There are many online writing platforms which will help you to showcase your writings and make money in the process of doing so. The money you make in the beginning may hardly seem worth it, but if you continue to contribute to them, it will pay off in the long run.
There are many reasons why you should contribute to these platforms and it is not just to earn a few bucks. Here are some good reasons for you to write for online writing platforms:
Showcase Your Writings
The number one reason why you should spend your time writing for writing platforms is to showcase your work. There is nothing like writing an article and then sit back and listen to others compliment you on your work.
From time to time you may receive back some honest criticism, but this will only help you to grow, so it should always be welcomed.
Increase Your Traffic
Most writing platforms will allow you to post your links into your articles which will then help you to drive more traffic back to your main website. So the more articles you write the more links you can create to drive lots of free traffic to your site.
Build Back Links
Not only will you be able to drive lots of free traffic to your website, but you will also get more traffic coming from the search engines, because you will rank higher. Any link that you have pointing back to your website is called a back link and the more you have, the better you will do with search engines.
A big plus with these writing platforms is that they rank high in the search engines, so this automatically puts more value on each link, and therefore you can rank even higher.
Earn Money
Earn Money
Last but not least, you can also earn money on these sites. This is usually with Google Adsense, Kontera, or affiliate programs like Amazon or the Ebay Partner Network. Usually the revenue coming from these websites is not a whole lot at first, so you really need to be patient until you have some established traffic and a readership going.
So there you have four good reasons why you should write for these writing platforms. It may seem like a lot of work, but once you start to see your traffic increase you will make more, and this is where it becomes fun and it's hard to stop.
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Hi Helen,
I'm the Community Manager at Kontera and regarding your concern about the speed of monetizing online content, I'm happy to update about some recent developments.
Here at Kontera, we've just launched a new initiative offering new publishers a 70% revenue share rate, which is the highest in the industry. We've also begun offering new publishers a $50 bonus if they reach over 25,000 U.S. page views during their first 30 days on the Kontera network. We've also lowered out minimum payout threshold from $100 to $50, assuring that our publishers get paid faster.
Kontera also features the most technologically advances contextual algorithm. Able to scan each individual webpage to extract the topic category, subject matter, and keywords; the Kontera engine can understand content to an unprecedented extent, which Kontera leverages into more relevant, higher CTR ads.
Additionally, the ads on Kontera are just better. With an exclusive ad inventory from some of the most recognized brands in the world, such as Ford, Samsung, Intel, Dove, L'Oreal, Blackberry, Dominos, and Kmart, we're giving you premium, high CPC ads that visitors are already predisposed to click on.
If anyone is interested in learning other specific ways to monetize their Kontera account, please don't hesitate to contact me at jonathanc@kontera.com
Thanks,
- Jonathan Cohen
Kontera Community Manager
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