We hear about search engine optimization often when writing for online clients. Use keywords, repeat the keywords in every paragraph are all common search engine optimization tips. But I want to do more! My goal is to be earning $1,432 every month from these articles. I need the search engines to find my writing and I don't want to wait a year for this to happen.
I've done a lot of research on this topic, but admittedly I am no expert. I always use a small set of keywords, always have the keywords from the title in at least three places throughout the article and I use the keywords in any pictures I use with the article.
Another important aspect of search engine optimization is when outside webpages link back to your article. External links to your article help drive Google and Yahoo to see your page as a useful source of information. If you write a lot of articles in the same genre it may be possible to link to your other articles on the topic. Some writing service will not allow this though, like Demand Studios. At Demand, where I write, I cannot link to other eHow articles as a source of my information.
When adding the keywords to your article do not over do it. A useful informative article is much more useful to you than a keyword packed article that does not make sense and is not useful to the readers.
I'll keep experimenting with my optimization and keep you all updated as I learn new tips and tricks.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
New Start
Well a year has come and gone, and the Project 1432 continues on. The website eHow stopped their writer's program and now goes through Demand Media for their web content. This change was disruptive to my project.
The new guidelines for writing revenue share articles through Demand Media are not much different from the old eHow. The main difference is that each article you write is viewed by an editor before being submitted to the eHow site. I have to have references for every article and I cannot make changes to my articles once they are submitted.
Changes to your revenue share articles are helpful because you can add links to similar articles you have written and make updates to the information in the article. Both of these things are useful in making your content fresh to the search engines.
I have decided to continue with project 1432 in the coming 2011 writing year. I feel more comfortable with the revenue share program through Demand Media and I have also seen some initial earnings in the first article I wrote through they revenue share program.
So to start of the next stage of Project 1432 I am submitting my updated numbers:
In November I made $22.90 (eHow) 1.29 (Demand)
Total earnings Dec. 09 to Oct. 10 $72.21 (eHow) 1.38 (Demand)
Days left in the Project: New start
Total Articles Written: 25 (24 on eHow and 1 on Demand)
Articles left to write: 1407 Article
Earnings to date: 2009 $ 2.25
2010 $ 95.53
Grand Total on eHow $ 97.78
Ok. The first thing you will notice with these updated numbers is.... WOW my eHow articles have been earning some cash this year! The month of November my 24 article on eHow almost earned $1 each. Now I know what your thinking, $1 for an article is crazy. Why would I think that is good.
Well because that is actually my goal with this Project 1432. To earn $1 per article PER MONTH in passive income. Think about that for a second.... Wouldn't it be nice to get $1,432 every month from work you have long since completed?
So I have a renewed excitement for this project and I'm happy to be doing it through Demand Media. I am eager to learn what types of articles work best. I am excited to write some topics I am an expert in. I am also excited to write more product oriented topics and see if that helps my revenue share numbers.
I'll keep you all updated as this project continues!
The new guidelines for writing revenue share articles through Demand Media are not much different from the old eHow. The main difference is that each article you write is viewed by an editor before being submitted to the eHow site. I have to have references for every article and I cannot make changes to my articles once they are submitted.
Changes to your revenue share articles are helpful because you can add links to similar articles you have written and make updates to the information in the article. Both of these things are useful in making your content fresh to the search engines.
I have decided to continue with project 1432 in the coming 2011 writing year. I feel more comfortable with the revenue share program through Demand Media and I have also seen some initial earnings in the first article I wrote through they revenue share program.
So to start of the next stage of Project 1432 I am submitting my updated numbers:
In November I made $22.90 (eHow) 1.29 (Demand)
Total earnings Dec. 09 to Oct. 10 $72.21 (eHow) 1.38 (Demand)
Days left in the Project: New start
Total Articles Written: 25 (24 on eHow and 1 on Demand)
Articles left to write: 1407 Article
Earnings to date: 2009 $ 2.25
2010 $ 95.53
Grand Total on eHow $ 97.78
Ok. The first thing you will notice with these updated numbers is.... WOW my eHow articles have been earning some cash this year! The month of November my 24 article on eHow almost earned $1 each. Now I know what your thinking, $1 for an article is crazy. Why would I think that is good.
Well because that is actually my goal with this Project 1432. To earn $1 per article PER MONTH in passive income. Think about that for a second.... Wouldn't it be nice to get $1,432 every month from work you have long since completed?
So I have a renewed excitement for this project and I'm happy to be doing it through Demand Media. I am eager to learn what types of articles work best. I am excited to write some topics I am an expert in. I am also excited to write more product oriented topics and see if that helps my revenue share numbers.
I'll keep you all updated as this project continues!
