Dec 20 2008
Earn Money with Pay Per Post
A day or so ago, I mentioned that if you are a freelance writer, you should have your own blog. I also promised that I would share a few ways to earn money with your blog. Well, one of the ways is to get paid to make posts. Companies like Pay Per Post are willing to pay bloggers to write about products and/or services and make blog posts.
There are pros and cons to such do so, however.
Pros: You get to earn money with your blog. How much you earn depends on things like your blog’s ranking, popularity and advertiser subject (It is possible to earn money with a blog with 0 or no page rank. I’ve done it).
Cons: You may sacrifice your blog’s authenticity. Depending on the subject matter of your blog, a random post written for an advertiser may appear disingenuous, but like I said, it all depends on the subject matter of your blog.
Additionally, purportedly, your Google page rank may suffer as I’ve heard that Google doesn’t like paid posting. I’m not an expert on this so I cannot say for sure.
My Suggestion
Develop a blog you won’t mind writing advertisements for. I tried this experiment some time ago with a blog hosted on Blogger.com. Just for grins I took on a few Pay Per Post advertisers and earned a few dollars just to make sure it was doable, and it is.
So, if you’re inclined to make a couple of dollars for paid posts, give Pay Per Post a try.
Thanks for a great overview on this. I was curious and considering this too.
Yes, ditto with TheHabe. Work is work, and advertising is a part of life just as much for many photographers as writers, but I can certainly see the cons as well. Thanks & Cheers once again!