For you guys and other PF bloggers I don't charge, unless one day you want to promote a company then maybe we can talk. :P

For companies or virtually any site with credit card, payday loan, or "debt consolidation" services, I charge. For you guys and other bloggers, free.

I don't get that many bloggers asking for guest posts anymore (I tend to view those in a more positive light), but I get tons of e-mails from businesses and SEO companies "offering" guest posts.

Odds are, if they're contacting you, there's more in it for them than there is for you.

It's rare that I get any response whatsoever for just straight impression-based advertising.  One advertiser hasn't gotten back to me because I wasn't going to agree to including a guest post from them.  They want that persistent link back to their site.

 

Thanks MBHunter. We are now implementing the common policy that everyone else seems to be using which is:

Free for a fellow blogger

$$$ for anyone else.

:)

Thanks for your help everyone.

Thanks,

Timothy

Odds are, if they're contacting you, there's more in it for them than there is for you.

It's rare that I get any response whatsoever for just straight impression-based advertising.  One advertiser hasn't gotten back to me because I wasn't going to agree to including a guest post from them.  They want that persistent link back to their site.

When I started out, I would allow free guest posts linking to business websites. However, I started getting way too many of those sent to me, and have since changed to where I charge a fee for linking to business websites but of course let guest posts written by fellow bloggers post for no charge

This is my policy as well. 

If it is a fellow blogger I ALWAYS accept guest posts.  In fact, when the Yakezie first started I featured a different yakezie member every Tuesday. 

 

If there is one single business link in there, the convo quickly turns to rates

Us too.  Speaking of which, I need to bump my thread asking for guest posters for a week in June ...

If there is one single business link in there, the convo quickly turns to rates

You can email me if you'd like any more help.

Let's put it this way – after I signed up to go to the Financial Blogger
Conference, I saw that J. D. Roth was going and started doing a happy
dance like I won the lotto.  HAHAHA.

Same here!  Guys like JD and Flexo (among others) paved the way for us.  I'm looking forward to meeting a LOT of people.

WealthArtisan said:

Budgeting in the Fun Stuff said:

HAHAHA.  Big Wig, lol.  You two are sweet.  :-)

Quit being shy Crystal!  We definitely appreciate your help. :)

Oh, I am not shy or humble.  Promise.  I just know that sites like Frugal Zeitgeist make me look like a blogging baby, lol.  Let's put it this way - after I signed up to go to the Financial Blogger Conference, I saw that J. D. Roth was going and started doing a happy dance like I won the lotto.  HAHAHA.

I'd be doing the happy dance too! This kind of ties into NarrowBridge's post on Yakezie talking about surrounding yourself with successful people.  I'll just need to talk with you guys more I suppose :).

Budgeting in the Fun Stuff said:

HAHAHA.  Big Wig, lol.  You two are sweet.  :-)

Quit being shy Crystal!  We definitely appreciate your help. :)

Oh, I am not shy or humble.  Promise.  I just know that sites like Frugal Zeitgeist make me look like a blogging baby, lol.  Let's put it this way - after I signed up to go to the Financial Blogger Conference, I saw that J. D. Roth was going and started doing a happy dance like I won the lotto.  HAHAHA.

HAHAHA.  Big Wig, lol.  You two are sweet.  :-)

Quit being shy Crystal!  We definitely appreciate your help. :)

Budgeting in the Fun Stuff said:

moneycone said:

Budgeting in the Fun Stuff said:

I'm emailing you now.  :-)

Anytime for you Crystal! 

Haha, I was emailing Wealth Artisan and posted here after the email was written and then saw your post.  I'll email you too though with the list I sent Wealth Artisan.  :-)  I basically agreed with you.

LOL! You guys are a riot!  Keep that email MoneyCone, it's definitely helpful if you have any pricing questions.  It's nice to see what the Yakezie Big Wigs charge.

Most definitely Timothy!