Thank You Triond for Making My Life Better
My 2008 journey into the world called “Internet”.
The year 2008 or Year of the Rat is a remarkable year for me. It’s a remarkable one because it’s one of the most memorable and productive year for me. It’s memorable in the sense that, it’s the year when I started contributing articles for Triond. Consequently, a productive year, because I started receiving extra income from my published works ranging from $100 – $200 a month which is of great help and made the financial aspect of my life a bit lighter compared to previous years.
Because of this additional income I am receiving every month, I was able to pay all my bills (electric, cell phone, telephone, and internet) on time without delay unlike before. I was able to enroll my daughter at the best school in town. And in addition, I am now recognized by some of my colleagues who were doubtful at first if I can make it good in the internet.
Publishing articles is easy especially with Triond (the only publishing site in the internet where I am actively contributing). The real problem lies on marketing -on how to gain views or traffic to your site. Marketing is the bread and butter of every writer/contributor – more views will mean more money. I have seen scores of good writers that come and go, most of them disappearing due to failure to gain expected views on their submitted articles. It’s the same problem I encountered during my first month. I was able to published 78 articles during my first month, most of which were poem that I have written in the past. Without any knowledge and background on internet marketing, guess what – I’ve earned $1.86 only. Isn’t it silly and ridiculous?
But this didn’t discourage me to go on. Through exploration and discovery, keen observation and careful analysis with the aid of will power, perseverance and hard work – slowly, one by one, I started to learn the process of promoting my works. I’ve been through a lot of trial and error but in the end after working long hours every night and having minimal hours of sleep, I started to see the fruit of thy labor – my articles started gaining more views/traffic.
At the same time while learning on how to advertise my works, I started making friends with Triond writers by reading their articles and posting comments on them until such time that I’ve already created my circle of friends without even noticing it. As a sort of unsolicited advice, I hope newcomers at Triond should do the same, instead of leaving messages on the inbox of fellow Trionders asking them to read and comment on their published articles.
As I was climbing the stairs of Triond, there were few people who tried to pull me down by leaving harsh and nasty comments on my articles but this didn’t discourage me either. I would admit, it affected me emotionally and even psychologically (sometime) but on the other hand, it encouraged me and challenged me more to strive harder.
To sum it up, I would like to extend my warmest thanks and gratitude to my love ones, to all my friends, my on-line friends (including my detractors) for their moral and spiritual support, the hundred and thousand readers who diligently read my articles (hopefully they’ll continue to do so for all the years yet to come), to all the Triond editors and support team for their helping hand and to God above for His continued blessings and graces. To all of you, I offer this humble and tiny success of mine and with hope that in my own little way; this achievement will serve as an inspiration to others.
Thank you all, good luck, good health and God Bless!
Here’s my top 13 list of articles that gained (and still gaining) the highest number of views;
- World’s Most Impressive Rock Formations with 126,162 views
- Spectacular Trees From Around The World with 90,624 views
- 25 Amazing and Bizarre Deep Sea Creatures with 58,261 views
- Top 10 Most Famous & Historically Significant Tombs in the World with 51,603 views
- The Most Unique and Bizarre Lakes From Around the World with 45,403 views
- 20 Deadliest Plants on the Planet with 45,511 views
- 20 Most Bizarre Congenital Defects/Abnormalities with 26,450 views
- 10 Deadliest Plants on the Planet with 24,442 views
- 13 Killer Diseases Transmitted by Animals to Humans with 18,125 views
- 11 More Spectacular Trees From Around the World with 12,587 views
- Top Five Island Tourist Destinations in the Philippines with 11,072 views
- 12 Vitamin-Rich Exotic Fruits From the Philippines (and Other Tropical Areas) with 10,239 views.
- The Twenty Most Brilliantly Colored Birds in the World with 10,032 views
My two most read poems are; I Don’t Love You and Love Me Again. My recipe with the highest number of views is Pininyahang Manok.
For photos and more articles of this contributor, visit my Triond author page
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Tags: advertising, Internet, internet writing, Marketing, success story, triond, Writing
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December 30th, 2008 at 7:43 am
A very good idea for a year-end article bro; the views are gargantuan..it has reduced me like an ant to an elephant. Kuntudo saludos bro…thank you then for guiding me through Triond. Wish you and your loved ones a prosperous New Year.
