Sponsored Review

I recently signed up with Smorty (http://www.smorty.com). Smorty is blog review network that allows companies to advertise on blogs by paying bloggers to post reviews about them. With blog reviews, I can make a few extra bucks while doing one of my favorite things, rambling on about my opinion. (Great!)

So far, I'm impressed with Smorty's design. For one thing, it's not clunky, which is always a nice bonus for the eye. In the account main page, all of the stats, including earnings, posts accepted, posts rejected, and the reviewer score, along with all of the currently pending review tasks, notifications, and review opportunities are on one page. GENIUS! (It's something I've been whining about when it comes to other review services. I hate having to click on link after link to find out every detail about every review.)

But here's what I love most right now: WEEKLY PAYOUT! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. (So many companies hold on to your money until you reach a minimum balance or they pay you every 3 months. It's quite frustrating.) I'm happy to see that Smorty is giving bloggers respect by not tying up the paychecks. And payments are made via Paypal; another bonus.

I'm always skeptical about how much money I'll actually make from any "make money online" deal, but after going over the current review opportunities, I'm impressed. I think I might actually end up adding a few pretty pennies to my piggy bank. I'll be sure to keep everyone updated about it.

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