Noah VailOh God please no. Premium Member join:2004-12-10 SouthAmerica |
some Success to follow SuccessI'm impressed you've $50k to budget for guest writing.
Congrats on earning that kind of scratch.
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2011-Mar-21 9:02 am
Re: some Success to follow SuccessOh, you didn't hear? AT&T bought DSLReports.. | |
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Re: some Success to follow Successsaid by Robert:Oh, you didn't hear? AT&T bought DSLReports.. I always thought if DSLReports was going to sell itself, Google would be involved. | |
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Re: some Success to follow Successsaid by elizabeth4:said by Robert:Oh, you didn't hear? AT&T bought DSLReports.. I always thought if DSLReports was going to sell itself, Google would be involved. Maybe AOL could buy DSLReports. Like HuffPo, we'd all start whining about being unpaid contributors! | |
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| exocet_cmWriting Premium Member join:2003-03-23 Brooklyn, NY
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It is like the "USA Prime Credit" commercial. After fees and conversion costs it actually comes out to 1 dollar. | |
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pokesph
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2011-Mar-21 12:30 pm
Re: some Success to follow Successsaid by exocet_cm:It is like the "USA Prime Credit" commercial. After fees and conversion costs it actually comes out to 1 dollar. Thanks for that information uhh, umm 'Peggy' | |
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"it's my money, and i want it NOW!".....jg wentworth | |
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Re: some Success to follow SuccessJG Wentworth, 877 Cash Now, 877 cash now, 877 CASH NOW!
It's your money, use it when you need it!
Damn jingle stuck in my head now. | |
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| burner50Proud Union THUG Premium Member join:2002-06-05 Iowa |
to Noah Vail
Google adword bring in a shitload of money. Pay to increase traffic and increase adwords clicks = MORE MONEY.
I am on another site that is like DSLR, A leading information source in its field, however a different subject matter and considerably smaller. There is usually around 800-1k people online at any given moment.
The owner says he makes $800-$900 per day on adwords clicks and that's just one small facet of his online presence. Not even the major point of income for him. | |
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What if......we paid you NOT to have specific members write here! I could think of a few, besides me... Wait!! Doah... The trick here is, how do you write an article that isn't a reboot/refresh of something from Light Reading, or EEtimes, or other news source, legally? Or are you looking for someone to post articles with your wit (that is hard to top!)? I mean, I can be critical of VZW to almost libel! HEH... | |
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VeloslaveGeek For God Premium Member join:2003-07-11 Martinez, CA
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Are you kidding me???They came up with that much just this weekend with " $5 per verb, $4 per noun, and $3.75 for each individual use of punctuation" and also the new ATT inspired "Comment caps" with overage fees. I'm just glad to see they are re-investing the money right here at home. | |
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milnoc
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2011-Mar-21 9:55 am
Re: Are you kidding me???How do you know they only made $50K? Maybe this is what was left after the bonuses were handed out. | |
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exocet_cm
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2011-Mar-21 10:39 am
Re: Are you kidding me???said by milnoc:How do you know they only made $50K? Maybe this is what was left after the bonuses were handed out. AND after DSLreports.com was bailed-out by Uncle Sam. | |
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FrinkProfessor Premium Member join:2000-07-13 Scotch Plains, NJ
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Frink
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2011-Mar-21 9:45 am
Thumbs Up!I am loving the direction this is taking...great idea! | |
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spewakR.I.P Dadkins Premium Member join:2001-08-07 Elk Grove, CA |
spewak
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2011-Mar-21 10:27 am
I am sorryBut I need HuffPo kind of money for me to start writing for dslreports! That's just the way I roll. | |
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roc5955 Premium Member join:2005-11-26 Rosendale, NY |
roc5955
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2011-Mar-21 10:44 am
How do you pay?Seriously, do you pay by the word, or by the article? | |
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Re: How do you pay?As the article notes, pay will be determined by length and the overall quality of the piece. | |
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Re: How do you pay?I know a girl that bills based on length and overall quality. | |
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Koil Premium Member join:2002-09-10 Irmo, SC |
Koil
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2011-Mar-21 11:38 am
Could you...maybe post a few examples of the quality of writing / depth / etc you're looking for...would like to be able to see what we're looking at here. | |
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Re: Could you...We'll take any length as long as it's good. Subjects could be all over the map. Spent a life in first-tier support and want to talk about it? Want to compare a bunch of Internet video options? Want to compare three different third party router firmware solutions? Want to discuss the accuracy of usage meters? Pitch me an idea, write something up, and if we like it we'll use it. | |
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ryder9
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2011-Mar-21 11:47 am
Re: Could you...Karl, what you need are company insiders....... but I'm not offering myself....... lol | |
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We'll take any length as long as it's good. Subjects could be all over the map.
