I read all the help I could get - not that I really understood the true meaning of it all. There was just so much you can absorb at one time!

The first step I did was to set up my Paypal account - well you've read how people wrote a million cheque in anticipation of their success. I wanted my account ready to get my payment from Triond when the time came for pay out.

Then I took the plunge - wrote my article. Yep, I started with one article the first day "My greatest fear: Lizards Dead or Alive". I waited anxiously to see how many ‘hits' I would get. The article was published in Authspot. It was very slow going, but I wasn't about to give up!

The next day I published another two articles "Greed: Money" and "Tips to Help a Picky Eater Eat". Again, it was really slow. But I was happy to see my ‘Total Views' slowly add up.

In the meantime, I read what other writers were writing and what topics featured in ‘Hot Content'. Most of what I saw were on computer freewares, free downloads, these were topics that I am completely at a loss.

A few days after reading all the articles here at Triond, and learning how to navigate this site, I found that I could send messages to other Triond writers here! Imagine the joy when I discovered this, so I immediately sent off a couple of messages to some ‘Hot users' here like Louie Jerome, Francie, Mary J Dressel, Rebecca Ann Grant and a few others. These 4 ladies here need special mention as they were quick to reply and very generous with their time as they tried to explain to me what needed to be done to succeed here at Triond.

I was in a hurry to find out how much I could earn with my articles. By the time Triond was going to pay out on the 15th April, I had already written about 20 articles. My first pay from Triond came exactly on time, paid through paypal with the grand total of $1.08. That was my first payment for the articles I had written here at Triond. It was disappointing where money was concerned, but very fulfilling as a budding writer as you see your ‘Total Views' add up as the weeks pass.

I continue to write in a variety of topics as I strive to look for a topic that will bring in the crowd. Then recently I wrote "10 Things They Never Teach in School". Once it was published, within 2 hours, there were more than 100 ‘reads'! I was ecstatic! My first hit (so far my ONLY hit!), it was such an amazing feeling to see the numbers climb for the next few days. And this article made it to the "Hot Content' pages as well for a few days. This article is still my highest number of ‘Total Views' at 920 views (May 9 - 19) collecting $1.62 under "Total Earnings".

I am still not sure how to use Digg and StumbleUpon to their full capability. I am still exploring the use of these two social networking sites. Triond has given a long list of other social networking sites that we can use to bring traffic to our articles here. Time is of the essence, as you need it to learn to use Triond and market your articles to its full potential.

Another thing I have learned here at Triond, more ‘Total Views' does NOT mean more ‘Total Earnings'. I have articles with the same number of ‘Total Views' , but ‘Total Earnings' are NOT the same for example "My greatest fear: Lizards dead or alive" has the same number of ‘Total Views' as my other article "How to develop good study habits in your child" at 22 views each but the former article is only having a "Total Earning" of $0.03 and the latter $0.08.

To date, I have written 36 articles, and posted 3 photos of cars - specifically Ferrari. Those 3 photos have brought in $0.14 so far after 10 days. My earnings to date is $7.60 after writing here from April 17 to May 19.

I am told it takes about 6 months before we can really see any real income from writing here at Triond. This will depend on each writer as some will write an article that is an instant hit and some others will take a longer time to find their ‘hot' article. Once you get the great feeling of seeing your articles being read by others and seeing your articles appearing in the "Hot Content" pages, you will strive to be back there again!

Good luck and happy writing.