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SocialSpark: Now Open

April 27th, 2008 by lynnylchan under Paid Post

Some of you might already have told me what you think about my early SocialSpark opportunities, namely the rickrolling and the sponsored ads. Well, it’s all in the name of blog monetization. I got on the bandwagon early with a special invite, since I’m also on the PayPerPost network.

Well, now everyone can jump on board, because SocialSpark is open to the public. So if you have a blog, and are looking to earn money from it, or are looking at more active streams of revenue such as paid blogging, SocialSpark is worth checking out.

It’s different from PayPerPost on several levels. Firstly, after Google laid the smackdown on paid posts, SocialSpark developed a different format of paid blogging. The code of ethics is strictly enforced, so there’s no lying to you readers: this is a paid post, and it’s categorized as such. If you have a SocialSpark account too, you can check the list of bloggers who took this opportunity, and one of them will be me. It’s all legit, folks.

And Google won’t lay the smackdown on my page ranking this time, because any links will have a no-follow tag, so that search engines won’t pick it up and have their results skewed. Plus, the bloggers write their true opinions. We’re not their press machines, if you ask for a review you get it. If there’s something I don’t like about the product, truth in advertising takes precedence.

So far I’ve been talking about sponsored posts, but SocialSpark brings in the social aspect by offering sparks, which are link-trades. You don’t get money for these, but you get a link from someone else’s blog in exchange for a link on your own blog. Simple way to build traffic, and maybe friendships too. There’s a feature that allows you to add friends on SocialSpark - and yes, you can add me too.

Okay, so now we know SocialSpark works great. But does it look great?

It’s all Web2.0 glossiness and rounded corners. But it’s not just form over function. On that one page I can see at a glance how many transactions I’ve taken, if there are any notifications for me, and any attractive posts I might be interested in. Perfect for all you information junkies out there.

Once more, let’s recap: Make money, make friends, and all these with a clear conscience because of the 4 ethics rules:

-100% Audit-able In-Post Disclosure
-100% Transparency
-100% Real Opinions
-100% Search Engine Friendly

Now it’s your turn to be friendly, so sign up and add me as a friend!