One week ago I discovered the joys of Triond. 

This is a wonderful platform for writing, as a hobby, as a platform for freelance writing and as a business opportunity.

My first week has been one of exploration. Triond enables me to prepare and submit articles for publication.  Once an article is submitted to Triond the Triond team locate a suitable site and publish the article. After publication the website clearly shows the number of visitors and revenue earned from each article.

It is very easy to prepare articles.  As the editor is quite primitive I generally pre-prepare material in other packages.  Provided that an article is well presented it is very likely that Triond will publish it.  Triond have software that detects plagiarism.  On occasion I have had to resubmit due to typos.  Generally I have found that articles have been published within one day of submission. I have found that popular science articles with good photos have been accepted readily. Articles sourced from breaking news have been less readily accepted.  I have had a three day wait wondering whether an article investigating the death of Michael Jackson would be accepted.

Here, I learnt my first lesson. Triond has an excellent Help Centre and there are many pieces of advice online.  These suggest that it is a good idea to write about popular subjects which are revealed in the top keywords of the day.  The idea is that this leads to a greater number of views and will increase earnings.  I think that this advice needs to be qualified.  Interest in some subjects is very transitory.  For example, I have written an article about Peter Cammarano and the FBI raids in New Jersey.  By the time the article was researched and published public interest in the subject had died down.  Moreover, it difficult to provide sufficient insight on news items that are competing with established media.

Triond  provides an excellent introduction into the world of freelance writing.  I read that this is a numbers game. The more you publish, the more you earn. Triond helps to build up that confidence and momentum.  There is pleasure when an article is published.  However, I take issue that it is entirely a numbers game. Well crafted articles can be rejuvenated and offer greater opportunities for residual income in the future. Being able to network and cross-reference articles is important too. I guess the important thing is one of balance between quality and quantity. This is certainly not the venue for great literature.

At present, I am experimenting with many different topics and writing styles.  I want to find the areas that I like to write about and want to find out the areas that are profitable.  I am keeping an eye on the ratio of hits to income that is found on the dashboard.  Although much is written about Triond, I suspect that the experiences are highly personal and there is no one route to success. I would like to think that the best advice is to write, passionately believe in your articles then go all out to explain their quality through internet networks.

The last week has been fascinating. I have enjoyed finding peripheral information, about keywords, link building and internet marketing.  These are all subjects that I will have to master in order to make a success of the opportunities presented by Triond.  

To the cynics, I would say this is not a scam.  The site is honest in its claims.

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