Have you heard of SocialSpark?

Posted on May 8, 2008
Filed Under Online Income |

I’ve made it no secret that I’m a member of PayPerPost. With a pagerank of 0, I made nearly $300 in my first month. I’m definitely going to keep this one. If I can make that much with no pagerank, just think of what I can make now that Google upgraded my rank to PR3.

Recently, the owners of PayPerPost (IZEA) started a new service called SocialSpark. izea It basically takes the original PayPerPost business model, throws in a Myspace twist. You can communicate with other posties and advertisers. There is also a blog and forum for you to better communicate with everyone.

For now, I’m able to continue using PayPerPost on a daily basis. I am also using Social Spark on a daily basis which is nearly doubling my monthly profit. Both PayPerPost and Social Spark give opportunities based on your RealRank, PageRank, and Alexa ranking for your blog.

As you work on improving these 3 ranks, the quantity of your opportunities and price of your posts increase.

A unique feature of Social Spark is the “BlogUBack” offers. Basically, you review their site and in return they review your site. I think this is truly a remarkable feature and I’m glad IZEA threw it in there. Instead of paying hundreds of dollars for reviews, you simply look for opportunities with the BlogUBack offer and reserve the opportunity.

There is also quite a difference in the way you are paid in Social Spark VS. PayPerPost. With PPP, you are paid 30 days after your post is approved. I basically receive payments nearly everyday from PPP for each post I’ve had approved.

With social spark there is still the same 30 day waiting period, but instead of sending the small payment to Paypal, it is stored in your account until you ‘cash out’. This way you can keep building your payments and cash out when you are ready. There is a small downfall however - There is a $20 minimum cashout in Social Spark whereas PPP had none.

I believe IZEA is on to something good with Social Spark, but there is always room for improvement. Some believe that the payment policy needs changed, some like it. The one thing I wish they would implement is some sort of referral bonus when you refer new members. PayPerPost pays $15 per referral, Social Spark…Nothing. I also love the fact that they stand behind their code of ethics which are:

-100% Audit-able In-Post Disclosure
-100% Transparency
-100% Real Opinions
-100% Search Engine Friendly

All in All, I have to say I’m very happy with Social Spark and I can’t wait to see how this service pans out in the future.