You can build your own exposure ladies, it is the power of the Internet. No one else owns it. As long as you can pay your utilties you can use it for your own benefit.

My two cents.

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Just found this blog. Good resource – thanks to those who publish and contribute! I'll be back!

I'm a freelance writer, columnist and publish my blogs for various reasons. Have now built enough value that I can ask for sponsors. And, I've now been approached for other ventures. Looking around to see what people charge. Launching a new website in about 2 weeks and going the "me.com" route – professional design and all. Yay!

(I will never -ever – have random soulja dancing re-fi ads. Nor crappy Kraft food ads. Small ad for products I believe in, maybe.)

I welcome feedback and thank you in advance for it. Looking forward to what I'll learn here! Any rx on sponsor ad rates welcome!

Cheers,

Jacqueline Church

The Leather District Gourmet

It's been a very frustrating few years trying to be paid for something I think I do pretty well. Unfortunately, most community sites don't/won't pay for the content they are contracting. I've been contacted by several to write for them in return for traffic that never materializes. They are making money and the writers aren't. I think that's flawed.

You're writing for the right reasons: it's getting you out there and you're making contacts. I'm excited that you're writing for them. I just wish you were being compensated.

The other reason I took the job is that it is local. I sometimes miss being a part of a working group since I'm staying at home, and this was a way to meet in person some entrepreneurial moms in my city…whose relationships, if I can put it bluntly, may be beneficial to me when I do want to get back into the workforce someday.

The bottomline is that I chose to do it for free, and I can choose to quit anytime. I can write one or two posts a week without too much headache, and I believe I can make them engaging enough to keep readers checking their site.

(Okay…now all that said, I do believe if they paid their bloggers, the content of the posts would get richer and they would be able to regulate more what goes into the posts, both of which would make the whole blogging area on the site more valuable to readers. They are just starting out, so we'll see if they see the light. But as long as they can get the job done, they seem to be willing to sacrifice quality for quantity. Except for my posts…they are quality. )