Footprints on the Mountainside

There are people who want to pay for reviews and blogged links for their products and websites and there are companies like Review Me and PayPerPost managing this chaotic demand and supply scenario.

I see this as a great opportunity for people who want to earn some money on the side. If you have a regular blog, that’s all it takes. Even if you don’t, there are loads of free blogging services that you can start from. It is all really about how well you can write.

Some tips for those who would like to use blogging for money:

1. Be genuine. We all like to earn money, but would you pay someone for the kind of writing you are doing? Find out about what you are writing for and write with that insight, rather than churn out words to create posts.
2. Practice. There are ways to warn money from your blog - not every post has to be a paid post (this one isn’t). Write about things you genuinely like and present them in a way that tempts the reader with your perspective.
3. Practice, practice.
4. Read around. See what other bloggers are writing about. Create relationships, comment, get to know them more as people rather than quick ideas for your own work. What goes around comes around.
5. Use other methods of generating revenue from your blog, so that you are not too desperate about writing only paid posts. Adsense for example will deliver targetted ads to your blog no matter what your posts are (of course, no porn and gambling and stuff)
6. Promote your blog. Put links in signatures on forums, emails, etc. Submit to directories, do link exchanges….. the usual.
7. Have patience. Signing up for something and earning from it is a process, not a “push button and get results” kind of thing.

Where to begin generating income from your writing?

Loads of places - please note that some of the below are affiliate links, but do no harm to you. In fact, clicking the review this post button below will actually earn you money along with your sign up with PayPerPost.

Get Reviewed At ReviewMe!

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PayPerPost is something you can join directly by going to their site, but if you review this post, you will actually begin your account with earning money.

There are others as well - Watch out for updates on this post.