In our work as a tech blogger, we always travel abroad to cover the biggest product launches, exhibitions and conferences so it's important that we have a good and complete set of gears to carry along. Amazon has now opened its Kindle platform to bloggers, allowing them to submit/publish their blog to the network for subscription. On a related note, the Pinoy-packed b5media blog network also sent out notices to all its bloggers about they pay adjustments. The overall gist of the pay restructure was that b5media was actually overpaying bloggers in the last 2 years because of an inaccurate metrics they've been using. Blogger pay structures have been a constant debate and this is not the first time we talked about it here (Going Pro: Network or Indie? & What's the perfect formula for blogger payouts?). It's something like this: New b5media blogger: $50 base + $0.75 per 1k pageviews A year-old b5media blogger: $100 base + $0.75 per 1k pageviews Veteran b5media blogger: $150-$200 base + $0.75 per 1k pageviews So, for a veteran blogger with 60k pageviews, one can get somewhere around $195 - $245 per month from the old scheme. However, those who will be affected are really the new bloggers. Read more in our articles including "Guest Blogging at GMANews.tv" and "What's inside our Gadget/Blogging Gear?".
In our work as a tech blogger, we always travel abroad to cover the biggest product launches, exhibitions and conferences so it's important that we have a good and complete set of gears to carry along. Amazon has now opened its Kindle platform to bloggers, allowing them to submit/publish their blog to the network for subscription.
On a related note, the Pinoy-packed b5media blog network also sent out notices to all its bloggers about they pay adjustments. The overall gist of the pay restructure was that b5media was actually overpaying bloggers in the last 2 years because of an inaccurate metrics they've been using. Blogger pay structures have been a constant debate and this is not the first time we talked about it here (Going Pro: Network or Indie?
Our coverage of guest blogger includes: "Guest Blogging at GMANews.tv"; "What's inside our Gadget/Blogging Gear?"; "Amazon Kindle Publishing for Blogs". Each article provides unique insights and information.