We appreciate your participation in the FolksOnline community. There are numerous ways to contribute your creative content and receive a $50-$100 thank you if your contribution is published. Send your article to Editor@FolksOnline.com. True Stories - Personal stories of how computers or the net have enhanced your life or opened a whole new world to you. "Look Ma, I did something useful on the web today" - Column about a broad range of subjects related to learning exploration, creative discovery or using the web as a resource for a personal or professional project. Promoting My Business/Interest on the Web - Column about how folks have developed a web site to market their products or services on the web. Cyberfolks web tours - Host a web site tour featuring a theme around your favorite subject areas. Folks Family Trees - Share your tips and experience with other genealogy enthusiasts or write a story about your personal journey of exploration. Yinspire Inc, reserves the right to edit you content contribution if it is chosen for publication. We prefer stories and articles which are between 400-1,200 words (see guideline for tours). Once a piece is selected for publication, we welcome pictures and graphics to be featured with your contribution. After you become a contributing writer on FolksOnline, you are invited to become a "virtual editor" which means we will offer additional thank-you money for submitting other writers' materials or writing up others' stories. Paintings by Sherry Miller

True Stories - $100

Tell about how the use of computers or the web has benefited your life. You might want to include some of the following ideas but please don't limit your imagination to these areas:

What inspired you to use computers and the web?

How did you overcome any barrier you might have felt about technology?

How has it changed or improved your life?

What advice would you offer to others?

"Look Ma, I did something useful on the web today" - $100

Write an advice article on how to go about using the web for a practical project that would be of interest to the general consumer public. Have you ever used the web as a resource for a major project that would be helpful for others to know? You might want to include the following points but write about anything that you think would be informative.

Why is the use of the web practical for this topic area?

What are the specific benefits over the conventional means in terms of time, money savings, breadth of information, etc.?

How does someone go about doing this on the web?

What are the appropriate web sites on this topic ? (FolksOnline will create a link to each site)

What, if any, pitfalls or disadvantages should a person be aware of?

Cyberfolks web tours - $50

Compile a list of recommended sites revolving around one or two of your favorite subject areas. The general guidelines are:

All sites should be G or PG rated

List between 6-12 web sites for each hosted theme tour

Write a 2-5 line description about each site. Be as personal, funny or outrageous as you like, just as long as it is G rated.

Include a brief introductory paragraph about yourself. Again, feel free to be as personal or idiosyncratic as you wish, as long as it is G rated.

Promoting My Business/Interest on the Web - $100

Why did you think the web would be useful to market your specific product/service?

What did it involve to get your page/site up and approximately how much did it cost?

How has the site worked for you?

What advice would you offer to others about what to do and what to avoid on the web?

Folks Family Trees - $100

Features how people and families have successfully used computers, email or the worldwide web to trace their genealogical roots. Stories should run between 800-1000 words, and should also include some of the following elements:

photographs, vintage documents (i.e., marriage licenses, birth certificates)

scanned pertinent newsclips

relevant maps