One of my first endeavors in the “trying to make money
online” world was the world of Postloop. I mentioned it in a previous post so I won’t go
into all the details again. Here’s the previous post: Postloop
Forum Writing. To be perfectly candid, It’s not the most taxing of
options, which is a big plus. You write comments on forums and blogs. Simple.
It’s also open to people around the world. So as
long as you pass the test you’re not limited by your geography.
I’ve probably made about $150-$250 since I
signed up for it last year (apologies the screenshot below only has the details of recent months). It’s also the sort of thing I default back to once in
a while. As you can see I’ve been fairly sporadic recently
Latest Withdrawals
Date
|
Status
|
Points
|
Amount
|
Jul
18th, 03:35
|
Approved
|
618
|
$30.91
|
Apr
19th, 09:06
|
Approved
|
114
|
$5.72
|
Apr
12th, 06:08
|
Approved
|
122
|
$6.12
|
Apr
5th, 21:11
|
Approved
|
143
|
$7.15
|
Mar
22nd, 10:21
|
Approved
|
151
|
$7.55
|
Now that I've dabbled with it for a while, I thought it would be
great to discuss it once again in the context of the good bits and the
challenges.
Good bits
·
It’s
really a very simple way to earn money. You write a few sentences on a
forum or blog, you collect points and you get paid. In cash. In your Paypal
account. It really is that simple. They pay quickly and haven’t missed a
payment with me.
·
There’s a
bit of a community. You see a lot of the same writing monikers and avatars
popping up on a variety of forums you might regularly post on. It’s not like
you actually know these people but you are often familiar with their narrative
and it sometimes feels easier to “converse” with them. So it’s kind of like a
community…
·
There’s
always work – within reason. As long as there are blogs and forums to sign
up for, there is work that can be done. You have just got to have something to
say and simply put that to paper.
Challenges
·
It
doesn’t pay great amounts. Ignore any of those YouTubes that tell you how
easy it is to make $100 a day. It’s not. Yes, you can make more if you have
referrals signed up (and again for transparency, if you do sign up via this blog it will be as a referral, so thanks!), but even that isn’t going to make you big money any time
soon. At best, you’ll be making $5 a day, and that’s only if you put the time
in to write comments on lots of forums and blogs. I’ve never had the time or
energy to do that, but don’t let that stop you.
·
You're limited to how many comments you can make on a forum/blog. Occasionally,
you’ll get a blog that allows for an unlimited amount of comments to be written
in any given day. But more likely you’ll be only allowed five comments in a “Postloop
day”, though if you time your writing right you can get another five in once
they reset the clock. So unless you are subscribed to a large number of sites
you can clearly see your number of entries (and earnings) capped for the day.
·
Some
sites go offline. Some of your favorite sites may go offline, meaning that
you won’t be able to make comments on them (and get paid) until they go back
online. If they come back at all. Again, this also limits your earning power. There
used to be two soccer forums on there that I found very easy to write on, and
hence was making a few easy pennies that way. Unfortunately, both forums
disappeared and bang went the easy cash.
·
Don’t
expect all your favorite hobbies to be there all the time. You may well have a real interest
in Italy or the NBA or disasters around the world. But it’s very hard to
consistently find lots of forums to write on that you’ll genuinely have an
interest in. Some don’t interest me in the slightest, while some are completely
random at best. If you start forcing yourself to write stuff you’ve no interest in it can just become a bit of a chore. You may also find yourself
penalized by the forum owners if they think what you’re writing is just plain nonsense.
One thing is clear: you most certainly won’t be retiring on
your Postloop earnings alone. But there’s nothing wrong with having it as part
of your portfolio, and I would recommend using it as a supplement to earnings you
make elsewhere.
If you are looking for a few easy dollars and your
ability to write forum posts is passable, give it a shot. Click: Postloop - What's It All About.
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