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Help Wanted: How Bloggers and Vloggers Land Paying Gigs

Event SXSW Interactive 2009
Format Panel
Organizer Sarah Park The HealthCentral Network
Description You're smarter than an SEO consultant. 1,000+ people follow you on Twitter. Better than sex doesn't even begin to express how mindblowing your blog is. Now, how do you turn all that talent and traffic into a respectable paycheck? Learn from people who make hiring or editorial decisions for leading media properties.
Questions
Answered
  1. How do you get hired as a paid/professional blogger or vlogger?
  2. Aside from advertising rev share models (ie BlogHer, Knol), what are other payment or incentive models we can expect?
  3. Who are the leading media properties that pay per post?
  4. How come only a few Huffington Post bloggers get paid? How much?
  5. How do you score a content syndication deal with a mainstream outlet (e.g. The Washington Post)?
  6. How do I become an content 2.0 editor or producer? How common is this role?
  7. Why is it easier to get hired if I have a niche? What niches are hot right now?
  8. If I get rejected (often), what's the best way to go about improving my content offerings?
  9. How do I work out a contract, if I want to reserve rights to, say, publish a book?
  10. What do I need to keep in mind if I'm a journalist trying to gain credibility as a blogger?
Level Intermediate
Category Content