A Definitive List of Paid Blogging Websites

One of the easiest ways to make money online is to set up a blog around a specific topic of interest and generate online income from the display of advertising/affiliate programs, product sales or the provision of online services.

One formidable way of making money from blogs consists of effectively using paid blogging networks.

From an advertiser’s standpoint, blogs are simply publishing platforms which produce content that is viewable by both search engines and potential customers.

Advertisers want more exposure for their businesses and will often purchase sponsored links or written content in a bid to generate public buzz and increase their search engine visibility.

Here is where you come in. As a member of paid blogging websites, you will get paid to blog about the advertiser’s products, website or service. These advertisers will pay the blog networks directly and you’ll receive a stipulated fee when you agree to take on each specific assignment.

How do I Make Money with Sponsored Blogging websites?

The process is actually fairly simple. Start by signing up with these sponsored blogging networks and giving them the web address for your blog. Some of these networks stipulate that your blog must have of a certain age (3 months old etc.) so take note of that before applying.

Take a look at their Terms of Service and wait for your blog to be approved by the administration. This usually takes a few days. After your blog is approved, go through their marketplace (if they have one) or just wait for blogging offers to arrive at your email inbox or site dashboard.

When you decide to take up a specific offer, write a blog post according to the instructions given. Publish the post and inform the blog network of the page URL. This is usually done through a user interface after you’ve logged into the network.

After your post is approved, you’ll receive payment according to the stipulated time frame. You can earn around $5 to $500+ for one single blog post, depending on the popularity, size and niche of your blog.

17 Sponsored Blogging Networks

Some of these networks should be well known to everyone but I’ll wanted to be as thorough as possible when developing this extensive list of paid blogging websites.

This list will be updated regularly and more paid blogging websites will be added in the future. Hopefully this will help all of you to make more money from your blogs.

1. PayPerPost

The largest sponsored blogging network, Payperpost offers the greatest amount of offers and has a vibrant community of bloggers who support each other through a forum. If you only want to sign up for one paid blogging network, I would highly recommend using PayPerPost above all the others.


2. ReviewMe

ReviewMe is basically some sort of a blog marketplace where advertisers can visit to order reviews from blogs. Some of the more ‘high-end’ or popular blogs are registered with ReviewMe and the earnings are substantially higher if your blog is well established and has a large audience.

Bigger blogs tend to earn upwards of $100 to 700+ for each single blog post and there are a lot less restrictions and rules than Payperpost. The downside for ReviewMe is that they take a hefty 50% commission for their services, which in my opinion is too large.

3. SponsoredReview

SponsoredReview is a blog network that is somewhat similar to ReviewMe but they offer a little more functionality by allowing you to negotiate fees with the advertiser and bid for an advertiser’s offers.

SponsoredReview takes 35% commission for their services and you’ll earn anything from $10 to 500+ for each review. Their user interface is one of the better ones out there and the only drawback to their service is the lack of advertisers.

4. Blogsvertise

Blogsvertise doesn’t have a marketplace so you can’t browse advertiser offers to select what you would like to write about. The site admins will match advertiser offers to your blog profile and you can choose to accept or reject the offers you see.

Generally, the assignments are sporadic and you’ll receive one or two of them every week if you’re lucky. They do however pay on time so that’s one of the benefits of working with Blogsvertise.

5. Blogitive

Blogitive will pay all bloggers a flat rate of US $5 per advertiser offer, regardless of the size or popularity of the blog. One of the earliest blog networks on the scene, Blogitive seems to be gotten into a slump a few months after their launch.

They’ve recently revamped their user interface and one of the much touted Blogitive advantages is that they pay weekly via Paypal. Blogitive has a very poor collection of advertisers and that’s something that they definitely need to improve.

6. LoudLaunch

LoudLaunch is a medium sized paid blogging network which features a moderate amount of advertiser offers. Your blogs need to be more than 2 months old and payment is only made via Paypal. Like Payperpost, the blogger usually needs to append a disclosure badge, tracker tag or logo or the bottom of posts.

The user interface doesn’t appeal to me and like other networks like Blogsvertise, the range of advertisers seem to be rather limited.

