Two Weeks With Bukisa

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I mentioned I would keep readers posted about my experiences with Bukisa. I've now reached the two-week mark. What has happened so far?

Two Weeks With Bukisa

• I've submitted 10 articles and am receiving page views and a trickle of earnings from these. It's early days yet and I will have to wait to see how it all plays out over the long term.

• 11 people have joined my network at Bukisa. A number of those people have gotten started writing their own articles. It's neat to see the network growing almost daily. While I'm not looking to the network for the bulk of my earnings, I do see the potential--and because of this, I'm helping to promote articles written by those who join my network.

• I've created Hubs with my Bukisa article feed sitting near the top and hope that this will help to increase views of my Bukisa articles. The updated article feed should also help to keep Internet spiders pointed towards my Hubs, as well. So, this is a win-win scenario.

• So far, I've earned .74 for my content

• I've earned .05 on my network

I encourage anyone interested in writing short articles to join me at Bukisa. Bukisa, like HubPages, is a revenue sharing model, which means that you do the work once and get paid revenue and/or royalties month after month. It's a long-tail game but if you can create a volume of articles, your earning potential is unlimited.

I'm encouraged that in two weeks with Bukisa I've seen the results outlined above.

Writing Bits and Bites

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Hello Everyone. Whew! This has been a multi-tasking week! I've done a little bit of everything: writing, editing, answering letters, bookmarking, doing necessary techy stuff, researching, promoting others' writings . . .

I'm trying to decide if I have time be a judge in a poetry contest and I'm leaning towards not taking the opportunity, even though I'm flattered I've been asked to do this. I rarely turn down anything writing-related, as most of my writer friends know. In fact, I'm always asked how I manage so much output . . . Hmm . . . maybe I'm really a squirrel with an die-hard case of ADHD . . .

I'm swamped at present. I'm negotiating a contract for a children's book and I must set aside time to work towards this. I've had a headache that just won't go away (I suspect this is due to eye-strain from too much time glued to my computer).

After much consideration, I joined Bukisa. I really can't juggle more work at present so this is the last opportunity I will target. The early results are promising and I will be writing an update once I reach the two-week mark.

Now, I'm off for a much-needed cup of coffee.

Still waiting for spring in the chilly Maritimes.

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• How to Write for Magazine Markets

• Who is Susan Boyle?

• How to Write a Resume Using Free Online Tools

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• How to Make Homemade Noodles

My First Week With Bukisa

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I thought I would start off this week by relaying what has happened over at Bukisa.

It has now been one week since I joined Bukisa on April 27th. What has happened so far?

I started off with my first article: Creating a Pattern of Success: Life-Altering Strategies for Tackling Tough Challenges. The article has received 35 unique views and has earned .12.

I wrote another article: Who is Susan Boyle? which has gotten 28 views and has earned me .10.

I also started an article series about keywords. My first article, What Are Keywords has gotten 63 views and has earned me .22.

I submitted 7 articles this first week and revenue came in at .51 cents, which, although small, is pretty good for having just gotten started with Bukisa.

What I've found unexpected and rather exciting is that 4 people joined my network. I didn't expect that this would happen so quickly. And, I've started earning on one person who has submitted an article.

Before recommending anything, I always like to try it first so that I can give the real goods to readers.

It will be interesting to see what the earnings are at the end of week two and whether my network will have grown even further. You can join Bukisa under me and I will work to promote your articles. Give it a day or two and you will start to see earnings coming in.

I'll keep you posted.

Bukisa Earnings

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I had planned to wind up my series of posts on Bukisa but I've received a number of inquiries so thought I would keep readers updated here at Write and Earn a Living, over answering a bunch of emails. A couple of writers are thinking of joining Bukisa so I think it will prove helpful to share what my experience has been so far.

Bukisa Earnings

• My first day, I saw nothing much happening--other than a couple of profile views
• The next two days: earnings were about .38
• Day three: .45 in earnings and 5 articles in
  

This morning I submitted my 6th article. I will have to get busy and do the necessary bookmarking to drive traffic. I need to bookmark a couple of articles but am feeling very tired today, so will wait until I have more energy.

I'm curious to see what the stats will look like tonight. It's always encouraging to see a jump in earnings.

