Grey skies

The weather continues to be pretty miserable and we had another spate of rain. After cooking Colin and I breakfast I wondered what I could do with myself for the day. I decided to look at my Helium writers site  http://www.helium.com/ and see what article titles were available.
I joined Helium about a year ago and have received just over £300 dollars for writing and rating articles.The way it works is that you need to apply to become a member and then write a short piece for approval. Once you are accepted you can choose from a large variety of titles which are placed on an assignments page. Some of the assignments pay one or two dollars  upfront if they are accepted whilst others go into revenue share. The articles are rated by other users and stars can be gained. As a user you are required to rate other peoples articles and providing that you rate a certain number in a month you are paid three dollars. The website has a support network including a group that is very helpful particularly as some of the guidelines for use is not always clear.
During the time that I have been a member of Helium I have written a number of articles on different subjects ranging from university guides, travel guides and pieces about adoption and child care. The assignments titles are very varied and most people will find a subject that is  of interest. Helium also holds a monthly writing contest when winners can earn between 5 to 20 dollars. If you are interested in writing Helium is a good forum to join. Today I choose an assignment entitled the Prince Charles biography. Whilst I'm not a royalist I quite enjoy writing biography's. I researched Prince Charles on the net and then wrote my own piece using the information that I had gained. I have submitted my article that is 400 words long and will wait and see if I will be paid my one dollar. Its not much but every dollar counts. I will also earn money depending on the number of views my article gets.