7. BloggerWave

Based on Norway, BloggerWave’s rates for paid posts are generally around $10 for a single post. There doesn’t seem to be many restrictions and you’ll get paid via Paypal. BloggerWave has been late on payment for many bloggers and some bloggers have gone so far to suggest that they are a scam.

Apparently, they seem to have made good on their payments recently and hopefully things should go smoothly from now on for bloggers using BloggerWave.

8. Smorty

Smorty rates for sponsored blog posts is $6 per post although this might increase if you have a high traffic or popular blog. Post approvals are generally made within a week and payment is made on a weekly basis through Paypal. There isn’t a lot of advertisers using Smorty at the moment though that might change in the future.

9. PayU2Blog

PayU2Blog started a few months ago and do seem to be a work in progress. There is no actual marketplace which allows you to browse for advertiser offers and they do seem to function very much like Blogsvertise in that that’ll determine the type of assignments you will receive. Payment is made every two weeks via Paypal.

10. Blogging Ads

Blogging Ads started early and recently relaunched with a new look. It’s nothing too different from Blogitive, however do note that you can only put up 10 posts per month on all your blogs and the rate for each post is usually $5. Payment is made weekly via Paypal. Blogging Ads doesn’t have a lot of advertiser offers as well.

11. Creamaid

CreamAid is a get paid to blog program with a twist. All bloggers of an option of displaying a widget which allows them to earn referral commission whenever another blogger picks up an offer from it.

CreamAid is more fun than the other get paid to blog websites although I think their monetary potential is weakest. Don’t expect to earn more than $5 for most offers you come across.

12. V7N Contextual

V7N Contextual is not technically a get paid to blog network because most of the time you won’t have to write a blog post. All you’ll have to do is to transform any specific keyword (eg. golf clubs) in your blog posts into a link to the advertiser’s website. All bloggers will earn $10 per link, regardless of their blog size and reach.

An important point to note is that you’ll have to sign a non-disclosure agreement, which means that you can’t disclose that it was a sponsored link. I have blogs in the V7N program and have not received many offers before. Don’t count on getting too many assignments.

13. LinkWorth

LinkWorth is a search engine marketing company that offers a variety of monetization options for bloggers. For instance, bloggers can sell contextual links within posts or write sponsored posts on specific topics.

Other interesting methods include rotating ads, in content ppc advertising as well as packaged link ads. LinkWorth gives up to 70% of the revenue for its ads and payments are made monthly through Paypal, check, direct deposit or Wire.

14. BlogtoProfit

BlogtoProfit allows you to get paid to write blog posts about each sponsor’s products/websites. This company doesn’t have a user interface or dashboard and there is no marketplace which allows you to pick or choose the offers you want. I’ve tried submitting some blogs to them before but have never gotten response from them at all. It is possible that they are not active anymore.

15. LinkyLoveArmy

LinkyLoveArmy appears to be a get paid to blog network but their website doesn’t make what they do very clear. The design is fairly cluttered and there’s no apparent FAQ or guide for bloggers who want to sign up. This appears to be a fairly small DIY setup so I wouldn’t expect too many advertiser offers from the onset.

16. InBlogAds

InBlogAds is a hybrid network that allows you to sell text links as well as blog posts. InBlogAds started quite a while back but seems to have died. I’ve not seen any new offers available and I think they are definitely outclassed by all the other get paid to blog networks.

Although they were one of the first to integrate an advertiser and publisher account within the same dashboard, they’ve definitely fallen behind and dropped out of the race for bloggers and advertisers.

17. Dewitts Media

Dewitt Media is a search marketing and website design company that’s recently launched a contextual links program. Blogs need to have a minimum Google Page Rank of 3 before they will be accepted. Rates are set at $10 per post.

Like V7N, Dewitt Media requires you to sign a NDA or Non Disclosure agreement, which forbids you from disclosing that any specific link or blog post was sponsored. There is currently no marketplace with advertiser offers though a forum might be forthcoming.

Conclusion

You don’t need a large number of daily visitors at all, although one should always keep in mind that your potential for profit increases as your blog becomes bigger and more well known.

Here’s my advice if you’re really interested in using blogs to make money: Keep a couple of blogs for paid blogging and strive to create a flagship blog that has a large audience and great reputation.

Software Judge - Get paid to review software

If you’re something of a geek who likes to try out different types of software, SoftwareJudge will pay you to write reviews of its list of software. You must use the software before writing an honest review of it. The list of software includes those for games, design and business.

