Getting Busy with the Shaking of the Moneymaker

Welp, I've managed to take a step back from the social networking frenzy and just STOP and think for a moment. It's been a slippery slope the past few weeks, starting with Twitter (that's another story in itself), gobbling up some memes and wasting oodles of time with silly discussions on forum boards. This stuff can be entertaining, but I can easily lose focus on my writing goals with new distractions at every turn. Blinders: On.

In my header you can see talk of online freelancing and experiments with being paid to write. I've yet to try anything of that sort. So, game on. Tonight I've joined Socialspark, a writing marketplace with a social aspect and an interface that seems easily navigated. I'm starting with Socialspark because it appears a lot less flooded with bloggers (it's still in beta) and I've read mostly positive things about its writing opportunities and payment process.

I'm totally green about exactly what advertisers are looking for in a site before they contract with the blogger, but I'm eager to learn. The Fictionarium is currently a modest PR 3, but pretty focused on the writing niche and not too cluttered with ads so I have high hopes for it.

Stay tuned for freelancing updates of what's worked and what hasn't for me. You will see some sponsored posts here mixed with my creative writing projects and beloved lists. I hope to nail an assignment from Socialspark by this weekend. Please share your comments if you're involved with it or another pay per post system that's working for you.