Bukisa, like Triond, is a longtail game, which means that writers do not receive a one-off payment, rather, if they create a large, interlinked article base, they can expect ongoing monthly earnings which may prove to be far higher than one-time payments.

I decided, right out of the starting gate, I would do an article series with one article linking to the next and so on. You can see how I've done this in this first series article: What Are Keywords? You'll notice at the bottom of the article, a link to the next article. I will have to get busy and complete article three!

I'll continue with regular updates for those who are considering joining Bukisa to add to their present writng income.

Bukisa--The Real Deal

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For readers who have been following this Bukisa series, I'll wind things up by saying that Bukisa is the real deal.

I'm happy with the site overall and am already seeing earnings on my first five articles.

I also like the capability of earning on those who join under me. Normally, I stay away from sites that claim you make earnings from those in your network because this reminds me of questionable MLM schemes but, so far, everything the site claims is on the level.

Sites that target writers and offer networks actually make sense. Why? Hands down, you have a better chance of earnings because the people who join under you are also writers--not tire-kickers--this means they know how to create content.

I noticed this pattern over at HubPages and have 80+ writers who joined HubPages. These people continue to produce content to this day and I earn on it.

Final thoughts on Bukisa: it's another legitimate site where writers create short or longer articles (250-6000 words). It's easy to join Bukisa and you earn for your efforts.

The Bukisa Article Widget

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Readers will notice that I've now included the Bukisa article widget on the upper left-hand side of this blog.

I've been busy creating my first five articles at Bukisa and am already seeing earnings trickling in.

Keep a watch out for my Bukisa articles because I've started a series about keywords: how to understand them and use them in your online articles.

With challenging economic times, people are turning to the Internet in record numbers, hoping to supplement their incomes; however writing for an online audience is a whole different ballgame from writing for print publications. My keyword article series at Bukisa will prove helpful for newer and experienced article writers.

On another note . . .

• I've discovered that Bukisa offers good bookmarking capability. After bookmarking my first two articles, using preinstalled bookmarklets, I noticed, over to the left of my third published article, bookmarking options for numerous sites. This capability makes the process so much easier, as your article URL is automatically included!

• I still can't get the spellchecker to work so have contacted Bukisa to sort things out.

Anyway, those are my ramblings for today. I'm off to enjoy some much needed sunshine this afternoon.

• It's easy to join Bukisa and start earning for your writing.

The Bukisa Index: Higher Writer Payments?

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Hello everyone. In today's post, I'll be discussing the Bukisa Index and how it affects writer payments.

The Bukisa Index is a revenue sharing model that offers writers a certain amount USD for every 1000 visits to their published content. In simple terms, if the Bukisa Index is $4.00 per 1000 unique views, you will receive this amount in earnings.

The Bukisa Index is updated once a month, based on the overall performance on a number of revenue streams. The higher the Bukisa Index, the more money writers earn.

Bukisa is gaining traction online which means more views of published content.

Bukisa continues to offer the highest CPM revenue share so it is a good site for those looking to earn revenue. Content creators can join Bukisa to add to their online income.

In coming posts I'll be discussing bookmarking options and the Bukisa article widget.

Getting Started With Bukisa

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I mentioned yesterday that I had decided to join Bukisa and that I would share my experiences with readers.

So far, I'm happy with the site offerings. I published my first article today and found the online writing window easy to navigate. A helpful feature was the word count down in the lower left hand corner. I still haven't figured out how to get the spellchecker working. While I see one, I couldn't get it winkled out.

Articles need to be at least 250 words but can be longer than this. I found myself having to chop my first article as it exceeded standard online article lengths.

Bukisa Features I Like

• The profile feature allows writers to point to their other sites, which is a form of free advertising.
  

• You can also link to your other articles. This is always an important consideration when deciding to write for a revenue share opportunity. If you can link to your other online articles, you get paid for your primary article plus earn revenue when readers click through to your other works.

I've already started earning revenue on this initial article. If you haven't done so, you can join Bukisa and start on the road to earning writing income.

Keep checking back at this blog because I will continue to update readers on my Bukisa experience.

Writing for Bukisa

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Today, I want to discuss the writing site Bukisa. When I first heard about it, I thought I would wait on user feedback and see how Bukisa panned out.

