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Here’s what I’ve learned about Blogitive.

• It doesn’t matter if your post really has a lot to do with the web release. Some of the ones I’ve done had very little in common with the release, but they were approved.
• The blog entries have to be on the main page, I think. I submitted one and got it approved, but the next one that wasn’t on the home page was rejected. I guess someone was a bit more diligent in checking the posts.
• Offers are sporadic. You may go a few days with none and then suddenly see three or four show up. Accept them all and decide later if you really want to do them. Many of these are limited, so if you don’t accept it right away, it can disappear in a few hours.
• They approve the blogs in a day or so, on average. Some get looked at in a matter of hours, but I had one that took a couple of days to get approved.
• They do pay out weekly, as promised.

Of course, the question is, do you want to put this type of entry on your blog, or do you want to keep the blog “pure.” I have to admit that I’m still torn. It’s nice to make a little cash from the blog to help pay for hosting, etc., but I’m concerned that it will make the blog cluttered.

Another problem is that this type of thing really screws with the Google Adsense code on the page. I’m getting all sorts of ads now, instead of only the writing related ones that I’d prefer.

If any of the above changes, I’ll be sure to post about it, but for now, this is probably the last Blogitive review. I’d like to hear your feedback about the ads. Do they bother you, or do you simply ignore them?

As of now, I’ve gotten four new offers on Blogitive, so perhaps my complaint of no new offers yesterday was a bit premature.

Also, I had a second blog rejected because it’s less than ninety days old. I can understand their limitation; otherwise, it would be all too easy to start a host of blogs just for this purpose and then abandon them later. If I were an advertiser, I’d insist on putting my money (even just $5!) in a blog that has a track record for being around.

Stay tuned for more updates on Blogitive.

Here’s the latest Blogitive update, for those who are interested.

I did the last post on the 21st and was paid today for all three. That’s good; they paid weekly as promised.

I submitted a second blog (a relatively new one of mine) last week and just got a response today. I thought that was a bit long to wait for an answer, especially since their submission form says two days.

What concerns me about them now is that I’ve gotten no new offers since I completed my last one three days ago. If you’re hoping to make some extra cash from Blogitive, that certainly puts a damper in things, doesn’t it? Perhaps they’re still working on attracting advertisers; I have read that they have many more bloggers than advertisers at this point, so that may be the problem.

I’ll let you know when (and if) I get another offer.

As you can see, I’ve done two postings from the offers on Blogitive, and both were accepted. At only $5 per posting, you’re certainly not going to get rich.

As of this evening, Blogitive hasn’t transferred anything to my paypal account, but I understand that they do that once per week. I’ll keep you updated on that as well.

The big question is… Do you want to put ads on your blog for only $5/per ad? Since I’m using adsense, it also interferes with the ads that Google delivers, since the keywords are different than what I usually write.

I haven’t decided, but I’m leaning to not using them, or perhaps using them just enough to pay the hosting fees. We’ll see how things pan out.

I’ve talked about other ways to make money from writing online here in the blog, and here’s another I ran across the other day. Blogitive pays you to write a blog entry on a topic from their database.

The first step is to fill out the registration information and give the blog address. Then, blogitive will check your blog to verify that it’s suitable. According to their guidelines, they won’t pay for entries on sites that include pornography or hate speech.

After your blog is approved, you can log in and view offers and decide if you want to do a blog entry on them.

That’s as far as I’ve proceeded in the process. I’m hesitant to place advertisements on this blog unless it’s for something that I think you all might be interested in. However, I’m also curious as to how well the blogitive process works.

I’ll be writing a few articles and placing them on the blog under a new category, “Paid Ads.” If you’re interested, by all means read them. If you’d rather not, then stay tuned for a later update on Blogitive and how well it works.