How to Get on Triond’s “Hot Content” List

Posted on May 22nd, 2008 in Online Writing by Anne Lyken Garner
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The tried and tested way to write articles which make Triond’s sought after “Hot Content” list.

One of the best things about creating content for Triond is that you are invited to submit just about anything within reason. However, as each writer who has ever submitted anything on Triond knows, there are two major groups of content; those that make the hot content list, and those that do not. This article is not a tutorial about writing content, it’s about writing pieces that make it to that coveted list.

As writers, there is an inherent need to constantly create, and we would write whether we attracted 2 or 2 million readers. If the satisfaction of the finished product is good enough for you, there is simply no need for you to read this. However, if your aim is to get into the top 10 list on the front page of Triond, I have first outlined 5 ideal ways to prepare for your entry, followed by 6 ways to make your onslaught. Here we go.

Take time to be professional

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When you join Triond, take time to create a bio page. Use the option of uploading a picture (it doesn’t have to be a picture of you, any image/avatar will do). When someone contacts an existing member or becomes a fan, the first thing this member does is search out the bio page. The view is held that if one could not take the time to write and edit a suitable bio, they would be less than tidy with submissions which are significantly longer. A biography that is too long is simply boring, while one that uses text-like language is terribly unprofessional.

Submit the right kind of content

Of course it is about good content, but if your aim is to get on the “hot content” list, your work does not stop there. It goes without saying that we all love writing and would do so even if the hot content list did not exist.

Many fine literary pieces have failed to make this list because their content is not conducive to the popular searches of the masses. To give you an example: I’m totally hooked on gardening, and am one of those people who rush out every morning to inspect each tiny blossom that the new day has given birth to. I talk to my flowers, painstakingly pull weeds out from between my plants with my bare hands, and use soapy water to wash aphids off my roses (I’m an organic gardener and have found alternatives to using chemicals around the garden). Nevertheless, I would not write an article about gardening because even though hard core gardeners would invariably search out and read it, this kind of piece is not “hot content” because it lacks general public appeal.

The type of items which make this list seem to include the following:

  • Lists of useful websites
  • Collection of funny pictures
  • Amusing articles
  • Certain general health and science subjects
  • Lists of household products which can useful around the home

Now make friends

It’s a good idea to make friends on Triond. There is a large number of really fantastic and creative people here. Nevertheless, do not make the mistake of befriending too many people all at once. Remember the practical side of charging in and adding every one of Triond’s writers on your list. You wouldn’t be able to read everyone’s work and comment on everyone’s pieces. Just test the waters, add a few people at a time if you like their work. It makes no sense to add a person who writes about building bridges if you have no interest in engineering. It is okay to remove people whose content you no longer enjoy. Read and leave intelligent comments on your friends’ pages and soon you’ll have visitors coming to you as well.

It is vital to remember that like you, other writers have many friends as well. They have many articles to read and several comments to make, not to mention – content to write. Therefore, aim to keep your submissions to one at a time, if you want to give your friends a chance to read all of your work. If you have four submissions at one time, you stand the chance of having at least two of them being skipped or overlooked by fans who want to make time to read and comment on not just yours, but all of their other friends’ work

Keep a regular flow

The initial views and comments on your articles come from within Triond. Keep this core of fans interested in your content by not giving up. As we’ve mentioned, don’t saturate the pages of Triond, but keep a steady, regular flow and keep viewers interested with high quality, original pieces which you know they enjoy.

Every writer has profound thoughts almost every day. It’s the way we’ve been created and that is precisely why we write. We can express our thoughts in transparent ways like most other people can’t. However, the world does not want to know about our little 12 line Eurekas. Record these thoughts and use them to incorporate into a larger, more meaningful articles about particular subjects. Not only do they make more sense in this format, they stand a better chance of impressing readers and encouraging them to see an otherwise mundane piece of life, in the original way in which only you could so poignantly describe.

Know Triond

Study Triond’s site and know it well. The most helpful editors I’ve ever known congregate in one place – Triond! When others take weeks to respond, they do it straight away. While others sit and warm your submissions for days before publication, we get ours read, edited and published many times within 24 hours. Familiarize yourself with every word on

Triond’s help centre where you can find a wealth of information. Once you have done this, you’re already half way on your journey to making this sought after list.

Time to make a grab for the hot content list

Well, now you’ve done the ground work and have prepared well. The time has arrived for the onslaught.

There is no assurance that an article would hit the top of the list even if you’ve followed all of the aforementioned steps. What is certain is that you will get somewhere on the list. After this has happened, you’ve just got to leave it up to momentum to shift it to the top 10.

