PayPerPost.com Update
Just a quick note here that my last post for PayPerPost, the one about CouponChief.com, has been rejected, meaning I won't get paid for it.
As they explained in the rejection email, I didn't meet the requirements, which included:
As I was writing the post, I realised I didn't have any of those kinds of links in it. I thought about trying to add some, but it really didn't fit in with my style. So I decided to let the post stand on its own. The CouponChief people apparently decided it wasn't what they wanted. Fair enough. I have no doubt that if I changed the post so that it met their requirements and re-submitted it, they'd be happy to pay. But that's not really the way I feel comfortable working with PayPerPost, so it's cool.
I'm picky when it comes to PayPerPost 'opportunities.' Different advertisers have different requirements. Some will only pay if you say 'positive' things about their product. Some go as far as pretty much telling you what they want you to say, and if you deviate from that, they don't pay. Some want specific you to use specific words and phrases, images, link text, etc. I generally stay away from those.
I don't post about things I'm not interested in, or don't fit in with the general theme of this blog. And when I do choose to post, while I'll try to provide the advertiser with what they're after, I'm only going to do it if it 'feels right.' As long as I can do that, I don't feel bad when I get paid for a post, and I don't get bent out of shape if I don't get paid because my post wasn't what the advertiser wanted.
So yeah, I didn't get paid the $3. But I found and wrote about a cool site. And I still think PayPerPost.com is cool, too.
As they explained in the rejection email, I didn't meet the requirements, which included:
Link to your favorite online merchant's page on our site. Just use anchor text like [merchant name] [coupons/deals/coupon codes, etc] (ie. dell coupons, amazon coupons codes, travelocity deals, etc.) The more variation we get the better. It would be great if your post was talking about those online coupons you like to use. We'll leave it up to you to decide the merchant you think has good deals.
As I was writing the post, I realised I didn't have any of those kinds of links in it. I thought about trying to add some, but it really didn't fit in with my style. So I decided to let the post stand on its own. The CouponChief people apparently decided it wasn't what they wanted. Fair enough. I have no doubt that if I changed the post so that it met their requirements and re-submitted it, they'd be happy to pay. But that's not really the way I feel comfortable working with PayPerPost, so it's cool.
I'm picky when it comes to PayPerPost 'opportunities.' Different advertisers have different requirements. Some will only pay if you say 'positive' things about their product. Some go as far as pretty much telling you what they want you to say, and if you deviate from that, they don't pay. Some want specific you to use specific words and phrases, images, link text, etc. I generally stay away from those.
I don't post about things I'm not interested in, or don't fit in with the general theme of this blog. And when I do choose to post, while I'll try to provide the advertiser with what they're after, I'm only going to do it if it 'feels right.' As long as I can do that, I don't feel bad when I get paid for a post, and I don't get bent out of shape if I don't get paid because my post wasn't what the advertiser wanted.
So yeah, I didn't get paid the $3. But I found and wrote about a cool site. And I still think PayPerPost.com is cool, too.
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