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Guest Blog: Sun Meilan on What Makes a Good Article Headline
Helium writers have read a lot recently about how important it is to create a good headline. However, many writers still aren’t really sure what makes a good headline. Hopefully, this blog post will clear up a few misconceptions and …
Good news from Helium
At Helium, we’ve always been about the cooperative nature of our community. The community shares its considerable accumulated knowledge with other members and the larger Internet community. Helium members volunteer their time and expertise to help writers on the platform …
What writers should take away from Google’s algorithm change
If you’re an online writer who hasn’t heard about Google’s recent algorithm change, dubbed the “Farmer” or “Panda” update, you must not have turned on your computer in the last month. This tweak to the search engine giant’s ranking software …
How to optimize your article’s SEO without compromising the quality
Many writers who are new to online freelance writing have been told that in order to be successful, they need to be a quality writer who understands SEO practices. Is this true? Absolutely. As you may have seen in the …
How to get more followers on Twitter without using Twitter
You’ve signed up for Twitter and started tweeting. What next? Where are all of your followers? Well, the quality followers that you’re looking for are easier to procure than you may think. First, think about the purpose of your Twitter …
Twitter Tips: Which URL shortener is better for promoting articles on Twitter?
If you’re using Twitter, you have most likely have developed a love/hate relationship with the 140 character limit imposed on all Tweets. You love how you can quickly type what you’re eating, feeling, dreaming, reading and writing about and include …
If I create quality content, that should be enough, right? Wrong!
In the past, many people thought if you created quality content the readers will come. Well that theory no longer holds true. As a freelance writer, you need to do much more than just create quality content, you need to …
5 fun and effective tools to make you a more efficient writer
To be a successful freelance writer making a living writing on the Internet isn’t easy. The writer has to be talented, knowledgeable and efficient. Time is money, isn’t it? To help our writers out, we’ve compiled a minor list of …
Helium’s How To Guide Community
We understand that there is still some confusion regarding Helium’s new How To Guides community. We’ve been listening and recording questions that members have vocalized on the boards and pulled together a FAQ. Below, you’ll find the answers to the …
Using Google Chrome and the Stumbleupon Extension to Promote Your Helium Articles
As Social Media Associate at Helium, I am always on the lookout for new and unique ways our writers can promote their work. I stumbled upon Stumbleupon a couple of months ago, but never felt it was a good medium …