Four Websites That Pay You To Blog

In a previous post, I wrote about the three reasons why I blog and mentioned that it's one way to earn extra money. 

Today, I'm going to share with you four websites that pay you to blog. I personally signed up with these sites and have been a member since I launched The Shopbug, in 2007.

How much you earn from paid blogging will depend on the quality of your blog. Most advertisers are looking for blogs that are constantly updated and with at least 60% of unpaid content.

If you blog or if you plan to start one, check out these sources:

Sponsored Reviews

Advertisers from SR offer generous payout per post which can range from as low as $5 to as much as $300 or more. Bloggers earn 50% of the payout. Payment is sent via PayPal within 14 days once the completed review has been submitted.  Higher prices are reserved for top blogs with a higher page rank. PR is based on the link's popularity on Yahoo Search and Alexa.

To be approved, your blog must be at least three months old and must be indexed in major search engines like Yahoo & Google. Once approved, you can start bidding at opportunities and wait for the advertiser's response. When an advertiser accepts your bid, you must complete the review and submit the URL of the post within seven days. Be sure to read the rules and policies before signing up to avoid rejection.

Blogsvertise

If your blog has been live for 60 days, you can sign up with Blogsvertise.  Unlike other paid-to-blog sites, you don't need to bid to receive tasks as they are distributed based on the blog's eligibility.  However, you can grab 1 task per day from your dashboard whenever there is an available opportunity.

Average payout is $10 per post.  Each blog entry must be at least 100 words with 2 to 3 links of the advertiser's request.  Payment is sent via PayPal 30 days after the completed post has been submitted and approved.  Unfortunately, Wordpress blogs are not accepted.

Social Spark

Your blog must be at least 90 days old with 20 pre-existing posts to get approved.  Your blog must also have Google Analytics since Social Spark uses this tool to calculate the suggested price per post.  Wordpress.com does not allow users to install Google Analytics on their blogs but if you have a self-hosted Wordpress.org blog, you can join Social Spark.

Once approved, you can view paid blogging opportunities from the Marketplace.  Publishers participating in the SocialSpark Marketplace must include the SocialSpark provided disclosure badge within each sponsored post.  Payment is sent via PayPal.

Pay Per Post.

Like Social Spark,  Pay Per Post is also by IZEA.  Bloggers have the option to choose paid post opportunities with "dofollow" and "nofollow" tags.  If you use Twitter, you can also sign up for sponsored Tweets.

Any other paid blogging sites that you know?  Please share it by leaving a comment:)

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