Over time, I've heard good things about Bukisa and many writers have contacted me and related that they are happy with the earning potential.

I decided to join Bukisa. Registration was easy and I was informed that I would receive the standard activation link in an email. While waiting upon that, I got busy and wrote
a short bio and uploaded a picture + added Twitter to my Bukisa account.

Incidentally, Triond now has functionality so that users can also add Twitter--so for both sites, this means that each time you publish something, it is automatically added to Twitter. Since activating automatic Twitter updates, my number of Twitter followers has grown substantially.

Getting back to Bukisa, writers receive payment within 30 days of the end of the month in which their earnings reach the minimum level of $10.00USD. Payments are via PayPal.

Best of all, Bukisa is open to non-US residents. If you are from Canada, you may have felt frustrated that many of the online writing opportunities are unavailable to Canadian writers.

While Bukisa recommends original content, you can publish previously published works. I have mixed feelings about this: there's concern about duplicate content and how that relates to Google; as well, I've noticed that article earnings are higher per piece when traffic isn't diverted.

Deciding to publish PPP's is a personal decision. You may have work on a site that isn't performing up to expectations or the site's policies have prevented you from getting paid on your content (for example, Helium's rule about maintaining a star before you receive payments). In these scenarios, you may decide to publish that content on Bukisa so that at least you are earning something for your past efforts.

Writers can submit up to 25 pieces of content daily at Bukisa.

As well, Bukisa has a 3-levels-deep revenue sharing model, so that your earn when you invite others to join Bukisa.

Bukisa allows readers to subscribe to my Bukisa feed

It will be interesting to see how my articles perform at Bukisa and I will keep readers posted.

It's easy to join Bukisa and start on the road to earning for your writing.

Triond Authors Who Won the 10 Runners-Up

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For those of us who create online content, we all know that our page views have a direct correlation to revenue earned.

In writing articles for an online audience, it makes sense to identify factors that have helped other authors to achieve high page views, netting them greater earnings for their online content.

In line with this, in today's post, I'm detailing 10 Triond authors who have achieved the highest page views with their Triond articles. In a recent contest, I called for entries based on articles that had the highest page views.

Many writers entered to contest and it became apparent that a number of individuals had worked hard to craft articles that would resonate with a large audience. The winner,
King of Content, was Nelson Doyle.

The Triond authors who pulled in the highest number of page views:

Runners-Up

• Louie Jerome
• B Nelson
• Nobert Soloria Bermosa
• R J Evans
• Anne Lyken Garner
• Darlene McFarlane
• Sidney Hazelton
• Eddiego65
• Evis T
• Ianne

To see the page views read the full article: Contest Results: Announcing the 10 Runners-Up

Show of Support

• I encourage Triond writers and readers to Stumble the Contest Results article to get the word out and help these authors build an online presence.
• After studying each article for factors that made it Internet-friendly, please take the time to Stumble, Digg, or Buzz the articles you were most impressed with, sending more traffic to the Runners-Up articles and rewarding the authors.
  
• I may hold future contests so articles that receive higher page views presently may make the cut in future contests!

What Can Be Learned?

It is a good practice to study articles that have garnered high page views so that you can identify factors in general that make for popular online articles and thus increase your own writer earnings.

Runners-Up To Be Announced . . . 10 Triond Authors Have Won Runners-Up

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The results have been evaluated and 10 Triond authors have been chosen for Runners-Up.

These top authors deserve recognition. Their article stats and their winning Runners-Up articles will appear in a future Triond article.

Learn & Earn

Keep a look out; study these Runners-Up articles; learn from them; create Internet-friendly writing that nets you revenue; earn more for all your hard work

• To be a success, learn from the best!

Make Money Online: 5 Easy Tips On Making Money On Hubpages

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I came across a page today that I was impressed with.

The author, Adil, discusses SEO and gives valuable insights about where writers and others can find SEO Books Free Keyword Tool as well as a Keyword Density Analyzer (which I will be using).


He then talks about bookmarking and offers tips about a site called Onlywire that will submit your pages to 25 sites, which would prove to be a real time-saver.

