I always try to see things from all sides. I guess that makes me a fence rider, right? However I did notice when I changed my outlook on paid reviews (putting myself in their shoes and how I would feel if my paid review was pushed off the page quickly) everything changed. I have a lot more advertisers accepting my offers or contacting me directly now. The biggest direct offer I received using a paid review website has been $150. On my own it has been more.

There are some advertisers that not only look at how you write their review some of them will be looking at the way you write reviews for others. Guess what some of your potential advertisers might be regular readers of your website.

I just got an email from an advertiser/reader today about my alternative healing website. They want to buy adspace. I don’t post on there a lot i fact I only posted on there once last month although I did add a few pages. I did not know they were an advertiser.

If you write a good quality review they will be willing to pay you a lot more mine tend to be long and go over the number count. I don’t have to count to see if I have enough. I really enjoy writing those reviews.

If I wasn’t making any money there are a two websites I would cut because they were made to be “Cash website” but the others nope they would stay.

I write my posts, and then I’ll occasionally hunt for a suitable affiliate (if the website will support that sort of thing some of them won’t because it would turn off my readers.) A good example is my homeschooling website. I wrote about a good history resource, and then I thought after it was posted…hmm I bet I can find a good affiliate to match up with this content. Guess what? I did.

Dang, I might have to rethink this now. LOL. Thanks

She basically said something to the effect of “they’re paying you for the review and more importantly the exposure so why not be fair to them and give them what they want”. So now that’s what I try and do. Plus, if I write good posts, it looks good for future advertisers too.

@Steve – For me and making money endeavors, I think the whole “becoming work” thing is the hardest part of it all. Well, besides the whole making money aspect. That’s why even though I can make money with sponsored posts, I don’t feel great doing it. Not from a ethical point of view or anything but just because I know that if I DON’T do those posts, I don’t make money. That’s why despite how hard it can be, I refuse to give up on AdSense. Did that make any sense?

I was blogging for about 8 months before I added my first advertisements (AdSense).

I’m glad I did that first and I think it helped me succeed and get better at blogging.

That aside, I think that the point where I make money doing something is the point where it becomes work. I enjoy many things, but when I feel like I HAVE to do something, it becomes a job and I end up losing interest. So, for what it’s worth, I don’t believe I’ll ever make or want to make money blogging. I’ll just enjoy the liberating thrill of being able to write for my faithful 40 and the rest of the intarweb be damned!

I agree about getting things off your chest isn’t just about angry issues. My other blog Redhead Rants is my personal site. I talk about everything from my beloved Nebraska Cornhuskers losing their backsides this year, to my 17 yr. old son dancing in a coconut bra and grass skirt on stage. (I’m so proud).

I’ve only started doing sponsored posts on that site here recently, but I’ve got a system. I never post a sponsored ad unless I can come up with a regular post to place afterward. That way, the first thing people see when they stop by is a normal post, instead of a sponsored one. )

Boy, that was a huge comment blog. Sorry about that everyone! That’s what happens when I go to lunch. *rolling eyes*