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   9/01/09

   wagerwitch

   Each site that has guest authors has a way to compensate them.
   
   Each one is different.
   
   For example:
   
   One site may offer a PER WORD rate.
   One Site may offer a one time pay.
   One site may offer link stats - building.
   One site may offer a Spotlight advertising post - and ad link.
   
   It really depends on the site that you're writing for - and you should ask them directly BEFORE you submit any work - and then choose if it is effective for you.

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      9/01/09

      DougP

      Thanks WW - that does help. In order to understand everything you wrote I'm going to have to admit how ignorant I am about this field:
      
      - When you say "link stats - building" does that mean letting you post a link to your own website, or something more than that?
      
      - By Spotlight advertising are you referring to Comcast Spotlight? I think that advertising on cable TV is a little beyond me right now - but maybe someday?
      
      Doug
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      9/01/09

      wagerwitch

      - When you say "link stats - building" does that mean letting you post a link to your own website, or something more than that?
      
      
      Pretty much. Usually a big blog or a well known travel blog is going to have a higher PR than your blog - which means that the more high PR blogs you are linked to - your blog will rank higher in Google search engines - etc.
      
      So there are some places that it is imperative to get links to ---- IF you could be so lucky. (on one hand... and on the other hand it's pretty freaking arrogant... LOL! - Call it the SEO money Keypoint Mafia Mentality.)
      
      But also having your site linked at a major site that might have superior viewers is like getting paid advertising - as well... In it's own financial way - especially if those viewers somehow manage to go to your site and become sales or whatnot...
      
      
      
      - By Spotlight advertising are you referring to Comcast Spotlight? I think that advertising on cable TV is a little beyond me right now - but maybe someday?
      
      
      Spotlight advertising is --- well - it's several things... It could be a Banner rotating advertisement - or it could be a small link text - or you could have your own 125x125 little square spotlighting you... Or you could have your own guest column page - etc. etc. ad infinitum in the cyber realestate game.
      
      Yanno?
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      9/01/09

      DougP

      (sobbing) Well thanks ww ... maybe you aren't such a bad witch after all!
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   9/01/09

   kdawg68

   I've got a guest author who has contributed 3 posts, but as I don't make a dime myself off of my blog, nor do they. For them, "compensation" has been simply having an established platform from which to speak. I'm glad I could provide that...never thought 2 years ago that one day I'd be a "stable platform", but I guess that goes hand in hand with my ever increasing boringness.

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      9/01/09

      wagerwitch

      You're freaking funny.