Welcome to My Blog Stop!, a freestyle home business and personal blog, curating advice, tips, and information for work at home professionals; and blogging about general subjects of interest, art, entertainment, views and opinions, society and culture, etc. This website complements and supplements multiple WAHM projects grouped together as Cmoneyspinner's Home Business Projects on Facebook. Thanks for visiting!
Have been an active member of HUBPages.com, a popular online writing community, since 2013. The HP editors give you a lot of freedom to write about almost anything and everything! But the best piece of advice they provided was to always encourage the writers to publish evergreen content, which is content that's sort of “timeless”, meaning write about a topic today that 5 to 10 years later, people will still be searching for information about it. In other words, there is a great probability that your articles will be found via an organic search for years to come and will generate residual income for you. This has proven to be true with my articles.
As of today, my author's profile* shows twenty (20) HUBs or articles. My pages get some traffic but they aren't viral. The content is stuff like history, movies, books, real estate, etc. Those are evergreen. Right? My fellow freelance writer, Julie-Ann Amos, who is also a professional writer, has published almost 600 articles. She picked a topic that was so off-the-wall!! It's evergreen alright!She wrote it in 2 Parts. Bet you can't guess what it is!Must say that when the site owners said they encouraged evergreen material, but this particular topic never occurred to me. Hint: It's a beauty and fashion tip.
I signed up for Medium over 5 years ago. My main reason for creating an account was because Medium is one of the few sites that allows republished content. YAHOO Voices used to allow it but they shut down. The difference between YAHOO Voices and Medium was that with YCN (YAHOO Contributors Network) you could earn $5 for every 1000 unique views. It was an income stream and then it wasn't!
However, even though Medium did not pay me for my content the fact that my other content from around the web could be republished made the platform worth its weight in gold. As time went by, the site owners set up a Partner Program, so that some of the contributors could earn income from their articles. Many writers have reported that earn good money for their content. I'm sorry but I don't have any bragging rights in that regard. But I'm OK with it. Because like I said the Medium platform offers a lot of other "extras" that are great for a struggling freelancer. One of those "extras" includes creating a Medium Publication. It's free to create your own publication. You can use it for your own articles and/or invite other writers to contribute. When I first started the publication it was just a way for me to organize all of my content. But now other writers are happy to contribute. I love publishing content by fellow writers. It a way of supporting them and it's a different "voice". I need a better way for readers to peruse my articles. My content dates back to 2014 and my profile shows over 300 articles. It's not so easy for a visitor to be scrolling and scrolling and scrolling down the profile page. But with a Medium Publication, the articles are neatly archived by Year. When you scroll down, at the bottom of the page for your Publication there is a link to the "Archive". Another plus, after you click on that link? The visitor will find the "Top Stories" published or rather the content that was the "Most Read" by visitors. Below are the Top 10 Stories published by Express Yourself! (publication started May 16, 2019) as of the beginning of March 2020. Feel free to peruse the yearly archives as well:
People are quick to read the Bible story and accuse Bathsheba of enticing King David to commit sin. However, reading the account one wonders why the woman is always to be blamed when it's about sex. This article presents a character study of Bathsheba.
Once upon a time, a blue bracelet from Bukan was born. Worst of all, it was baby blue. There were many others, and this was just another rubber baby blue bracelet from the batch. Well, maybe for you! But for me, a different story was about to unfold...
30 hours on an airplane with my four-year-old. I've recently achieved one of the greatest feats of my life. If there was an app that could track and rank "impossible human conquests" I'm sure this would be trending towards the top of the list.
How an ancient general saved Rome from complete devastation "Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness." Rome has stood as an important city in the world for nearly 3000 years. The ancient city gave us multiple languages, ideas, history, arts, and beliefs that spread across the planet in some form or another.
p>Filling in the spaces The obituary my sister writes a year later would remind us that my father's last year was only one year within 73. His life stretched out in a jagged arc. She made it linear, if not a jumble of identity, way better than I can, so I show it intact, whole here.
"Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo" (2016) is a Korean adaptation of a Chinese novel. Per quotes from Wikipedia: "Despite its ensemble cast, extensive publicity and US$13 million production budget, the series only averaged single-digit audience rating of 7.59% in South Korea, and was overshadowed by Love in the Moonlight (2016) .