  • Submit articles (not your own) to popular social networking sites. Your interest would be rewarded by other writers submitting yours. It is generally frowned upon to submit your own, and I’ve learned this the hard way.
  • Link your articles on your own Facebook account
  • Create a blog and use Triond’s widget to place a link to your articles from this blog.
  • Make up a list of people who you know who would be interested in your work and give it a name (do not send to everyone in your address book, this is not wise). On publication of something new, use the option on your Triond profile page to e-mail it to this group. If these people like your material, they’ll send them on, thus making you some new fans, but don’t pester them.
  • Don’t spam, but link when it is possible and okay to do so. If you’re a member of any group, always leave your web page or your Triond profile page link. Far too many writers miss their chance to promote themselves. For example, every month on Triond’s news, more than half of the people who leave a comment, omit typing their website/blog/Triond profile page, thus throwing away the chance of “in-house” authors clicking on their names and getting to know who they are.
  • Look at the layout of this article, it is written in such a way as to give the reader the option to just scan the bold sub-headings and get the gist of the entire article. Ideally, use pictures (I wouldn’t here, as I am conscious of the length this is going to have to be). Importantly, remember that long articles such as this one, rarely make the hot content list. One page is ideal!

Triond is the best web content site to write for. They provide their writers with all the help and support they can need. The first time I got on the hot content list, it was merely from digesting Triond’s help centre in it’s entirety; if I could do it, then so could everyone else who writes for Triond. Just keep in mind that not all your content will end up there. I’ve got articles which I know excelled in content and delivery, but these are some of the ones which have languished at the bottom in terms of views, with just 40 views in 4 months. Others, not so profound, but with more general public appeal have consistently hit more than 2000 views daily.

I am happy to have attained the balance between the profound articles, and the general appeal ones. This mix satisfies both my intellectual creativity and my writers’ need to be widely read. I’ve worked out a way to ensure that one in three of my submissions makes the hot content, if not the top 10 list. Now I’ve told you, so you too can.

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60 Responses to “How to Get on Triond’s “Hot Content” List”

  • valli
    May 22nd, 2008 at 7:28 am

    Great suggestions, Anne. Thank you for the valuable inforamtion.

  • CHAN LEE PENG
    May 22nd, 2008 at 9:11 am

    Thanks for the info!

  • IcyCucky
    May 22nd, 2008 at 9:52 am

    Many wonderful tips and useful suggestions!
    Also, thanks for including me..you’re too kind.

  • Gerlaine
    May 22nd, 2008 at 1:52 pm

    Hot article. I am going to use the advice.

  • quiet voice
    May 22nd, 2008 at 2:29 pm

    …Hi there, excllent article,
    great information. Thanks for
    taking the time. Take care.

  • Darlene McFarlane
    May 22nd, 2008 at 7:52 pm

    Very good article, Anne.

    I just checked my bio and was surprised that I haven’t yet submitted one. I must do that.

    Thanks for the reminder.

  • Judy Sheldon
    May 22nd, 2008 at 9:17 pm

    Anne, you have included some wonderful advice. Thank you and take care.

  • MindIt
    May 22nd, 2008 at 11:17 pm

    I definitely liked your suggestions, Anne, but as a professional editor I also appreciate the logical structure and flow of your article. And what I liked best is the clarity of thought. Keep it up.

  • Liane Schmidt
    May 23rd, 2008 at 2:05 am

    Great, great work. Another wonderful, professional, outstanding article!

    Best wishes & blessings.

    Sincerely,

    -Liane Schmidt.

  • nobert soloria bermosa
    May 23rd, 2008 at 3:01 am

    very interesting, and very helpful too,
    thanks Anne.

  • jon eryx
    May 23rd, 2008 at 3:23 am

    thanks anne, your article is a great help for new writers like me
    take care!

  • Chris A Sosa
    May 23rd, 2008 at 3:55 am

    Thanks, Anne! I am new to Triond and had actually been looking for some tips regarding the “Hot Content” list.

  • Cyn Bagley
    May 23rd, 2008 at 10:00 am

    Very good information. Although, I don’t do well writing in popular subjects, I will keep your advice in mind such as writing my bio. :-)

  • Dee Huff
    May 23rd, 2008 at 10:36 am

    Good tips, Anne. Thanks

  • Alexa Gates
    May 23rd, 2008 at 11:23 am

    great tips Anne, I learned a lot.

  • Moses Ingram
    May 23rd, 2008 at 1:00 pm

    This is excellent information. Thank you.

  • Rookie Expert
    May 23rd, 2008 at 11:32 pm

    Really nice article. Im sure this will make the hot content list!! Very useful information for ‘rookies’ like me :)

  • Karen Gross
    May 24th, 2008 at 10:42 am

    Thank you for the advice. I have enjoyed your postings very much! I am one of those writers who would gladly pay to have my stuff “out there”. I haven’t made much on Triond yet, but it is certainly an easy way to get published.

  • Glynis
    May 24th, 2008 at 11:23 am

    Just what I was looking for! Thanks for this informative article.

