMarketing-for-Beginners-Choosing-Your-Online-Publisher.128796" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 02:24:03 PST</pubDate></item>
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<title>10 Real Internet Companies: Where the Words You Write Will Pay You</title>
<link>http://www.writinghood.com/Writing-Business/Opportunities/10-Real-Internet-Companies-Where-the-Words-You-Write-Will-Pay-You.104050</link>
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<![CDATA[<p>Locating real writing opportunities on the Internet that will pay writers a royalty is not as easy as one might originally think, but through networking with other writers and learning some lessons the hard way will shade some new light on the subject.</p>
<p>This is not a top ten list and each of the writing opportunities offered within this article may not be right for every writer. It is the responsibly of the interested writer to read the rules, guidelines and policies of the companies in which the writer chooses to write for in the future. This article only provides a brief summary of the benefits and/or payout opportunities of each company. It is your responsibility to continue on with any further inquiry regarding the benefits, rules, writing guidelines and payout benefits for each company.</p>
<p>Use this article to find a writing opportunity that is right for you, and then write like the winner that you know that you are.</p>
<h3><a href="http://thisisby.us/help.php" target="_blank">Thisisby.us</a></h3>
 
<p>This paid writing opportunity offers its content writers a 50%royalty payout that is based off of the advertising revenue that the website is able to generate from your articles. Writers can earn more money if their “Goodness” is high. The “Goodness” model is based on the number of views that your article receives in the last 24 hours. In addition, Thisisby.us pays a 10% royalty (based on Advertising Revenue) to commenters who leave a comment on the articles that they have read, but all commenters must be current members of Thisisby.us to receive the royalty payout. The more users vote for your comments, then the more you'll get paid. So, it pays to become both a writer and/or commenter at Thisisby.us.</p>
 
<h3><a href="http://hubpages.com" target="_blank">HubPages</a></h3>
 
<p>HubPages is a place where writers can write about just about anything that is interesting to them and earn 60% of the ad revenue that is generated from their writings. Writer must register for a free affiliate account through Google Adsense, eBay and/or Amazon, so to enable them to start earning an income. When you have time pay a visit to HubPages and take the quick HubPages Tour, so to learn how exactly the program works.</p>
<h3><a href="http://www.wisebread.com/make-money-writing-for-wise-bread" target="_blank">Wise Bread</a></h3>
<p>Wise Bread is a website that focuses on personal finance and frugal living and its writers writes blogs that offers useful information related to these topics. Wise Bread offers a few ways for writers to earn an income that includes: Google Adsense, site-wide ads, Feedburner, and reprint licenses. Writers will receive 100% of the ad revenue that is generated through their personal Google Adsense account, and then Wise Bread will split advertising revenue with its writers that are generated from site-wide ads (based on traffic, so the more traffic your articles generates, the more you make) and will split earnings made from Feedburner (or any other form of syndication).</p>
<h3><a href="http://www.printnpost.com/pages/FAQ.html" target="_blank">Print n Post</a></h3>
 
<p>At PrintNPost writers maintain their own blog and/or writes articles that are then published on the PrintNPost website. Writers earn an income from their Google Adsense advertising, but a Google Adsense Account is necessary to make money using this site. The more articles or blogs that you write, then the more money you can potentially make. PrintNPost writers benefit as a community, because they all share in the overall traffic that the site receives, because visitors are visiting the site to read maybe what other PrintNPost authors have written and they may stick around and also read some of your articles and/or blog during their visit.</p>
 
