I have been using Sponsored Reviews for a few weeks now. And although my public profile isn’t exactly mind blowing, the service they offer is one of the best as far as paid-to-blog services go as they actually let you negotiate on the price of a review. This coupled with their well thought out and help tips (more about that in a sec), makes them a force to be.. well, blogged! (OK, that was probably as stupid sounding to you as it is to me, but it sounded funnier in my mind.)
One of the articles that they have just posted is “27+1 Tips for Building and Maintaining a Blog Audience“, which covers, in detail, helpful advice and tips for those of use not blessed with the mammoth sized and rabid readership of sites like Endgadget or ProBlogger.
Some of the information I found to be pretty “Well, duh!” type stuff. most of the tid bits of knowledge though I found to be quite interesting. In particular, the section on post length was helpful as I tend to ramble on about things without regard for my readers time constraints. Another bit was about not alienating your audience. This isn’t usually a problem for me as people either hate me (most) or love me (much less than most), but letting some success go to you head is often the downfall of a good thing (see Microsoft, file sharing, Britney Spears, etc) .
Aside from the advice that SR givea out, there are several comments on the article that also make a lot of sense and can be useful when going about your review or rant. I’ve read what was up there, but I’m sure there will be more by the time you get to reading it, and most of it was pretty good.
In semi-short, its a great read and a useful resource for those just getting into blogging or those that are old hands at it. It never hurts to get back to the basics , even if you’re an “uber blogger”, and it is always nice to get a helping hand when starting something.