The page caught my eye and I decided to give it a look--and I'm glad I did. The author offers practical and usable tips that should help those who create HubPages and other online content to increase their page views.

Thanks for sharing these insights, Adil!

Make Money Online: 5 Easy Tips On Making Money On Hubpages

Chosen for the First Guest Blogger at Articlesbase

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I was very pleased that I was contacted by Articlesbase and asked if I would include an excerpt of my article: Article Ideas: Using Who, What, Why, Where, When to Spark Inspiration.

I recently started writing short articles for Articlesbase because I liked the site offerings: long-term exposure for and traffic generation to my other online articles.

Articlesbase allows for linking to a writer's other Internet-based articles, as well as an author bio. This appealed, because the idea of an article, working away in the background for me, once I had done the initial work, made sense.

Articlesbase is a free directory, where interested parties search for articles to use on their websites, in newsletters, on blogs, etc. With the number of Internet sites growing daily, the need for content has never been greater.

Writers can capitalize on this trend by writing articles for Articlesbase, which are then picked up and distributed across the Internet. If these articles contain links to the writer's other articles, the traffic generation potential is unlimited--and it continues for years because articles are never taken off the Articlesbase site.

I liked the sound of that because I find that much of my work is geared to an online audience. While I still have my finger in print opportunities, I also create much online content.

"All things work together for good," as the saying goes. Articlesbase offers a practical service to site owners looking for fresh content and allows writers to send readers to their published works at sites where they earn for page views and/or ad clicks.

* Photo courtesy of Articlesbase

15 Steps to Get Your Blog Noticed

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I get asked so often from newer bloggers how to get started with blogging. Most newer bloggers find the whole process confusing and are foggy as to how to set up their blog and how to go about getting their blog noticed.

When you set up a blog, there are steps you should take so that your blog is formatted properly, is attractive, is reader-friendly, and, most importantly, attracts visitors.

• You should think about blog directories

• You should think about trackbacks

• You should be linking to your blog at every opportunity

• You should consider whether you want to monetize your blog so that your earn for your efforts

These are just some of the things I cover in Blogging Basics: 15 Steps to Get Your Blog Noticed

I compiled 15 steps to help newer bloggers to get their feet wet

These 15 steps are important and should be implemented when setting up a blog.

* * * Author Contest Winner * * *

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KING OF CONTENT

The author contest for Triond writers has come to a close.

The winner has been determined and the winning author, the winning article, and an author interview, detailing how the King of Content reached success with online content writing, can be found at:

• Author Contest Winner: Announcing the King of Content.

• King of Content

Web Content Writing

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The last month has been very busy for me. I've spent most of my time involved in Web content writing so I haven't had many opportunities to post to this blog. This is a situation I am striving to rectify.

I have upped my efforts in relation to Web content writing because I believe this is the way of the future. While content writing for the Web is different from writing for print magazines, once mastered, it can be an enjoyable and lucrative method of writing for extra income or for a living.

Increasingly, writers are turning to the Internet for inspiration and employment. Web content writing is a natural fit in tune with their abilities and with the times. In fact, in today's challenging economic climate, writers have an edge: they can use their skills when looking for employment opportunities.

In today's post, I'm including resources for writers who want to get into Web content writing or who are seeking additional content writing opportunities that are only found on the Web.

Web Content Writing Resources

• Web Content is King--writing web content that attracts visitors.

• How to Write Evergreen Web Content--websites need content that is "green" and doesn't become outdated.

• How to Write for the Web--why web content is different and what writers must know to be successful.

• Writing Web Content That Works--tips to publish content online.

This information should prove helpful for web content writing.

Author Contest has Come to a Close and Winner to be Announced!

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The contest for the Triond author who had the article with the highest page views has now come to a close and the winner has been determined!

I will be announcing the winner in the next few days so keep an eye out at Triond to see who has won King or Queen of Content. An author interview will be included and should inspire other online content writers, helping them to see how to craft their articles to attract a wider readership.

The contest received a good response and a number of hard-working writers had articles with impressive page views. After I announce the winning author, I will post an article announcing the 10 authors who also attracted a large readership. This will help to publicize authors who know how to write attention-grabbing articles.

A thank you and congratulations to all who participated in the author contest.