Digital Point forums was an eye opener for me. I had been toiling away for what seemed like an eternity on Associated Content, Demand Studios, and other online writing sites. I was churning out a minimal living doing this, but I knew that something better had to be out there.

Then one day, I had the pleasure of visiting a blog that changed my outlook on things. The name of the blog is onlinewritingjobs.net and it is run by a man that changed things for me. Not only is the blog great, but good ole Robert is pretty great too.

On this blog and in Associated Content’s forums, Robert pointed out that you an actually market your own work directly on digital point’s forums to private clients. No strings attached, and no bull. You simply post what you have for sale, and you get real time offers and feedback from other members!

This was rather exciting to me, and it changed my writing career.

I headed right over there and started checking it out. When you first sign up, you have to participate in the forums for awhile, and post some comments,etc. After you go through that initial warm up, then you are allowed to post on the site’s “buy/sell” area.

The first day on digital point’s buy sell area I sold nearly one hundred dollars worth of content. From there it just grew more and more.

The best part of digital point was that it taught me to value my work more. I made several contacts, and now I am working directly with a gentleman in a full time gig. This job would never have come along if it had not been for digital point forums.

There are a few things to keep in mind when you sign up there:

-Always request at least half the payment upfront. Do not do work without payment upfront unless they have a very good itrader. itrader is like ebay feedback, and can be found under their user name.

- Be patient! Many people start dropping their prices if their content does not sell the same day. Be patient and the buyers will usually come and find you.

- Never ever bump your thread. You will get banned.

Outside of that, you should have no problems. If you would like to see some threads that actually work as far as how to format the thread, etc, feel free to let me know and I will gladly try to help you with how to put it together.

Article Writing… So many people think they can do it easily, and yet so many people fail miserably. Why? Because they think it will be easy. Too many people have dove into the world of freelance article writing with only one thing in mind – money.

While money is certainly a wonderful thing to have, you should know that it is far from the only thing we can focus on as article writers. No, the article writer has to love what they do. That is the real key.

To sit down and write 50 articles all keyworded around mesothelioma is not something that you can do simply for money. It has to be about the passion for writing, and the excitement of seeing your name in print.

Article writing is a career choice that is destined to change every single day, sometimes by the hour. As soon as you have it figured out, you realize that what you learned is wrong now. Why do we do this thing called article writing, anyway?

For others the answer may vary. For me, I do it because I love information and the high paced world of writing. It is what keeps me coming back for more every single day. I look forward to this blog growing and building a great many friends.

It is my first forray into the world of bloggers. (I had some blogger blogs, but never my “own” baby until now. I hope that you will join me each and every day to learn about the world together