You will see your earnings directly in your ‘My Helium’ dashboard. (See the sample screenshot below:)

This screen includes both current and lifetime earnings.

We've made it easy to request a payment, too. We’ve put the ‘request payment’ button directly below where your earnings information is listed on your ‘My Helium’ dashboard, giving you quick access to any earnings you’ve accrued (see the sample screenshot below.)

On the payments screen (see below), there are separate payments listings, enabling you to more easily track your pending and amounts paid. You’ll be able to see the status of your payments and the date you requested the payment.

We also include PayPal transaction IDs, so that you’ll be able to track additions to your PayPal account.

You can also download all of your transactions to a spreadsheet, allowing you to track all of your transactions on your desktop.

On the screenshot above, you’ll notice that there’s a 'Views' listing, showing you the number of views individual titles have garnered. We’ve promised that we’re going to be more transparent, and this is one giant step toward that ideal.

There are a number of things to note with this new addition to the earnings and payments application.

In addition to providing detailed article views information, Helium has also changed how it calculates earnings for each article. In the past, Helium’s earnings calculations used a proprietary algorithm that included views for a title (all articles included), quality of each article (as determined by peer review) and revenue from each channel (as determined by how much advertisers pay for different types of content).

Each article view is now multiplied by a clearly published earnings factor. For example, articles in the Health and Wellness section of the site will earn one rate for every 1,000 views, and articles in the Politics, News and Issues section of the site will earn at a slightly lower rate per 1,000 views. The different earnings rate per channel is a direct reflection of the ad rates available based on subject matter. Advertisers pay more to place their ads in some sections and less in others. We expect that these earnings factors will change over time. As Helium continues to grow, we expect that we will be able to generate higher ad revenue per view. If this is the case, Helium will continue to increase the earnings factor. As a co-op model, Helium is committed to sharing its earnings with its members. The more we are able to earn, the more the site will share with its members.

For more information on payments, read the Payments & Payment Policy section.