Readers, Recognition and Remuneration
While many of writers say they write for themselves it is our partners, the people who read our work that earns us our daily bread.
While most of us who write articles for Triond and other sites have learned the importance of writing articles that are rich in SEO words and phrases because that is how we make and increase our income, few of us think little about how important it is to earn recognition as a writer in earning income.
While writing an article that attracts the attention of search engines is important to getting people to view a single article getting people to actually look for and read the articles you have written is equally important to becoming successful as a writer. While most of us know this in the back of our minds we don’t give it much conscious thought. A couple events occurred over the last few days that have caused me to spend quite some time thinking about just how important that recognition really is.
The first incident was quite small and was simply one of those nice comments we get from time to time that we love but don’t think much about. The comment said simply that the reader had read my work on other sites and loved a certain type of article I write fairly frequently. The second incident however, really hit home as I had a person request from a client to write a fairly long article. I was somewhat surprised as this was a client new to the site and she had requested me by name. After, I wrote the article and submitted it she sent me a message saying I did an excellent job which she knew I would as she had been following me on one of writing sites.
What really hit home was the realization that when we publish articles on sites such as Triond we don’t know who is going to read them. It could very well be someone who has a future project in mind who may someday be looking for a writer or simply someone who spends a lot of time surfing the net and reading. Either way, working hard at your craft and becoming known for writing good articles on a variety of topics can help you to earn money with your writing.
As writers we tend to focus on our side of the relationship the writing end, and all too often forget that we are in a partnership with someone on the other side. The reader of the articles. While it is our sweat and hard work that produces the article it is the reader who actually earns us our money be it a few pennies or a few pounds. In the end it is those people who read our articles, like them and follow our writing who make us a success. Without those readers, writing would just be a hobby and never anything more.
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February 12th, 2010 at 9:37 am
Well said, with truth.
February 12th, 2010 at 9:42 am
True indeed! interesting and very informative.
February 12th, 2010 at 9:46 am
You have hit several nails right on the head. I certainly know this; but in the scramble for hits I often forget it. At the end of the day, my reputation as a writer is all that I really have left. First the reputation, then the hits.
February 12th, 2010 at 10:12 am
Interesting post…
February 12th, 2010 at 10:16 am
Great Piece
Keep it up
February 12th, 2010 at 10:38 am
I agree, although I plead guilty to sometimes forget the other side, being to occupied in other things beside my writing.
Anyhow: I do believe good writers evolve and do not get born. We can all be good, if we just want to, but we might not all be just as lucky.
February 12th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
Rightly said. Even though we write articles, it is our readers that fetch us our daily bread.
February 12th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
I LIKE IT. IT’S VERY INTERESTING.
THANK YOU.
February 12th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
Well done! Just as always, a great read!!!
February 12th, 2010 at 1:25 pm
Rightly said, readers are most important to us. Without them there’s no point writing. Good article.
February 12th, 2010 at 2:18 pm
Excellent article. I have actually started eliminating some of the articles from the beginning of my time here that have attracted minimal attention and are unlikely to do so.
February 12th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
Hi Martie,
This is excellent advice you have given us. I have to be honest that sometimes I focus more on writing my own articles than reading more of other author’s works. I have made a concious choice over the past couple of months to change that habit. I am also working to edit some of my articles that I wrote here in the beginning and now look like they need more work. Thanks for sharing.
Blessings,
Chris
February 12th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
You have to write what people want to read that is for sure. When writing for views there is no captive audience like a newspaper or magazine writer has.
February 12th, 2010 at 5:11 pm
I fully agree with you Martie. Thank you for this insight. A reader once told me that he’s subscribing to my articles because he liked them. It’s a reward any writer would like to receive and find fulfillment. It pays to write quality articles like yours. Thanks.
February 12th, 2010 at 7:41 pm
All good points and well worth keeping in mind when sitting down to write.
February 12th, 2010 at 9:14 pm
Excellent one
February 12th, 2010 at 9:20 pm
I wrote a link on How to Convince your Parents to get a Pet.. and have a few girls that post on the like almost daily. As I remember what it was like to be young and want a horse dearly I feel I owe it to them to take the time to respond often. That is also important.
February 12th, 2010 at 10:26 pm
If there is no reader, then no use of writings…
February 13th, 2010 at 1:50 am
A very nicely stitched simple information…
February 13th, 2010 at 7:28 am
excellent article.see u on my articles.
February 13th, 2010 at 10:24 am
Two thumbs up on this article.
February 13th, 2010 at 1:17 pm
Martie, I agree with you completely. Some of my best earning articles are ones that were picked up on other sites because they fitted in with what other bloggers were writing about. They continue to get the greatest hits. It’s a pity we don’t know at the time we are writing what that topic will be.