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Google has already shown some affection for me. ReviewMe has accepted me with open arms and I’ve already gone on to do my first review for a tech news blog. Then why, pray tell, has PayPerPost gone and given me the cold shoulder after giving such a warm reception?
Now, it’s true that I’ve been accused of being a Google whore and one that goes about trying to make a quick buck however I can. I do admit to trying to monetize this blog and one of the avenues that I have taken is PayPerPost (aff). I used to be able to go into their “opportunities” section and browse through the different advertisers, selecting a topic (and/or site) that I thought would be interesting. I’d make myself a few bucks writing about something I might have done anyways. It was also a great cure for writer’s block, bringing subjects to my attention that I may have otherwise neglected. I like mixed martial arts, for example, but I might not have done the MMAPlayground post if it wasn’t for PayPerPost.
My, how things have changed. And it hasn’t even been that long.
One of the biggest advantages that PayPerPost has over ReviewMe is that they’ll accept just about any blogger, so long as you’ve been around for at least 90 days. ReviewMe has more stringent requirements so it was more difficult to get in as a (relatively) low traffic blogger. Sure, you can get accepted by PPP, but they don’t seem to have any opportunities for me anymore. I go into their marketplace and see several interesting topics, but I don’t qualify for any of them for a variety of reasons. The advertisers are becoming more picky about who they pay, upping the ante in terms of Page Rank, Alexa Ranking, area of expertise, and so on. At the same time, the payouts haven’t increased all that much.
Well, there’s not much I can do about it other than try to grow traffic and get more people to visit Beyond the Rhetoric. Add me to your Technorati favorites, add my full feed RSS to your reader, and tell your friends about me. I’m John Chow approved, after all.
UPDATE: Well, don’t I feel like a goof. It’s not my rankings, traffic, or anything like that. What has been preventing me from accepting “opportunities” is that PayPerPost started a “category” system to describe your blog and my blog had no categories ticked. I guess I must have missed the email, because clearly I didn’t remember having to do that. Now that I’ve made the change, things are back to normal. Chalk another up for my ignorance.
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I agree, with the ability to choose, from the right-minded advertiser, who wouldn’t choose the best value for dollars? That saying, I would indirectly limit and choose sites that has high PR, traffic, etc. PPP is definitely changing…
And monetising meant letting me slip from blogroll…lol
Any way Michael its been some days since I saw you down on mine. Can you just visit it again sometime (if you are not busy)
🙂 I’ve been there, it’s just I wasn’t logged into MyBlogLog at the time.
What is the pay like with PPP Michael? I was thinking of trying this on one of my blogs but it’s time I could be spending writing real content for my blog.
It varies considerably, depending on the advertiser and their requirements. The lowest I’ve seen is $4 to $5, and the highest I’ve seen is several hundred. The average I’ve seen that I can accept is between $7-10.
It isn’t much, but if you can accept a few offers in a week, that is some money to be made already.
I’m not sure how you could’ve noobed that up more than you did.
*Hangs head in shame*
In my defence, they never told me about the new categories. When I first signed up, they asked me to provide keyword tags, which are still there but completely useless. The advertiser listings stayed the same, asking for blogs that write on certain categories, it’s just now you actually have to have your blog listed as being a part of that category.
So… there’s no way to rectify or go around this? Are you leaving it like this, Michael?
It’s been fixed. I just had to go into my blog info page and tick off my categories of choice.
Ah good.. Glad you found an answer.
Hi, Michael,
Thanks for the Kontera Links. It’s been fixed. Thanks.
I have faved you.Actually, I have heard your big name just that this is the first time I dropped by. I like your blog.I am sure it wil become another place I hang out when I am free.
I’m a “big name”? That’s news to me. 🙂
Thanks for the fave!
I am relatively new to payperpost and the requirements for posting, rather tan the acceptance is really annoying.. Its difficult for me to adhere to every silly rule they have for a mere 5$. I guess I have to wait till my blog grows.