How to write & market articles for more traffic, prospects, publicity & profit

Feedback from Other Article Writers Appreciated

I'm glad there is this space to touch base, but I'd like to hear from a variety of experienced article writers. I mainly turned to article writing because the book business and industry is in a funk. I am a novice I admit. I got a position as the Home and Living Examiner (National) at Examiner.com and have about 20 entries up there on all things pertaining to home and family. Then I've written a bunch for eHow.com (55 articles there) and have done about 15 or so for Demand Studios. Okay, I'm not getting rich.

SO—my questions to you are:

• how do you capitalize (and I do mean money) on your article writing?
• is there a list of major sites that purchase article writing and, if so, where the heck is it?
• also, has anyone had spin-off experience with their article writing, that is to say, a syndication arrangement?

Folks, I'd like some feedback, remember, I'm the newbie. And, seriously, your friendship and just tagging my home is cool with me. Also, please visit my sites because I need those precious page views, comments and ratings, (just like the touching everyone else is angling for), I'm sure I'm not totally needy by myself.

Thanks for this hearing and I hope you will respond. I'm Andrea Campbell.