Reviews must be written in good English and your reviews need not be positive. If the software is trash, say so. They want honest opinions and the most important thing is that your review must be original. Plagiarism is not tolerated and if even a single sentence is found to have been copied, you will not be paid.

Thorough checks are made for every single review before it is paid, even for those who submit quality reviews regularly. There is a limit of 3 reviews a day but if you are new, try submitting 1 review first to see if it gets accepted. Most of the reviews have a word count of 100 - 200 words which can be quite easy to complete a review. The time consuming part would be testing the software. Payment ranges from US$1 - US$50. The amount you get depends on the quality of your review as determined by SoftwareJudge.

The best beta contributors receive free games and free reg keys in addition to getting paid. You can choose to get paid by Western Union if you have a minimum of US$200 in your account - the ONLY method of payment - or choose to purchase a downloadable product with the money in your account.

Current.TV - Make money with videos

Current.TV is an independent cable and satellite TV network which pays for viewer-created video content. Anyone with a camera and a story to tell has the opportunity to make money online by getting paid for short non-fiction videos called pods which tell a story, profile a character and/or share an idea. It’s a self-contained story, a profile of an interesting character or a dose of information.

Types of videos accepted
A wide variety of work on different levels are accepted for consideration, ranging from journalism pods to TV promos. Depending on your interest and level, you can submit videos for any of the following areas:

1. Pods
Pods are short videos that tell a story, profile a character and/or share an idea.

2. Current Journalism
Current Journalism Pods are news segments made by independent video producers who meet the highest journalistic standards of Current TV.

3. Promos
Current TV promos which tell audiences about Current TV, why they are different, and why you should participate in the network.

4. V-CAMS
V-CAMs are viewer-created ad messages for Current TV sponsors that can run on Current TV and beyond.

5. Raw Intel
This is raw footage caught with a video camera. This is reserved for footage that is newsworthy and/or is so riveting on its own, Current TV will consider buying it without all the extra editing and post production needed to create a finished Pod.

Requirements
1. Video lengths are generally between 1 -7 minutes, although there is no official limit. However, you are encouraged to break up your video into episodes if it runs longer than the norm.
2. Videos most likely to be accepted have unique voices, interesting perspectives, characters you don’t see other places and a story arch with a beginning a middle and an end.
3. Current TV is a network aimed at 18 to 34 year olds, so the subject matter should appeal to folks who fit into that general age bracket.
4. You can share and submit your videos to other sites as well.
5. Copyright laws for images and music applies.

Video submission formats
Uploads are handled by the Video Egg Publisher, a website plug-in that makes it simple for users to capture, edit, encode, and post digital video online. The Video Egg Publisher can capture directly from hundreds of types of devices and reads dozens of formats. This means you don’t have to compress your video, as Video Egg does it for you upon upload. Please upload the highest resolution version of your video to get the best compression possible.

You can upload the following formats using Video Egg: .3gp, .3gp2, avi, .dv, .mpg, .mpg4, .mov, .mqv, .wmv, .asf. At this time, the Video Egg Publisher does not support MPEG-2 movies. These movies are most commonly found on DVDs.

You can also submit your videos by disc or tape but these are strongly discouraged.

Payment
1. Payment for Pods, including Raw Intel and mobile submissions, is negotiated on a per-Pod basis.
2. Promos are purchased for a flat rate of $250 per promo that makes it onto Current TV.
3. V-CAM submissions are paid a flat rate of $1000 per V-CAM chosen for Current TV. If your V-CAM does air on Current TV and the sponsor of your V-CAM wants to show it in other places beyond Current TV, you’ll get anywhere between $5,000 and $50,000, depending on where they show it:

- Internet (other web sites besides): $5,000
- Cable or satellite television (other than Current TV or any cable or satellite television network owned or controlled by Current TV): $10,000
- Network television: $15,000
- Any other medium (theatrical trailer, public billboard, sporting event jumbotron, etc.: $20,000

If you are a video enthusiast or budding journalist, Current TV is an excellent platform to get your work on air because it is a credible organization (its chairman is Al Gore) which runs quality content. If your work is acepted, it can not only earn you some decent money, but the opportunity also adds positively to your resume should you decide on a future career in journalism.