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Update on Changes with eHow
Ok so I have not written any more articles for eHow. I know it is so disappointing! eHow has gone through some major changes and you can no longer write articles directly on their website. Instead, you have to write them through DemandStudios.com. I am a registered writer with Demand Studios and will work to figure out how to write the eHow articles with their revenue share program. I will then add those article numbers to the ones I have already done through eHow's website.
One interesting note I'd like to share is the continued money I have been making through eHow even though I have not written and article for them since January!!!
In February I made $4.45
In March it was $4.48
For April it was $5.81
May was a total of $7.91
Days left in the Project: 189
Total Articles Written: 21
Average Articles per day is like ZERO..lol
Articles left to write: 1412
Article Earnings to date: 2009 $2.25
2010 $26.91
Grand Total on eHow $29.16
In some other interesting, exciting, terrifying news.... I am no longer working as a counselor :( This saddens me because I have spent so many years working towards being a counselor and dedicating my time to my patients. But I do have to admit I have felt wonderful since leaving my job. I love spending my days with my children. I love writing and all the freedom that it offers. I love that my constant stomach pains from stress are no longer here. It will be a transition but I'm excited to see what is ahead of me.
It was memorial day last weekend and we took the whole family up to visit Army. We still haven't picked out a headstone for him :( This is distressing to me. My husband has such a difficult time talking about the loss of Armstrong that anytime I want to discuss what will go on the headstone he quickly distracts himself with something and just refuses to participate. It is getting to the point that I may just take the kids to pick one out with me. I know they all have some grandiose ideas of what Army's headstone should look like. I've heard it should be shaped like giant french fries, a Diego the Explorer head, and even just a life size statue of Armstrong...lol. They are all so creative!
Well that's it for now. I'll keep you all updated on the progress through Demand Studios as I learn how to post the eHow articles with them.
One interesting note I'd like to share is the continued money I have been making through eHow even though I have not written and article for them since January!!!
In February I made $4.45
In March it was $4.48
For April it was $5.81
May was a total of $7.91
Days left in the Project: 189
Total Articles Written: 21
Average Articles per day is like ZERO..lol
Articles left to write: 1412
Article Earnings to date: 2009 $2.25
2010 $26.91
Grand Total on eHow $29.16
In some other interesting, exciting, terrifying news.... I am no longer working as a counselor :( This saddens me because I have spent so many years working towards being a counselor and dedicating my time to my patients. But I do have to admit I have felt wonderful since leaving my job. I love spending my days with my children. I love writing and all the freedom that it offers. I love that my constant stomach pains from stress are no longer here. It will be a transition but I'm excited to see what is ahead of me.
It was memorial day last weekend and we took the whole family up to visit Army. We still haven't picked out a headstone for him :( This is distressing to me. My husband has such a difficult time talking about the loss of Armstrong that anytime I want to discuss what will go on the headstone he quickly distracts himself with something and just refuses to participate. It is getting to the point that I may just take the kids to pick one out with me. I know they all have some grandiose ideas of what Army's headstone should look like. I've heard it should be shaped like giant french fries, a Diego the Explorer head, and even just a life size statue of Armstrong...lol. They are all so creative!
Well that's it for now. I'll keep you all updated on the progress through Demand Studios as I learn how to post the eHow articles with them.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Update
Well it has been 2 weeks since I updated you all on Project 1432 progress. I've been really wrapped up in the disaster in Haiti and just totally forgot to update. Here are my numbers as of today:
Days left of project: 318
Total Articles Written: 21
Average Articles per day: WAY...LESS THAN 1 per day :(
Articles left to write: 1412
Article views: 2,335
Article earnings: 2009 End of year (Dec. 9th -31st) $2.25
January $3.64
So I'm still not up to the minimum of $10 to have a payment sent out. But I am very optamistic considering the low number of articles I have actually written so far.
Days left of project: 318
Total Articles Written: 21
Average Articles per day: WAY...LESS THAN 1 per day :(
Articles left to write: 1412
Article views: 2,335
Article earnings: 2009 End of year (Dec. 9th -31st) $2.25
January $3.64
So I'm still not up to the minimum of $10 to have a payment sent out. But I am very optamistic considering the low number of articles I have actually written so far.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Here we go again
Well I've completed a whoping 1 article to add to last weeks totals. But on the positive side I have finished the 106 page rough draft for my clients workbook. So with that done I can now get back to working on Articles on a more regular basis.
The other big goal I'm working on right now is running a marathon on May 2nd. Yesterday was my BIG run for the week. Normally I would try and go slow and steady on this run but I really just wanted to see how hard I could work yesterday. So I ran faster than normal, but still took walking breaks in between. My knees are really sore and it is just impossible for me to run a long distance without walking breaks. But we will see how that progresses as I continue my workouts in the coming months. Super sore today though :(
Here's the Stats for this week :)
Days left of project: 332
Total Articles Written: 16
Average Articles per day: WAY...LESS THAN 1 per day :(
Articles left to write: 1416
Article views: 1764
Article earnings: 2009 End of year (Dec. 9th -31st) $2.25
January $.85
Here's my latest article addition on Social Networking :)
How to Use Social Networking
I wrote it to go along with my application for a job at about.com :) I'll let you know if anything comes from that opportunity!
