Note: This is a repost from an entry at workboxers, but since only my dog and Keith read the site I figured I would post it here as well. Damn, I don’t even have a dog.
At about 2am this morning I made a post in the 9rules Member forum about a couple of sites that I own that have been sitting idle for some time. I asked if any of the members would like to write for the sites and mentioned the terms that I would come up with. No big deal.
Fast forward to 11:30am this morning and I get an email from Duncan Riley telling me that he heard through the grapevine that I am starting up some network owned sites and that I was paying 100% of the advertising revenues to the writers. Geez, this might get out of hand fast I thought, so I figured it best that I write about it now.
It started all with the entry on Preordering books. I knew the best way to sell the books was to prove once again that I could make money from sites starting from scratch. I looked at the domains I had and saw that some of them could be put to good use. I also figured that I could make some extra money and put my Yahoo Beta account to good use.
Looking to further help members of the Network I saw how I could bounce many of my entries on these sites off of entries posted on member’s sites. I thought I would help them out even more with attaining traffic and readership.
Then another lightbulb flashed above my head and I thought I would ask 9r members if they would like to write for any of the sites. I took it a step further and thought I would ask anyone out there if they would like to write for these sites.
b5media
This is the main reason I didn’t even want to write anything on this issue. The comparisons to the wonderful b5media will no doubt be made. I explained how this idea came about and it’s different from b5. b5 is their company, this mini-network is not part of 9rules and I can’t say I will be around to coach you or give you high-fives (even though I probably will). If you want to learn to be a great writer then b5 is definitely a great option for you.
Just thought I would get that one out of the way. 9rules is my baby and that’s what I am watching over. Speaking of which, you really should try to catch a glance of 9rules Network 2.0. If you ask Rundle nicely, maybe he will preview it.
Compensation
If this was planned for a couple of weeks or months and became business option #1 I would definitely have put more thought into this compensation plan. As it goes, here is what I came up with:
- You earn 100% of the Google/Yahoo revenue that your pages generate.
- If you leave the site, you will continue to earn money on your pages for 90 days after your departure.
Sorry, I would’ve came up with something more difficult, but I already explained the reasons for these sites so anything more difficult would just make my life more difficult. Yes I own the sites and therefore the content and if you are against that kind of thing, that is what the 9rules Network is for. However, these sites will be promoted as I will be getting back to hitting the pavement for my case studies so take that for what it’s worth.
There are no banner ads up on these sites and if they do show up I will make sure to speak to all writers about compensation for those ads before they do.
You will also get linked back to your site (if you have one) on every entry you write along with a cool little bio page because bio pages are cool.
The Sites
Warning: The concepts behind these sites aren’t new and there are already more well-established players in these fields. But who cares? I had the domains so I am using them. Ignore the fact some of the logos say “9rules Joint”, remember these have just been sitting idle.
- Gardgy
- MovablePhone
- I Like Cameras
- It’s Useless
- Damn I’m Cute
- Insert 25 (redesigning to follow other site templates and this will be anime/videogames)
If you have a topic that you want to stick in this conglomeration talk to me and we can do a site up.
How To Join
I guess just shoot an email to scrivs{AT}workboxers.com (hmmm, maybe it should be the WorkBoxers Community) with what site(s) you are interested in and how often you plan on writing. As is the case with 9rules not everyone will be allowed in. I am not starting these sites without the intention of them being top-quality so even though you will have fun working on them, you best make sure you are serious about your commitment.
I don’t have an agreement or anything written up, but if you saw the 9rules Member Agreement then you know it will be short and sweet.
I will probably write more about this project Monday, but for now I am going to take a nap and enjoy my weekend. You should do the same…unless you are at work, in which case you shouldn’t even be reading this site.
Originally posted on September 23, 2005 @ 3:35 pm