<h3><a href="http://www.reviewparty.com" target="_blank">Review Party</a></h3>
 
<p>Not every writer wants to write full-length articles or blogs to make an income. Some writers enjoy writing opinions about the books the recently read, the music that they listen to, and/or the DVD movies and television shows that they watch. ReviewParty offers an opportunity for writers to write thoughtful reviews about the books, music, DVD movies and television shows that you currently enjoy, so earning money indefinitely through your own Amazon Affiliate links. Writers must have an Amazon Affiliate Account to earn an income with ReviewParty.</p>
<h3><a href="http://www.squidoo.com/browse/homepage" target="_blank">Squidoo</a></h3>
<p>Squidoo allow writers to write about just about anything that you love sharing and writing about within reason. Squidoo members write and maintain their own Squidoo Lens (where their writing appears) and can earn money in the process. From my personal experiences writing for Squidoo the earnings caution at the lower end of the payscale than some of the other writing opportunities on the Internet.</p>
<h3><a href="http://blogpostsforsale.com/faq" target="_blank"><strong>B</strong>log Posts for Sale</a></h3>
<p>Blog Posts For Sale has created an opportunity for bloggers to get paid by selling advertising links that are placed within the blog posts that the writers' blog about. The bloggers set their own prices and Blog Posts For Sale has set a minimum price of $20.00 per permanent advertising link. Blog Posts For Sale will receive $7.00 BPFS fee, so the writer would earn an actual $13.00 per link (if the link was sold for $20.00) and more if the advertising link is sold for more than $20.00. Blog Posts For Sale reserves the right to accept and deny blog posts and subjects that are not allowed are: Sex, poker and gambling. Anything illegal.</p>
 
<h3><a href="http://www.helium.com/content/whatishelium" target="_blank">Helium</a></h3>
<p>Helium is a site where writers share their experience-based knowledge, wisdom and creativity through their articles and/or blogs. Helium writers can write for publishers who are willing to pay popular writers from $20 to $200 for each selected article that the partnered publisher chooses. Helium writers can choose to participate in fun and interesting writing contests that are held by Helium and potentially win some additional money and win a greater audience of readers.</p>
<h3><a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/faq.html#J1" target="_blank">Associated Content</a></h3>
 
<p>Writers writing for Associated Content can earn performance payments based on per 1000 views (currently $1.50 per 1000 views) that their articles receive. Sometimes Associate Content may offer an upfront payment for your text or video content that range from $3.00 to $20.00. Writers can write about just about any topic that they want to write about, but be sure to carefully read Associated Content's writers rules and guidelines before submitting any article or blog.</p>
 
<h3><a href="http://www.triond.com" target="_blank">Triond</a></h3>
<p>Leaving the best writing opportunity (IMO) for last. Triond is a legitimate writing opportunity that pays its writers to write creative, interesting and entertaining articles, stories, poetry and much, much more. Triond pays writers 50% of the advertising revenue generated from the articles that each writer publishes with Triond. Triond takes care of the advertising sales and website marketing promotions, so that the writers do not need to worry about registering for advertising affiliation accounts (Google Adsense, Amazon, etc.). Triond writers are free to focus the majority of their energies on writing more articles. Triond provides promotional marketing tools for writers that wish to self-promote their articles in order to drive even more traffic (readers) to their articles and earn potentially greater profits for their content. Writers are paid once a month and on the 15th day of each month and for the earnings generated the previous month.</p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:56:26 PST</pubDate></item>
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<title>10 Killer Internet Companies That Want To Pay You to Write</title>
<link>http://www.writinghood.com/Online-Writing/10-Killer-Internet-Companies-That-Want-To-Pay-You-to-Write.92618</link>
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<![CDATA[<p>Its every writer's dream to make money doing exactly what they already enjoy doing. The Internet has created new opportunities for writers around the world to express themselves and get paid for doing exactly that, to write.</p>
 
<p>The Internet has made it possible for ordinary people like yourself to write and make money from the very thing that you already enjoy doing. Webmasters are consistently on the lookout to partner with eager writers that desire to share their passions with other people around the world. Most smart webmasters have already learned that in order to attract and maintain a healthy population of amazing authors is to share the ad revenue or just pay them well for their services.</p>
 
<p>Personally, I have always enjoyed writing and have equally enjoyed helping my fellow writers locate the very best writing opportunities available online and offline. By working together we all can achieve some measure of success and readership for our works. This is exactly the main reason for writing these types of articles for me. I just enjoy watching people succeed.</p>
 