Happy Monday,
Lindsay
The other big goal I'm working on right now is running a marathon on May 2nd. Yesterday was my BIG run for the week. Normally I would try and go slow and steady on this run but I really just wanted to see how hard I could work yesterday. So I ran faster than normal, but still took walking breaks in between. My knees are really sore and it is just impossible for me to run a long distance without walking breaks. But we will see how that progresses as I continue my workouts in the coming months. Super sore today though :(
Here's the Stats for this week :)
Days left of project: 332
Total Articles Written: 16
Average Articles per day: WAY...LESS THAN 1 per day :(
Articles left to write: 1416
Article views: 1764
Article earnings: 2009 End of year (Dec. 9th -31st) $2.25
January $.85
Here's my latest article addition on Social Networking :)
How to Use Social Networking
I wrote it to go along with my application for a job at about.com :) I'll let you know if anything comes from that opportunity!
Happy Monday,
Lindsay
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Snowed in but still no progress...
You would think being snowed in would give me the perfect opportunity to finally get caught up on my eHow articles. But nope! I'm still working on this darn workbook project for a client. The good news is the workbook pays $850, so it is well worth my distraction. But all I keep thinking about is how far behind I'm getting on my articles per day :(
A sunny picture of Armstrong at the beach to warm us up :)
So my procrastination wasn't all that bad today and I actually got about 3 workbook chapters completed. There was a definate time where my productively lapsed and I started playing on Facebook etc.
Tomorrow is another snowed in day...so maybe I'll be able to get this whole workbook done and move on to normal article life! 8 chapters left of the workbook!
Go go go!
Monday, January 4, 2010
Off to a normal start...
Well it is the New Year and a Monday ... so I'll get right down to the statistics :)
Surprising news came from a couple of newer articles
How to French Kiss Good - Had over 400 views!
How to Lose Weight Ultra Fast - 60 vies in the first day!
Days into project: 26
Days left of project: 339
Total Articles Written: 15 (The Article on Roy Disney was removed...I knew it didn't really fit well but just really wanted to write and article about him after he died)
Average Articles per day: WAY...LESS THAN 1 per day :(
Articles left to write: 1417
Article views: 1281
Article earnings: 2009 End of year (Dec. 9th -31st) $2.25
January $.06
So as you can see there was a HUGE jump (relatively speaking) in earnings at the end of last week. I'm excited to see progress on these articles and their earnings.
Currently I'm finished a project for a client on Elance and as soon as that project is done I'll be able to concentrate more on my eHow articles (and Demand Studios). But I have only finished 8 out of 20 chapters for this client so I have to get his work done!
What was your New Year's Resolution?
I don't really set Ney Year's Resolutions because I always have so much going on in my life. And I'm always adding new and interesting things that I would like to do. I think my project 1432 and the marathon I'm training for in May are probably enough things for me to be working towards in this new year...I'm not going to bog myself down with something else.
But I was really thinking of going the year without television. I just thought WOW that would be a fun experiment. But no way my other half is going to agree to that. I've asked to go a month without T.V. before and he threatened divorce..haha!
Happy Monday
Happy New Year too!
Surprising news came from a couple of newer articles
How to French Kiss Good - Had over 400 views!
How to Lose Weight Ultra Fast - 60 vies in the first day!
Days into project: 26
Days left of project: 339
Total Articles Written: 15 (The Article on Roy Disney was removed...I knew it didn't really fit well but just really wanted to write and article about him after he died)
Average Articles per day: WAY...LESS THAN 1 per day :(
Articles left to write: 1417
Article views: 1281
Article earnings: 2009 End of year (Dec. 9th -31st) $2.25
January $.06
So as you can see there was a HUGE jump (relatively speaking) in earnings at the end of last week. I'm excited to see progress on these articles and their earnings.
Currently I'm finished a project for a client on Elance and as soon as that project is done I'll be able to concentrate more on my eHow articles (and Demand Studios). But I have only finished 8 out of 20 chapters for this client so I have to get his work done!
What was your New Year's Resolution?
I don't really set Ney Year's Resolutions because I always have so much going on in my life. And I'm always adding new and interesting things that I would like to do. I think my project 1432 and the marathon I'm training for in May are probably enough things for me to be working towards in this new year...I'm not going to bog myself down with something else.
But I was really thinking of going the year without television. I just thought WOW that would be a fun experiment. But no way my other half is going to agree to that. I've asked to go a month without T.V. before and he threatened divorce..haha!
Happy Monday
Happy New Year too!
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