Did you know that it was possible to get paid for blogging? No, I’m not kidding. There are a variety of companies in the blog marketplace that will pay you to write blog postings on your blog. They are called “blog-for-pay firms” or “blog firms”.
There are no strings attached, no scams. They give you a subject to post about, you post the material, link that posting to the appropriate website and you get paid. These companies act as middlemen between bloggers and advertisers. Advertisers pay these companies, who in turn pay you.
Below, I have personally reviewed the most popular blog-for-pay firms to the best of my ability. I’ve broken them down by company and given each a rating on a scale of 0 to 10 stars (10 being the best and 0 being the worst).
Please be aware that this comparison is the personal viewpoint of the editor of this blog. It is based on my experience with them and is not guaranteed to be the “eternal truth” about these blog-for-pay companies.
Now, go and make some money!!
Blog Distributor (9 out of 10 stars)
Out of all the pay-per-post companies I reviewed, my personal favorite was Blog Distributor. They are a somewhat new site, and are putting the finishing touches on their system, but it was the most impressive I signed up for. First off, unlike the other companies in the industry, they are set up to attract large quantities of posting opportunities from advertisers which in the end, results in more money for us – the bloggers. They also e-mail you the opportunities that you do qualify for, so, you’re not stuck watching a marketplace all day long like many other companies. This is an incredibly nice feature. You can sign up now and get in on the ground floor while they are finishing up the client side of their website.
Pay Structure – You get paid at least $5.00 per posting and potentially much more if your blog has good Page Rank.
Blogger Pay – You are paid twice a month.
Maximum Job Opportunities - Unlimited
Notification of New Posting Opportunities - You are e-mailed the potential opportunity(s) and given a time frame to accept or reject it.
On your blog, must you disclose that you accept payment for blog postings? – They do not require a disclosure.
Other Notes – This looks like the site that you will be able to make the most money from.
Overall Rating – Overall, Blog Distributor was the service I felt most comfortable submitting my blog to. It’s a very clean and easy design, and there are good opportunities available to all bloggers. You also get paid relatively soon with their system, and don’t have to wait 30 days like many other pay-per-post companies. They really were by far, the best of the bunch which is why I’m giving them the highest rating, 9 out of 10.
PayPerPost (6 out of 10 stars)
PayPerPost is the largest pay-per-post company in the industry right now. They might not have the best “practices” or “rules”, but, they supposedly secured 13 million dollars from investors when they started and that enabled them to be more visible than most of the other blogging companies.t. There have been some complaints about their staff and service, and rumors of the site being un-user friendly as well.
Pay Structure – They have a simple structure. They take 50% of every posting. So, if the advertiser is willing to pay a blogger 20 dollars, they will take 10 of that.
Blogger Pay – Bloggers are free to make as much as they can. Advertisers can pay whatever they wish. Bloggers are paid 30 days after the post has been reviewed by PayPerPost reviewers. The amount a blogger will be paid varies. Most bloggers will receive between $2 and $10 dollars. The blogs with higher Google PageRank will qualify for higher paying opportunities.
Maximum Job Opportunities - 3 postings per day and 4 “link-only” posts (”link-only” posts are low paying opportunities where you add a provided link into a random post).
Notification of New Posting Opportunities - Marketplace - This means you must continually “refresh” this website’s page on your monitor all day long in order to see the new jobs and jump on them before the other bloggers get them. Whoever takes the job first, gets it. So, if you don’t mind sitting in front of your computer all day long, every day, you can get a small number of new jobs this way.
On your blog, must you disclose that you accept payment for blog postings?– They ask that you do include disclosure on your blog.
Other Notes – None
Overall Rating – Out of all the pay-per-posting sites I reviewed, I would say PayPerPost would be my second favorite. I was not a big fan of their layout but they did have a good number of available opportunities in their marketplace. The one drawback to PayPerPost was the “Marketplace” format. What I mean by that, is, the available opportunities that your blog qualifies for are released at random points of the day. So, unless you sit around all day waiting, and refreshing your internet browser, you’re going to miss out….a lot. I would give PayPerPost a 6 out of 10.
