Tue 8 Apr 2008
Another nasty blogging death
Posted by Marlow Harris under Popular Culture, Real Estate
It turns out that death by blogging is greatly exaggerated, but New York Times writer Matt Richtel is concerned that bloggers are often paid based on how much they write and whether anyone reads them. He likens this to a “sales commission,” a comparison that evokes Alec Baldwin chalking “ALWAYS BE CLOSING” onto a blackboard in the real estate movie version of Glengarry Glen Ross. (”First prize is a Cadillac Eldorado. Anybody want to see second prize? Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is you’re fired.”)
EPerks is still reeling from the bad publicity for paying bloggers to write about their company. (Even now when you Google Eperks, most of the entries are paid posts.)
Redfin continues to seek paid bloggers and is offering $40 a post.
PayPerPost is paying bloggers $28 this month to write about Renuzit Home Deodorizer.
Housing Predictor is paying bloggers $65-$75 per entry.
And I’m doing this for free?
April 8th, 2008 at 10:30 am
Marlow,
As you may already know, my story had span out of control precisely because of paid review. Not only my initial review backfired on the company in question. It backfired in my direction as well.
I am not sure if you know this but I am full time affiliate marketer. I send visitors to websites like Amazon.com and if my visitors end up buying something I in return receive commission. Monetizing the websites and blogs is the core of my business.
I do however regret to ever gotten involved with what we know as “paid posts”, “sponsored reviews” precisely of what took place after writing a paid review on ePerks.
Thanks again for linking to my post.
April 9th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
I saw one of the bloggers was a “Russell Shaw”…I immediately did a spot check to ensure that it was not the AZ Russ Shaw, but another! I definitely get paid for what I write, but it comes in the form of client commissions…
April 15th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
Paid for Blogging…not me (i wish). I guess I can look at it like Joe Hayden said above, I get paid for blogging in the way of R.E. commision from the business my blog generates.