I'm new to the adult world. It feels like I should still be in school, but suddenly I'm finding myself in the daily grind of a nine to five job just like everyone else. It was only a few short years...
Incredible! A light bulb just went off in my head. My husband at one time was studying psychology and I used to help him with his research. He took several courses but never completed his degree. (Personal reasons.)
Hello! How are you? My name is Treathyl Fox (aka cmoneyspinner) and I am the editor of Express Yourself! I started contributing articles to Medium.com in 2014; republished and original content. This year, 2019, I made several bold moves. ✨ MOVE 1: I joined the Medium Partner Program .
So, I'm sure this makes me sound pretty flighty and just a touch crazy, but science is on my side here. Christina Hammond, MS, LMHC, from her article "What is decision fatigue?" put together an outline of this strange and 'made-up sounding' phenomenon.
One awesome thing about being a freelance writer is all the other freelance writers you meet who bring their knowledge, skills, and experience to the table. Participating in online writing communities has opened a door to a wonderful world of enlightenment, and it's a pleasure to introduce others to fellow freelance writers who have inspired and motivated me to continue this pursuit.
* Spotlight on Rupert Taylor *
Rupert Taylor has almost 50 years experience in the field of journalism and his articles show off his skills. His Research is thorough and he presents critical Information and Facts on complex and complicated topics in very easily readable language.
At one time, he had almost 700 articles published online at Suite.io (formerly Suite101). They have since become unpublished because the site no longer exists. Below is a quick list of a sampling of the titles of those articles which are sure to pique your interest and make you want to do research on your own.
- Sicilian Mafia Payback
- The Oddities of English and Other Difficult Languages
- The Difficult Life of Official Executioners
- Rich People Are More Likely than Others to be Dishonest
- Albanian Muslims Saved Jews from the Holocaust
- The Roman Centurion of Mersea Island
( phantom of the Roman empire ) * * Even though this online writing community no longer exists, I was able to find an archived link to his Suite101 profile via the Wayback Machine.
Fortunately, Mr. Taylor has published pages at Wizzley.com. and writes articles for HUBPages.com. YAY!!
P.S. I am also a freelance content writer and writer for hire. Get details. I too have published pages on Wizzley and have contributed articles on HUBPages.
"Medium is an online publishing platform developed by Twitter co-founder Evan Williams, and launched in August 2012. It is legally owned by A Medium Corporation. The platform is an example of social journalism, having a hybrid collection of amateur and professional people and publications, or exclusive blogs or publishers on Medium and is regularly regarded as a blog host." (Source: Wikipedia)
I'm an "amateur" freelance writer. I started publishing content at Medium.com several years back. I haven't been banned yet! 😂 They are gracious enough to not only allow my republished content, but it's OK if I leave comments. The Medium writers contribute articles that are very enlightening, on a wide range of topics from science and technology to religion and philosophy to books and music and more. One of the "professional people" even asked if they could publish one of my articles in their publication. I was so honored.
Genealogy has been and always will be a
topic of interest to human beings. We are all curious about our
beginnings or origins. These days some even pay for expensive DNA tests to see
if they can determine their ancestry. Others comb through paper
documents, computerized records, etc. and/or combine the findings of the research of historical records with the scientific test results to confirm their lineage. Some people search the scriptures.
Image credit: Français : Agar et Ismaël dans le désert (1820...
We know the Hebrew patriarch Abraham had many sons and that God promised him that his descendants would be innumerable. One of his sons was Ishmael born to him by Hagar, the Egyptian slave, who served as a surrogate mother for Sarah, his wife.
The Ishmaelites were, are, or should be the descendants of Ishmael. For genealogy purposes, this matter seems pretty cut and dry. But who are the true Ishmaelites?
Are you a history buff or maybe just a person who thinks it would be cool to rewrite history with your own alternate ending? Perhaps you could fix things up so that the Titanic and the sister ship that came after, Britannic, would not both sink!! (Yes. I know it's American history. Trying to make a point here! Just stay with me on this. :) )
Passionate educated historian with a degree in Computer Science and a self-described "writerolic".
