"You've sold an article on Helium!"

What? Oh yeah, that content site I post stuff on every once in a while. I had forgotten about the stock content feature of helium. Basically, it goes like this; I write an article, it earns .50-1.00 just for being written, then it sits on the website, earning a few cents a month. That is usually the end of the road, unless someone decides to purchase it from the stock content area of the site. Technically, all articles on Helium are stock content, so any of them can be purchased. Anyway, this was a pleasant email to receive:

Dear D. Lowell Brown:

Congratulations! A publisher reading Helium has licensed your article on Auto insurance: What is collision insurance? through our Stock Content offering. Find out more about Stock Content and how you can benefit at http://www.helium.com/user-guide/how-to-earn-money-at-helium#Stock.

You will see a credit of $5 to your Helium account within 10 business days. You'll find the credit reflected in your earnings in the Earnings & Payments section of your My Helium section. Click on 'Adjustments' to go to the detail page where you will find the credit amount next to the article ID number. (Add the ID number to the end of this URL to see which article was purchased: http://www.helium.com/items/).

Per the publisher terms, they are only licensing nonexclusive rights. So don't worry, the copyright to the article still remains with you. And, because the article remains on Helium, you have further opportunities to earn from it as well!

Thank you for contributing to Helium. And congratulations again on the sale!

So it's only five bucks, but it's five bucks I never planned on having. Besides that, someone read my article and thought enough of it to purchase it. Yay me!