Pay Per Post

A few entries back I wrote a piece on the link between financial difficulty and stress-fairly obvious stuff I suppose. However very often people don't take action on their stress- a condition psychologists call "learned helplessness," where the attitude of "oh, what's the use" prevails and the individual digs himself in deeper and deeper.

Chances are that you have heard the old adage "watch the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves." This applies on both the supply and the demand side. Small "leaks" in your spending habits will surely erode your net worth over time. And in the same way, missed opportunities to earn a few extra bucks here and there can have the same effect.

Lately I have been having some fun with blogging for extra money. This is where you can be paid to post on a blog (like this one) on topics related to a given sponsor. These various business entities contract with companies that solicit bloggers for them. And no, you don't have to write glowing ad copy praising their goods and/or services-its more about getting the word out one way or another. In fact there is something called blog ethics that you may be required to follow.

A couple of "opportunities" have turned out to be "turkeys" (especially one European outfit I encountered who has a really professional looking website and a really unprofessional way of doing business-ie they don't seem to be into paying their bloggers). However, even with a few of these clunkers lurking out there, since you don't have to put any money up all you risk is wasting a bit of your time.

One exciting new opportunity that I just recently joined is Pay Per Post. They have loads of jobs available and some of them can really pay well. Is blogging for you? If you enjoy writing and the idea of earning a bit of extra cash-yes!









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