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RockStartup.com: Blogging For Dollars

Started by webomatica · 10 months ago

People blog for different reasons, which vary as widely as there are different people in the world. That's to be expected. But disclosure is important, and knowing why a blogger writes about certain subjects and their motivations I have found pretty important for building an honest relationshi ... Continue reading »

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  • Steven Hodson

    2 years ago

    Very well put Jason and I believe extreme close to how the majority of bloggers feel about the issue.
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  • Eric Berlin

    2 years ago

    Blogcritics (where I'm exec producer) doesn't believe that flat out paying writers is useful or efficient. We publish thousands of music, book, TV, concert, film, and DVD reviews a year, much of which is fueled by the lure of free review materials. So providing value in that way for pop culture-junkie bloggers provides value, in our view, to both our 1,700 writers and to our readers.
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  • webomatica

    2 years ago

    Well hey, there's another angle. There's room for all sorts of business models.

    Ultimately, the market decides - if PayPerPost is providing a service that people aren't interested in, not enough bloggers would sign up to sustain it. But while I may not support PayPerPost directly, I support their existence and chance to give it a shot.

    BTW I'm checking out Blogcritics right now...
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