Smorty (5 out of 10 stars)
After reviewing Smorty, I’ve come to the conclusion that I would rank them third behind Blog Distributor and PayPerPost.com. To me, Smorty does have a good understanding of SEO and they simply aren’t in it for the business of buzz marketing. I do think you need a high PageRank blog (at least a 3) to have any type of success with Smorty, however which is a turn off to many bloggers.
Pay Structure – Smorty takes 40% of each posting. So, if the advertiser pays 10 dollars per posting, Smorty will take 4 dollars of that. Min bid for an advertiser is $10.00 per post.
Blogger Pay – Bloggers will make no less than $6.00 per opportunity. They however can make up to $100.00. Bloggers are paid every week.
Maximum Job Opportunities - 3 per day
Notification of New Posting Opportunities - Marketplace - This means you must continually “refresh” this website’s page on your monitor all day long in order to see the new jobs and jump on them before the other bloggers get them. Whoever takes the job first, gets it. So, if you don’t mind sitting in front of your computer all day long, every day, you can get a small number of new jobs this way.
On your blog, must you disclose that you accept payment for blog postings? – They ask you to include disclosure.
Other Notes – One interesting note is that they do not accept any gambling/casino sites. Bloggers can accept 3 postings per day. Posts must be 150 words and no more than 400.
Overall Rating - Overall, Smorty is a pretty decent site with a good amount of available opportunities. Much like PayPerPost though, you are at the mercy of their Marketplace and will simply miss out on good opportunities because of their “marketplace structure” (opportunities come on a first come, first serve basis in this method). You also will find very limited success if you do not have a blog with a Google PageRank of at least 3, which many bloggers do not. Because of that, I can only give Smorty a 5 out of 10.
Blogsvertise (4 out of 10 stars)
Blogsvertise is one of the more detailed and properly built pay-per-post sites on the internet. It’s very simple to use, and has a lot of visual items such as “icons” which help the blogger see where to click, other than just simple text. It also gives the website a more professional look.
Pay Structure – I have been unable to get a confirmed pay structure with Blogsvertise, however, I can assume going off what I’ve learned, guesstimate that they will take 40-50% of each posting.
Blogger Pay – The Blogger will GENERALLY make between $4-50 dollars per post (I never saw anything close to $50). The blogger is paid 30 days after post is approved by Blogsvertise reviewers.
Maximum Job Opportunities - No information available.
Notification of New Posting Opportunities - You are e-mailed the potential opportunity(s) and given a time frame to accept or reject it.
On your blog, must you disclose that you accept payment for blog postings? – They prefer that you do not add any in your post or on your blog.
Other Notes – Bloggers can set their own minimum price if they would like. Each posting must be a minimum of 100 words. They also will put bloggers in probation and pay them a fixed fee.
Overall Rating - I did enjoy the amount of work Blogsvertise put into their system, but, the opportunities available were somewhat limited. Graphically it is very nice looking, but, because of the lack of opportunities I will be giving them 4/10.
BuyBlogReviews (4 out of 10 stars)
BuyBlogReviews.com is a nice site which has a nice set up. They claim to have over 10,000 bloggers in their database. This company is the dictionary definition of “middle man” between the blogger and the advertiser. They only really get involved when it comes to the pay structure. BuyBlogReviews simply provides the service for the blogger and advertiser to “communicate”.
Pay Structure – The pay structure is simple. The blogger will get 70% of the advertiser paid fee per posting. BuyBlogReviews will take the other 30% as their fee.
Blogger Pay – Bloggers are free to make as much as they can, and get 70% of the total posting offer from the advertisers. The opportunities in their marketplace currently that range from $5 to $25 dollars (the high paying opps are Non-English). Bloggers are paid on the 1st and 15th of every month, for previous work.
Maximum Job Opportunities - No information available.
Notification of New Posting Opportunities - Marketplace (Bidding format) - This means you must continually “refresh” this website’s page on your monitor all day long in order to see the new jobs and jump on them before the other bloggers get them. Whoever takes the job first, gets it. So, if you don’t mind sitting in front of your computer all day long, every day, you can get a small number of new jobs this way. However in this format, once a qualifying opportunity is available you must bid against other bloggers that also qualify for the same post opportunity. The advertiser will then accept or reject your bid.
