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Money is in Evergreen Content

On: Friday, August 1, 2008

The goal of a freelance content writer is to write less while making more money. The potential to make money writing content for the internet is endless. But, not all writing assignments are created equal. There are many websites that pay nothing for their content, but will provide other benefits such as exposure and experience. These no to low paying sites are for the beginning writers who want to learn the skills to become an online content writer. These sites will help in creating a portfolio of clips to move on to better paying markets. The more experienced writers should not waste too much if any time on those lower paying assignments, "Time is money."

No matter the experience level it is wise to consider the benefits of writing evergreen content. The websites that hire writers want content that will show results over a long time so the hits will continue long after the material has been written. It could be said that evergreen content is timeless. The well-paid content writers know this and use this information to increase their income potential. To write evergreen content a writer should always remember:

  • Never use references to dates, or events that can be dated
  • Never use numbers that will date a piece-such as the price of gas
  • Never mention current or past cultural icons-stars, bands, songs etc.

Search Engine Optimization Education

On: Sunday, July 27, 2008

Whether you have your own website or just freelance write for other websites and blogs you must learn all about SEO. Search Engine College offers online classes in SEO(search engine optimization) and SEM (search engine marketing) where you choose either their own certification or self-study. I don't believe that they are nationally accredited though.

Backlinks Are As Easy As 1, 2, 3


Websites need to get backlinks in order for the search engines to recognize their existence. Backlinks are links coming from other websites that point to your site or the site you are writing for. Getting backlinks can be time consuming, but in the end will pay off. If you want to get backlinks try doing the following:
  1. Articles - submitting articles to directories provides backlinks & as the writer you become known as an expert as well
  2. Forums - for every post you make you will have a link attached
  3. Blogs - make intelligent comments on blogs of similar content

Content Writer As A Job

On: Friday, July 25, 2008


Have you ever thought about being a writer? If you have you first must decide what kind of writer you would like to become. Having come to this blog I would assume that you may be interested in being a content writer. A content writer works online writing articles, blog posts and other types of material. There is a little more to being a web content writer than that though. They not only have to be creative, but they also must be knowledgeable in SEO (search engine optimization). Being focused on SEO just means that their goal is to convey information so that it gets a top page rank spot with the search engines. The following are ways that a content writer may accomplish SEO:

  • Original content - plagiarism causes loss of page rank
  • Keyword density- without keywords there would be no SEO
  • Backlinks - links pointing to the site the content writer is writing for(more links, better PR)

About Online Content Writer

On: Monday, June 23, 2008


Who ever said "Content Is King" is absolutely unequivocally correct. Content writers are helping shape the internet as we know it today and how we'll use it into the future. Every good writer is born with a God given gift to write that they must build upon. A content writer needs so much more. A passion for writing is just the foundation in which SEO must be added, requiring a whole other set of skills to add to the artistic mix. There is much to be learned about the creative skill of the online content writing profession. The goal of Online Content Writer is to educate those who would like to have an exciting career in this growing field.