<p>Some of the following opportunities I have personal, first-hand experience writing for or dealing with and I have included a mention regarding the programs that I am currently involve with and/or have written for or dealt with in the past. Honestly, I only have a finite amount of time to write and for me, writing for no more than a couple of services in all I can manage effectively.</p>
 
<p>If you would like to learn about other writing opportunities that I have written about in the past, then check out <a href="http://www.writinghood.com/Online-Writing/Five-Fantastic-Freelance-Websites-for-Writers-Earning-an-Income.77689" target="_blank">Five Fantastic Freelance Websites for Writers Earning an Income</a> honest living doing exactly what makes you happy. </p>
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<h3><a href="http://www.triond.com" target="_blank">Triond</a></h3>
 
<p>I can personally testify that Triond has one of the very best writing programs on the Internet, today. Writers can write about practically anything subject under-the-sun within the boundaries of common sense. Triond rewards their writers 50% of the ad revenues that is generated from the author's published articles. I have never had any problems getting paid and in my personal experience, I have been paid very well.</p>
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<p>This is a relatively new website to me, but after visiting and checking things out I can see the potential in participating in this program. StoryMash is a community of like-minded writers that write and publish stories one chapter at a time. Once the writer's chapter is published, and then other writers can write the next chapter in any way that they choose to write it. So, the stories at StoryMash start with the first chapter written by you, and then after that the story may have five second chapter and so on. You get paid at least 50% of all third party ad revenue. You must have a Google Adsense Account, so that you can earn money in the StoryMash program.</p></li>

<li><h3><a href="http://www.xomba.com" target="_blank">Xomba</a></h3>
 
<p>Write Xombytes for Xomba and earn real cash monies from the ad revenue earned from the things that you write. Xomba members must have a Google Adsense Account, so that they can earn money in the program. Xomba pays 50% of the ad revenue generated from the articles and blogs that you write.</p></li>

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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.ReviewParty.com">ReviewParty</a></h3>


If you are writer that enjoys sharing your opinion about the movies that you watch or the music that you listen to or about the commercial products that you normally purchase, then ReviewParty is a program that you should seriously consider. It is very simple, just write reviews about the products that you currently use and get paid for sharing your opinions. ReviewParty pays 50% of the ad revenue that your review(s) generate through Google Adsense, but you must have a Google Adsense Account to participate in the program.


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<li><h3><a href="http://daytipper.com" target="_blank">Daytipper</a></h3>
 
<p>Earn $1.00 for earn insightful tip that you write and is accepted by Daytipper and published. Share what you know with people who want to know what you know.</p></li>

<li><h3><a href="http://creamaid.com" target="_blank">CREAMaid</a></h3>
 
<p>This service lets you meet other bloggers with similar interests as you, and make money while doing it. Write an interesting blog about anything that you are interest in as long as they abide in accordance to the CREAMaid writing guidelines and rules. It is not clear how much of the ad revenue is shared in part of the royalty program, but by writing a couple of blogs I am sure you will learn what it is exactly.</p></li>

<li><h3><a href="http://www.letterrep.com/Writer/writer_index.php" target="_blank">LetterRep</a></h3>
 
<p>The LetterRep program pays writers to write letters that are designed to sell to companies or individuals who are in need of professionally written letters to be used as possible mail outs or other marketing needs. Writers are paid every time a LetterRep client purchases or request one of the letters that you have had published through LetterRep. The payouts vary depending on the type of request that you receive.</p></li>

<li><h3><a href="http://www.reviewstream.com" target="_blank">ReviewStream</a></h3>
 
<p>ReviewStream is consistently seeking writers to write comprehensive and professionally written product reviews. Writers can write about any commercial product that they choose to write about, but it is always best to have actually used the products before writing a review about it. Writers can earn up to $2.00 per accepted review and an additional 10 cents for every vote that their review receives from actual visitors. There are some writing guidelines to consider before beginning the program, so be sure to take time to read them carefully. I have personal experience writing for this company and I know first hand that you can potentially earn a nice second income, if you work at it long enough.</p></li>