She contributes articles to various sites and is publishing a series under a general umbrella title "Alternate History" via Wizzley.com. She is re-writing parts of the history of England, if you're interested. Below are links to two examples of her interesting "What If" scenarios. Curiously enough, the thoughts had actually crossed my mind.
by AlexandriaIngham There are so many what ifs in history, and I'm continuing my alternate history series after a long break. I'm focusing on Mary I today, with a look at how history could have changed if one of those phantom pregnancies turned out to be real.
A couple of years ago, I shared a post at this blog about my experience with Medium.com. (“My Medium Round Up ~ Article Contributions”) The main attraction of this site was the fact that it accepts republished content. It's now 2019 and nothing has changed in this regard. The site still accepts republished content. The change is that the site has implemented a Partner Program. The goal of this program is to allow the writers to earn some revenue for their contributions to Medium.
With the exception of one article that was republished after the implementation of the program, all of my articles are not available for the paywall. The article that I republished was dated March 9, 2019, “The Origin of Brutal Regimes” and is “eligible to be part of the metered paywall”. I opted in to allow that. An article contributor can opt out. Even though I opted in, I realized after reading the additional details that can only earn money if I am in the Medium Partner Program. Guess what? I JOINED!! Hope the MPP proves to be a consistent income stream.
Need to hone your writing skills or learn how to do better research?
If you sign up as a writer or contributor for HUBPages, and particularly, if you are just getting started as a freelance writer, you will receive support and resources to help you improve or finesses your writing skills. You can extract a wide range of Pro Tips from the site's free weekly newsletter that you will receive via eMail or at the site's forum and specific topics sections. There is lots more where that comes from.
So if you're thinking of becoming a part of an online writing community, join HUBPages.com. There is no fee to sign on. When you begin, as you are writing your article, there is an automated checklist to assess your progress and gives you pointers on how to improve the presentation. The first few HUBs may undergo a human review which takes about 48 hours. Your article should show online instantly but without advertisements. If approved by the Team, Google ads will begin to appear as well so that your writing can generate income. The Ad Sense revenue is shared. But that's just one way that your articles earn money.
Do you read “The Economist”? They publish very worthwhile reading material. Food for thought. On this particular topic, for many, however, there is not too much think about. Most people have drawn their line in the sand and they are either for capital punishment or against it. My friendJo Harrington is AGAINST the death penalty and provides more than ample information to support her position.
In the end, though her arguments are powerful and thought-provoking, my position is FOR and I can not be dissuaded. Not even the pope can persuade me. (Pope Francis Declares Death Penalty Unacceptable in All Cases - The New York Times) While the guilty criminals sit on death row awaiting execution, it gives them time to reflect on the events which brought them to their soon to be final destination - events in their life and their life or lives of those who are no longer with us because of them - and maybe they can come to grips with the fact they are only receiving their comeuppance.
Poor Eve. Mother of the first murderer and the first murder victim. In that particular case, The Judge showed mercy and spared the murderer's life. The debate continues.
New Hampshire has just failed to abolish the death penalty-by one vote. Given that the Granite State has not actually executed anyone since 1939, you might think this doesn't matter much. But, obviously, it matters to the one man on death row in New Hampshire, a cop-killer called Michael Addison.
King Solomon sent ships to Ophir to bring back almug (or algum) trees, along with gold and precious stones. Research about Ophir's geographical location is scant. In short, no one seems to know where it is! If it is ever found, it will probably be by accident, because everybody keeps searching for Atlantis. The last bit of recorded information we have about Ophir is that the ships that set sail to go there which were sent by another king, never made it to their destination! So I can sort of understand why people would rather go look for Atlantis. Atlantis disappeared. Not the folks who were looking for it!!! (O.o)
1 Kings 9:28 - And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
1 Kings 10:11 - And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.
1 Kings 22:48 - Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.
Photo credit: Wikipedia: Solomon and the Plan for the Temple, as in 1 Kings 6, illustration from a Bible card published by the Providence Lithograph Company
* * * Anyway, I did manage to find two known places that have the name "Ophir", one in Colorado USA and the other in New Zealand. Both representing magnificent splendor!!!
Fancy myself a freelance writer so I joined various online writing communities that allow me to publish my jibber jabber. Wizzley and HubPages are such communities. In addition to these publishing platforms being great places to write and express yourself; they are equally fantastic places to read and learn about almost anything! For example, traveling around the world is only a dream for me; but the writers at these sites take me to all the wonderful places I'd like to go. Some take me to magical historical places like Ireland.