On your blog, must you disclose that you accept payment for blog postings? – They do require a badge.
Other Notes – They do have non-English opportunities in their marketplace, so, they do allow non-English blogs. A max of 3 posts per day are allowed.
Overall Rating – Overall, BuyBlogReviews is a pretty decent site, with a semi-different format compared to other competitors in the industry. The only problem I ran into, which was quite a large one, was that the high paying opportunities were for non-English blogs as I mentioned above. So, if you only have an English speaking blog, your available opportunities will be pretty small. I give BuyBlogReviews a 4 out of 10.
Sponsored Reviews (4 out of 10 stars)
Sponsored Reviews is a different type of company, in that they actually let Bloggers “bid” on potential opportunities. There are a decent amount of opportunities within their site – I’d say they look to be getting about 40 new campaigns a month or so from Advertisers. It’s a very different process than most other pay-per-post sites with the whole bidding process. There is simply no way to take an opportunity without an Advertiser approval of your “bid”, or, unless they seek you out. It’s a good site – a bit ugly, but the format is understandable although very different.
Pay Structure – SponsoredReviews will take any place between 20-35% of a total posting. They say this number varies depending on the amount of opportunities an Advertiser will buy. So, for example, if they Advertiser bought 100 opportunities, they might only take 20%…but if they bought 10 opportunities, they would take 35%.
Blogger Pay – What the blogger makes is totally up to them, as they bid on potential opportunities. They can set the minimum price to post on their blog if they wish, and only opportunities at that rate or higher will appear in their Marketplace. Bloggers are paid every two weeks. However, if an Advertiser will pay no more than $20 dollars a post, and a blogger wants to bid 10 dollars to take that post, they can. There is a graphic that tells the blogger how much they will get paid as well, or “their share” of the total post. So, while they may bid $20 dollars, they are only making $13.50 for example – and it will inform them of that. Nice feature.
Maximum Job Opportunities - 3 per day
Notification of New Posting Opportunities - Marketplace (Bidding format) - This means you must continually “refresh” this website’s page on your monitor all day long in order to see the new jobs and jump on them before the other bloggers get them. Whoever takes the job first, gets it. So, if you don’t mind sitting in front of your computer all day long, every day, you can get a small number of new jobs this way. However in this format, once a qualifying opportunity is available you must bid against other bloggers that also qualify for the same post opportunity. The advertiser will then accept or reject your bid.
On your blog, must you disclose that you accept payment for blog postings? – They do not require a disclosure.
Other Notes – They say they have over 23,000 blogs in their system. They won’t let you do ANYTHING, including checking out their system, from the blogger side until you put in your Social Security Number. That’s a bit…nerve racking at first.. You’re blocked off from everything until that info is given. Also of note – bloggers in their system must have a 2:1 ratio of non-sponsored postings to sponsored postings. Bloggers are allowed no more than 3 sponsored posts a day.
Overall Rating – Overall, Sponsored Reviews is a very different type of pay-per-posting site because you as the blogger bid on potential opportunities. And while that does sound interesting, there are actually many bloggers out there that will bid extremely low prices simply to beat out other bloggers…and you end up with nothing. So, while the idea sounds promising…it’s very flawed. Because of the flaws in their system, I give Sponsored Reviews a 4/10.
ReviewMe (3 out of 10 stars)
First off, ReviewMe is not the best looking website. So, it’s an automatic turn off to any potential blogger. It comes across as if it was built in 2-3 days. As far as the content of the site, it’s okay. Nothing special. It’s just not that great of a site…the content is lacking, and the overall look and design is one of the worst I reviewed.
Pay Structure – ReviewMe will take 50% of each posting fee. The “cheapest” review an advertiser can request is $40.00 and that will go up to $400.00.
Blogger Pay – Bloggers will make no less than $20.00 per “review” they put on their blog. They can make up to $200.00. Bloggers can set their minimum fee to higher than $20.00, but only if they’re a “premium” blogger.
