Comments on: Weblogs, Inc.’s Blogger Contract http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/08/25/weblogs-incs-blogger-contract/ A premiere personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:42:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Flexo http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/08/25/weblogs-incs-blogger-contract/#comment-825 Flexo Sun, 28 Aug 2005 01:18:45 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=470#comment-825 Thanks, MM! Much appreciated. Thanks, MM! Much appreciated.

]]> By: MM @ PFBlog http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/08/25/weblogs-incs-blogger-contract/#comment-824 MM @ PFBlog Sat, 27 Aug 2005 17:34:13 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=470#comment-824 125 posts/month will kill me.it really makes sense to fly solo. btw, i love the new design.need to find some time to work on mine. 125 posts/month will kill me.it really makes sense to fly solo.

btw, i love the new design.need to find some time to work on mine.

]]> By: Frank http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/08/25/weblogs-incs-blogger-contract/#comment-823 Frank Sat, 27 Aug 2005 03:25:24 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=470#comment-823 MMB, I'm guessing that the $4 an article only serves as motivation to post shorter and less well thought-out posts to make sure you hit the 125 quota. Doesn't seem like it would be good for the network. MMB, I’m guessing that the $4 an article only serves as motivation to post shorter and less well thought-out posts to make sure you hit the 125 quota. Doesn’t seem like it would be good for the network.

]]> By: mmb http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/08/25/weblogs-incs-blogger-contract/#comment-822 mmb Sat, 27 Aug 2005 00:46:48 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=470#comment-822 write, not right. God, why do I hate spelling mistakes so much. write, not right. God, why do I hate spelling mistakes so much.

]]> By: mmb http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/08/25/weblogs-incs-blogger-contract/#comment-821 mmb Fri, 26 Aug 2005 23:50:43 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=470#comment-821 Were they trying to be funny? If you can write 125 articles in a month you might as well right a book and start collecting royalty. $4 per article or $500 for 125 doesn't seem like much particularly when it comes to finance bloggers. From what I have noticed most pf bloggers are pretty well educated and articulate. I would imagine they can find several ways to generate more than $500 for the time that would take to research, author, proofread and post 125 hard-hitting articles. Work smart, not hard. Were they trying to be funny? If you can write 125 articles in a month you might as well right a book and start collecting royalty. $4 per article or $500 for 125 doesn’t seem like much particularly when it comes to finance bloggers. From what I have noticed most pf bloggers are pretty well educated and articulate. I would imagine they can find several ways to generate more than $500 for the time that would take to research, author, proofread and post 125 hard-hitting articles.

Work smart, not hard.

]]> By: Flexo http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/08/25/weblogs-incs-blogger-contract/#comment-820 Flexo Fri, 26 Aug 2005 05:28:11 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=470#comment-820 The contract has unfortunately been removed from the link. The $4 figure came from the area of the contract in which the company stated it would pay the blogger $500 for 125 posts a month. If the bloggers posts fewer, then they salary would be pro-rated. That comes to $4 a post. The contract has unfortunately been removed from the link. The $4 figure came from the area of the contract in which the company stated it would pay the blogger $500 for 125 posts a month. If the bloggers posts fewer, then they salary would be pro-rated. That comes to $4 a post.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/08/25/weblogs-incs-blogger-contract/#comment-819 Anonymous Fri, 26 Aug 2005 05:08:32 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=470#comment-819 4 bucks?! Wow, that sounds terrible. The only reason I would take a deal like that is because a Weblogs, Inc. blog would get you great exposure. But wait! There's a non-compete thrown in there, so there goes that idea. BTW, where do you get the $4 figure? I don't see it on the page you linked to. Still seems pretty miserable though. 4 bucks?! Wow, that sounds terrible. The only reason I would take a deal like that is because a Weblogs, Inc. blog would get you great exposure. But wait! There’s a non-compete thrown in there, so there goes that idea.

BTW, where do you get the $4 figure? I don’t see it on the page you linked to. Still seems pretty miserable though.

]]> By: Flexo http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/08/25/weblogs-incs-blogger-contract/#comment-818 Flexo Fri, 26 Aug 2005 02:28:38 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=470#comment-818 Most of the sites attribute the post to the name of the writer, but the six-month moratorium on writing about the same topic -- in print or online -- kills any momentum one might gain personally from writing for Weblogs, Inc., I would imagine. I redesigned last night, mostly. Still tweaking, but thanks for the comment! Most of the sites attribute the post to the name of the writer, but the six-month moratorium on writing about the same topic — in print or online — kills any momentum one might gain personally from writing for Weblogs, Inc., I would imagine.

I redesigned last night, mostly. Still tweaking, but thanks for the comment!

]]> By: MyMoneyBlog http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/08/25/weblogs-incs-blogger-contract/#comment-817 MyMoneyBlog Fri, 26 Aug 2005 02:25:21 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=470#comment-817 $4 a post? I have no idea if that's good or bad, but with their traffic I'm thinking bad. Do people even know your name, so that you can establish yourself as a good writer? p.s. When did you redesign the site? I like it vs. the previous one. $4 a post? I have no idea if that’s good or bad, but with their traffic I’m thinking bad. Do people even know your name, so that you can establish yourself as a good writer?

p.s. When did you redesign the site? I like it vs. the previous one.

]]> By: NYC Money http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/08/25/weblogs-incs-blogger-contract/#comment-816 NYC Money Fri, 26 Aug 2005 01:59:48 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=470#comment-816 Might as well freelance for about.com, they pay $500 starting, and you own your own work. Might as well freelance for about.com, they pay $500 starting, and you own your own work.

]]> By: John M http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/08/25/weblogs-incs-blogger-contract/#comment-815 John M Thu, 25 Aug 2005 23:32:06 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=470#comment-815 Sounds like you should stick with the independant blogging. You'd have to pay self employment tax on the subcontractor work anyway. You may miss out on a few extra bucks now, but at least you own the content, get the credit, and the chance at reward to encourage you to do better. Sounds like you should stick with the independant blogging. You’d have to pay self employment tax on the subcontractor work anyway. You may miss out on a few extra bucks now, but at least you own the content, get the credit, and the chance at reward to encourage you to do better.

]]> By: nickel http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/08/25/weblogs-incs-blogger-contract/#comment-814 nickel Thu, 25 Aug 2005 21:43:24 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=470#comment-814 Competing with the blog you are employed with, or competing with any of their blogs? In the case of the latter it sounds like you'd have to give up blogging entirely because their network covers so many topics. Competing with the blog you are employed with, or competing with any of their blogs? In the case of the latter it sounds like you’d have to give up blogging entirely because their network covers so many topics.

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