Arioch

@Arioch (190)

Age 45

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Miser Friend

swats89 @swats89 (1729) • India 14 May 11

I want to talk u abt my frnd in clg. In our frnd cirle we usually contribute money from each other to eat some stuff in the canteen. So one of my frnd is so miser that he never give money and always come and eat. One day we had a...

canteen

miser frnd

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Arioch I think everyone has a friend like that, I know I have one who when it is his turn to buy drinks he has no money, leaves before sometimes i am even suprised at the lengths and excuses he will go to not to have to stump up the cash.

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PETROL Price Hiked in INDIA: Its ninth time hike in last nine months!

venkit @venkit (2955) • India 14 May 11

Shock Treatment for common man from UPA government Very sad news for all Indians. The Petrol price has once again hiked. It is the ninth time the petrol price is hiking in India in last nine months. Petrol...

petrol price hiked once again

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Arioch Its the same everywhere, I'm from the UK and prices here must go up every 2 weeks and a least half of the cost here is tax from the government. the bad thing about rising fuel prices is that most goods need transporting so this pushes up the price of...

14 May 11

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I lost faith with PTC sites...

cairalyssa @cairalyssa (1402) • Malaysia 14 May 11

Following advise mostly from those things i read, they said, dont pay to any site that ask for investment to earn.. i did invest with neobux and vcbux.. even vcbux, has turn to scam.. i also clicked with nuestrobux,...

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Arioch I have tried a few things on the net to make a few extra $$$'s and to be honest I havent really made much from PTC sites I stuck with neobuxs to I made the payout (about a year ago now) and thats the only site I have ever made any money out of. In the end I...

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If Federal taxes were voluntary, would you contribute?

BalthasarTheRat @BalthasarTheRat (656) • United States 14 May 11

Some people try to argue taxation is voluntary anyway, but that is not the scope of this question. You can even take it one step further: If you did "donate" and could ear-mark where the money went, what would you put it toward?

federal government

taxation

taxes

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Arioch Try telling the tax man or IRS that tax is voluntary! I dont think most people mind paying tax its just where it goes too not many people want to fund wars or politicians lifestyles, though in defence of them if the lifestyle didnt offer perks would they get...

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The new assignment system

SandrainSpain @Sandra1952 (6047) • Spain 10 May 11

What does everyone think of Helium's new assignment system now the first payments are coming through? I've been busy with other things, so I haven't written much, except for some contest articles when the assignments hit problems...

helium assignments

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Arioch I have only written 5 or 6 articles on helium since the last change and I noticed a definate drop in revenue share then. The new assignment system looks better then the last changes and I understand suggested titles can become paid assignments without directly...

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A good argument for doing away with the old upfront payment system

SandrainSpain @Sandra1952 (6047) • Spain 12 Feb 11

Recently, I became Channel Manager for the William Shakespeare Channel on Helium. One of my duties is to grade the articles within the channel, and some of them are absolutely dreadful - there's no polite way to say it....

helium quality

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Arioch Whilst I'm not personally a channel manager I can see a small improvement in the articles that you get asked to rate. As a channel manager can you actually delete really bad/poor articles or is there more to it then that? The old systems was flawed, though to...

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Stock Content?

oldchem1 @oldchem1 (8132) 28 Dec 10

While checking my Helium account today I noticed that I had received a payment of $5 for 'Stock Content' - this is for quite an old article and I am not at all sure what it means!! Can any of you veteran Helium members enlighten...

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Arioch Some publisher bought your article to appear elsewhere and they give you $5 for it. They can select any of your articles old and new, its a nice little bonus every now and then.

28 Dec 10

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Payment Changes at Helium

divalounger @divalounger (6118) • United States 17 Dec 10

This may have already been discussed, but if so, I am unaware of it. I have been writing for Helium for the past year or so and have really enjoyed it. Recently, Helium announced big changes in their payment structure. Under the...

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Arioch I am a five star writer on Helium (look up Gordon D Easingwood if you want a look) and these changes have seriously affected everyones earning potential there and not in a good way. That aside they are one of the only sites that do still pay out upfront fees...

18 Dec 10

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Things are getting better (She says, crossing fingers!)

SandrainSpain @Sandra1952 (6047) • Spain 15 Dec 10

After a terrible week, it appears that the new system is starting to work as it should over at Helium. The second round of Marketplace articles have been processed a day ahead of the deadline, and, from the community boards this...

helium changes

helium payout

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Arioch Well I have done better this week and the changes at least make it sound like they are listening to the writers. Still it just wont be as good as previous. Thing is Helium is one of the only sites that caters for other then none US writers (even if it has...

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Helium listened to the writers!

SandrainSpain @Sandra1952 (6047) • Spain 12 Dec 10

This week has been a traumatic time for Helium writers, what with the change to payments and the new '3rd person' ruling which meant that articles with the occasional 'you' for easier reading or connection with the reader resulted...

helium changes

helium payout

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Arioch Yeah it has been intense on those boards. Well finally out of my four articles I wrote last week two have got accepted with $3 upfront payments and two have been rejected completely. The stock automated emails they send out do not really explain why in...

