I’m A Postie!
Posted by kongkong622 on April 30, 2008
Thanks, in no small measure, to my 2 eating buddies Teacher Julie and Wenchie, I got the nerve to go for it. Well, honestly, most of my hesitation stemmed from plain old ignorance. I never really thought much of writing paid posts. In fact, I thought you had to be invited to do it. All the while I thought that those sponsored posts in some of the blogs I read were rare opportunities given to only a deserving few.
It was only after having a hearty talk (and a couple of hearty bites) with Julie and Wenchie did it all become clear to me.
Initially I was lost during the conversation. Words like bidding, opportunities, payouts, pagerank, etc. sounded completely alien to me. However, after listening intently, I started to get the gist of the whole thing after a few minutes. And the more I listened, the more interested I got.
And then came the magic words…”IT’S SO EASY!”….that’s all it took. When I got home I immediately got online, looked for the PPP site, and the rest, as they always say, is history.
I just followed the steps. I signed up for an account, waited a day and voila…my blog was approved. If I had only known that it was this simple then I would have done it earlier. Which only goes to show that you need really able blogger friends to open the world of opportunity to you. Now I get to do two things I love…write and make money. And that’s not bad at all…not at all.
julie said
Congratulations, Cookie!
Just think about what I have told you and you will enjoy this new phase of your blogging. Be natural, not pilit.
Here is a grain of thought from Mike Young, Esquire:
One thing that Internet info product marketers could learn is the emphasis on transparency and truth in blogging. There’s no reason, financial or otherwise, to disrespect the visitors to your site with lies, half-truths, and material omissions. Candid works in the long-term…and you’ll preserve your self-respect in the process.
The link: Word Camp
Heart of Rachel said
That’s great Cookie. Congratulations! May the moolah come rushing in.
feng said
way the go Cookie! you wouldn’t believe this, pero your post just came in time when I signed up too. last week pa ako, and fortunately the Blog was approved just an hour after I signed up. the paid opps are just overflowing, hindi ko tuloy alam kung paano mag-uumpisa. haha, kung kelan nag sign up saka naman tinamad ako bigla. hanap ako ng tamang tiempo on how to blend it with my quite “conservative” blog. haha!
the point raised by T.Julie, I will sure keep that in mind. transparency and truth in Blogging.
happy Blogging Cookie. keep those moolah coming. blowout!
Lynn said
Hello Cookie! Welcome fellow Postie. Just that the page rank really gets affected after some time. I used to have a page rank of 5 but after a few months of publishing paid posts, it went down to zero. There are still opps coming in but not as many as before. But then again, enjoy being a Postie. I opened a PayPaL account because of this.
Heart of Rachel said
If you have time to spare, I tagged you. To help increase PR & Technorati for moolah purposes.
rowena said
Hi Cookie, congrats to you my dear. Cheers! Waiting for your first este second PPP post…Saken so far, I’ve done 2 posts for PPP and one for Smorty, the business got in the way, he he he…Anyway, am going to try the Sponsored Reviews soon pag me time na, sayang din moolah from it.
ScroochChronicles said
Hi Julie!! Thanks!! I’ll keep your tips in mind everytime I come across a potential opp. Ikaw idol ko dyan eh
ScroochChronicles said
Hi Feng!! Oo nga, let’s keep in mind what Julie said. I think its really important to keep it real, di ba. O ano, post ka na din
ScroochChronicles said
Hi Lynn!! You know, my pagerank also went zilch in a day. From a 4 to a 0!! I read somewhere that Google was punishing bloggers who signed up with PPP. It takes a while daw before you PR goes back up. Oh well
ScroochChronicles said
Hi Wenchie!! I signed up with Smorty too. I just haven’t really done my homework yet. Inuna ko na kasi ang PPP. Dadating din ako dyan, Yahoo!!
Annamanila said
Wow, pro blogger na si Cookie. Congrats and good luck. Maybe one of these days, I’ll ask you to teach me how.
ScroochChronicles said
Hi Annamanila!! Yep, pro-blogger na nga..slight lang ha
Sige one of these days I’d be glad to help you out