Maximum Job Opportunities - 10 per month
Notification of New Posting Opportunities - Marketplace - This means you must continually “refresh” this website’s page on your monitor all day long in order to see the new jobs and jump on them before the other bloggers get them. Whoever takes the job first, gets it. So, if you don’t mind sitting in front of your computer all day long, every day, you can get a small number of new jobs this way.
On your blog, must you disclose that you accept payment for blog postings? – They ask you to include disclosure.
Other Notes – To me, they try to make it seem like you will get paid quite a bit of money with their minimum $20.00 pay fee, but, you are at the mercy of the advertiser. They also vary from most sites, and allow bloggers as young as 14 into their system (most others are 18).
Overall Rating – Even though ReviewMe mentions bloggers will get no less than $20.00 per post, I never saw anything like that. In fact, I never saw any opportunities. I’m not sure if they use the large dollar amounts to draw in bloggers, or, if I was just unlucky. Because of this, I will give Review me a 3 out of 10.
SocialSpark (3 out of 10 stars)
SocialSpark is the ”sister” site of PayPerPost. For years, PayPerPost has been trying to remove itself from using Google’s PageRank but they’ve come to realize it’s just too difficult as that’s what they feel advertisers want, from PayPerPost. So, they created their own new site which does not have the Google PageRank feature. Instead, they now have their own IzeaRank (also known as RealRank) which is how things are calculated in SocialSpark. The one thing that is vastly different on SocialSpark is, it’s been created to replicate a Social Networking site such as MySpace or Facebook. You can create fancy profiles, have “friends”, etc, etc. Unlike PayPerPost, SocialSpark does take Spanish blogs – but only Spanish and English, nothing else.
Rules wise, it is very much like PayPerPost for the most part. To me, it’s a bit confusing, and your blog is totally worthless no matter how nice it is, if it doesn’t value nicely on their IzeaRank system. As my blog does not – there was pretty much nothing available to me. And those that were available, were snatched up in minutes using the marketplace feature that PayPerPost and Smorty use. The one neat thing about SocialSpark is that IF a given opportunity is taken and unavailable, you can send a “request” that the advertiser open up one more final spot for you. You can do this once every 7 days. Overall, it’s a somewhat decent idea, but, not that great of a site.
Pay Structure – They are pretty much identical to PayPerPost. They will take 50% of the bloggers payout, so, they get $10 dollars from an Advertiser paying $20.
Blogger Pay – The Blogger will make 50% of the Advertisers pay, as stated above. They are paid 30 days after the posting was reviewed by the SocialSpark Review Team. The price they can make varies – mostly what I saw was between $5-10 dollars. There were a few Spanish-only opportunities that were in the $20-30 dollar range, but, your blog had to be totally Spanish.
Maximum Job Opportunities - 3 per day
Notification of New Posting Opportunities - Marketplace - This means you must continually “refresh” this website’s page on your monitor all day long in order to see the new jobs and jump on them before the other bloggers get them. Whoever takes the job first, gets it. So, if you don’t mind sitting in front of your computer all day long, every day, you can get a small number of new jobs this way.
On your blog, must you disclose that you accept payment for blog postings? – They require a disclosure.
Other Notes –Simple – cut and dried site, very much like PayPerPost, but with a MySpace/Social Networking feel.
Overall Rating – As I said above, it’s just an average site. It’s very different in how it incorporates a social networking type feel, which is okay if you like that sort of thing, but it just makes it feel very cluttered. And again, it uses a Marketplace so you will miss out on opportunities, and because they do NOT use the Google PageRank system, your blog is as only good as the IzeaRank they provide. And that my friends, sucks. I will only give SocialSpark a 3 out of 10.
Bloggerwave (2 out of 10 stars)
Bloggerwave is a Denmark based pay-per-post company. Because they are a non United States company, their work load for American bloggers is extremely limited. The design of the site is very simple, and easy to understand and navigate. However, once you sign up for a blogging account the design inside the “Blogger” homepage becomes a bit more difficult to understand. They also do not have a way to sign up as an advertiser, so, you must contact them via e-mail. Overall, it’s a semi-decent design, but lacks content, especially for United States based bloggers.
Pay Structure – They split the money with the blogger. They will take 50% of every post.
Blogger Pay – The Blogger will GENERALLY make between 5-15 dollars per post. The blogger is paid 30 days after the content is reviewed by the Bloggerwave team.
