Monetizing that Content, Baby!
September 17, 2006
I have always done a few things to make a little money off this blog. I do the Amazon Associates thing, run Pheedo ads, am an affiliate of MarketingSherpa, and syndicate my content through Newstex. The results have been modest—no, make that paltry. Then today I got my first royalty statement from Newstex and found out that my first month’s royalties totaled… drum roll please… $1.78.
So much for early retirement.
But I enjoy writing the blog, and I have learned that how much I get paid for a piece of writing does not necessarily equate to how good the writing is or how much I enjoyed the project. For instance I still think one of the best things I ever wrote (co-wrote actually) was a chapter in The Columbia Guide to Digital Publishing. And, for that, I have earned about $54 in royalties.
Posted by Bill Trippe at September 17, 2006 5:54 PM
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Hi Anne,
Thanks for visiting, and for adding your thoughts. I should mention that I have not tried very hard on Marketing Sherpa in particular. I ran one event add for a few weeks, and just started running the little ad on the right. So I don't have a lot to base my experience on yet.
Having said that, I love the MarketingSherpa research and resources. I am currently writing a lengthy piece on industrial marketing, and the MarketingSherpa materials are invaluable.
Bill
Posted by Bill Trippe at September 19, 2006 10:27 AMHi Bill,
First, thanks for your business. Please contact me so we can see what we can do about increasing your revenues with Pheedo. My email and number are below.
Best regards,
Bill Flitter
Founder, Pheedo
bill AT Pheedo dot com
888-495-8384
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Maybe we should be looking at the ad we gave you to see if we can do better creative... I'll pass this to our marketing team. Anne at MarketingSherpa
Posted by anne holland at September 18, 2006 12:57 PM