They're popular questions among those in our field: Can I charge for this? Can a marketing company tell me to what to write? And how can I get paid for blogging? The definitions below are a great start in understanding the basic journalistic methods for payment and how they apply to blogging. Advertorial This is a paid advertisement, but written in the style of the publication. In a magazine sense, it's an ad that blends so well into its' magazine's pages that the reader would think it was … [Read more...]

Newbies and social media grandmas alike are often asked to do things for free. We're asked if friends can "pick our brains" and get requests to contribute guest posts. What's more, we're often asked to write for local news outlets. In social media, whether we're just starting out or have been working in the field since 1996, we're always ahead of the average googler. It's so easy to say "yes! I'd be happy to spend two hours of my time teaching you how to tweet!" or "Sure! Let's have coffee so … [Read more...]