If you have been browsing a bit here and there in the blogosphere / lj-land recently, you’ve probably already seen an image something like this:

PayPerPost introduces people looking to get paid for reviewing services with services looking to pay to be reviewed by people. It appears to be a solid method – people get paid to review goods and services and the sellers get feedback on their product.

Some folks write what appears to be *pure* cut and paste from the advertising section of the place that they’re reviewing, but there are others out there that are willing to break things down into the nitty gritty of a real review- both good and bad. That’s what I’m planning on doing – Keep things honest, and well-rounded. (The official disclosure and ethics policy advises this, which also gives me reassurance.)

As I mentioned above, the business model looks to be a good one, and it seems that they will be able to keep link farmers out by filtering each journal and blog out by hand. It took them a little over three weeks from the time I applied to the time I got my approval letter. Since I got no negative response about doing paid posts every here and again, I figured that I’d give it a shot. I am a little nervous about losing visitors, but I hope that I’ll get some feedback one way or another before everyone leaves town.

It looks like you get better opportunities according to page rank – the more visible you are on the ‘net, the more lucrative opportunities become. It seems that most pay between $5 – $10, which doesn’t seem too unreasonable, given that most of the services reviewed are websites. Of course, if someone comes directly to you via the button above… you can set your own price. I set my rate at $5 to start, which may or may not go up, depending on the demand for such stuff. If anyone like me to review something, now’s the time while the price is right.

As a starting incentive, they also offer $20 to review the payperpost service itself, which is what I’m doing now. I’m still brand new to the service, and will likely return with an updated review whether they decide to pay me for the follow-up or not. I think that once I have a couple of reviews under my belt, I’ll be able to give more lucid thoughts about how things work as a whole.

An added bonus is that Payperpost can either pay you via paypal, or donate to a number of charities (Current list – American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, and Alzheimer’s Walk) directly. This may be my newest ay of continuing to do good works, or just a way to pick up a new video game, depending on how well the finances flow.

The website is very easy to maneuver, and the help files/FAQ pretty much covered any questions I had. I’m looking forward to kicking the tires, seeing some new things and getting an opportunity to dust off my writing skills.

Links – get paid to blog

(via Scotto’s Wall Scrawls)