Comments on: How Much is a Blog Post Worth? – Paying Bloggers

By: Csanad

Csanad — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:12:32 +0000

Well, translations generally cost about 1or 2 cents/character of so.
I suppose that a fully new post could be say, around 5 cents/character. Of course as many have said before me it depends on many things such as the actual time it take to prepare the post (example: the amount of research it takes beforehand), or the more niche post it is the more it costs.

By: zzap

zzap — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 05:20:24 +0000

On a personal blog; I don’t think you should be getting money for any of your blog posts — blogs (personal blogs especially) always used to be about posting your thoughts on certain aspects of things; but when you’re getting payed, you could be writing about anything just to get some money.
If your readers find out that you’re being payed for what you write, then alot of them will think less of you.

By: Remuneración a bloggers » martinfernandez.com

Remuneración a bloggers » martinfernandez.com — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:58:36 +0000

[...] Resulta complicado determinar cómo y cuánto pagarás a un blogger. Son muchas las variables que influyen en el valor de un post. En Find a Blogger se puede enterar uno de cómo está el mercado. Resulta interesante el sistema de remuneración de Swebloo, convenientemente explicado en este comentario. [...]

By: Steve Pavlina reveals his earnings for August » Erik Vossman’s Goals Weblog

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 06:04:52 +0000

[...] He was sparked by Darren Rowse’s recent article on about how much a blog post is worth and wrote about using the formula to determine his blogs posts value. Turns out they’re worth $20 a piece. [...]

By: What I’m doing » Building what is timeless pays off

What I’m doing » Building what is timeless pays off — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 21:34:09 +0000

[...] $2,400 is a far cry from the $10 flat rate some “professional bloggers” are getting for their articles. [...]

By: yenjai.net

yenjai.net — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 01:40:35 +0000

One of the factor to consider is their deadline

By: Smoove D

Smoove D — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 21:03:27 +0000

A blog post is worth whatever a writer will accept for selling it. Personally, I wouldn’t boot up for less than $200. That said, I blog for free, but the purpose of my site is to experiment with information architecture, open source content management systems and the social aspect of blogging and site promotion. There just happen to be decent posts attached to this.

Coming from the photography world, I would never agree to give up copyright on my posts for a fixed fee.

By: Steve Pavlina

Steve Pavlina — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 19:38:50 +0000

Darren, you got me curious about what an average blog post is really worth, so I figured out a way to calculate this metric for my own blog. The answer might surprise you:

http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/09/how-much-is-a-blog-post-worth-would-you-believe-2400-dollars-each/

By: How Much Is a Blog Post Worth? Would You Believe $2400 Dollars Each?

How Much Is a Blog Post Worth? Would You Believe $2400 Dollars Each? — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 19:34:17 +0000

[...] Recently I read Darren Rowse’s enlightening post about bloggers-for-hire being paid on a per-post basis. Darren says the going rate being offered is around $2 to $20 per post… sometimes as high as $100 per post. That’s a flat one-time fee with no residuals. If such bloggers stop writing, they stop earning. And apparently there’s no shortage of bloggers willing to work for such rates. [...]

By: Gayla

Gayla — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 12:23:59 +0000

I have had a few blogger-for-hire gigs and find that on average $5 – $20 per post is the norm.

I’ve just landed one that is indefinate and have agreed to 5 posts per week, $10 per post.

I’d also like to add that thanks to the many tips I’ve picked up from Darren and his commenters – I’ve just had my first $4,000+ month.

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 00:20:10 +0000

Hey Darren,

Not long ago I was offered an opportunity to write as many posts as I wished for a startup Business Blog. $7 per. I would do all of the research and verification.

My problem as a blogger/writer was that I had no control over my content. They wanted full authority to change anything in an article to their liking.

Sorry, but I just can’t relinquish my integrity for a couple of bucks.

Didn’t mean to drift too far off topic, but some things are worth more than money.

Joe

By: How Much is a Blog Post Worth? by Blogging Pro

How Much is a Blog Post Worth? by Blogging Pro — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:03:25 +0000

[...] How Much is a Blog Post Worth? Problogger.net has a post up trying to analyze how much blog posts are worth, in regards to paying hired writers to write on blogs. I am a hired writer, and get paid a variety of different amounts, depending on each factor that Darren lists, as well as the amount that the company can afford, let’s never forget that. You can charge whatever you want, but someone has to be able to afford it. chatting with many bloggers from many networks and business blogs I’m hearing that the going rate on a ‘per post’ basis seems to be ranging from as low as $2 per post up to $20 per post (and on occasion I’ve heard of payments as high as $100 for one off or less frequent columns). [...]

By: carotids

carotids — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:26:41 +0000

I have been “rewarded” by tech-recipes.com for $5-$20 per post. They don’t publically say it, but they are excellent at compensating authors. I have been surprised at the bonuses they give as well.

I typically blog and post for fun and to get my name out there for job hires. I never expected direct money for my tutorials and such.

By: Glen

Glen — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 13:39:22 +0000

Getting paid to blog depends on the post. The relevancy of the content in your niche would determine the price. I honestly don’t think that any post should bring over $50 and that would be an article that contained higly sought after information.