<li><h3><a href="http://www.feedthevillage.com" target="_blank">FeedtheVillage</a></h3>
 
<p>Writers earn money simply by sharing your knowledge, advice, opinions and life experiences with others who will read what you have written for FeedtheVillage. It is not perfectly clear how much you can potentially earn using this program, but I am sure with a little time this question can be answered.</p></li>

<li><h3><a href="http://www.matrixmails.com" target="_blank">MatrixMails</a></h3>
 
<p>Now, I find this program really quite interesting as there are many ways to earn money through this website. However, this article is strictly about writing opportunities where eager writers can earn money from the things that they write, so here is what I know about this program. Writers get paid to write articles in the English language and can earn additional bonuses for the accumulate clickthru received through your membership. Like I have already mentioned this is not the only way to start making money in this program, so you may want to check them all out once you have some extra free time to spare.</p>
 
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:07:05 PST</pubDate></item>
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<title>The Art of Words: Six Websites That Honor Word Usage</title>
<link>http://www.writinghood.com/Writing/The-Art-of-Words-Six-Websites-That-Honor-Word-Usage.92468</link>
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<![CDATA[<p>The study of words over a lifetime normally allows for a lively conversation among persons of similar interests in word mastery. We humans rely on words to communicate our needs and desires within the confines of like speaking communities. The better understanding we have regarding the words we select to use during the times we need to use them, will improve the chance our requests are granted without miscommunication.</p>
<p>On the Internet there are thousands of wonderful websites that celebrate the history of words and illustrating the brilliance that words create when used correctly. After careful consideration I have found these websites perfect for people who desire deeper understanding of the words the world uses everyday or sometimes-in rare circumstances.</p>
 
<ol><li><h3><a href="http://www.extelligence.co.uk/dictionary" target="_blank">Extelligence</a></h3>
 
Discover new words that are rarely used in the world and are archaic and creative when used correctly. Extelligence is an archaic and creative online dictionary that broadens that vocabulary universe.
 
</li><li><h3><a href="http://www.chinapage.com/word/chineseword.html" target="_blank">China Page</a></h3>
 
The Chinese language is one of the oldest languages in the world and an art form to write. The Chinese vocabulary consists of uniquely written characters that have the appearance of fine art that has successfully reached deeper in the soul than any other language has managed to evolve. Prepare to introduce yourself to the Chinese language and the beauty laying within its meaning.
 
</li><li><h3><a href="http://www.lyricsandsongs.com" target="_blank">Lyrics and Songs</a></h3>
 
In my opinion, songwriters have mastered the way that the world expresses one's self through the clever construction of grouping the words that are used writing a song. A lot can be learned reading through song lyrics, but if that is not your thing, then you can locate the lyrics to your favorite songs, so that you may follow along with the musicians that perform the songs.
</li><li><h3><a href="http://www.waywordradio.org" target="_blank">A Way with Words</a></h3>
Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett, are the host of the public radio's lively language show. The English language is the focus of the show's core audience and the two knowledge hosts take calls from their listeners about linguistic disputes, grammatical pet peeves, the origins of words and phrases, and curious regional expressions.
</li><li><h3><a href="http://www.rinkworks.com/words" target="_blank">Fun with Words</a></h3>
 
As beautiful as the English language is, it also can be quite fun to toy with the words that we use everyday. Dive in headfirst and start having some light-hearted fun with the words that pour from your mouth daily. This website offers a comprehensive selection of word activities and in-depth study of individual letter groupings to wordplay not commonly exercised in everyday conversation.
 
