One Way You Can Get Paid to Blog
From my forum I know that there is a lot of interest among writers right now in how they can make money from blogging. So I thought in this post I'd reveal just one of the many possible methods.
First, of course, you'll need a blog. Setting one up with a provider such as Blogger is actually very easy (and free). It takes just a few minutes, and requires no programming skills. You could nip over there right now and set one up if you wanted.
But just having a blog doesn't mean anyone will pay you for posting to it, does it? Well, actually, it does! A number of networks will indeed pay bloggers to mention specific companies and services on their blogs. As long as you do this as specified (e.g. there may be minimum word limits, and you may have to include a particular link code in your post), you will be paid a set fee (up to $40 or so) a few weeks later.
The network I have most experience with is PayPerPost. This is also the best-known network, and the one with the most advertisers. You can see one of my PayPerPost articles on this blog by clicking here. In fact, this was a great one to do, as the website in question is an excellent online dictionary I think all writers should know about anyway. So I knew I was giving useful info for my readers, and I also picked up a nice little fee for my trouble a few weeks later!
Unfortunately you can't just start a blog today and start earning tomorrow. PayPerPost require that any blog must be at least 90 days old, and it must have at least 20 entries in the past 90 days. Other networks have similar rules. However, that does of course mean that the sooner you set up your blog, the sooner you can start earning.
If you'd like more info about paid-to-blog opportunities with PayPerPost, just click here to go straight to their main info page, then click on any of the 'Bloggers' links.
Happy blogging!
First, of course, you'll need a blog. Setting one up with a provider such as Blogger is actually very easy (and free). It takes just a few minutes, and requires no programming skills. You could nip over there right now and set one up if you wanted.
But just having a blog doesn't mean anyone will pay you for posting to it, does it? Well, actually, it does! A number of networks will indeed pay bloggers to mention specific companies and services on their blogs. As long as you do this as specified (e.g. there may be minimum word limits, and you may have to include a particular link code in your post), you will be paid a set fee (up to $40 or so) a few weeks later.
The network I have most experience with is PayPerPost. This is also the best-known network, and the one with the most advertisers. You can see one of my PayPerPost articles on this blog by clicking here. In fact, this was a great one to do, as the website in question is an excellent online dictionary I think all writers should know about anyway. So I knew I was giving useful info for my readers, and I also picked up a nice little fee for my trouble a few weeks later!
Unfortunately you can't just start a blog today and start earning tomorrow. PayPerPost require that any blog must be at least 90 days old, and it must have at least 20 entries in the past 90 days. Other networks have similar rules. However, that does of course mean that the sooner you set up your blog, the sooner you can start earning.
If you'd like more info about paid-to-blog opportunities with PayPerPost, just click here to go straight to their main info page, then click on any of the 'Bloggers' links.
Happy blogging!
Nick at 5:19 PM
4 Comments:
Hi Nick, love your blog. Just wanted to add something to this topic ...
There has been some debate around the blogsphere as to how ethical these schemes are. People see blogs as representing a person (usually) and therefore anything that looks like an endorsement of a product is taken as a personal recommendation. The thought that someone is being paid to say good things about a product is usually far from the readers mind and so the question of deception arises.
Currently the debate seems to be coming down on the side of these schemes being ok *provided* that the blogger makes full disclosure of the fact that they have been paid for the review.
Thanks, Fordy. Yes, totally agree with you on this point. In my occasional paid posts I do always make clear that the post is sponsored, and I would never endorse a product or service I didn't believe in.
Nick
Hi Nick,
Good info here, thanks! I recently reviewed a product I bought after reading about it on MWC.
I have now posted about it on my blog and recommended it. Like you, I wouldn't post about it if I didn't believe the product was worthwhile, or provide a decen income stream for others.
Come posts require you to make a personal recommendation, others do not. It's totally up to you what posts you choose to do. You don't have to join PayPerPost in hopes of making big bucks, pick and choose and take the small amounts as they come. Either way it's nice to get some $$ for your time to review a site or service.
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