Recent content by Mephisto1917

Great tips! Honestly, I think the more you write, the better you'll get. Reading is very important too. There's a reason why Stephen King recommends reading for four hours per day, as much time as he recommends writing. Although writing articles isn't fiction, I think the advice still holds...

Brilliant. It's nice to turn this political pollution into something useful.

This is the king of all journeys. I've been lurking on BHW for awhile, but I had to comment to say thanks after scanning through this epic thread again. Just for the record, I believe there's a lot of truth to the 10,000 hours rule. It took me about half that many hours to become an effective...

Your ambitious plan is impressive. Sending my good wishes your way. Don't listen to the naysayers. Even if 48K by 2/2013 isn't achievable, try for it anyway. Ending up with just a third of that amount is more than a decent living in most parts of the world.

Yes, I think it's possible, but hard to do through article writing alone. Cranking out $5-10 pieces for brokerage sites and clients who don't want to pay much isn't going to cut it. You're in for a heck of a lot of burnout too, unless you really enjoy writing, or snag a huge project you're...

If you want to break into a foreign market, it might be smart to bone up on a foreign language. Dive into Spanish, French, Chinese, Russian, German, something. All the better if you already have a market preference. If you learn two languages or get into linguistics, you might pick up some...

Yes, don't use PLR. Not only will you get banned, but you won't fool many readers. The days of churning out low quality content are over. Even using badly written stuff you've gotten from a ghost writer isn't smart because your book will be quickly returned or given a one star review. Ebook...

If you would like to pursue ebooks, I think you're better off taking a look at self-publishing. Kindle, Nook, Kobo...all of these places allow you to upload your material for sale. Yes, the price points are cheaper than traditional PDF ebooks, but you can get more sales. How much you can earn...

Ezine doesn't pay, and it's gradually falling off the Google radar. I suggest looking at other opportunities for gaining some link juice with articles. Go for a revenue sharing site like Infobarrel, which is pretty generous with putting links to relevant content in your articles. IB is also...

Nice to see there's some commonality with the price point. I worry about buyers getting pissed because of e-books being too "short" and leaving bad reviews, so I think I set my prices as low as I can to stay in the 70% tier. I haven't done a lot of Amazon SEO myself. I just tagged my books...

Infobarrel is pretty decent. I make more there than other article revenue sharing sites. As with any other, the key is getting traffic to your articles. I also like the layout of the site and the strategies employed by the owners. They weren't nearly as badly affected by the Panda update as...

Black ice, How long are your books on average? I would like to know for a pricing comparison. I keep my books in the 10,000-15,000 word range and price them at $2.99. Perhaps I should be charging more. Sales are slow, but steady in the niches I've chosen and the low price I've set (the lowest...

I'm just starting to get into Kindle publishing myself. I've made a handful of sales on an e-book I recently uploaded. Not bad for the amount of work, and I'm sure more money is coming. Do other Kindle publishers here give much consideration to length and pricing? My book is short, just shy of...

I'm preparing to break into the Kindle market too. Before Amazon started banning the PLR and public domain stuff, it was tempting. But I'm glad I didn't go down that path. It never seemed sustainable. Instead, I'm planning to start off with three entirely original short e-books/reports. The...

I started writing with Infobarrel a couple months ago, and I'm just now returning to it in a new campaign. I really like the format of the site, and the forum community there is actually helpful. I also like the income diversity there, since your income streams are split between Adsense, Amazon...