“Get Paid to Blog with Review Sites”

By Merle http://MerlesWorld.com

Have you ever imagined getting paid to post to your blog?
Yes, you heard me right. Get paid for writing on your
blog. There are many bloggers that are making a steady
stream of income by utilizing “review sites”. Here’s how
it works.

There are plenty of advertisers out there
looking for bloggers to write about their products/services.
Review websites bring both parties together, usually in
exchange for a cut of the profits.

Before choosing a service to sign up with, make sure
you read the terms of service to ensure you’re picking
one that’s a good fit. If you use Google’s Blogging
service, some review sites won’t accept you as they’ll
only take blogs hosted on their own domains. It’s smart
to read their terms of service first before wasting
your time submitting. Research how you’ll be paid and
also how you’ll be notified of new review opportunities.

Remember to maintain your blog’s integrity by only
blogging about quality products and services you believe
in or might use yourself. Be honest in your reviews.
You’ll also need to disclose somewhere on your blog
that some of your postings are paid for. Failure to
disclose could possibly get you in trouble with the
FTC who are looking at putting new guidelines in place.
Take a look at-
http://www.clicknewz.com/1891/ftc-to-regulate-social-media/

Let’s review some of the more popular services-

1) BloggerWave.com- http://www.BloggerWave.com

Open an account and submit your blog. You decide what
“jobs” you want to take on. You’ll be paid via Paypal.
Once your reviews are submitted Bloggerwave checks
your work. Postings must stay on your blog for at
least 30 days.

2) LoudLaunch.com- http://www.LoudLaunch.com

To apply, your blog must be at least two months old
and you need to have a verified Paypal account. Add
your blog for review. Once it’s approved you can
search through the database for available jobs and
choose those that fit your website.

3) BlogVertise.com- http://www.Blogvertise.com

Register and submit your site for approval. Once
approved your blog goes into what they call the
“assignment queue”. You’ll be assigned tasks that
you can accept or deny. The current payout is $4.00
to $25.00 per posting. Most blogs fall into the
$5 to $15.00 range.

4) PayU2Blog.com- http://www.PayU2Blog.com

This service is looking for honest reviews by quality
bloggers. Payout every two weeks via Paypal. Blogs must
be at least 90 days old. It takes 2 to 3 days for the
approval process. If you don’t hear from them you
were not approved.

5) SponsoredReview.com- http://www.SponsoredReview.com

Looking for honest reviews on many different types
of products and services. Bloggers must disclose “sponsored
review” somewhere in the post. Advertisers can find
you or you can search for advertisers directly.
Constructive criticism is encouraged in your reviews
and payout is every two weeks via Paypal.

6) Blogitive.com- http://www.Blogitive.com

After the submission process, it takes about two days
to find out if you’ve been approved. Once approved
you can log into the site to see what jobs are
available. Opportunities are varied and include
cost per post advertising and soon ghost blogging,
paid RSS and comment moderation.

7) Reviewme.com- http://www.ReviewMe.com

If approved, your blog will be listed in the marketplace
and clients will purchase reviews from you. It’s up
to you if you want to accept those jobs or not. Payout
ranges from $20.00 to $200.00 per review. Payout is
monthly.

PayPerPost.com- http://www.PayPerPost.com

No approval process here. All blogs are welcome.
Once in the system you’ll begin to get offers. Bloggers
set their own pricing, per link, per word. All offers
will be emailed to blog owners. If a job is accepted
you have three days to complete it. Payout is every
30 days for any monies earned.

9) BuyABlogger.com- http://www.BuyABlogger.com

Advertisers are not charged to use this service. Blog
owners decide on what opportunities to take or not
take. Once your blog is listed, you just sit back and
wait for the offers to come rolling in. Your blogs
pagerank and Alexa stats are displayed in your profile.

10) BlogPostsForSale.com- http://www.BlogPostsForSale.com

List your blog and then look through the marketplace for
open jobs. You’ll be paid via Paypal. If you like, you can
add a badge graphic to your blog that says “Hire Me”
to quickly find those who want you to write about them
on your blog.

11) Smorty.com- http://www.Smorty.com

Smorty offers two ways to earn an income. Bloggers
can write an opinion of products and services, or
they can publish pay-per-click ads on their blogs.
Your blog needs to be over 30 days old to be approved.
The approval process takes about 72 hours. Blog owners
can list up to 10 blogs under one account. When accepting
a job you have 24 hours to write your post. Payout per
posts range from $6.00 to$100.00. Posts must be a minimum
of 150 words and not over 400. Bloggers are paid weekly
via Paypal.

As you can see there are a multitude of services to
choose from when deciding to earn some cash by
providing paid reviews on your blog.

Remember, don’t sacrifice your blog’s integrity by
blogging about something you really don’t believe in.
If it’s related to your blog, and you think it’s
something that may be helpful to your readers, by
all means that’s the route to take.

Bloggers also need to add to their blog disclaimers
that some posts are paid for, or some services require
full disclosure from within the posting itself. You
want to be ethical and honest, because if you lose
your online reputation, you really have nothing left.
If your readers stop having faith in you, they’ll lose
interest in your blog. It can take years to earn a
reputable reputation and it can all be lost with one
careless post. Just something to think about.

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Merle’s Mission Blog- “Rants, Raves and Random Acts
of Kindness” a self proclaimed “Internet Junkie” with a
passion for net marketing, affiliate marketing, social
networking. An avid Blogger and writer with several
niche sites to her credit. Find out more at
http://merlesworld.blogspot.com/