December 30th, 2008 at 7:43 am
kabayan,
Congratulations!I am so happy for you.You’re an inspiration.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:25 am
Goodness Nobert! Those are huge views! I just don’t understand how you have done it but I congratulate you and wish you continuing success.
Your friend
Christine
December 30th, 2008 at 8:32 am
Your articles are great no doubt about it. Congrats.
December 30th, 2008 at 9:00 am
You have done well my friend, and I hope it gets better for you in 2009! Happy New Year.
December 30th, 2008 at 9:03 am
Hey there Nobert – I always look forward to reading your work. I am really happy for you that 2008 was so good! I hope that next year things get even better for you!
December 30th, 2008 at 9:31 am
I look up to your success and how determined you were even when you received comments from jealous people! Happy New Year everyone!
December 30th, 2008 at 10:26 am
Good for you for your success, I have read most of your articles and enjoyed them thoroughly. I have only once past the $100 a month mark, but look forward to more success in the new year. As I wish you continued success. thanks for posting your earnings too because it shows others what they can expect
December 30th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Wow Norbert, very impressive work. You were one of the first I met here and your advice and friendship have helped me become better.
December 30th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Great job and determination Norbert. I hope that 2009 is as prosperous and successful for you as 2008 has been. You’re a great writer and I look forward to enjoying more of your work in the days to come. Happy New Year!
December 30th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
You show us all what a man/woman can achieve! Follow your dream(s), I’m happy for you and… all the best for 2009!
December 30th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Binabati kita kaibigan at nawa’y higit ka pang pagpalain ng diyos..
December 30th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Congratulation,keep on the great work.
December 30th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Thank you for sharing this article- it is both informative and inspiring… It is also interesting when you wrote, “there were few people who tried to pull me down by leaving harsh and nasty comments on my articles but this didn’t discourage me either. I would admit, it affected me emotionally and even psychologically (sometime) but on the other hand, it encouraged me and challenged me more to strive harder.”
All the best for the New Year with your writing.
Warm regards.
December 30th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Congratulation on a very productive year! You did well, Nobert..May the New Year brings more success, happiness, and wishes come true!
December 30th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Congratulations and great work!!
December 30th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Way to go, Norbert! You are an inspiration to us all.
Now … will you be writing articles and sharing your article traffic generation secrets?
As with most things in life, determine pays off.
I’ll be bookmarking this one.
December 30th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Wow! Nice work! I couldn’t imagine people earning more than 30$ here but you are a proof that nothing is impossible! Keep up the good work
December 30th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
Great work!
December 30th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
I like your article here. Its good to be noticed and read.
December 30th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Nobert, that is just wonderful and no one is more deserving than you. I am so happy for you. You keep up the good work my friend.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
My dear, dear friend. You are an inspiration to me to keep working harder. I agree that you deserve it. You are a gifted writer with many wonderful and interesing ideas. I love to read you works and view your pictures. But most of all you are a true Triond friend. You support and kindness to other speaks for the type of man you are. I for one feel blessed to have you as a friend. I know we will never meet face to face. We are an ocean away but you will always be a dear friend. I am truly happy for your success. Happy New Year.
Your friend from Florida, Pam
December 30th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Hi Nobert,this article is very inspiring indeed! Thanks for sharing. You are a talented writer and I whish you every success in the future. Happy New Year to you and your family.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
I am happy for you. Thanks for great articles you have been shared and thanks for the coming articles years ahead. Thanks for your hard work in 2008. And thanks for this friendship.
December 30th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
Kabayan, thank you so much for this! it makes me feel to strive more as you do… i’m so proud of you! i’m just starting to know the secret on how to gain more viewers here! i know someday, i can achieve all you guys achieve!
December 30th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
Bro, you are truly an inspiration. Your testimony here inspires me to work harder on honing my writing skills. I’m truly honored to have become your friend.
December 31st, 2008 at 1:43 am
Congratulation…… great work!
happy new year!!!!
December 31st, 2008 at 2:17 am
Very well done, norbert. A lovely end year piece. I wish you even more success in the coming year.
Happy New Year!
-M
December 31st, 2008 at 4:05 am
Congratulations! I think it’s great that you are sharing all this information. So many are very secretive and it gives incentive to those just starting.
Great article.
-Mox
December 31st, 2008 at 4:50 am
Well Nobert. Happy for you.
