17 January 2010
On Paid Blog Posts
My 2 cents on sponsored blog posts.
Some people, online workers included, are wary of paid blog posts. They think that all blog posts are somehow dishonest.
For someone like me who
1) Blogs because I want to write
2) Blogs because I'm enthusiastic about the blog topic, and
3) Has been blogging for years without compensation of any form - just now,
I have no issues with getting paid for posts.
I have my own opinions. If I blog about a product, I will do so because it's what I really think about the product.
Plus, if I do write anecdotes about it, those are real stories.
If I have issues about the product to be written about, then I can decline the request. Simple as that.
And truth to be told, I do not see the need to have a Full Disclosure Policy about paid posts because EVERYTHING I WILL EVER WRITE ABOUT IS TRUE. If it's not true, or a tad dishonest, I won't write. If I get paid for liking something and being honest about it, I have no issues about that either.
So I don't really understand why some online workers are whining and whining about paid blogging but doing it anyway.
Bottomline: If you have the need to whine about doing something. Just don't do it and zip it.
A little request from OFW Din: If you liked this post, please click the title, then click the cute buttons below the title. It will let Google and the others know you sent me some love.
Some people, online workers included, are wary of paid blog posts. They think that all blog posts are somehow dishonest.
For someone like me who
1) Blogs because I want to write
2) Blogs because I'm enthusiastic about the blog topic, and
3) Has been blogging for years without compensation of any form - just now,
I have no issues with getting paid for posts.
I have my own opinions. If I blog about a product, I will do so because it's what I really think about the product.
Plus, if I do write anecdotes about it, those are real stories.
If I have issues about the product to be written about, then I can decline the request. Simple as that.
And truth to be told, I do not see the need to have a Full Disclosure Policy about paid posts because EVERYTHING I WILL EVER WRITE ABOUT IS TRUE. If it's not true, or a tad dishonest, I won't write. If I get paid for liking something and being honest about it, I have no issues about that either.
So I don't really understand why some online workers are whining and whining about paid blogging but doing it anyway.
Bottomline: If you have the need to whine about doing something. Just don't do it and zip it.
A little request from OFW Din: If you liked this post, please click the title, then click the cute buttons below the title. It will let Google and the others know you sent me some love.
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