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“When will the day come that I can make enough money from my blog to leave my stupid-ass job!”

Isn’t that the secret hope of every blogger? There are of course some popular blogs out there but the reality is that it’s hard to build steady traffic that will generate enough income from the ads displayed on your blog.

As an alternative, a blogger can be hired to write for a specific product and get paid for the article. This is all in the sphere of viral advertising and aims in producing a word of mouth effect that will advertise the product without the use of (expensive) traditional media.

Many services have been created to establish relationships between bloggers and advertisers. I had the chance to try a couple of them as an advertiser (since I release a few products a year), and had a first hand experience how things work.

Sponsored Reviews
Very pleased with this service. It has an easy to use interface, top notch bloggers participate although there is a wide range in the prices. Partly here applies the usual “you buy what you pay for”.

ReviewMe
Didn’t make any impression to me, positive or negative. The service works great but their blog pool isn’t as refined as the one at Sponsored Reviews. Used it once then quit.

Social Spark
This has more of a social network feel than any of the other services mentioned here. It’s relatively new and got into it recently. They have custom terms like “spark” and “prop” and to be honest I’ve already got tired of hearing those words over and over again. This service has more controlled payouts for bloggers but potentially offers greater volume of work.

Pay-per-post
Never used it, never seen someone else use it – just mentioning it because I found the website.

Making money through your blog is a worthy effort, especially if you keep high standards for your work. That way you’ll be making a living while having quality content to show-off and your integrity intact.

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