August 12, 2012
Although I've been hearing about the art of blogging for the past several years, I never thought I'd be doing it myself. One would think that since this is my first post, I'd have something profound to say, but I can't think of a thing. That being said, I think it is appropriate to give a summary of my writing background.
I've been writing articles for the Internet since April of 2008. I've picked up quite a few skills along the way. Some articles have earned me money; others have not. Oddly, usually the ones I'm most fond of don't do as well. Whether that's because I have a weird sense of the unusual, or some other reason, I don't know. I'd like not to think it's because I don't know the audience I'm writing for.
Audiences change with each website and with each different form of writing. There are websites that strictly purchase articles and the audience is one client who uses an article for whatever purpose they have in mind in which case, the author loses all rights to it. There are other websites which I call networking writer websites where writing is your own. These are my favorites. Other people read your writing and comment on it; you do the same for them. Hubpages.com and Squidoo.com are popular websites for creative writers. You earn money for your writing through keywords and linking, which I've never really figured out completely. I must confess, the reason I probably haven't figured it out is because it's just too complicated to not sit down and study it.
I wonder at times if anyone really understands how Google prioritizes the lists of websites on any given search. I suppose someone with algorithm expertise and a PhD in mathematics might be able to figure it out. Meanwhile, my working knowledge of keyword placement and half-way decent titles have not earned me a fortune, but I have made a little bit here and there.
Here are some links to some articles that I have written on these websites.
Keeping the True Sabbath Day
Parrots who Lay Soft-shelled Eggs
Top 10 Westerns of all Time
