50 CENTS?

Many are wondering what is happening to Pay Per Post and Social Spark. Suddenly everything is 200 words for $5.00. And now, today, we have post offers for 50 cents? I saw one today for $1.50. So what gives?

Actually it's not what you think. Put yourself in the position of the advertiser. Times are tough so you need to cut back. But do you cut back on a $15 payout to a blogger or do you cut back on the $5000 billboard or the $100,000 television commercial? Advertisers are cutting back on their bigger spending but the small to medium sized businesses are cutting back on almost everything. Who are the customers of PPP and SS? Most of them are the small to medium sized businesses or the new business start-ups looking for buzz. As a result, we have less opportunities for good money. So what's in the future?

Like it or not, we will be seeing more 50 cent offers, $1.50 offers and yes, more 200 words for $5.00 offers. We also should remember that advertisers will go where the value is.........if your posts are quality and you follow the guidelines, when times get better they just might come back to PPP and SS. If your posts are filled with bad grammar, improper English and lack a sense of savvy about the content, they will be content with another form of advertising and leave bloggers alone.

Now is the time to give quality 50 cent posts.......just for now. If your time is better spent elsewhere then do so. But he who is faithful in the little things, will be entrusted to things that are bigger. The reality is that blogging opportunities for good money are mostly (but not entirely) gone for the moment. We can either complain and watch nothing happen or be faithful. Hang in there fellow bloggers as we are in the middle of a storm but if you handle it well, then you will get to experience the winds subsiding and the sun coming out again.