Not that long ago I wrote about needing to focus my attention on what I wanted my blog to be: a creative, personal outlet or a business venture. I keep going back and forth with this decision and for some reason I get stuck on the idea that a blog has to be used for one or the other but not for both.
I recently ran across a post on a mastermind forum from a woman who was blogging regularly and making money with payperpost and it intrigued me. Was it really possible to make money with a blog without it being a great big business venture? I’m still in the testing phase but apparently the answer is a resounding “YES”.
PayPerPost.com is a forum for advertisers to post what exactly they want to promote and for bloggers who match certain criteria to accept the “job” of posting about the particular opportunity. It’s really a win-win situation: the advertiser gets more inbound links and traffic from these blogs (and possibly some new buyers) and the bloggers get a chance to make a little bit of money.
Many of the posts that I am eligible for as a newbie range in price from $5 – $20. But once your blog is approved by the powers that be at PayPerPost.com and if you have a decent google page rank (ie: traffic) you can accept larger-paying opportunities. (Now if I could just figure out that magical way to get more traffic…)
If you need some encouragement or proof, go to the listing on your dashboard of “top earners” and see how a few of them have earned a few thousand dollars. I have no idea in what time frame they earned that money but it’s encouraging to know that a nice chunk of change can be made!
Apparently you do have the opportunity to get yourself banned if you don’t follow the rules or you can’t write, so a little bit of self-analysis might be wise before you try this. Registration is free so it’s worth at least a peek to look around at the opportunities and decide if you would like to make money with your blog.
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August 2nd, 2007 at 5:12 pm
The only advice I can give for attratcting more readers is to read more blogs (and comment on them, of course). I try out a few new blogs every week or so.
Good luck!
August 4th, 2007 at 7:37 am
Hi – thanks for your post. I am waiting for my blog to be 90 days old so I can apply at PayPerPost. I can’t wait to get started!
Peace and blessings-
Suzanne