  • Ruby Hawk
    May 24th, 2008 at 7:56 pm

    Very helpful information.Thanks a bunch.

  • Rachel
    May 25th, 2008 at 2:17 am

    Thanks for the tips :)

  • Christy tuller
    May 26th, 2008 at 9:49 pm

    Thanks for the great advice! I am new to Triond and will take your advice and run with it! :-)

  • RJ Chamberlain
    May 27th, 2008 at 4:22 am

    This is really helpful stuff. Thanks a lot.

  • Anne Lyken-Garner
    May 27th, 2008 at 2:57 pm

    Thank you so much everyone, for your great comments.

  • Nick Kenney
    May 29th, 2008 at 1:46 pm

    Lots of great advice here, Anne, thanks for posting!

  • Alixander Haban Escote
    May 30th, 2008 at 11:02 am

    Thank you very much for the very interesting article. Cheers!

  • Terri Lane
    May 30th, 2008 at 1:57 pm

    Thanks, Anne for an elightening and encouraging article. I’m relatively new to this with loads to learn. You have helped a lot.

  • Unofre Pili
    May 31st, 2008 at 9:35 pm

    Thank Yopu anne. I’ve learn a lot.

  • Mark Givens
    June 3rd, 2008 at 2:19 am

    I like how you’re very honest about the (for want of a better word) need to be high-concept, but you also make several concessions toward creative integrity. I can’t tell you how many writers I’ve engaged on this subject, and how many of them honestly believe it’s dishonest to give too much consideration to the reader. Literature is a synergy if nothing, otherwise it’s merely self-indulgent documented babbling. With that in mind, sometimes, maybe it’s even a little necessary to reach for the top.

    Thank-you for sharing, Anne. :-)

  • Nelson Doyle
    June 4th, 2008 at 2:30 pm

    Fantastic article, Anne! You have performed well in explaining the ins and outs of writing for Triond and what every writer should realize is that many of these steps can be applied wherever one should write and publish their work. Now, Triond does offer writers unique opportunities that is very hard to find with other publishers as you have mentioned in your article.

    I have made it already on the Hot Content List and on the Top 10 Triond List and God has blessed me greatly. Anne, you are completely correct in your Triond lessen, but it is important and sometimes faster to get noticed if you write specifically for one website/topic and get a bunch of articles published on that website. Each of Triond’s websites have its own Popular writers list, too.

    Sometimes it is the only website your reader will visit, because they might have stumbled across your article from a search engine or social network. Becoming a popular writer on one of Triond’s websites can help obtain the hot content list as well as potentially the Top 10 List.

    Thank you for your kind mention of my work. I will Stumble this article, because my audience might really enjoy this useful and helpful article.

    God Bless,

    Nelson Doyle

  • Anne Lyken-Garner
    June 5th, 2008 at 3:15 am

    Thanks for all your insightful and encouraging comments. They all contribute towards making this article helpful to everyone else who reads it. Sorry it had to be so long.

    Cheers,
    Anne

  • LovLee
    June 5th, 2008 at 11:27 am

    Anne… this was very informative… thank you for taking the time to share. I would like that when you have the time to read some of my work and let me know what you think.

  • AJ Garcia
    June 6th, 2008 at 6:59 pm

    Very useful article, Anne. Thanks for sharing. :)

  • Abby Rose
    June 10th, 2008 at 5:50 pm

    Thanks for the good information!

  • Mr Nice Guy
    June 11th, 2008 at 9:19 am

    thanks….

    your article is very useful…

    best wishes 4 you..

  • MarleneB
    June 11th, 2008 at 5:25 pm

    Thank you. This is a well-written article! No wonder you made it to the “Hot List”. I am a new writer with Triond and the information you shared in this article is very helpful.

  • watapoloswmr14
    June 11th, 2008 at 9:41 pm

    hey thank you i have entered a couple poems essays on some topics i am good with or interested in and have had them up for about 2 weeks slowly adding more along the way…. i have made one cent!loll i hope i can learn the ways of Triond i love to write

  • dee gold
    June 13th, 2008 at 9:20 am

    Great tips.Keep on sharing and God bless!

  • Eden Emersen
    June 14th, 2008 at 8:23 am

    I appreciate how Triond writers take the time to help and reach out to those of us who are new. Thanks! I’ve been wondering how this all works.

  • Veronica Bright
    June 20th, 2008 at 6:48 pm

    Very informative, thank you! I am still learning the site, and do not even know how to add friends from Triond! Well, I’ll get there. Thanks again for the great article.
    Veronica

  • Allison West
    June 26th, 2008 at 5:06 pm

    Great article! I’m just filling out my bio, I didn’t realize the importance of doing so. I’m still learning the ropes here, but I really like Triond. Thanks for this helpful article!