Examining what it means to have Irish
blood, outlining where Irish DNA comes from and who are the closest
genetic relatives of the Irish in Europe. Of interest to
anyone with Irish ancestry who wants to understand their genealogy.
The site owners are based in Canada, but the community of writers is global. Good writing skills IN ENGLISH is essential. Start publishing your thoughts, opinions, views, perspectives, book or movie reviews, product recommendations, cooking tips, recipes, share music videos, celebrity tidbits, etc. at dailytwocents.com.
Daily Two Cents is a revenue-sharing platform. Your earnings are earned based on the number of unique views {pay-per-view} per article. 100 words minimum. If you are an affiliate marketer you can also include a referral link in your content. Earnings you make from affiliate advertising are 100% yours.
Click here to view my DTC author profile.
The links below are somewhat of a representative sample of the variety of topics people write about.
The site set up for social networking so you can also meet and make new friends, if you're interested.
Need some extra income? Try it! Donate your “two cents” and get it back! See sampling of short posts below.
Chili Seasoning in a Jar – Makes a Great Holiday Gift!
3 Quick Tips for Going Vegan
What is Crocus Sativus?
North Indian Girl in Southern Films Shriya Saran
English Empire Folded up within 5 years of World War II
Muslim Youths have adopted ‘Love Jihad’
Free keyword research tools
Thankful That Daily Two Cents Accepts International Writers
For reasons that I have been unable to determine this website disappeared. So this post and other posts written at this blog tagged TreasurePen.com or TreasurePen, are either my content which I am glad to have saved and published here and/or my first impressions of this site which can now be completely ignored. No biggie! These days I'm hanging out at sites like ForumCoin.com
♦ ♦ ♦ Content below first posted May 13, 2014, 9:15 AM
TreasurePen is an online writing platform that pays you to write short posts similar to how you share messages on Facebook or Twitter. All you need is a Google Adsense account. Yes it is a revenue-sharing platform just like all the other bazillion platforms out there. But all the platforms aren't so easy to write for. That's what makes Treasure Pen appealing.
My first post was published January 2014. Haven't been there quite 6 months, and also have not been extremely active because there are other new sites I am experimenting with as well for contrast and comparison. But this is a legitimate potential income stream for freelance writers and people who work at home.
Earn passive income. Wizzley is an
online writing community where several of my articles have been
published on a wide range of topics. The community is friendly, the
support is fabulous and many freelance writers and people who work at
home will like the relaxed work at your own pace environment. Some
parties have taken the extra step to write a public review. Some are
happy. Some are not. My plus?
Wizzley is a great place to park your evergreen content and let it generate residual income from Google AdSense.
Paper.li is a tool that helps you publish your own online newspaper. How cool is that? You can create and publish your very own "Daily Planet " with news items of interest to you that might be of interest to other readers also.
Information for those who used to contribute to YAHOO Voices before that network was shut down. What many of us liked about the YCN (YAHOO Contributor Network) was that it accepted "previously published articles". What was really great was that payment was actually received for articles that had been sitting at another site for well over a year with almost nothing to show for it!
Daily Two Cents (dailytwocents.com ) is an online writing community very different from the others. It's pay-per-view, includes social networking, and allows the writer or contributor to earn 100% on their affiliate referral links. That's right! NO REVENUE SHARING!! You keep what you earn!
Fun fact: Leather is a traditional gift given on third year anniversaries.
I don't expect any leather gifts. But please celebrate with me. This site is one of the first sites that allowed me to spread my wings as a freelance writer. See my list of HUBs below.
If you are a newbie, experienced, or somewhere “in between”, HUBPages is a great place for writers who have a passion or expertise to publish informative articles, keep the rights to your content, and participate in a revenue-share plan to earn residual income.
Writedge.com is an online revenue-sharing writing community that has been growing steadily for the past couple of years. Currently have 9 published articles published under my pen name "cmoneyspinner". My most recent one was accepted for their Health and Wellness column and went live Jan 2015: Body Fuel: 2015 Nutrition Trends. Very happy to be a contributor to this community. The most recent is change is the profile page. It's a lovely and professional display. Merrily we grow along! Grow along! Grow along! :)
Also a contributor to the sister site: DailyTwoCents.com
