Payment Plan

Retro Brett is a decent blog. I know there are things I could do to make it better. Probably the the best thing would be for me to write shorter, more focused posts. Rather than one horrifically long post, several shorter posts would certainly be more readable. That's one of my top goals for the blog. I think my reworking of my categories was a help. They're less fun but they're also a little less cryptic.

Another goal...making blogging worth my while. I like blogging but, let's face it, it's not exactly paying any bills. I have several friends that have been working with services in which they actually get paid to blog. While I enjoy blogging, I also enjoy getting paid. Why not try to combine these two things? Well, I did some (not a lot...but some) research and, of the various blog advertising services, I opted to try out Smorty. Here's why:

1. I liked their website. It was clear, easy to use, and easy to navigate.
2. I liked the idea of accepting assignments rather than feeling like I had to post about something of which I had little to say.
3. The pay is decent. More importantly, there seems to be opportunity, as I continue, that the pay will increase.
4. Their rules regarding qualification and posting seemed more in keeping with the nature of my blogging.
5. Smorty seemed on the ball with regards to communication (i.e. "you'll hear back from us within 72 hours...").

This chance to get paid for blogging should be interesting. I'll let you know how it goes.