Get Paid to Blog
I have been thinking a lot about paid blogging these past few weeks. Paid blogging is when companies pay you to write a post in your blog that provides links back to the company. There is some controversy about getting paid to blog. Some feel it may make a blog less “real”. There is concern that readers will be deceived into thinking they are reading the blog writer’s true feelings, when they are actually reading a paid advertisment.
On the flip side, bloggers do need to make money, if for no other reason than to pay for hosting and other cost involved with running a blog. Advertising is the main way to make money with a blog, and paid blog posting is just another type of advertising.
I have my own bills to pay and so I have decided to sign with PayPerPost and do a few paid postings. But I have a few promises I will make to my readers. You will know when you are reading a paid post, and I will only write my real reviews that give my true opinion of the company paying for the posting. I will present both pros and cons, and I hope to do so in a way that will be of value to my readers.
Now on the flip side, while I’ll be earning a little money, I’ll also be checking out the whole “make money by blogging” idea and I will report back to you on my findings. Is this a decent way to make money? How much time does it really take? Would I be better off flipping hamburgers?
If you think you might be interested in becoming a paid blogger, and you don’t want to wait for my review post, you can get started right now!
First, find one of my blog posts that has this badge.
Click on the badge, sign up with PayPerPost, follow the instructions there, then write an honest review of my blog post. You’ll get paid $7.50! It’s that easy!
January 25th, 2008 at 7:55 am
hi! I’m new in PPP. But I heard if we use PPP, our PR will slapped into zero. is that news correct?
I read this info from many bloggers and here the one that I think most trusted
http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/16/payperpost-bloggers-get-slammed-by-google/
So.. what do U think? I remove my badge for a while until I get clear explanation. So sad if its true
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January 25th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
I myself happen to be a paid blogger, using some of my older blogs. Frankly, I don’t see where it detracts from the “real” blogging. I do PayPerPost as well as a few other companies. I feel that as long as you attempt to take only those posts that you feel you can write about, you’ll be fine.
January 25th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Shireishou: I have also heard that paid posting can hurt your PR with Google. But I am finding many other ways of generating traffic that don’t depend on Google.
So I may be foolish, but I am running my blog the way I want, and Google can do what they want.
Charity: Thanks for your comment. I know you are right, as long as I stay true to me, it won’t really matter if a post is paid for or not!