</li><li><h3><a href="http://www.writinghood.com/Online-Writing/For-the-Love-of-Words-Seven-Wonderful-Websites-Where-Words-Matter.85516" target="_blank">For the Love of Word</a></h3>
 
This is an article devoted to introducing new word websites that provide unique activities and learning experiences for people wanting to master the words that they use. Of course, there are activities for writers to challenge their writing craftsmanship within the confines of a strict set of guidelines created by its creators.
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<title>For the Love of Words: Seven Wonderful Websites Where Words Matter</title>
<link>http://www.writinghood.com/Online-Writing/For-the-Love-of-Words-Seven-Wonderful-Websites-Where-Words-Matter.85516</link>
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<![CDATA[																<p>For passionate writers around the world, choosing the right words to communicate are more than just clever wordplay, it's an obsession. Wordsmiths who routinely exercise their extraordinary vocabulary are continually positioned to learn new words, thus making them outstanding communicators.</p>
 
<h3><a href="http://www.wordspy.com" target="_blank">Word Spy</a></h3>
 
<p>Devoted to lexpionage, “The sleuthing of new words and phrases”.</p>
 
<h3><a href="http://www.rhymer.com" target="_blank">Write Express</a></h3>
 
<p>WriteExpress is a comprehensive rhymer's dictionary that consists of more than 93,000 words. Perfect for poets and songwriters in need of that one right word to complete a masterpiece.</p>
 
<h3><a href="http://wordie.org" target="_blank">Wordie</a></h3>
 
<p>Wordie lets you make lists of words and phrases that you love or you hate, so that you can share them with other Wordies on the site. This is the first social networking website that I have seen that is dedicated to people that live to love words.</p>
 
<h3><a href="http://www.confusingwords.com" target="_blank">Confusing Words</a></h3>
 
<p>The English language is one of the most difficult languages to learn in the world and here at Confusing Words the reason why is apparent. Confusing Words is a collection of 3210 words that sound alike, but are spelled and used differently. A great website for both readers and writers to learn the difference and stop being a confused word victim.</p>
 
<h3><a href="http://www.virtualsalt.com/vocablst.htm" target="_blank">Virtual Salt</a></h3>
 
<p>Here word lovers discover a 1062-word vocabulary that is practical for everyday usage. The list emphasizes words that are needed to build a functional foundation for a comprehensive vocabulary.</p>
 
<h3><a href="http://www.100words.com/about.php" target="_blank">100 Words</a></h3>
 
<p>Write 100 words a day, every day, for one month and you can write about “Anything”. 100Words is an exercise in disciplined creativity that challenges talented writers and wordsmiths to writing exactly 100 words at a time (and making those words that are used make sense in the process), not a single word more, not a single word less.</p>
 
<h3><a href="http://www.101words.org" target="_blank">101 Words</a></h3>
 
<p>Here writers write 101 word short stories as an exercise in creative discipline and clever wordplay. So really, the more words that you know, then the better you'll do in an exercise like this. A good story needs to process an interesting beginning, a captivating middle and an explosive ending.</p>
 
<p>”Words matter and unleash a wave of power that is unimaginable to those who don't process the power of the vocabulary.” - Nelson Doyle</p>														<a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.writinghood.com%2FOnline-Writing%2FFor-the-Love-of-Words-Seven-Wonderful-Websites-Where-Words-Matter.85516"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.writinghood.com%2FOnline-Writing%2FFor-the-Love-of-Words-Seven-Wonderful-Websites-Where-Words-Matter.85516" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
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<title>Color Wheel</title>
<link>http://www.writinghood.com/Style/Color-Wheel.72621</link>
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<![CDATA[																<p>I made a magazine cover created at 
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bighugelabs.com/">Big Huge Labs</a>. My intentions were to make it a blog, but I changed my mind. I had too many ideas for a card game creation, and then I decided to make one big website to include the magazine layout.</p><p> I don't have the software to make pages flip electronically on my site. I prefer to just have the info laid out on the site where it can capture the eye. There is not much for 2007 because I am just getting started. I am still making ideas about trading cards and trying to create. I need content and info for the trading card blog. It's not easy. You can see the lay out here.</p>
 <img alt="" src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/writinghood/2008/01/08/93745_0.jpg" />
<p>Since writing and ideas don't come easy, having a once a year lay out page of a magazine is easy for me. I make up the magazine as I go from day to day, just like I would on my blogs. By the end of the year, I should have enough for a whole magazine. For right now, the magazine pages and layouts will only be intended for the site. The more content and info that you have, the better it is to be able to have things to choose from, and things fall in place. </p><p>When you are only beginning, placing things on a page is hard. The more I write, things fall into categories like on a color wheel. More ideas will come, and you know where to put things. There will be times when you just don't know what to write or how to present something. There will be times when you will just have too many ideas but you can always narrow things down. In the end, you might have many magazines to publish or just one whole book.</p>
 