All the best for the coming year amigo.
Cheers!
-Tel
December 31st, 2008 at 7:27 am
congratulations for happy news & this is very inspiration to everyone…Happy New Year…Have a wonderful year ahead…
December 31st, 2008 at 9:23 am
Congrats Nobert and thanks for the inspiring lines for the new triond users.
I hope i would also be able to make more in triond.
December 31st, 2008 at 9:25 am
Congrats nobert and thanks for the inspiring lines for the new comers in triond. I hope i would also be able to earn in triond.
December 31st, 2008 at 10:43 am
Congratulations Nobert, keep up the great work. Happy New Year!
December 31st, 2008 at 10:52 am
I like your style it seems that you enjoy what you do that is what life is all about. Thanks for sharing and letting me to believe that my dreams too will come true.
December 31st, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Thank you Norbert for this inspiring article. I am new to Triond and would love to make friends and increase my page views
December 31st, 2008 at 3:32 pm
What an achievement! Hope you will guide me too:-)
December 31st, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Nice job in your first month lol you earned in your first month what has taken me a year XD!
December 31st, 2008 at 6:30 pm
Hi Norbert, what a lovely article and it protrays the writer very well, you are one in a million. I feel honoured that even though you are so busy you took time out to read a few of my articles and leave comments, even though i have just started at Triond. this is just another act of kindness that makes you special. I hope you surpass all your articles for 2008 in the coming year of 2009. God Bless and thank you. Happy Holidays to you and all the staff and writers at Triond.
December 31st, 2008 at 9:59 pm
Hi Norbert!This is my first time on triond and I am hoping for a success story like yours.Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 31st, 2008 at 10:57 pm
Very cool article, Norbert! Makes me hope. The most I’ve earned per month was just under $4 – but I can keep on. I do love writing but have been suffering a strange form of writers’ block – i can write songs and poems, but longer works have a mental block – I’m looking for the new year, hoping to find that rainbow that sets me free. I love to read your works.
January 1st, 2009 at 9:12 pm
thank you all to your comments and support,long live Trionders!!!
January 1st, 2009 at 9:31 pm
The amount of views you mention sounds like a fair reward to your effort and persistance, so, congratulations.
January 1st, 2009 at 10:51 pm
…great job, nobert, the many articles that you publish and the quality of them show that you deserve such rewards. Very inspirational article. Take care.
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:18 am
Congrats
January 2nd, 2009 at 4:25 pm
A truly great job Nobert, I would love to be able to make that kind of money here. I admire your work and determination, I guess I’m not writing enough or haven’t got into the way to get more reads yet. Congratulations on a great year and I hope it continues to improve for you in 09.
January 2nd, 2009 at 10:34 pm
Glad to hear! As I said in my latest article entitled http://www.writinghood.com/Writing-Business/How-to-Become-the-Most-Convincing-Writer-in-Your-Writing-Career.431379
we should unite and don’t curse each other. We should support each other. It’s very common that people who jealous at your success will think of ways to pull you down, but if we unite heart by heart, we can face it!
January 4th, 2009 at 5:39 am
I simply love this. Very inspiring… I pray someday, makapag- post din ako ng ganito. Thanks for sharing, Nobert.
February 7th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
Nobert, I was reviewing the articles I had missed during my computer crash. I am so sorry I missed this one earlier. It is truly inspiring and motivating, but you deserve it and I am glad that God is encouraging you through your troubles and lifting you up. Those who leave nasty comments (I’ve had them too) are encouraging us also, whether they know it or not.
Take care & G♥d bless!
February 8th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
I cannot say more than that your strong will, persistence and hard work that brought the success you desired has greatly inspired me to take my Triond career beyong the demarcation lines.
I had built some barricades to constraint writing on only certain topics in certain ways but never thought that the same analytical thinking, same hardworking can be applied here that I had applied in other walks of life.
Thanks for sharing this great information.
-fornls
June 7th, 2010 at 5:16 am
wow, reading this motivate me to continue writing for triond and making my articles seen in the web
September 29th, 2010 at 7:50 am
Thanks Kuya Norbert!
December 14th, 2010 at 1:32 am
thats the motivation i need.i am hoping to make it big through triond.
October 15th, 2011 at 10:23 pm
Very enlightening and encouraging.