Comments on: 23% of ProBlogger Readers Have Written Paid Posts [POLL RESULTS]

By: Ed Hardy bags

Ed Hardy bags — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:18:51 +0000

that’s really surprising, i have never done that

By: Dean Saliba

Dean Saliba — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:17:07 +0000

It is interesting that so many people have not donee them. I wonder if they are the same people who are dead against doing them in order not to upset Mighty Google?

By: Lee Ka Hoong

Lee Ka Hoong — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:01:50 +0000

I’m doing paid posts when someone is hiring me, but I don’t accept paid post that requires me to insert any outgoing link because that will be sucking my PR link juice and Google will penalize me as well.

Regards,
Lee

By: farouk

farouk — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:12:22 +0000

that’s really surprising, i have never done that

By: AutoCritical

AutoCritical — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:05:46 +0000

I was a bit slow in trying to understand what all the fuss was about in regards to paid blogs.

Originally I thought someone would just pay you for your opinion/blog skill. Until it hit me that people would use it for advertising. I guess all that fuss would make sense.

If someone paid me to write a blog, I would have issues if it was a company that didn’t allow me to declare that I had been paid or under what circumstances I was being ‘paid’ (eg. given a product).

If it was a third party who was just looking for more content, and found that I could provide a service, then I guess you are being paid for that service!

AutoCritical

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:48:11 +0000

I have never written a paid review, but I have been tempted to…..

A very interesting poll indeed!

By: David

David — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:21:31 +0000

23% is a lot less than I expected, but I guess that number makes sense. I use to write sponsored posts, but my PR dropped fast forcing me to stop. It’s definitely a good way to make some fast cash if you need it, though.

By: Debra

Debra — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:47:35 +0000

>> I suspect it also shows a change in bloggers attitudes to paid posts also. <<

Or is it possible there are simply more new bloggers unfamiliar with how paid posts work? I’m new and very curious about paid posts and whether they help or hurt your blog.

Debra

By: العاب

العاب — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:05:29 +0000

23% looks like a high proportion for me. I myself have never been into this.

By: Traffghetti

Traffghetti — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:22:38 +0000

I didn’t have a chance to answer on the original: I’ve done it before, and I would be proud to do so again.

By: need computer help

need computer help — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:22:39 +0000

Paid post surely can be one of your income stream, but you need to build your credibility and a good website to get the higher value, also you need to have some basic knowledge about the niche before you can make a post review. You need to give a honest and fresh content for post review not just another copywriting.

By: fas

fas — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:20:02 +0000

Thats quite less. No wonder paid per post blogging seems to be dying of late.

By: Increase Your IQ

Increase Your IQ — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:53:29 +0000

I think this is very interesting.

Personally, I am turned off by paid post reviews unless it is highly relevant and gives me something.

Otherwise, if the person is just reviewing any old garbage site, then I probably don’t like it.

By: fazreen

fazreen — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:20:12 +0000

whatever we do in blogging field, there must have pro an contra. in order to make more income source, paid review is one of the experiment. For me, paid review is more suitable for niche blog, To those who have more than one blog (niche blog) why don’t give try for paid review.

By: elmot

elmot — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:24:27 +0000

wow! this is one nice study of bloggers

By: Bibokz

Bibokz — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:46:33 +0000

Hi Darren, I was thinking if paid post really affect your SERPs, If so How and Why? Are you currently doing paid post?

By: Strength and Fitness

Strength and Fitness — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:21:40 +0000

I think the overall % of bloggers who have done paid post is even lower than those surveyed here. Problogger.net draws those who are interested in making money through blogging, so I suspect the readers here are more likely to try new money-making strategies.

Just my guess.

By: Technology Slice

Technology Slice — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:46:25 +0000

I try to stay away from paid posts.

By: Daily Good Tips

Daily Good Tips — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:34:16 +0000

As a very new blogger, I have written paid posts after my blog pagerank increase from 0 to 3. I just earn approximately $50 per month, and I am now very seriously to get money from adsense. Good Polling

By: Hooshmand Moslemi

Hooshmand Moslemi — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:12:13 +0000

Yeah, back in 2007 many bloggers wanted to give it a try and experience the paid posts phenomenon. I was one of them as well and got paid to review a website on one of my blogs.

Apparently, this method is not hot any more and the percentage of bloggers who’ve never tried it before has increased.

Many bloggers have turned their blogs into authority communities where they don’t want to lose their readership by reviewing just anything. Some other bloggers prefer to test other methods and find paid post a useless technique.

However, there are a number of bloggers who do it consistently and find it profitable.

In my opinion, if a review post contains a high quality content, it could be useful. The readership would take advantage of that review and you would get paid and would not need to worry about generating any clicks, leads or sales. At the end of the day, the Advertiser would become happy too because of the good promotion done for his product or service.

Thanks Darren for the post.

Regards,

Hooshmand