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One of the main tools I have been using this year to try to make a few extra bucks has been sponsored posts, mostly using services like PayPerPost. The problem with services like this is that it requires you to use certain keywords. If you don’t, you will not get paid.
I get the feeling that whoever places these advertisements have no freaking clue how to write a coherent paragraph.
For example, this came from my last post:
Fortunately, the boss is a fair, kind man who decided to call it a lay-off rather than a ‘get out’, so even though I was only with the company for two months, he is willing to give me a good reference, as well as some photos of rhinoplasty. Strange man, I’m not sure if he was trying to tell me that I needed a nose job, or if I just needed to get my nose worked on. Maybe I snored when I was at work. I wonder what I’d look like…
There is no way in heck that I can logically use the key phrase ‘photos of rhinoplasty’ on this site without doing some idiotic, illogical rambling…just like that.
Another problem is that I tried to use keywords that consisted of a person’s name. It was rejected 3 times because I have to have a few sentences that are directly related to the keyword. I don’t know the guy, and would not be likely to write about him on this site. I may have to try to work it in soon, if I want to get paid, which is a good thing. Of course, it’s just the hassle that makes me want to just pour Mountain Dew on my monitor. Good thing I am patient. It’s also good that I don’t have any Mountain Dew.
I’m willing to bet that there are quite a few of you out there that have had this dilemma in the past. How can I write good posts while inserting totally unrealistic keywords?
My only solution is to just get insane with your topics. Hey, I could use the extra few bucks.
I’d like to hear from anyone who has come up with a creative solution to this problem. Sound off!
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