16 Responses to “Ten Paid To Blog Programs At A Glance”

1. Paid To Blog Programs Roundup : Get Paid to Write Online Says:
   November 22nd, 2007 at 2:46 pm

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2. Guest Post: Ten Paid To Blog Programs At A Glance : Sharon Hurley Hall Says:
   November 22nd, 2007 at 3:43 pm

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3. Jeanne Dininni Says:
   November 23rd, 2007 at 10:45 am

   Sharon,

   I personally don’t consider writing paid posts to be equivalent to link-selling. When we write a paid post, we are being paid to write a review, description, or opinion of a website, product, service, or company. Of course, the post will include one or more links to the company’s website. What review–either paid or unpaid–wouldn’t?

   I write many reviews on my blog that I choose to write on my own, totally without compensation, to point my readers to helpful resources. Needless to say, I always include at least one link and often more than one. Why should it be any different with a paid review?

   When we write paid reviews, we are being compensated for our writing expertise in the very same way that we would be were we writing an article or piece of promotional web copy. In my view, link-selling is charging someone to post a disembodied link which is totally unrelated to any of the content that surrounds it. When a link fits appropriately into a well-written review–or even an outright advertisement–it becomes an organic part of that review or ad, and I don’t see that at all as a paid link. Call it a paid post, a paid review, or a paid advertisement, but don’t call it a paid link, because it isn’t.

   That’s my two cents worth!
   Jeanne

4. S C Tan Says:
   November 23rd, 2007 at 12:47 pm

   Great blog!

5. Sharon Says:
   November 23rd, 2007 at 5:56 pm

   Jeanne, you make some good points in your comment. I agree with you that when a paid review fits in with your content then it’s not the same as a paid link. However, at the moment, the big G doesn’t seem to be distinguishing between them. I have no issue with getting paid to post, as for me it’s another way of getting paid to write.

6. Shawn Lim Says:
   November 24th, 2007 at 7:33 am

   Hi, I’m Shawn from The Millionaire Secrets. Great tips you’ve got here.

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   Shawn

7. PatBiz Says:
   November 24th, 2007 at 3:16 pm

   Hi Sharon, just curious, have noticed a difference in your readership participation, such as less comments, traffic, referrals, when publishing paid reviews?

   I’ve been thinking about this idea for a little while but I was wondering how readers would react if subjects “out of scope” compared to what’s usually published on the blog.

   Thanks
   Patrick

8. Sharon Says:
   November 24th, 2007 at 10:27 pm

   For most of the shorter paid posts, I get very little response unless it’s a topic of particular interest to someone. For example, I did one on the changing meaning of the word ‘wicked’ that got a great response. The longer, more thought out reviews that are in line with the main topic of my blogs attract a decent number of comments. In terms of traffic, it’s been hard to get a handle on how doing sponsored posts has affected it. In some cases, I get more traffic; in others less. I guess I’m still waiting to see how it plays out.

9. Mitchell Allen Says:
   December 14th, 2007 at 7:48 pm

   I’m prolly gonna get banned from the Piggy Bank Pie:

   Hey, Sharon! Remember how we used to blend Blogitive posts with our WritingUp blogs? You had a nice preface in each of your post titles. That let us know you were writing for Blogitive.

   I fondly recall the irreverent posts I wrote - sometimes blasting the very advertisers who paid me!

   One thing for sure, reader commenting was through the roof with your posts, regardless!

   I’m so happy to see you in all of these neat corners of the Web.

   Keep up the great work!

   Cheers,

   Mitch

10. Sharon Hurley Hall Says:
    December 14th, 2007 at 7:59 pm

    Hey, Mitch - are you having a comment fest? Yes, those were good days, which got me hooked on blogging despite the eventual demise of that site. You wrote some great stuff. I’m glad to see you going down that road on your MorphoDesigns blog. Thanks for the kind words.

11. Jackie Says:
    March 2nd, 2008 at 10:07 pm

    Thanks for the list. I am going to bookmark it.

12. April Says:
    March 3rd, 2008 at 4:40 pm

    Thanks for sharing this list. I am a member of a few of these places. Lately it seems like they have all been really slow. It’s to bad because really it’s a great way for people to make extra money from home.

13. Patrick Says:
    March 3rd, 2008 at 11:24 pm

    @ April: I wouldn’t be surprised it’s because of Google’s PR penalty on some of these promotional services. While you are writing a review, you still need to link, and Google hates paid links. I suspect it is the reason why they are running low at the moment.

    Thanks for stopping by
    Patrick

14. Guest Post: Ten Paid To Blog Programs At A Glance : Sharon Hurley Hall Says:
    April 1st, 2008 at 4:19 pm

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