<p>Keep writing, coming up with ideas, and brainstorming. People might laugh at what you do, but don't let that stop you. Don't let rejection stop you. Your ideas and your interest can help create something new. Then people that like what you do might give you ideas to add or advice. Sometimes a helping hand is needed. It does not always have to be a professional, but it is good to have someone that knows a little bit more than you know. </p><p>A professional who has been in the business for years may not have the time to look at your work or may not even like it. You can always get an idea from what they do to be better. If you have an idea in mind for a newspaper or a magazine, publish it, and you should publish it yourself. The internet has made a way for you.</p>			
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:01:09 PST</pubDate></item>
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<title>Online Writing Market Opportunities</title>
<link>http://www.writinghood.com/Online-Writing/Online-Writing-Market-Opportunities.72385</link>
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<![CDATA[<P>
 
 As someone who has written hundreds of articles for a wide variety of
 publications in the past, I have noticed it's getting increasingly difficult to
 break into different markets.  More and more magazines are writing their
 articles in-house, so the market for freelancers is shrinking further every day.
 </P><P>
 So I turned to the internet to see if there were any markets in cyberspace that
 I could submit to, and earn some cash along the way.
 </P><P>
 It was an eye opening journey.  I'd never heard of blogging before (yes, I'm a
 novice really, did you guess?), but I've found two sites that look promising. 
 
<a target="_blank" href="HTTP://www.blogcharm.com">blogcharm.com</a>
 looks to be in its early stages, but the site is easy to
 navigate and hopefully will develop as it settles down.  The other good looking
 site is 
<a target="_blank" href="HTTP://www.writersup.com">writersup.com</a>
, which is a little more established, and I've heard
 good things about it.  Both pay you a percentage of advertising revenue
 generated when people read your blog and click on the ads nearby.</P><P>
 
 I've also dipped a toe into 
<a target="_blank" href="HTTP://www.constant-content.com">constant-content.com</a>
, which is free to post
 articles on, and you set your prices for people to buy them from you to post on their own websites.  My toe is now well into this particular pond, as I've sold over ninety articles to date.
 </P><P>
 It's true to say there are a lot of scams on the net, but don't tar everyone
 with the same brush.  There are a lot of good guys out there as well.  It's well
 worth searching for a few hours to find the pearls.  Try 
<a target="_blank" href="HTTP://www.helium.com">helium.com</a>

 - the most popular questions asked on that site involve working from home, and
 how to earn money working on your computer, or over the net.  And join Helium as a member to earn some cash every single time someone reads one of your articles.
 </P><P>
 If you want to earn money online by using your writing skills, the information
 is out there - you just need to persevere in finding it.  Try out the sites
 mentioned above - you could be earning sooner than you think.  Good luck! </P><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.writinghood.com%2FOnline-Writing%2FOnline-Writing-Market-Opportunities.72385"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.writinghood.com%2FOnline-Writing%2FOnline-Writing-Market-Opportunities.72385" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2007 08:39:33 PST</pubDate></item>
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<title>Attracting Customers with Competitor Articles</title>
<link>http://www.writinghood.com/Writing-Business/Attracting-Customers-with-Competitor-Articles.72371</link>
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<![CDATA[<p>Article marketing has emerged as a significantly important marketing tool in Internet marketplace. The whopping success of hundreds of online article directories bears witness to this phenomenon. Either written by themselves or bought from ghost writers, business owners submit large number of articles to hundreds of the article directories available out there.</p>
 
