Loading ...You may notice that when I talk about blogging, I never bring up the “Get Paid To Blog” programs. This is because I’ve stopped using them. I signed up for and used blogitive.com before they even WERE blogitive.com. The founder advertised on Craigslist a few years ago and he said my blogs qualified. I loved the opportunity back then.
As more and more companies came into existence, I simply grew tired of it. Do I think it’s a bad thing? No, I don’t. I would use them again - I just haven’t signed this blog up for any of them. I have my hands full trying to remember to post every day and getting the word out that the blog exists.
I don’t see myself signing up for them anytime soon. But, the fact remains that this could be a good way for people to generate income from their blogs. The one problem I have with it is when someone writes a post on something that doesn’t have anything to do with the theme of the blog. If you can craft the post to match your blog’s theme, it won’t take away from the reader’s value. If you’re just writing junk to get paid the $5, people may stop visiting your blog.
Which approach do I prefer? Using helpful resources like Blogging to the Bank to help build a blog that people want to read and learn how to make money in the process. I’ve learned that it’s all about the reader first, the money second. If the priorities are switched, the blog won’t be interesting enough to bring in the traffic.
Even if the link doesn’t pertain to your theme, you an make it pertain if you’re a good writer, anyway. These days, the sites seem to favor blogs on their own domain with higher page ranks.
Other than personal blogging, that’s how I got hooked into this craze. And honestly I found out I love to blog. Now if I could just make some money I’d be happy. I had a blog once I did but they quit sending me the paid blogs so I quit doing the rest. And I agree that not posting about your theme every once in a while won’t kill your site. Everyone does it.