Sponsored Blogging
In the past few years, many companies have begun to rely on viral marketing or word of mouth advertising for a larger portion of their advertising. Many companies help connect advertisers and bloggers as part of this new trend. If you have a blog with a decent amount of traffic or a respectable page rank you can make quite a bit of money in your spare time writing sponsored posts.
Sponsored posting has gotten a bad reputation in some places but, provided you are honest in your reviews, it is a great way for a stay at home mom to have a reliable income because it can be done whenever you have some extra time.
Pay Per Post – Pay Per Post is one of the larger companies offering sponsored posts. In order for your blog to be approved it needs to meet the following conditions (taken from PPP website)
* Be at least 30 days old, with at least 10 pre-existing posts written in the last 30 days.
* Have chronological archives.
* Contain content that is original to you and the blog.
* Be a text/written content blog, meaning no message boards, websites, IM, photoblogs, vlogs, etc.
* Have only one author.
* Not include ‘no follow’ tags.
* Be a blog written in the English language. We do make note of any blogs submitted in other languages so we may share those as we encounter Advertisers seeking them.
* Not be a blog kept primarily for earning money.
With Pay Per Post, you have more posting opportunitie s available to you if you have a page rank of 3 or higher but even blogs with no page rank are elligible for some opportunities. Some advertisers exclude blogs that are not hosted on their own domains so if you have your own domain you will also increase the opportunities for income.
Pay Per Post has an active forum where you can ask questions and get help whether you are a new or seasoned “postie”.
Blogitive – Blogitive does not seem to have as many sponsored posting opportunities as some of the other companies and they pay slightly less per post but they do have a distinct advantage. They pay weekly via paypal where most companies make you wait 30 days after posting to receive payment.
Blogsvertise – Blogsvertise sends paid blogging opportunities to your email and the offer you the chance to pick up extra posting opportunities if they have not been accepted by another blogger. Their average pay is around $10 per post and they pay 30 days after posting.
Their website states that in order for a blog to be approved it must have been online for at least 30 days.
Do you have experience with another service that offers sponsored blog posts? Leave a comment and share it with us.
About the Author Rachel is the mother of 4 boys ages 6, almost 4, almost 2, and one angel who passed away at birth. Rachel is the creator of Busy Mommy Media and works as a freelance writer from home. Read more from this authorRelated posts:
