I hope that whoever is not in favor of this payment structure takes the time to come up with something better. The proposal is an award system for bloggers. It is not simple because if The Huffington Post were to reward bloggers based solely on page views, bloggers might be inclined to write fluffy, celebrity-focused articles and the site could devolve into PerezHilton.
If The Huffington Post were to reward bloggers based solely on editorial quality, there would be no incentive for bloggers to send around their stories and encourage friends to bookmark them. So although the following may seem complicated, it aims to check and balance the mixture of elements that make The Huffington Post what it is, while rewarding bloggers for providing this mixture. Not all bloggers will be rewarded. There are 4, bloggers that contribute to the site, and this structure only rewards those who contribute the most to the site's business and editorial goals.
Methodology would have to be determined to ensure the validity of inbound links. Potentially the links would be weighted based on page rank.
Initially The Huffington Post would select bloggers to nominate three articles that they deem to be of superior editorial quality that month a story that is well-written, timely, original, etc. They will list their first, second and third choices, in case more than one blogger nominates the same article. Bloggers will not be permitted to nominate their own articles. If not, those writers are scrambling for new gigs.
There are plenty of them. Sadly, I think they have followed the now-dead HuffPo model and no longer pay, but there are plenty of paying sites out there. You can get good exposure while getting paid. I recently published a list of over sites that pay writers.
But this development at HuffPo is much bigger than that. The rise of fake news online — and the demonizing by the president of respected, traditional news outlets — combined to make it problematic to run a wide-open free contributor network that lacked a gatekeeper. It had become an open secret that link-seeking companies paid many free HuffPo writers to post for them against the rules and without disclosure , and a lot of bogus content was gumming up the system.
Those who agreed and went for a quick buck or two may have helped kill the free-exposure goose. Readers quickly got hip to the low quality, and took their eyeballs elsewhere. HuffPo killed the free channel because nobody was reading it — it had shrunk to percent of their total traffic, the New York Times reported. It turns out most people like reading writers they can trust — the kind that have an editorial process that fact-checks what they publish.
Other mass free-content platforms are probably looking at the exact same problem HuffPo did, and pondering their next move. Some observers were looking for Medium to fold even before the HuffPo news broke, as discussed in my recent freelance forecast.
Most writers I know are re-posting content on there, not trusting LinkedIn with their original content. Always offer links to previously published posts of similar relevance. The ideal HuffPost Personal piece will present readers with an honest, nuanced perspective on modern political, social, and cultural issues, all of which are informed by personal experiences. In addition to the points mentioned above, a good pitch for HuffPost Personal will need the following:.
And guest blogging for Huffington Post is the perfect way to introduce your voice and expertise to an audience you already know and trust. Getting a publication spot on Huffington Post is all about finding a unique way to approach a specific topic, producing a quality blog post, expanding your outreach.
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As a writer, getting your content in front of as many eyes as possible is the ultimate goal. Talk about pressure! What is Guest Blogging? Here are a few additional advantages: Receive instant exposure to targeted traffic, giving you the opportunity to increase the chances of conversion Expand your personal network and engage with other contributors engaged in related niches Boost your social media follower count and fast-track your lead generation efforts Strengthen your backlink profile and make your content more discoverable Collect feedback from fellow contributors and refine your content strategy accordingly A Brief History of the Huffington Post Founded in by Arianna Huffington, Jonah Peretti, and Kenneth Lerer, the Huffington Post has become an online staple, publishing daily content on subjects spanning politics, entertainment, world news, sports, and technology.
Themes represented in HuffPost Personal often include: Identity ethnicity, gender, sexuality, disability, intersectionality, etc. How to Pitch a Blog to Huffington Post Coming up with a pitching strategy for a site like the Huffington Post can be downright daunting. All you have to do is be systematic in your approach and follow a few simple steps: Research, research, research.
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