Category Archives: Money

Tomorrow Is Pay-A-Blogger Day. Will You Participate?

Tomorrow has been officially dubbed Pay a Blogger Day.  The movement has been started by Flattr, a startup that attempts to motivate Internet users to pay for content they love.  “Some of the wittiest most insightful content comes from bloggers … Read More

GOOD READ: Three writers on the secret to making a six-figure income blogging

There are 175 million blogs on the web, according to BlogPulse, a firm that tracks Internet trends. But very few of these writers make any moolah—much less a living—from their writing. These bargain-hunting “mommy bloggers” are the exception. Here are … Read More

Why Readers Hate Successful Bloggers

My readers hate it when I make money. Well, I should rephrase that. They hate it when I make money via my blog. I’m sure they’d be perfectly happy to see me pulling a paycheck as a barista at Starbucks … Read More

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Federated Media Brings Ad Revenue Potential to WordPress-Hosted Blogs

  Bloggers users WordPress.com to host their blog got some good news this week: they will soon be able to monetize their blog.  Previously, only high-traffic blogs (those with 25,000 or more monthly pageviews) were eligible for monetization through WordPress.com, … Read More

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Monetization Power Session at Type A Parent Conference

As bloggers settle back in after this weekend’s Type A Parent Conference, they have some hard takeaways to consider and put into practice, including those given at Saturday morning’s Monetization Power Session. Conference organizer Kelby Carr moderated the four-person panel, … Read More

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Blogger Talent Agents: the Newest Frontier in New Media

This week’s news that former Edelman PR executive Danielle Wiley has launched her own talent agency for bloggers has members of the social media world buzzing. The agency, called Sway Group LLC, is comprised of Wiley, Managing Partner Allison Talamantez, … Read More

Broadcast Bloggers Looks To Revolutionize Blog Monetization

Last week a small group of bloggers began promoting a new opportunity for potentially big profits in blog monetization: a service called Broadcast Bloggers. Although no company information exists on the Broadcast Bloggers website, a live webinar offered this week … Read More

BlogHer Rolls Out New “Tune-In Bar” Advertising Units

The BlogHer Publishing Network recently offered users a new kind of advertising unit in the form of the BlogHer Tune-In Bar. The bar is a slimline horizontal ad unit that fits at the top of the page, directly above a … Read More

Blogger Julie Gumm Publishes New Book, “Adopt without Debt”

Blogger Julie Gumm says her passions are simple: in addition to God and her family, she has a heart and spirit for orphans and financial freedom. She’s combined these latter two passions in her new book, Adopt without Debt: Creative … Read More

AOL Patch Hoping to Add 8,000 Unpaid Bloggers by May 4

Beginning May 4 nationwide, AOL Patch sites will begin incorporating a blogging format they hope to fill with fresh, local voices. Patch editors have been sounding the call for new bloggers since April 22, when they received the challenge from … Read More