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		<title>Web Reviews &#8211; quantity vs quality?</title>
		<link>http://www.blisslogs.com/2007/04/09/web-reviews-quantity-vs-quality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2007 20:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This site has recently been approved to offer reviews via ReviewMe. I haven&#8217;t had any requests for reviews as of yet, but I&#8217;ve been thinking of what should be expected of a review from a blog. Since this blog is focused more on quality content than it is in quantity, I will have to hold [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This site has recently been approved to offer reviews via <a href="http://www.reviewme.com/?ref=10662">ReviewMe</a>.  I haven&#8217;t had any requests for reviews as of yet, but I&#8217;ve been thinking of what should be expected of a review from a blog.  Since this blog is focused more on quality content than it is in quantity, I will have to hold it to high standards when I do begin performing sponsored posts; and you should to in order to retain any built up credibility with your readers.<span id="more-151"></span></p>
<p>I have another blog that makes sponsored posts for payperpost, blogitive, blogsvertise, creamaid, and any other PPP scheme that I come across.  I&#8217;ll be the first to admit that that blog is more concerned with quantity.  I have not lied on any of those sponsored posts, but the genericness of those posts might place it as being less credible for my readers.  Quantity, not just in how many sponsored posts it can spit out, but quantity in that it rarely goes above the minimum word counts for each post as well.  I&#8217;ve seen many opportunities on these PPP schemes that have the following requirements:  Write a minimum of 300 words about <em>this</em> website, include <em>this</em> link, with <em>this</em> anchor text and you have 60 minutes to do it in.  How much investigation and detail can you get into in those 60 short minutes?  All of these other pay for blogging opportunities seem more interested in the SEO beneficial anchor text, rather than detailed information as to what the reviewed site offers.</p>
<p>The ReviewMe service just seems more inclined to promote quality articles.  From the advertisers freedom to find a blogger that meets their requirements to the time the blogger has to research and fully understand the product being reviewed.  Not to mention, well I&#8217;m mentioning it now, so . . . also to mention the lack of a tone requirement for the ReviewMe service.  Many PPP schemes tell you to be positive about their site or product, while ReviewMe just wants an honest review.</p>
<p>(note:  I have used the term &#8220;scheme&#8221; in this post many times.  This in no way is meant as a derogatory comment.  I merely wanted to convey that they are all architected similarly.)</p>
<p>If you liked this article, you can <a href="http://www.reviewme.com/?ref=10662">Get Reviewed At ReviewMe!</a></p>
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		<title>Monetizing Your Blog Opportunities</title>
		<link>http://www.blisslogs.com/2007/03/08/monetizing-your-blog-opportunities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2007 01:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;d like to take some time to review 2 different options we bloggers have to make some money with their blog. There are many more options, but I will limit this review to Payperpost and Blogitive. I&#8217;ll go through some Pros &#38; Cons of each: Payperpost Pros They have a wide variety of sponsored posts [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;d like to take some time to review 2 different options we bloggers have to make some money with their blog. There are many more options, but I will limit this review to Payperpost and Blogitive.  I&#8217;ll go through some Pros &amp; Cons of each:</p>
<p>Payperpost</p>
<ul>
<li>Pros
<ul>
<li>They have a wide variety of sponsored posts to choose from.</li>
<li>There are specific guidelines as to how to get your blog approved that are easy to understand and adhere to.</li>
<li>The website is easy to navigate and claim opportunities.</li>
<li>They offer a referral program where you can make some extra money by promoting their service to your readers.</li>
<li>They pay via paypal.</li>
<li>Payment offers range from $5 to $15 for young blogs and up to $1000 for popular blogs.</li>
<li>Many of the offers require only 50 words.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Cons
<ul>
<li>Once you claim an opportunity, you only have 60 minutes to complete your entry and submit.</li>
<li>A recent update to the site has enabled the advertisers to severely limit which blogs qualify for their opportunity.  (i.e. Young blogs that aren&#8217;t very popular have limited opportunities to monetize their blog as opposed to experienced blogs that qualify for a majority of opportunities.)</li>
<li>Many of the free blogging sites like blogger and xanga have limited opportunities in payperpost.</li>
<li>The open opportunities tab  does not display how many offers of each opportunity are available.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Blogitive</p>
<ul>
<li>Pros
<ul>
<li>There has been a constant stream of opportunities that I am able to reserver.</li>
<li>Once you reserve an opportunity, you have 48 hours to compose your post before the offer is made to someone else.</li>
<li>You are told exactly how many openings remain on an offer before you reserve it.</li>
<li>They pay via paypal.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Cons
<ul>
<li>The variety of offers are limited in their scope.  (i.e.  All options that I have seen revolve around  real estate, stock options, or vacation opportunities)</li>
<li>Every offer I have seen has been for only $5.</li>
<li>Every offer I have seen has required at least 100 words.</li>
<li>A recent upgrade brought the entire service down for about 1 week.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>You can decipher out of this what you like, but at this time my recommended service is <a href="http://www.payperpost.com">payperpost</a>.  My main reason for recommending them is that the variety of opportunities allows your blog to cover a broader range of topics.  That being said, if your blog is dedicated to one of the three topics; real estate, stocks, or vacations; <a href="http://www.blogitive.com/">blogitive</a> would be a fantastic monetizing option.</p>
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