 <p>How to Be a Gold Digger and Take Advantage of this Rush to Get their Articles Published</p>
 
 <p>There is enourmous wealth and business hidden in the thousands of articles that appear in article directories. You can directly and legally use these articles to increase traffic to your site and increase your sales.</p>
 
 <h3>The Rules of Article Marketing</h3>
 
 <p>By submitting an article to an article directory, the author gives permission to other website owners, ezine publishers, newsletter publishers to use their article. The publisher who takes the article is in turn obliged to respect the copyright of the author. The publisher is not allowed to edit the article in any form or remove the author resource box, which usually has a link to author website.</p>
 
 <h3>Giving Search Engines More Reasons to Visit Your Site</h3>
 
 <p>The only catch of using a free article is to leave the link in tact, which can be to your direct competitor. An article is a credible piece of writing. Publishing an article ensures your website has keyword rich fresh content that search engine are in love with.</p>
 
 <p>There is however minimal risk of duplicate content. Publishing a few articles from article directories, however doesn't really get labelled as duplicate content. If you publish same content under two domains, it will account towards content duplication. The problem occurs only when a website copies more than 10% of the content from the second one. Taking articles from article directories doesn't work towards that proportion and you can safely use the article.</p>
 
 <h3>Closing More Sales with Articles</h3>
 
 <p>The visitors you get via search engines because of these articles is a bonus. Putting two highly visible text or image link to product sales page and product information pages at the top and bottom of the article is enough to keep the visitor at your site and give them the reasons to buy from your site.</p>
 
 <p>Think about a sale you close solely because of that specific article. A sale that would go to your competitor. A sale a day because of that article is enough reason to leave an article at your website.</p>
 
 <h3>Strategies for Using Competitor Articles</h3>
 
 <p>Don't link to the article from your home page. After all, the article has a link to your competitor site. Instead use it to attract traffic via search engines only. However you need to provide a link to the article from a sitemap. Search engines attribute more value to sitemaps than human visitors do.</p>
 
 <p>Design the page in such a way that the reader is not motivated to click over to your competitor site. Providing easily visible links at the top and bottom of the article is enough to keep the visitor in your site.</p>
 
 <p>Make the links highly relevant to the topic of the article. If the article is review of a product, say a just-released digital camera, include text with exact model name of the camera next to "Buy Now", "Check Prizes" or "More Product Info" buttons.</p>
 
 <h3>Test the Effectiveness of the Article</h3>
 
 <p>If you find the article helps only with sending your traffic away to your competitor, stop using the article. You are not running charity fund. If you find more visitors entering your website through the article page, get more articles of similar type.</p>
 
 <h3>Competitor Articles as a Keyword Research Tool</h3>
 
 <p>If you find more visitors entering your site through the article page, check the keywords they used to reach the article page. You will be amazed at the simple variants of search phrases customers use. You can in turn use the phrases in other parts of your website - in product description pages or testimonial pages. You can also choose to remove the article from your website after 15 or 30 days.</p>
 
 <h3>Always Respect Copyrights</h3>
 
 <p>Take articles only from article directories from which you can freely take the article. Don't take any article from other websites, unless they explicitly state you are free to use their articles.</p>
 
 <p>Authors submit articles to article directories for good reasons. The only thing they expect in return is a link to their website from publisher websites. This give them more exposure and higher importance in search engine algorithms.</p>
 
 <p>Don't use articles from article directories if you don't like to give an outbound link from your website.</p>
 
 <p>Don't try to reword the article to make it look like a new one. Better option is to write your own article or hiring a ghost writer to write high quality article for your website.</p>
 
 <p>Play by the rules of article publishing to boost credibility and sales, at the expense of your competitor.</p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.writinghood.com%2FWriting-Business%2FAttracting-Customers-with-Competitor-Articles.72371"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.writinghood.com%2FWriting-Business%2FAttracting-Customers-with-Competitor-Articles.72371" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:06:55 PST</pubDate></item>
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