Going DP - Something I never wanted to do

Hello there DigitalPoint.

First off, I'd like to state that I am no newbie to these types of forums. Honestly, I just didn't like DP because it seemed to be made up of self-proclaimed "Guru's" and whatnot marketing things to other newbies. After awhile though, I decided to join because I am told that this is one of the most populated marketplaces to sell articles on.

I've had a lot of experience in different fields online, but I always seem to fall back on writing articles for people. Here at DP, I like the marketplace set up because I can write about whatever I want, as long as someone is willing to buy it. That beats working for somebody that has daily "demands" and just ends up flaking out themselves after awhile. I see a lot of people charging $3 for 500 words, and don't see a whole lot of articles go unsold. That's very encouraging.

Anyway, some other things I've fooled around with was:

• Paid Downloads
• Writing for Associated Content
• Affiliate Marketing with ClickBank
• Selling Custom Web Pages

The above is the order of my success rate as well. I had higher hopes for web design, but there is simply too much competition out there. Instead of customizing web pages for people (very time consuming), I plan on going into simply selling pre-made templates. I'm currently developing a cross-platform wizard for editing the templates I make, sort of like those online WSYWIG-type things. The only difference is that mine will be an offline application. Hopefully that will put a unique spin on my templates.

While that is in development, I need to make some money. To do this, I plan on selling some articles in the Trade section. Unfortunately for me though, there is a two-week waiting period. So I'll share whatever I can during this time.

I warn you, my posts are usually pretty long. I have the habit to include every little fact I know on a subject, then thinking of something else 5 minutes later and re-editing. Even though I do this, it is usually informational and not just a bunch of paragraphs of nonsense. Most of the time I try to include numbered lists so people can skip ahead and read what part of the post pertains to them.

If you've read all this, I congratulate you, however I think your time would be better spent in other sections of this forum.

 

Welcome to forum, a very nice inrto I must say.

~ UKmember

 

Welcome to the forums, very nice intro indeed

 

Well!

411 words, none mispelled, to say Hello.

Thant is off to a good start as a writer or politician.

Seriously, welcome aboard.

 

Welcome to DP bud, as the others have said great intro. Happy new year to you.

 

Welcome to DP!

 

Actually, this is my second intro. I totally forgot about the first one I posted a few days ago as I've joined like 3 forums for various things this week.

But thanks anyway everybody.

 

welcome to DP, nice introdution, good luck here