A Beginner’s Guide to Writing at Triond

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A Beginner’s Guide to Writing at Triond

Posted on January 26th, 2009 in Online Writing by Guffin Mopes

There’s no shortage of advice on how to get people to read your content, but sometimes you have to go back to basics. There are three simple rules you can follow that will allow you to make your way to the top.

The biggest mistake a new writer at Triond can make is expecting to earn a lot of money. It’s important to keep that nagging thought in the back of your head that getting paid for your writing is simply a nifty little perk. But regardless of your motivation there is nothing better than checking your page views and discovering you’ve managed a few hundred views in a very short time. The validation this brings can be very rewarding.

There is a constant stream of articles and forum posts related to getting people to read your content, and you can summarize the entire slew of them with three simple rules. (And yes, the order is correct.)

QUALITY, QUANTITY, and NETWORKING

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Sometimes I wish there was an amazing one tip wonder that would allow every single one of us to become Writer of the Year, but frankly, nothing’s that easy. Triond is no exception.

Now let’s take a look at the three rules:

Quality

Writing a quality piece of work is the number one goal any writer should have. Quality can be different things to different people, but nonetheless, any popular piece of writing has it. Whether you intend to be inspiring, educational, funny, or just flat out well written you need something to be done right. Just letting your mind spew word vomit through your fingers isn’t going to be enough to get you by. I hope.

Quantity

If you’re writing quality content, the next most important thing you can do is write more. Frankly, if you’re at all talented, one of your ideas will simply just “take off.” I know it sounds a little elementary to summarize it that way, but with Triond already having a strong core readership of people with similar interests, you’re bound to impress someone enough that they share it with a few friends. It’s impossible to tell what will impress people the most, so just write alot. Write as much as possible without sacrificing the quality. (Which is why quality is rule number one, of course.)

Networking

This is where you can actually help nudge your quality content along on the path to popularity. The internet allows us to share information to an audience of potentially millions, and thankfully, everybody else already knows that. So we have tools like Stumble, Digg, Reddit, Twitter, etc. You should become an active member of as many of these communities as possible. By doing so, you can create a core group of friends that will help you spread your work around. Always make sure that you maintain an active role in the communities you choose; your “friends” will know when you’re just being selfish. Also, this doesn’t work if the content doesn’t fulfill rules one and two, because there’s a fine line between sharing and spam.

It’s very important to remember the order of these rules, because if you do them backwards you’re just going to make a lot of angry social-networkers.

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21 Responses to “A Beginner’s Guide to Writing at Triond”

denus
January 26th, 2009 at 4:59 am

dude, great article for anyone new at triond, excellent!

cheers,

denus
DAVID CARTIER
January 26th, 2009 at 6:13 am

insightful
nutuba
January 26th, 2009 at 6:58 am

This is excellent advice and a great reminder for all of us. Nicely done!
zoidu
January 26th, 2009 at 8:06 am

so simple and so true. follow that will result success on every aspect of life. thx
Bren Parks
January 26th, 2009 at 12:06 pm

Good points and easy to read…well done.
Sharazad
January 26th, 2009 at 12:27 pm

This is great advice because it really is that simple- not easy, but simple.
Brian Daniel Stankich
January 26th, 2009 at 3:11 pm

Guffin, your article paints a helpful picture for Triond users. Good job. I would like to nominate your phrase “Just letting your mind spew word vomit through your fingers” for phrase of the month of January!
jjblue104
January 26th, 2009 at 4:08 pm

I thought this was all really helpful. Thanks.
R J Evans
January 26th, 2009 at 5:03 pm

Very good advice.
IreniaPehuajo
January 27th, 2009 at 9:19 am

Great advise!
Bye
Uliith
January 27th, 2009 at 12:33 pm

Thanks! I’m new to this and need this advice.
spiritwalker
January 27th, 2009 at 9:21 pm

Thanks for the insight. Helped me alot!
smoothe1
January 27th, 2009 at 11:21 pm

Simple rules to live by. Thanx
seashell66
January 28th, 2009 at 11:22 am

Very clear and well done.
rutherfranc
January 29th, 2009 at 4:07 pm

a nice manual for beginners..
GemmaRowlands
February 2nd, 2009 at 8:56 am

Thanks for the advice I shall follow it!
I hope a lot more people read your articles!
Gemma
annielundy
February 4th, 2009 at 9:14 am

Thank you for those words of advice. I am internet illiterate, and as for twittering or anything else of that nature, I am hopeless. But I agree with your quality and quantity points, well made. Wish I knew how to make more comments and maybe even get some readers on Triond itself. Only started yesterday, but time will tell. Thanks again. annielundyx
Alexa Anderson
February 8th, 2009 at 9:00 pm

Excellent article.
Yngve Fjermestad
February 9th, 2009 at 10:49 pm

That was a pretty good article, good for beginners
Athlyn Green
February 14th, 2009 at 3:51 pm

Hi Guffin,

This article is the real deal. Thanks for wonderful advice and commonsense reminders.
Fornis
February 19th, 2009 at 10:17 pm

Very informative article. well done.