Triond: Success in $

Posted on February 12th, 2011 in Writing by James McFadyen

Picture the scene: Jack has a wealth of knowledge and eager to pass this on to make the world a better, more educated place. He finds Triond, "At last!… I can have my knowledge published!" he exclaims, eager to show the world his knowledge. He also finds that some Triond users say he has to publish 50 articles a month in order to see any kind of $ balance in his Triond account. 50 years later, he dies with 18,000 Triond articles to his name and a balance of $50 in his Triond account to give to his loved ones.

Triond is a user-friendly no-frills publishing platform. You write. They publish. People read. But is the allure of earning money from the ad’s making good writers into bad publishers?

Publishing is the act of putting information out to the world. Triond provide the platform to do this, but they do not provide editors or editorial services. Every good writer, no matter how well educated or experienced, needs a good editor.

In the case of Triond, you the writer, must act as editor – you have to set your own goals and assess your own writing.

More importantly and the core of this paper, is the subject matter of which you write. It is very clear that some users of Triond see it purely as a money making exercise and care very little about writing or the pleasures of writing and sharing knowledge. Others, on the other hand, are great writers looking to spread their writing chops further.

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It is this latter group of which Triond will become the most respecting platform for online publishing. Any ad revenue should be seen as a bonus only and never be seen to be the goal. The goal, surely, is the writing.

Let’s take Jack from our earlier story, he was so concerned about receiving his $50 worth of ad revenue, he concentrated his entire writing life writing junk articles for Triond. Among his top articles were “how to lose weight in 15 seconds”, “make $1,000,000 with only $1.00″ and of course, who could forget his all time controversial series of articles, “Five Easy Words to Learn a Day”.

On his death bed, he proclaimed he was a great writer. He may have been but alas he has left a legacy of junk Triond articles not worth a penny. Although the $50 of ad revenue should provide a stable life for his family. For 2 days at least!

The point I’m making here is that Triond is not for making money. Triond is for writers and writers alone. They may not always be the greatest writers, but if they are passionate they are stepping with the right foot forward at the very least.

My challenge to all Triond writers is to write no more than 15 articles per month.

Here’s my ultimate Triond guide:

1) Research your subject matter well and understand your reader.

2) Write something useful.

3) Write what you know, not what you think you know.

4) To be a good writer is to be a good reader.

5) Knowledge is power, but understanding brings enlightenment.

Thank you for reading and hope you will be a valuable contributor to the fabulous Triond community.

N.B – “Jack” is a fictional character and all inferences to in him and his writings are entirely fictional. They serve only to give this paper a real-life context.