Ten Online Writing Sites You Might Have Missed
August 4, 2009
Ten Online Writing Sites You Might Have Missed
If you are a web 2.0 addict like I am, the last thing you probably need or want is yet another place to write for ad revenue, so don’t worry, I’m not going to saddle you with ten more of those kinds of web sites.
I will saddle you with a few of those kinds of web sites, and fill in with some other great resources that can get you work, get you noticed, hone your skills, or help you make contact with other writers who share your interests.
My feeling is, there’s no such thing as too many resources.
So here, without any more blah blah blah from me, are ten online writing resources you might have missed:
WritersDigest.com. Writers Digest started out as a print publication aimed at creative writers and people who submit articles to paper magazines. They feature articles about how to write, how to get an agent, and all those kinds of writerly topics, but they also regularly include calls for submissions (paper and online publications that are looking for new writers) and they list writing contests (some have an entrance fee, some don’t). Right now they are featuring an article (with hot links) on the 101 Best Websites for Writers, so if you’re looking for new places to sell your stuff and make money, you can blow a couple hours browsing all your choices in that one article alone.
Poets & Writers. Poets & Writers is another print publication whose online version (www.pw.org) is every bit as good as the paper magazine. I’m partial to Poets & Writers because the quality of the articles about writing is much better than Writers Digest, and tone of the whole thing is just a little more upscale. You’ll find interviews with successful writers and poets from all genres, advice, agents, and lots of new markets, writing contests, and calls for submissions.
WritersWeekly.com. Lots of solid information on publishing on demand, online markets, agents and so on in a slightly cheesy format, which for some reason, is extremely typical of many of these writing sites. Apparently, not all writers are web designers too.
Journalismjobs.com. Tired of trolling the net for clients who balk at a penny a word? Sick of working 20 hours a day to build “passive revenue”? If you think you might like to try for a job type job, as in forty hours a week, health plan, 401k, annoying boss; then this is the place to look. Jobs are broken down into ten different categories including film, television, and online media.
Bukisa.com. Bukisa is a revenue sharing site much like Hub Pages. The user interface isn’t bad, and while you don’t really meet the people you do on Hub Pages, the revenue is comparable and they are constantly adjusting it. One nice thing about Bukisa is that the payout threshold is only $10, so you don’t have to write for a year to make a little money.
Natural Hair Loss Treatment - Essential Oils & Vitamins to Prevent Balding
Natural Hair Loss Treatment - Essential Oils & Vitamins to Prevent Balding
Hair loss (medical term: alopecia) affects around 35 million men and 21 million women in the United States. The causes of hair loss are many: genetics, environmental factors, habits, medications, hormonal changes. As many as 1/4 of men will suffer from balding by the age of 30, but female hair loss is a widespread problem as well. Some women experience menopause hair loss, or start losing hair from tight braiding, chemical treatments, heat damage, and any of the other number of traumas so many of us put our hair through, unwary of the consequences. Whoever you are, if you start going bald, there’s usually one thing on your mind– How do I stop hair loss?
You could get a prescription drug like Propecia, or use a topical formula like Rogaine, but if you prefer to do things the organic way, you can treat or prevent balding in the comfort of your own home with vitamins, herbs, and essential oils that will stimulate hair growth naturally.
Male Hair Loss
Male Hair Loss
Supplements & Vitamins for Hair Loss
Vitamin deficiency can be a cause of hair loss, and getting enough of the right vitamins is a very effective hair loss treatment.
People deficient in B vitamins are more likely to have thinning hair, or lose their hair completely. Taking a vitamin B complex daily–particularly one containing B6 and B9 (also known as folic acid) can help preserve the hair you have and put that receding hairline on hold.
Another way to approach the balding issue is to try to improve circulation to the scalp. Vitamin E and CoEnzyme Q-10 aid in this, by increasing oxygen uptake. Also, taking a daily vitamin C supplement will help maintain blood flow to the hair follicles in your scalp, which is very important for healthy hair.
Fifty ways to bring traffic to your website and blog
Want more traffic to your site ?
First of all I would thank you for visiting this hub.This hub is all about fifty different techniques that would help you bring more traffic to your site and blog.
I have been doing a research on this topic and this hub has all the tricks that I have gathered during my 2 years of research.Here you would find some exciting and result giving startegies.
Fifty tricks to bring traffic :
* High quality unique content : Try to have good quality unique content.This is the main factor that would help you get more traffic. This means dont copy other site’s content .Your content can be a picture , video or a small writing which is informative.But it should be unique.
* Update content regularly : try to bring more content to your site on a daily basis. If you update your site regularly , people would come to find what data is added recently.This step would bring repeated hits.
* Good domain name : Take a good domain name for your site.Make the name catchy.If possible the name should match with the site’s content.For eg : If you are writing about games for all people choose a domain name like “http://www.getanswers.co.in/”
* Alt tags in images : Dont forget to give alt tags in images .It can give you good search engine ranking.Alt tags are desciptive tags which appear above images when we place mouse over them. Also give relevant file name to images.
* Organised keyword research : Do some keyword research.Keywords are the words and phrases which people typr into search engine boxes for searching.If your site is based on those words you will naturally get more hits.To find out how much searches happen for a word go to http://www.google.com/trends and type in a keyword and you will get the results.
* Well chosen page titles : Choose a meaningful title for all the pages in tour site.That will give you more preference in search engines like google.
* Proper SEO : SEO stands for search engine optimisation.It means making some adjustments to get your site listed in top positions in search engines.
* Submit to directories : Submit your site address to relevant directories. That can bring a good amount of traffic.Now if you ask me where to submit here are two good directories : www.dmoz.org and www.dir.yahoo.com
* Article submisison : There are lot of websites where you can submit articles for free.These sites have lot of traffic. So there is good possibility that your article will get noticed.This is one such website : www.ezinearticles.com
* Writing articles in newspapers : Write good articles in newspapers.Your articles can reach large number of people.At the bottom of article leave a link to your website.
* Comments in blogs : Remember to leave meaningful comments in blogs.Blog visitors who read the blogs can follow the link you gave.
* Links in online profiles : Add a link to your website in all your profile pages.eg : You can add link to your site in your profile page in hubpages.
* Inviting other people to contribute content :Its a good idea to invite other people to contribute content to your site.This has two benefits. You will get more content.And also these people can help you promote your site.You can ask their help in getting traffic.
* Publish mini course :You can have a mini course in your site.Split the course into many modules and send the link to these pages to people who registered for this at regular intervels. This can help you get repeated hits.
* Participation in forums : Become a member in forums that is related to your site’s content.You can publish a post about your site there.
* Signature links in forums : Make sure taht you add the address of your site as signature in forums you have joined.Participate lively in forums you are member of.The more you post topics the more your links appear.
* Remove broken links : Find out if there are any broken links and remove them.The presence of broken links can drive users away from your site.
* Use reliable hosting : Using a reliable hosting is very important. Your website should be up and running most of the time.It should be fast too. No one likes slow websites.
* Using a forum in your site : Using a forum in your site can add interaction with users.It gives opportunity to user for expressing his ideas.
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