Snapbomb is paying me to write this. Literally.

The economy continued its downward spiral today, and Americans continued to talk about it. Conversations about possible lay offs, the newest government bailout package, or the latest trends in Recessionwear seem to be everywhere these days.

Expendable income has become a distant, albeit fond, memory in my life. So, I’ve been looking for some ideas about how to earn some extra cash in a way that I won’t despise. I think I’ve found part of the solution. Or at least part of the solution.


One of the things that I really enjoy is blogging, and I ran across a website a few days ago that will actually pay me to blog. I thought that was a pretty amazing concept.

The site is called Snapbomb, and they pay you to blog about specific topics. Here’s how it works:

You sign up for a free account on the website, then enter your blog’s URL. Snapbomb checks the URL. You log in the next day, and they’ve calculated how much you can expect to earn from each blog post you write, based on site traffic, post quality, and other factors.

By this time, they’ve also matched your blog’s content with several opportunities to write a post for a Snapbomb advertising partner. Since the opportunities Snapbomb provides you with are content-specific, it’s very likely you’ll be making money to write about a topic that you’re interested in anyway. It’s a pretty good system.

You select an opportunity that you’re interested in, write the post as you normally would (within 24 hours of the time you accept the offer), and then provide them with the permalink. After that, your account is credited for your post.

Snapbomb pays you through your Paypal account, and there’s no minimum payout. Payments go out between four to eight weeks after you submit your post, depending on when your post is submitted. [Read more about the payment policy here.]

Snapbomb’s value database is updated daily, so it’s possible that your payment per post will increase if your site traffic increases, or if you get good reviews on the posts you submit.

You keep full editorial control of your blog. Essentially, you can write whatever you want, as long as it’s related to the opportunity posted on the Snapbomb site. The only requirement is that your post consists of at least 150 words of original content.

I’m just getting started, but so far it’s been a good experience. I’m excited about the opportunity to get paid for doing something that I like to do anyway. I thought that I’d pass it along to my fellow resource-poor bloggers. After all, even Recessionwear requires cash.

[Learn more about Snapbomb here.]