Comments on: Attention BlogBurst Members: Rewards Program now paying bloggers near you

By: A View on BlogBurst of Pluck at Tag Edge

A View on BlogBurst of Pluck at Tag Edge — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 06:17:10 +0000

[…] Most recently, Reuters, one of the largest providers of syndicated news worldwide, began using BlogBurst blogs on the entertainment, health and technology sections of its web site as part of a larger alliance with Pluck. In fact, Reuter has invested $7 million in order to put bloggers in the news. In addition, there is another factor that driving the momentum of BlogBurst. BlogBurst recently has set up a reward program to moderately prize 100 of its bloggers, anywhere between $50 and $1500 as announced in its press release. However, I wonder is BlogBurst accept the application of a non US-based blog? I read the criteria to be accepted to the BlogBurstâ€™s community on their site, but they never stated anything pertaining to this issue. […]

By: Paul Sutherland

Paul Sutherland — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 11:46:40 +0000

OK, I’m preparing to be amazed.

Paul

By: David Nunez

David Nunez — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 16:40:20 +0000

Hey all -

We’ve addressed the compensation issue with non-US bloggers.

Please see here:

http://www.burstblog.com/2006/11/09/international-blogger-rewards/

We obviously want this to be fair to all of our bloggers and will be working to make this an amazing opportunity for everyone involved.

By: Somewhat Frank

Somewhat Frank — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 07:33:16 +0000

BlogBurst Now Rewarding Program’s Top Bloggers…

BlogBurst, the Pluck product that connects publishers with topical blog content, has finally come out of beta and is offering bloggers compensation for top program performers. The top 100 performing bloggers are offered a set compensation based on thei…

By: Darren

Darren — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 06:08:17 +0000

Let me second Razib’s comment: it’s really too bad you couldn’t include other countries in this roll out. I’m in the top 100, and live in Canada.

I suppose I should selfishly add that all other nations and their tax laws aren’t created equally. It’s easier to deal with international payments to Canadians than, say, Kenya. I know, because I do it both ways quite regularly.

Regardless, the exclusion of foreign blogs from the payment scheme but their inclusion in the Top 100 is a bit bizarre. Not being paid obviously eliminates all of the motivation to participate in this program.

By: Adam Torkildson

Adam Torkildson — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 04:24:35 +0000

I think this is a great way for Public Relations professionals to get their clients to start writing a blog about their particular niche market what ever it is. Being on the leaderboard in any subject doesn’t matter, as long as you’re in the top 100!

By: Dick Margulis

Dick Margulis — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 23:30:50 +0000

For those of us way down the tail who do not discuss sports, politics, or consumer goods but instead try to tackle more arcane subjects in an interesting way, the big problem is getting anyone to notice. The handful of people who read my blog enjoy it, but there is no obvious way to bring it to the attention of your media subscribers.

Are there any mechanisms you have in place or planned to get us little guys some exposure? Otherwise, that leaderboard of yours might as well be on the far side of the moon.

By: PlagiarismToday » BlogBurst Announces Reward Program

PlagiarismToday » BlogBurst Announces Reward Program — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 23:22:25 +0000

[…] BlogBurst, the blog syndication service that became the subject of controversy back in May has announced a new rewards program to pay bloggers that have their works syndicated through their service. […]

By: Non-Us Blogger

Non-Us Blogger — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:00:10 +0000

I can not believe that you can not pay non-US bloggers. I have a hard time understanding this especially when the payments are being made electronically via paypal. The bloggers outside of the US are the ones who are going to have to worry about claiming their own income. I can understand Corporate US tax laws can be complex but what do you expect when a company is dealing with an international community. I believe Blogburst can pay the bloggers as promised and figure out the proper tax laws by the time such papers have to filled. After all you are talking about a list of 100 people and of those 100 how many are international. I think the right thing to do is, if Blogburst is still having trouble with the complex international tax laws, it should set aside the money that was promise to us in an account until tax issues are figured out. Everyone on the top 100 should get paid or no one gets paid.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 19:57:32 +0000

Please allow us to clarify around payments to bloggers outside the US: this is a temporary situation.

There is a fair amount of additional complexity around tax laws to navigate when providing payments to individuals outside of your home country. We are simply not yet in a position to make this happen for non-US bloggers. It came down to a simple choice of delaying the program or moving forward with an understanding that we would expand world wide as soon as we can put all the pieces in place.

Although it is still kind of early to make a date commitment when the payments will flow internationally in addition to the exposure you are already getting, but we will commit to having a clearer date for international Rewards as we head into the end of this quarter. More news forthcoming.