Expanding Your Triond Portfolio: Less Pain, More Gain

I have yet to meet a person on Triond who doesn’t want to expand their Triond portfolio. People who write on Triond for the royalties want to expand their article base in order to receive more views and earnings. People who write for the experience and recognition generally wish to increase the number of works that they have on Triond to spread their name, their brand and their opinions. With that in mind, here is a guide that everyone, from beginner to veteran, can use to expand their Triond portfolio.

Write When YOU Want

This is the simplest and most important rule to expanding your Triond portfolio. If you force yourself to meet deadlines when you don’t feel like working, you will end up burning yourself out and killing your passion for writing. While you may produce more articles in the short term, you’ll kill your prospects for producing new works in the long run. By writing when you feel like it, you will actually nurture your desires and passion for writing, leading to better, more frequent works.

Write About Things YOU Enjoy

Writing about things you have no interest in, or have no knowledge about, will only harm your work. This doesn’t mean you should write about things that no-one else will want to read. All your work should have some sort of mass-appeal, to increase your views and inspire you to continue to write, but they don’t have to appeal to everyone. You don’t always have to write on the latest hot topic. So long as your work is relevant and well-written, it will get the recognition that it (and you) deserve, which will only encourage you to continue doing what you’re doing.

Write Sequels to Popular Articles

A lot of people feel like sell-outs if they write sequels to their popular articles. Many authors feel that they are “money-grabbing” and not putting in enough effort in terms of developing their knowledge and writing experience. This is not true. While some authors will take the easy way out and write shoddy sequels, you don’t have to. If you put in the same great effort that went into your original piece, you’ll find that you’ve given many of your readers what they were waiting for. I’m sure that you’ve often read someone’s article and hoped for a sequel at some point. Similarly, this is what your readers are waiting for. They won’t view you as a sell-out, but rather as someone who listens to their audience. This will create a following, which will drive you to continue to write new, exciting pieces for your Triond portfolio.

Remember, no-one can decide when you write, or how often you write. That power rests solely in your hands (or your fingers, seeing as you are most likely typing). The most important questions to ask yourself before trying to expand your Triond portfolio are the following: ‘Do I really want to expand my Triond portfolio?’, ‘Am I going to put in the effort that this undertaking deserves?’ and ‘Am I doing this because I want to, or because I feel I have to?’