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Get motivated!

If you are unmotivated or not confident, it will show in your writing. Every writer has their own voice, that is the voice that we as readers here when reading. You want your writing voice to sound confident in the information you are trying to relay. This also goes the same way with creative writing.

Try and find motivation by getting excited as well. Writing is a fun hobby and by sticking with it, there is a chance that you could find a career in the process. Take pride in knowing that people out there are reading your material, whether only two people read it or five thousand people read it, your voice is still out there being heard. Plus, you never know if what you write may make a difference.

Edit your material!

Make sure you quadruple check your writing. Little punctuation or spelling mistakes can be distracting to the reader. The best way to edit is by using spell check on the computer or having a dictionary close by. Also, if you know someone with good writing skills, see if they will proof read your material before you put it out there. The main thing is that you want your writing to look as professional as possible. If you are dyslexic, don’t worry about it, just take your time when editing and see it through.

Another tip when editing is to use a thesaurus. Everyone has it happen to them where they just cant seem to find the right word and then it interrupts the writing process. If this happens to you, just put down a word that is like what you are trying to find and go back to it later. Then, all you have to do is find the right word in the thesaurus.

Don’t give up!

If some or most of your pictures or articles aren’t getting the attention that you were hoping for, don’t fret. Just keep trying until you find something or a certain style that does. Remember, each of your articles promote your other published articles as well. So if one of your articles turns out to be a hit or someone just finds it really good, they may end up looking up other articles that you have written.

Another thing is money. With Triond, you aren’t going to become a millionaire, or at least not over night. Some of your articles may only bring in a few cents per month, some not at all, and then of course one of them may bring in a really good amount. If your articles aren’t putting out as much as you would like, don’t give up, just try to improve. Using these tips should help, but you will surely never make money unless you stick with it. Also, using the Triond school could help as well, make sure you use every avenue that you can. Last but not least, remember that this is a very young company that is still growing by the minute. Where right now may only be small change, in a few years there may be big bucks.

Stick with what you know!

Some people on Triond write articles on things that they have absolutely no idea about. For instance, if you are going to give instructions on installing a kitchen sink, make sure you know what you are doing. If you have no idea about how to do it, why would you write about it? The key is to find your niche and not write about whatever is currently a “Hot Topic”

Another tip in this area is to write about similar things. This is a great way to promote your content. Let’s say you write about gardening and then later you write more articles about gardening, but they are all about different methods used when gardening, then you have now made yourself marketable. If you keep going with that same subject you will soon become one the most popular authors in that field. Then, anytime someone is reading an article about gardening, one of your articles may pop up as a related subject.

Set goals for yourself!

There is truly no better way to succeed at anything then by adding some structure to it. Here is an example. I am in the Army, currently in Iraq. However, I still dedicate a few hours a week to writing an article. One day I’ll write it, the next day I’ll revise it and the third day I publish it and then that is it for the week. One article per week is my goal. I can allow myself to beat that goal and publish more content if I have time or I am motivated enough to do so, but I will not let myself fail at reaching the goals that I have set. Just make sure that all goals are within reason and can be accomplished. It wouldn’t be good for you to miss your goals because then you may be adding on more stress than you really need.

Don’t listen to the Critics!

Eventually you will receive comments. This is fun because we all want opinions on what we are writing. However, some times it is hard to accept what people are saying in their comments. Not all of them will be nice or encouraging and some of them may be just down right cruel. The key here is to keep yourself from taking them personal, even though this can be difficult since our writing is a very personal thing.

One example is I wrote a piece on College Football a few weeks ago titled, “Vote on the top College Football Rivalry” and it did very well. However, I also received a lot of negative feedback. At first I was upset at some of the things people were saying, but the more I thought about it, the more I started to see humor in it. You see, football fans take their teams very seriously, so of course some readers were mad about their favorite teams not being on the list. The thing I should have been concentrating on was taking their comments as advice and learning how to make a better article. Also, I realized that because I had received so many comments, my article was obviously a success.

So look at every comment as positively as you can and apply rule number one to this tip as well by using the comments you receive as motivation. Heck, sometimes the comments you receive may give you an idea for another article too!

Make your title a good one!

Your title doesn’t exactly have to be flashy, but it should be intriguing. What I mean by this is, let’s say you have published a beautiful picture of a pond. Well, you probably shouldn’t title it “Beautiful Pond” and the reason is that it doesn’t draw intrigue. So it might be better to think of something that isn’t so dull. Instead, find a title that would make the viewer want to see it. Your title is the best selling point for gaining views. But beware; make sure your title has something to do with your piece.

Search for inspiration!

Basically what I mean by this is if you have no idea what to write about, look around at other peoples articles and learn from them. There are some very successful writers here on Triond and they are successful because they have learned how to write the right way. There is nothing wrong with gaining inspiration from others, just be sure not to copy off of them.

Also, use your own lifestyle as inspiration. If you are a soccer mom and you are constantly finding tips on how to make your life easier, write an article about it. There is really no right or wrong on writing, there is only do or don’t. So take a look around every once in a while and see if there isn’t something in your daily life worth writing about. I’m willing to bet that there is.

Research, research, research!

When you write an article, you have to be able to back up what you are saying. If you write about Ocean City, Maryland, but you have never been there, you should probably read up about it. Putting out bad content is not only substandard, but it is a quick way for you to lose creditability. On the other hand, if you do loads of research on the internet, talk to people that have been there and maybe call a few hotels and ask questions about the area, then you will probably be able to produce a good article.

The main thing here is to be able to back up everything you say.

Treat other Authors as you would want to be treated!

This could just be a revolutionary idea, but we should all try our hardest to be kind if we comment an article. No one likes getting a mean comment, but if you do get one, don’t go and take it out on the next article you read. Negative articles hurt peoples feelings and we should all be respectful of that. So if you read something that you don’t like, be critical of it but try to be encouraging when doing so. There is no need to bash anyone just to do it. For all we know, the Author may be a single mother of three that is just trying to follow her dream of writing. So try and give advice or point out errors if you feel it is needed, but let’s not bash on anyone.

I can only hope that these tips help. If you have any feedback, please do not hesitate to leave a comment and let me know what you think. Let me know what has worked for you, or if something I have said here helped you out.

God Bless and Good Luck!