  • aprilten
    June 26th, 2008 at 9:02 pm

    thank you so much for that articles. that was very helpful.

  • Ken Gack
    July 2nd, 2008 at 9:02 am

    I thought your article was very insightful–useful tips. Even beyond my interest in the subject matter, it kept my attention simply because it is so well written.

  • Anne Lyken-Garner
    July 3rd, 2008 at 12:36 am

    Thanks for your comments everyone, I’m glad this article could help.

  • Gale Barker
    July 4th, 2008 at 4:41 am

    Thank you for this very informative article. It’s great to have so many useful tips from a seasoned Triond writer who has managed to make the Hot Contents list herself.
    I’ve just started to write for Triond, though I’m a professional writer and creative writing lecturer. I’m finding it interesting to discover which of my items consistently attract the most viewings. My article on How to Write an Acrostic Poem is proving to be the most popular, with How to Write a Review following on behind. But my most recent piece about Big Brother is attracting hardly any viewings, even though Big Brother is currently on TV in the UK – I thought it would easily be my most looked-at article.
    I shall look for some more of your articles, Anne – and check out your profile too, as you suggested!
    Please visit my two daily blogs about writing:
    http://galebarker.blogspot.com and The Writing Wizard on http://www.bloglines.com/blog/gale barker

  • Athlyn Green
    July 9th, 2008 at 8:51 am

    What a great article! I agree with your thoughts on making friends with other writers. I value those I’ve come to know via Triond. I think we are a great community–you have to feel a fellowship with others who spend their days as you do–at their keyboards, creating and writing.

    I find that bookmarking others’ articles as well as my own is a good combo. Doing some bookmarking of your own articles makes a big difference to reader levels/revenue. The bookmarking sites seem to tolerate bookmarking your own pieces if you comment on others’ work and bookmark other articles–basically take part in the communities, over sole personal promotion. There are some, however, that frown on it and you come to know these as you go. I simply avoid these sites and go with the ones that are more flexible.

    I also enjoyed your thoughts on format. Almost daily I hear from writers who are transitioning from hard copy to online writing and I always stress that Internet readers want information they can scan quickly. Web writing is a whole new ball game and for writers to be successful at it, they have to change the way they craft their articles.

  • swapna
    August 24th, 2008 at 10:16 am

    really great…..thanks for sharing….

  • Dieter Hentz
    November 12th, 2008 at 6:57 pm

    interesting, but lists?

  • Launie and Melynda Sorrels
    November 17th, 2008 at 3:29 pm

    This is an informative piece and any new author should read these guidelines to aid them in being successful on Triond.

  • Philip37
    November 17th, 2008 at 3:44 pm

    Great article!!

    I completely agree with the thought about making friends. It truly is an essential part of becoming known by publishing.

    Thank you.

  • rileyd
    December 1st, 2008 at 11:30 pm

    Great suggetions, thanks alot.

  • redfastcar
    January 12th, 2009 at 12:27 am

    alrite, but yeah………………..

  • Roberta Stewart
    January 12th, 2009 at 2:21 am

    WOW! I just signed up and have already met my first Saint! What great information and why aren’t you working for Triond??? This advice, along with the previous article of yours (Top 10 Reason Your Stuff Gets Rejected – and sorry if I messed up the title) which linked me to this one are going to prove invaluable. I’m still working on my first piece and now, with your advice am anxious to get it posted. I was afraid it was going to be too long and am happy to be seeing some longer articles because when I was checking out this site, it seemed to have (or I was just picking) one page articles. Thank you for the confidence booster!

  • Ivana T Cooke
    January 16th, 2009 at 12:08 am

    I learned of Triond through a letter of Anne’s to ‘Freelance Market News’ (a monthly magazine crammed with info for writers). I’m stunned – and hugely encouraged – by Anne’s generosity and thoughtfulness. My specialism has been writing ‘How to’ articles and this piece by Anne is RED HOT! Thanks again.

  • Fornis
    February 8th, 2009 at 1:03 pm

    Great piece of advice. I was just needing it.

    I had just submitted it to Digg here.
    http://digg.com/arts_culture/How_to_Get_on_Triond_s_Hot_Content_List_Writinghood

  • Paul Corvus
    March 18th, 2009 at 4:49 pm

    Cool, very helpful article! I need to start writing more! I also need to make some more Triond friends…

  • kamlesh786
    March 23rd, 2009 at 12:19 am

    very useful tips thanks for being so kind to us

  • deadpoet
    May 5th, 2009 at 5:40 pm

    great article, thanks :]

  • joey111
    August 15th, 2009 at 3:39 pm

    Great article, and guys who are viewing this. Add me and contact me and I will also add you and this way we will get more views from each other

    -Joey111

  • Lord Abbas
    October 22nd, 2009 at 8:27 pm

    awesome! read my articles everyone!

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