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Help from Helium members please!!

oldchem1 @oldchem1 (8132) 11 Dec 10

I just can't get my head around the new payment system, I wonder if any of you are able to put it down in simple terms for me. I have 4 writing stars and 5 rating stars and have around 290 articles on the site. Prior to the...

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Arioch This month any article submitted before the 6th will still qualify for the old upfront payments and empty title bonus. Any article submitted after that will not. And yes payment will go down you now only earn upfront fees for articles on the Market Place,...

11 Dec 10

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Are we misunderstanding the major income of Helium?

sn_2818184 @sn_2818184 (328) • Hong Kong 10 Dec 10

Until last week, I thought Helium makes their money mainly from the advertisement, like most of the other pay to write sites do. After the changes Helium made to their upfront payment system, I start to doubt. In the past, I...

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Arioch To be fair Helium articles (the good ones anyway) are of a high quality. The copyright thing could become a sticking point, if you quit Helium they will still earn add revenue and whatever else on your article. I have sold a few articles as "stock content" for...

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has anybody played world of warcraft cataclysm?

joimarquez @joimarquez (1836) • United States 10 Dec 10

I need to know if the game is worth buying. Please tell me whats the new things on that expansion. as you know its the recession and I dont know if its worth buying the game now or should i just wait till they put it on...

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Arioch If you are a World of Warcraft fan you will like this, its an expansion in a similar vein to Wrath of the Liche King adding a lot more content to the game. If you played the original vanilla World of Warcraft it is good to see how they have changed all the...

10 Dec 10

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A query On "triond" : The article site

steelfist @steelfist (175) • India 9 Dec 10

Hello,yesterday i had registered on triond..I had posted some 8 articles in which 3 got rejected and now i have 5 articles 1 got approved 3 hours ago and rest all within last 20 minutes..I m really impressed with the number of...

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Arioch Like some of the others on here I recommend you give it a couple of days to sort itself out. I also have a few articles on Triond under the name Arioch, whats your name and I will add you. I also try to spend a little bit of time looking at my friends new...

9 Dec 10

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Getting started with Triond

Elizabeth White @Masihi (4413) • Canada 8 Dec 10

I typed up an article right out of my head in Triond for the very first time last night, so that makes it my first article online. It's been pending since last night. I'm wondering if it takes longer to "get in" so to speak when...

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Arioch Just 24 hours or so at most. The hard bit is getting people to look at it :) Whats you name on Triond I am on as Arioch (you would never had guessed)

8 Dec 10

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What do you think of it so far?

SandrainSpain @Sandra1952 (6047) • Spain 8 Dec 10

I mean the new payment system, of course. 3 days in, what are your first thoughts? I've written 4 articles to the new system. One is in process, the others have a couple of days to go. I must say, I'm sorry to see the demise...

helium experience

new payment system

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Arioch I have also written four articles though two of them were to pretty obscure titles (How to get Bodyguards in Mafia Wars and How to service a Ceramic Heater) and mine did look like the only ones entered (lol I am already thinking of it like a contest). To be...

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Lost Money

Blondie2222 @Blondie2222 (28611) • United States 5 Dec 10

So I was working yesterday and there was a diabetic education class being held downstairs in the conference room. After the class ended the instructor came up to where I was working and asked if anyone had seen 90 dollars in money...

authorities

lost

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Arioch If I found someone else wallet or purse in with ID or it was identifiable in I would hand it in. I have lost my own wallet and know the amount of hassle and inconvinience it can cause. That said if it was just a wad of money chances are I would most likely...

6 Dec 10

Triond's December Challenge?

SydneyHazelton @SydneyHazelton (4586) • Singapore 4 Dec 10

Triond has launched its December Challenge. If you write 5-9 articles, you will get 10% increase in your earnings. If you write 10 or more, you will get 20% more. However, your writing is only eligible if they appear in the...

make money writing articles

triond

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Arioch I think that I am going to give it a go, just started trying to get into triond a bit more this month. Would have been more helpful if they had put what each site was about as its not always obvious from the name. I have been reading the articles you have...

5 Dec 10

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I am frustrated with Slicethepie..I cant believe it..

insulin @insulin (2479) • Philippines 4 Dec 10

I am in 8th place of the top 10 list of the best scouters in Slicethepie and just this morning,they send me a notice that they will no longer accept scouters that is outside of US and EU which is very unfair and frustrating.I felt...

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Arioch Thats scandalous if you ask me, though a lot of these america sites seem to do it though I have no idea why. I cant believe they just turn there back on a obviously skilled person with a proven track record just because of where you are from.

4 Dec 10

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What's your "daily minimum" for earning sites?

rodanmaster @rodanmaster (141) • United States 1 Dec 10

There's plenty of earning sites out there, PTC and PTP etc... Obviously none of them earn anything that large (when compared to a real job), but there are some that pay more than others. I was wondering what is the minimum amount...

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Arioch I have a strange addiction to Neobuxs I have no refferals and no real intention of getting any yet I find myself clicking every day and its the only PTC I bother with. So thats about 4 cents, theres better earning to be made on the writing sites (though it is...

2 Dec 10