Over the past few months I've heard both good things and bad things about payperpost. Most of it has been good, but some people just don't like sponsored posts at all. The problem is not that there's anything wrong with PayPerPost; the problem is that some blog authors just don't know how to write. A well written article will stand by itself, regardless of whether it's sponsored or not. All you have to do is read the articles I've already written in my "sponsored posts" category to see what I mean.
Since I first announced that I was going to start writing sponsored posts, I've tested several services. I like PayPerPost the best and here's why: Customer service. I submitted a help ticket and got a response the same day! The other services I tested use email as their only method of communication and it took days just to get a response that they were "looking into it". Even if you don't agree with everything a service says, prompt customer service reflects favorably on the overall service.
PayPerPost has a lot of opportunities available. So much, as a matter of fact, that they're having problems keeping up — especially around the holiday seasons. That's completely understandable since employees of all companies take vacations to maximize those holidays. The customer service representative, who I communicated with when my last post took longer than normal to approve, was courteous and apologetic. They were backlogged due to the number of advertisers, the number of "posties" they were dealing with, and a shortage of personnel during the holidays.
Let's talk about ethics. While some of the sponsored post services will deal with almost any advertiser that contacts them, PayPerPost will not. That's part of the reason the advertisers have ratings on the PayPerPost website. PayPerPost believes in word of mouth ethics. No blog author's opinions should have to be compromised and no blog author should have to make false statements just to comply with advertiser wishes.
I have no intention of getting rich off of PayPerPost, regardless of my blog's popularity. I'm happy that other bloggers told me about their positive experiences with them, and how much money they were making, because I might not have otherwise tried the service out for myself. As long as I make enough money to cover my hosting costs, and help support other bloggers (like plugin authors) when possible, I'll be happy.
