My husband suckered me into helping him with a website. It is designed to help new writers and I could really use some help making it a site that will be useful to those it is intended to help.
Anyone who has ever been fishing knows that in order to catch a really big fish you have to use the right bait to catch a sucker. My husband it seems turns out to be quite the fisherman.
Having decided a couple of months ago he wanted to build a website and cash in on some of the Google Adsense income he decided that he could use my help in his “little project.” However, he knows me well and knows that he would never get me to agree unless his website was something I felt passionate about.
After doing quite a bit of on line research, he decided that the perfect website would be one designed for people who wanted to start making money on line. While there are tons of these kinds of websites out there he noted that there wasn’t a single one designed for the beginning writer, with little or no experience.
Recalling the frustration I had felt when I was looking for a site that I could write for without paying to do so, how hard I have worked to get a start making money, and the hours I have spend searching for other writing sites that would increase my income, he decided that the perfect site would be one that gave new writers all this information.
Not only did he find a niche he thinks will come in handed but he also used the right bait as he got my interest when he told me his plan.
He set the hook, by asking my advice on things I thought should be included in the website to make it really useful to beginning writers. Reeling me in was just a matter of putting my name on his website.
There is nothing like having your name splashed all over the Internet to make a person want to insure the success of a venture. So despite my protests I found myself deep in the midst of this project and determined to make it useful to the people it was being designed to help.
While my husband’s main goal was to build a website to attract advertising, mine was to build a website where a beginning writer could find what they needed to get off to a good start writing on line. To that end, I did not just want to offer writing advice, but actually give them some sites where they could get started writing without paying to do, information on how those sites worked, and advice on how to make the most of writing on each site.
It also occurred to me, that since I and many of my Triond comrades have written articles about writing, that providing links to those kinds of articles, might possibly get us a few additional views and provide helpful information to beginners at the same time. Several people I asked graciously allowed me to use their links and in doing so, helped me to make a better website.
In return, I included a contributors page with their profile link and have encouraged new writers to read these people’s work in order to see examples of on line writing. Since this is a new site, I have no idea how much if at all this will help these writers, but it is my hope that it will do some good.
There is still work that needs to be done to the site. Some is entirely up to my husband, like finding ways to make the site visually appealing and driving traffic to the site.
There are also things I would like to add to the site to make it more helpful to beginners, things I know little or nothing about and therefore do not feel as though I can offer advice on these topics.
I would love to have a section on Social websites, how they can help increase views and income and advice on exactly how each of these sites work.
I would also like visitors to the site to have some good advice on increasing views, and additional advice on how to write for the writing websites I have listed for beginning writers, as well as additional websites that might be available to them.
Most of all I would like advice on what I can do to make this website better for beginning writers.
If anyone would like to contribute articles on any of these subjects, or offer advice on the website in general I would appreciate all the help I can get.
The website went on line last night, and is called Martie’s Writer’s Window and I would be glad to send you the link if you would care to look it over and offer suggestions. There is no advertising on it at this point, so no one will be making a profit off anything at this point, all I want is advice to make this website worthwhile.
I would be happy to send the link to anyone wishing to take a look at the site, and I would be more than happy to include links to any articles you might have that offers advice to other writers.
This is an entirely new kind of project for me, and I really want to make this website one of a kind, and be of real service for those it is intended to help.
September 19th, 2009 at 6:43 am
Could you send me the link? Also I was wondering how long it took to make it.
September 19th, 2009 at 9:02 am
Excellent idea. And what a fisherman!
Please, send me the link, too.
September 19th, 2009 at 9:25 am
Me too. I would like to see it. A very enterprising write.
Christine
September 19th, 2009 at 9:43 am
I’ve seen it and it is great. Let’s support Martie. Congradulations on a job well done.
September 19th, 2009 at 10:39 am
It sounds like a good idea. Please send me the link.
September 19th, 2009 at 10:47 am
I not only like reading your work, but I support your efforts. I would like the link, please. TX for your offer.
September 19th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
I would love to help and offer my support!
September 19th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
great idea. send me the link
September 19th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Interesting one, pls send the link
September 19th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
Great idea… can you send me the link?
September 19th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Great idea. Could you send me the link?
September 19th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
Please send me the link.
September 19th, 2009 at 6:35 pm
Send me the link.
RJ
September 19th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
Send me the link.
September 19th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
It seems great and may I get the link from you too?
September 20th, 2009 at 1:07 am
Me!Me! Can you send me the link? I wuz wondering why didn’t you put the link in your article.
Anyway, i am looking forward to the link thing!
September 20th, 2009 at 3:33 am
Please send me the link. I’d love to visit the site and I’ll offer you my honest feedback if you wish.
September 20th, 2009 at 4:39 am
Good article martie. Please send me the link as well. Thank you..
September 20th, 2009 at 4:49 am
Hey, Martie, you contacted me on using my articles so feel free to use all of them provided my name is mentioned somewhere (which you agreed to which is good). I shall look forward to reading this site after it’s been constructed but could you probably put up the link to your site so that we can access it and see how this generous deed by your husband and you is going? Even if it under construction it doesn’t matter, I’m sure we still want to take a look at it. If you haven’t got a host yet and you are still looking to construct it then okay but once the site is done, please post the link so we can see this fabulous work please.
September 20th, 2009 at 11:11 am
I’d be happy to help in any way I can.
September 21st, 2009 at 2:26 am
it a good idea send us the link please
September 21st, 2009 at 7:59 am
For those of you who want my link or having trouble with the one I sent here is the link copied straight from the site itself.
http://www.martieswriterswindow.com/
September 21st, 2009 at 8:06 am
You should place an active URL link on this article. Any valid backlink will help the new site get indexed faster, and rated higher.
September 21st, 2009 at 11:21 am
Send me the link too. I want to see.
September 21st, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Send me link if you want… I want to see…
September 21st, 2009 at 1:23 pm
What a God’s send for writers! I went thru so much research trying to find out and weeding out sites to pick the best ones to write for and I wish I had encountered a site like yours. I would have made the process less frustrating. Best of luck, I will be honored to contribute.
September 21st, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Good concept. I have seen tons of articles here and there on which writing sites work well for writers but not an entire site dedicated to that end. Send me the link. You might also post this article on HubPages, a close community of writers.
September 21st, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Great Idea, please send me the link
September 21st, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Stickman needs to give us web-dorks a web class! I love to write but the whole “site, how to make it pay” thing evades me entirely!
Now, there’s a site that would also generate readership! No one gets down to my level of dumbness!
September 21st, 2009 at 4:39 pm
First rule of the internet- never adverise on someone else’s site without their express permission.
Although I can’t say I’m opposed to the idea itself.
WHY NO LINK!?!?
September 21st, 2009 at 5:06 pm
Good luck with your website it sounds like a very good idea, will check it out.
September 21st, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Good luck. Great idea.
September 21st, 2009 at 6:22 pm
This is a good idea. Send me the link too. Thanks
September 21st, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Nice idea. Please send me the link. And does that website pay writers?
September 22nd, 2009 at 12:12 am
I would like a link to the site. As a beginning writer it is nice to have support.
September 22nd, 2009 at 2:20 am
Put a link on the bottom of the page or send me one please. My father is a very popular story teller and is high up in Toastmasters. At this very moment we are posting an article on short story presentation for public speaking!
You can find the article in my profile!
Happy Writing, Marty
September 22nd, 2009 at 7:02 am
i also would love a link :]
September 22nd, 2009 at 1:19 pm
would love to have the link… thanks in advance for sharing
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Sounds interesting! I would love to check it out, please send me the link!