By: Bryan Fleming

Bryan Fleming — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 12:43:46 +0000

I think it depends more on the blog and the post. You should be able to look at your revenue and determine how much you make per-post. Then pay accordingly ;)

- Bryan
http://www.BryanCFleming.com

By: Stuart

Stuart — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 07:47:10 +0000

Paying bloggers need not be so complicated — why not pay by word like many other media industries? At the end of the day, the publisher should be able to monetise everything that their writers deliver — be it long, short, fat or thin posts. Some posts will earn more than others, but as long as the writer balances their big ticket stories with the fluff one should subsidise the other — and if they don’t the author either shouldn’t be writing or should be taking a look at their mix of stories. US10 cents a word is a reasonable starting rate of pay — making the “How much is a blog post worth?” worth around US$75 — not an unreasonable amount and certainly an attainable target to monetise over say 12 months.

PS Darren, obviously comments are displaying now — must have been a prob at my end.

By: HART (1-800-HART)

HART (1-800-HART) — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 07:19:40 +0000

I like Andrew Wee’s comment the best and wish that his was the majority attitude towards this topic.

I’ve got 30 blogs .. of which about half of them are under “nourished” with blog posts. There’s only so much time in the day for me to do my other offline and consulting work, manage and maintain my current blogs, family life and dogs, putzky’ing around the ‘net commenting and having fun surfing my Bloglines, people’s sidebars and Liz’s open Mike nights! That’s not to mention just maintaining my other 15 blogs to keep my lousy traffic levels where they are.

But – I don’t have 100,000’s of traffic or 10,000’s of subscribers and I’m not earning enough to quit my dayjob or even pay for my hosting accounts .. I can’t recall if I’ve ever received affiliate commissions – although I know I’ve sold and earned commissions .. Yes I do try to monetize and sometime get payments from adsense every 2-3 months. But text-link-ads brings opportunity to small fish fry like me now, and you bloggers out there wanting to get rich from writing.

I’m only approved at the moment to have text-link ads on 5 of my sites .. and I’ve been earning ~ $120/month with potential (if all ads sold) up to about $250/month. Now .. I’m impatient working hard to build the other 25 blogs to be eligible .. and they will be eligible soon.

I would reinvest my text-link-ad earnings right now thoughout my 15 blogs but – at $1/per relevent post. If I got $120 last month.. my budget would be to pay for 120 entries next month for ALL 15 blogs as a whole. When individual blogs becomes eligible for text-links.. I would split 50% prorata with whoever posted on it that month. And, yes I would be greedy and keep all the adsense for myself and my Papillon dogs :) but the blogger would be able to do (like Andrew mentions) network links and traffic back to his/her own blog and even embedded affiliate products inside the posts, stuff like that. I haven’t much thought about other issues but common sense has to prevail without both sides being greedy.

I’m just saying.. this is in conversation only – and where my mentality is at the moment (be it right wrong or clueless). I am too busy. I have to either keep it as a hobby and regain my insanity and time – or go for it with ‘baby steps’ to the next level. $10/post? $20/post? Listen .. I’m an accountant/consultant – if you think you are worth that – you probably are and you should hold your ground. Just remember that others have to agree to that value too.. and I don’t think so.

By: Angela

Angela — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 06:42:19 +0000

I have a friend that has a small-time gig blogging and charges $10.00 per post. I think that’s fair, don’t you?

By: Andrew Wee

Andrew Wee — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 05:19:10 +0000

being paid to post is definitely an incentive, especially if you’re within your niche.

beyond just the monetary value of that one post, consider too the intangible benefits.

i guess you might be blogging on your own blog, or possibly on an external blog (as listed in the ‘blogger jobs’ section)

if you’re on an external blog (especially if it’s high PR and traffic), you can do trackbacks to your own posts, especially if your own blog is a content rich one.

Secondly, you raise your credibility in the community, especially if you’re just starting out.
I guess it’s a validation of sorts, if a reputable portal chose you to blog on their behalf.

Thirdly, yeah, i’d stop short of obligating myself to say positive stuff. i think it adds more credibility to give a balanced view, and the readership will be more aware of a balanced slant to the post. it’s a win-win for the advertiser if they choose to go beyond the ‘overtly positive’ route.

I do paid posting for forums, and i’d say the value i’ve generated in terms of traffic, adsense and affiliate income i’ve generated for my blog has far outweighed the payment i’ve received.
for me, paid posting (whether blog or forum or other) is just one piece in my overall strategic plan of growing my Internet Marketing business (of which the blog is one component).

Andrew Wee
http://www.WhoIsAndrewWee.com

By: Robyn Tippins

Robyn Tippins — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 03:41:05 +0000

When I started it was $3 a post. I was hungry so I jumped at the chance. Of course, when a better offer ($20+pp) came along I jumped at the chance (and they didn’t try very hard to keep me at the first place either, because they weren’t necessarily looking for high-quality but for freq updated, keyword rich content).

Now it’s evolved to mostly rev share, with one exception.

I’ve actually embraced a lower income now in order to blog on topics I enjoy. The freedom of writing about what you love shouldn’t be understated. I’ve made alot of money blogging on stuff I hated and I’ve made very little blogging on what I love.

I’ll take the ‘very little’ with the joy over the hard work with lotsa money any day…