Maximum Job Opportunities - 3 per day
Notification of New Posting Opportunities - You login to the site and you are notified if your blog has any available opportunities. If so, you accept or reject the potential opportunities.
On your blog, must you disclose that you accept payment for blog postings? – They require that you add this.
Other Notes – Might be a good site if you were outside the United States, but, most advertisers request blogs not from the United States since this is a Denmark-based company and most business is European related. In other words, it’s not very profitable for you if you’re from the United States.
Overall Rating – Bloggerwave is a decent website, but, I was unable to get any potential sponsored postings. Because of that, I can only give them a 2 out of 10.
Blogging Ads (2 out of 10 stars)
Blogging Ads is a very difficult website to understand. While they do have an okay and somewhat simple design, there is limited content on the site. They have their own “blog”, which contains a single post. The site almost gives you a ghost town feel. They do have people working for them, so, the site is not dead – it just might appear that way currently. They have a strict rule of not accepting any blog without at least a Page Rank of 2.
Pay Structure – They split the money with the blogger. They will take 50% of every post.
Blogger Pay – The Blogger will GENERALLY make between $5-7 dollars per post (most of the time it’s simply $5). The blogger is paid every month.
Maximum Job Opportunities - 10 per month
Notification of New Posting Opportunities - You are e-mailed the potential opportunity(s) and given a time frame to accept or reject it.
On your blog, must you disclose that you accept payment for blog postings? – They say you do not need to add this – however, when I e-mailed them during my review process, they informed me “you should”…
Other Notes – They required 145 words per posting. Each blog may only accept 10 postings per month, on all of your blogs (3 posts per month, per blog that you have in their system). Blogs must be at least 90 days old to be allowed into their system.
Overall Rating – I was not impressed with Blogging Ads to be flat honest. I would not waste my time submitting my blog to them. I will give Blogging Ads only a 2 out of 10.
LoudLaunch (2 out of 10 stars)
LoudLaunch is a decent blog-for-pay site that takes a 25% commission fee on every advertiser campaign (so if an advertiser spends $100 dollars, they will take $25 dollars). In addition, I also believe they take a percentage away from the blogger for their own profits as well, but I was unable to confirm that. “BuyBlogReviews.com” claims that they only take 30%, which is the lowest in the industry, which leads me to believe LoudLaunch takes a greater percentage. It’s a very simple site - very clean - and very easy to understand. They do seem a little slow however to accept blogs into their network. They don’t do anything special or have a niche. They are the prototypical blog-for-pay firm. I have noticed their site is extremely unresponsive at times as well.
Pay Structure – As I stated above, I could not get a confirmation on any potential money they take from bloggers once an opportunity has been completed. To me, only taking a 25% fee from the advertisers does not seem enough for LoudLaunch to be financially stable..
Blogger Pay – Bloggers are free to make as much as they can. Advertisers can pay whatever they wish. Bloggers are paid within the first 5 days of the next month and make around $5 dollars per opportunity.
Maximum Job Opportunities - 2 per day.
Notification of New Posting Opportunities - Marketplace - This means you must continually “refresh” this website’s page on your monitor all day long in order to see the new jobs and jump on them before the other bloggers get them. Whoever takes the job first, gets it. So, if you don’t mind sitting in front of your computer all day long, every day, you can get a small number of new jobs this way.
On your blog, must you disclose that you accept payment for blog postings? – They do require a disclosure.
Other Notes – You are only allowed two posts a day, total. Blogs must be 60 days old. If you are accepted into their “premium” blogs, you can take two posts per blog, a day.
Overall Rating - LoudLaunch uses a “marketplace system” much like PayPerPost and Smorty. I believe this is quite a disadvantage unless you have the ability to sit around and refresh your screen all day as the marketplace system is a first come, first serve basis. Also, the opportunities are limited if you do not have a high PageRank blog. Since you can only get two jobs a day from them, you are not going to be able to make much income. Because of the marketplace system and the lack of opportunities for low level bloggers, I can only give LoudLaunch a 2 out of 10
SnapBomb (2 out of 10 stars)
Snapbomb looks to be one of the newer sites in the pay-per-post industry, and they also have a pretty nice design when it comes to the front page. Simple – nice graphics – and easy to understand. However, that’s pretty much where it stops for Snapbomb. You can browse all the available opportunities in their Marketplace, even if you don’t qualify, and there are only about 10-15 total opportunities. And of those, very few are “nice” per say. Almost spam like. It’s very new, so the lack of traffic is sort of understandable, but overall it’s just another typical, under-achieving site.
