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11:48 pm
February 16, 2012
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Van Beek
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Inspired by an idea I read on pro- or copyblogger (I mix the guys always up), I was thinking about maybe giving a small gift/donation for a few well written on-topic guest post. The purpose is to get quality content on my site (from different writers) while it takes less of my time. I could maybe do this for a few posts per month.
What do you think of this idea?
Thus the idea is that the posts should be on-topic specifically for my site (how do you invest your savings, what have you learned or do you want to learn about how to invest your savings, what doesn't work etc.). Guest bloggers are free to take their own angle and express their own opinion.
The writers can link back to their own blog (my site is PR3 with 300,000 Alexa rank). I would expect that the writers promote their post a little themselves. The gift (from me to writer) could be a small token of appreciation like e.g. $10 or maybe a $15 Amazon voucher or so.
I haven't made up my mind yet on implementing this. What do you think of it? is the small gift just too small and no extra incentive at all? Would this repel other potential guest bloggers who do not get a gift (it would not be something that I would advertise outside this forum; I could afford the gift only a few times a month)? Would this be moving in the direction of a slippery slope where we do not want to go or would this be interesting for bloggers here? What do you think?
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1:23 am
February 17, 2012
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Andi B.
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For some reason, that sounds more like staff writing to me. It would certainly incentivize, and I wouldn't say no. :)
Still, I am happy to guest post without a reward and I'm sure many others are as well.
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7:38 am
February 17, 2012
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Edward Antrobus
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Maybe instead make it a prize? For the guest post that does the best by some metric you choose (pageviews, comments, new subscribers, etc) in a certain period of time, the guest author would be given a gift as a thank you and congratulations on their success.
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8:10 am
February 17, 2012
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I understand where you are coming from..and Im torn on this. In a way it is a less expensive form of paying someone to write posts for you, but then they link back to your site so it benefits them as well.
The Yakezie way is much more about selflessly helping others… so my thought would be to ask for a guest post on topic and see who provides one… and let that be that. If you want to mutually return the favor, write one for them back.
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9:07 am
February 17, 2012
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Watson Inc
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Post edited 10:00 am – February 17, 2012 by Watson Inc
I think it is a nice token although I'm not sure it is enough to sway one from his or her intent. IMHO, it depends on the purpose of the guest poster. For example, if his or her goal is to get exposure, then this is an added bonus, but certainly won't be the deciding factor in terms of whether he or she is interested. Likewise, if one's purpose is simply to help you out, this would be an added bonus too but not his or her main intent. However, if his or her aim is to derive income, then compensation is what he or she is looking for in the first place.
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9:37 am
February 17, 2012
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The Single Saver
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What you described sounds more like a paid staff writer situation. Personally, I think a nice 'thank you gift' would not be inappropriate, but perhaps just save it for those guests posts that have gone above and beyond. Then it becomes a random act of kindness more than a paid post.
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9:43 am
February 17, 2012
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John @ Married with Debt
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I read that article and was thinking about this too, but with a higher amount.
If I paid $35 for a guest post but limited it to PF bloggers only, then I would be guaranteed good content and those interested would get a pretty good sum for their hard work, as well as a PR3 dofollow link.
What do people think if the amount is larger?
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9:59 am
February 17, 2012
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Watson Inc
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Post edited 10:21 am – February 17, 2012 by Watson Inc
John @ Married with Debt said:
I read that article and was thinking about this too, but with a higher amount.
If I paid $35 for a guest post but limited it to PF bloggers only, then I would be guaranteed good content and those interested would get a pretty good sum for their hard work, as well as a PR3 dofollow link.
What do people think if the amount is larger?
If you want my honest opinion, the only times I have done a PF guest post for money (without a do-follow), I was paid more than double what you are proposing. However, I do write guest posts, but I don't do them for money. I have received gifts in the past also, and that had zero influence on my selecting the site or wanting to guest post there again. That said, there are plenty of people who guest post for money for a lot less. For example, I know many have indicated that they write for $25 per post, and this sometimes includes SEO for the post, responding comments, and posting a do-follow backlink (or at least social media promotion). I won't list their names, but they will likely see this thread and respond. I have personally hired non-PF writers for less than what you are proposing, but I couldn't keep them long-term and suspect that the amount influenced their decisions to part ways. I think the amount definitely would influence those writing for income.
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10:03 am
February 17, 2012
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Watson Inc
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Post edited 10:08 am – February 17, 2012 by Watson Inc
The Single Saver said:
What you described sounds more like a paid staff writer situation. Personally, I think a nice 'thank you gift' would not be inappropriate, but perhaps just save it for those guests posts that have gone above and beyond. Then it becomes a random act of kindness more than a paid post.
That's an interesting point. Although I have received gifts in the past, but the times that I was endeared to a blog that I have submitted to is when the blog owners sent out a personal thank you. It's small, but it really means a lot if you put a lot of time into it. That has always been valued more than a $10-15 gift card, for me at least.
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11:20 am
February 17, 2012
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Watson Inc
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Post edited 1:08 pm – February 17, 2012 by Watson Inc
Watson Inc said:
John @ Married with Debt said:
I read that article and was thinking about this too, but with a higher amount.
If I paid $35 for a guest post but limited it to PF bloggers only, then I would be guaranteed good content and those interested would get a pretty good sum for their hard work, as well as a PR3 dofollow link.
What do people think if the amount is larger?
If you want my honest opinion, the only times I have done a PF guest post for money (without a do-follow), I was paid more than double what you are proposing, which is hardly cost effective for most sites. However, I do write guest posts, but I don't do them for money (I want the link). I have received gifts in the past also, and that had zero influence on my selecting the site or wanting to guest post there again. That said, there are plenty of people who guest post/staff for money for a lot less. For example, I know many have indicated that they write for $25 per post, and this sometimes includes SEO for the post, responding comments, and posting a do-follow backlink (or at least social media promotion). I won't list their names, but they will likely see this thread and respond. I have personally hired non-PF writers for less than what you are proposing, but I couldn't keep them long-term and suspect that the amount influenced their decisions to part ways. I think the amount definitely would influence those writing for income, but I think many people guest post for other reasons.
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12:36 pm
February 17, 2012
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The link to their site is the reward.
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3:08 pm
February 17, 2012
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I'm not sure if I'd only do it for certain guest posters and not others, because somebody is bound to find out and feel shorted.
I think that would be a great idea to get stories from your readers, like a "share your story get $15 reward" type promotion.
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