Soft Tech Reviews

With the costs of hosting and the time spent writing blog entry after blog entry, bloggers need to earn a living, too. I have found several websites offering bloggers a chance to earn money. Mostly, it involves writing reviews.

If you know more about any of these websites, please comment so others can learn what you know, whether it’s good or bad. The following are not listed in any specific order.

ReviewMe

The first one is ReviewMe. To be approved, the blog must meet a minimum number of subscribers, citations and traffic. Also, you aren’t allowed to choose the reviews available to you, the advertisers choose which blog they want to display the review, but you are able to accept or decline any reviews that are available. Reviews need to be at least a minimum of 200 words. The review also needs to mention somewhere that it is being sponsored. Payments are made monthly; around the beginning of the month.

PayPerPost

PayPerPost is another one that seems to be extremely popular. The requirements for this one look a bit more strict, in that there are more requirements than others. Your blog needs to be submitted for approval. It also needs to be at least 90 days old (which is verified by an index from a third party). If your blog is over 90 days old, you need to have at least 20 entries in the past 90 days and your blog cannot have a 30 day gap of no entries. You do need to let your readers know that the blog entry is sponsored either via a disclosure policy or on every blog entry. The minimum age requirement is 18, otherwise you need written consent by a legal guardian. The blog needs to be in English. And, you need to have both paid and unpaid entries in your blog.

Blogitive

Blogitive looks really good. They pay you weekly via PayPal. There is no advertising, just give your opinion. You choose what you want to write. You are also allowed to have multiple blogs, which gives you a better chance of earning even more, especially if your blogs all have different topic themes. There is no conflict with current ads on your website. Your website does need to receive some traffic and be indexed into Google and Yahoo. Violence, adult content or hate related blogs are not allowed. There is a requirement that your blog is maintained with at least three entries per week and are at least three months old. I’m assuming the three entries per week means non-sponsored entries.

Creative Weblogging

Creative Weblogging is another one, but very new. Payment every month is $225 and paid via a PayPal or Moneybookers account. There is a requirement of 7-10 posts per week. If traffic grows, there are bonuses for this, up to an additional $50 per month. I guess one benefit is that there is a virtual shares program, and if you blog with Creative Weblogging for a year, you can earn virtual shares in the company. You need to have blogged for 30-60 days.

SponsoredReviews

This next one is SponsoredReviews. Write a review for an advertiser, whether it’s a product or service they provide. Each one has their own requirements for the review. It seems that you can say just about anything in your review as long as it is pertinent, but rude or hateful reviews will be declined. There is a requirement of a full disclosure that the review is sponsored and not just a regular blog entry (for example: “Sponsored Review”). Reviews need to be permanent and archived on your blog. When accepting to write a review, you have three days to complete it. Payments are made every two weeks via PayPal.

Blogsvertise

Last, but not least, Blogsvertise sounds good. One obvious requirement is that you must have a blog setup with written content. Adult related blogs are not allowed. The administrator will assign you the tasks to write about, which you have five days to complete. Three links to the website needs to be included in your entry. It isn’t necessary to endorse the advertiser’s products or services, just mention them in your blog. This means, you can mention how it relates to your life, give a review, compliment and/or make a complaint. There is a minimum requirement of at least 2-3 paragraphs of about 75 words or more. This entry needs to be permanent in your blog. One nice thing for people with newer blogs that may have hardly any content (besides being possibly rejected) may be put on probation at a reduced payout rate. Payments are made via PayPal after 30 days of task approval.