Pay Structure – I e-mailed them to ask what % they take from the blogger, but, all they informed me was that they get a “cut” of the money. So, I guess they did not want to disclose what they take. Simply going off assumption, it would be between 30-50% like most of the rest of these companies.
Blogger Pay – Bloggers will be paid on the 5th of every month. While they would not inform me of how much a blogger can make as it “varies”, between $4-8 dollars per posting was the going rate in the marketplace when I looked. They say Bloggers will be paid based on a “blog value”, which to me, means you’ll get paid higher amounts with a higher PageRank, especially with their love of all things Google on this site.
Maximum Job Opportunities - No information available.
Notification of New Posting Opportunities - Marketplace - This means you must continually “refresh” this website’s page on your monitor all day long in order to see the new jobs and jump on them before the other bloggers get them. Whoever takes the job first, gets it. So, if you don’t mind sitting in front of your computer all day long, every day, you can get a small number of new jobs this way.
On your blog, must you disclose that you accept payment for blog postings? – They “suggest” that you do, but, do not require it.
Other Notes – None
Overall Rating - It’s difficult to get a read on how good SnapBomb could be, but, currently, there just isn’t enough there to make it worth your time, currently. With only about 10-15 available opportunities TOTAL, and most of them very spam like – it’s not something you want to subject your blog to.
PayU2Blog (1 out of 10 stars)
I’m not sure I can give a very good review of this site simply because, well, they never allowed me into their system. They manually allow blogs into their system so they’re either extremely picky or lazy. It has a lot of broken links, or links that simply don’t work as well, which was not the best presentation.
Pay Structure – I was unable to find out their pay structure. They did not return my e-mail.
Blogger Pay – I was unable to find out how much bloggers make typically per blog posting here. They did not return my e-mail. Bloggers are paid every two weeks however.
Maximum Job Opportunities - They do not provide this to be public information.
Notification of New Posting Opportunities - They do not provide this to be public information.
On your blog, must you disclose that you accept payment for blog postings? – They ask you to include disclosure.
Other Notes – When you sign up to be a blogger for their system, you are not automatically allowed in. They “review” your membership. Blog must be 90 days old to be in their system as well.
Overall Rating - I have been signed up for months, and have yet to get an e-mail saying I have been accepted or rejected. And going off their other questionable time frames to do anything else, this is quite a turn off to a potential blogger. I’ve been “signed up” for a week, as well as e-mails sent to them, and no response on anything. I was very disappointed with this system and give them a 1 out of 10.
BlogToProfit (0 out of 10 stars)
I really don’t even know what to say about this site. While it is a pay-per-post type service, it quite possibly is the worst site out of all the pay-per-post services I reviewed. They have a default landing/main page which is simply a “sign up now” graphic and a login box. That’s it. No content about the site – no information – just sign up. Once you do, they have a somewhat confusing/ugly second front page which does have a little information, but, quite minimal.
Pay Structure – They take 50% of the posting fee.
Blogger Pay – No pay structure on their site – and no way to contact them and find out.
Maximum Job Opportunities - No information available.
Notification of New Posting Opportunities - You are e-mailed the potential opportunity(s) and given a time frame to accept or reject it.
On your blog, must you disclose that you accept payment for blog postings? – No information available.
Review Time – They say they will accept/reject blogs to go into their system within 2-3 days and will accept/reject postings within 5 days.
How it works – All I understand is that they will e-mail the opportunity once the advertiser has bought a campaign. But obviously, there aren’t any advertisers…so…
Other Notes – They require two postings a week (which I assume makes AdBrite think content is fresh…this worries me).
Overall Rating – There is no way that I would submit my blog to BlogToProfit. My overall rating is a 0 out of 10.