LOL sorry that just seemed weird. Sounds like a giant global orgy. | |
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When you say "all over the map" I was hoping I could write a few how to articles. If it isn't just news, I could be interested. Things like home networking etc. Would that be OK? | |
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Re: Could you...Yes, home networking discussions, review of new gear, and how to articles would be great! | |
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I could write a scathing behind-the-scenes expose about being a moderator at a high-traffic broadband tech site, but I doubt you'd pay me for that... Actually, this is a decent idea (paid stories, not my smart-ass comment). It takes a lot of time to research and construct a compelling article (I've written several about embedded systems hardware and programming) and compensation for that effort might pull some talented folks off the bench. It might help if you gave a little better idea of what you are looking for. As you mentioned, consumer broadband is a huge field. | |
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| | J E F F4Whatta Ya Think About Dat? Premium Member join:2004-04-01 Kitchener, ON |
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So this $50,000 could be spread over by more than one person?
I might be game, I just need to learn how to proofread my stuff. | |
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Re: Could you...said by J E F F4:So this $50,000 could be spread over by more than one person?
I might be game, I just need to learn how to proofread my stuff. Yes, it will be spread out over numerous people. We can help you with proofreading. | |
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zed2608 Premium Member join:2007-09-30 Cleveland, TN |
zed2608
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2011-Mar-21 12:10 pm
id rather see dslreports get into isp bussnusstheyed be an awsome isp | |
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I'll have to think about it.While i'm sure i could write something i like, i'm not sure how many others would like it, so i'll have to think about it.
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thegeek Premium Member join:2008-02-21 right here |
thegeek
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2011-Mar-21 1:00 pm
Mobile AppHow about taking a portion of your wealth amassed from advertising on this site and have a good mobile app developed for browsing and posting to the forums. | |
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A vacation for Karl?Does this mean Karl won't have to work 52 weeks a year? | |
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MerinX
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2011-Mar-21 1:56 pm
Great stuffAwesome news i will have to click more ads on the site to help support the moneys! | |
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I'd never get published hereI tend to have a more laissez-faire, market based approach to problems, nothing I ever wrote would get published on this site. | |
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Dustyn Premium Member join:2003-02-26 Ontario, CAN ·Carry Telecom ·TekSavvy Cable Asus GT-AX11000 Technicolor TC4400
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Dustyn
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2011-Mar-21 6:40 pm
Want To Write For Broadband Reports?I tried submitting quality stories in the past but only had one or two published. I've noticed it's mostly Karl Bode who get's published anyways. There are only a few others who get noticed too. Years ago I had certain stories on the front page and found many other members stories accepted too... not so much these days. I found there was a much more in depth variety of stories from many different posters. Those stories for submission got near instant approval. I lost interest trying to submit stories when I noticed that the daily stories now all come from the same person each and everyday... along with one or two other contributers. If anything I'm sure BBR has recieved a lot of unique insightful stories... but they were never published as it didn't meet a standard of some sort. | |
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jap
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2011-Mar-22 8:27 pm
Re: Want To Write For Broadband Reports?But was BBR actively seeking and have a declared budget for articles at the time? And Karl's content gets published because he's the salaried news guy and has to show up for work daily whether he wants to or not. Note: your post was edited as I was finishing my response. I did not review changes.
Karl, about "... that we will then highlight on the home page." Is the plan is to integrate accepted articles into the current scroll of news items? I'd like to see them sticky at top for a period then rolled to a dedicated forum. It provides added incentive to create quality. I'd also suggest defining what constitutes a transient news item and require submissions to be of long(er)-form reference value. Industry news coverage is pretty good but the site could use a semi-regular supply articles not focused on current events. | |
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OmagicQPosting in a thread near you join:2003-10-23 Bakersfield, CA |
Real cash...whoaDSLR is actually offering cash instead of something like a free membership or tool points? Awesome. | |
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Maggs Premium Member join:2002-11-29 Jackson Heights, NY |
Maggs
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2011-Mar-22 6:26 pm
1099sSo will you issue 1099s for the money you pay the writer? They are on the hook for the SS, Medicare, taxes, etc. | |
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Re: 1099sGood question.
I currently write for various other sources and would be interested in the BBR offer. They say they will try to compete with the various other entities in the market but do not list their prices anywhere.. interesting.
As for 1099's, I believe up to a certain amount it is your responsibility. After that it is theirs. | |
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2011-Mar-23 12:55 am
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said by Maggs:So will you issue 1099s for the money you pay the writer? Payee is required to only if compensation exceeds $600 within the tax year. If you're paid $590 and do not receive a copy of the 1099 showing payer has reported it to the IRS then they didn't report it. As to FICA you pay it if you're filing as self employed (not anyone's employee). Not sure how it works if it's simply additional income. | |
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DownTheShorePray for Ukraine Premium Member join:2003-12-02 Beautiful NJ |
Good IdeaI've seen a lot of interesting posts here from people who would be capable of writing the kind of articles being requested. I hope they see this solicitation and decide to participate. I'll pass the word on to people I know who might be interested. | |
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Selenia
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2011-Mar-26 9:39 am
Hey Karl!What kind of topics could you use assistance on? This way, we can figure out if you could use anything I specialize in and like to write about. I was thinking I could contribute open source community news and UNiX/Linux topics, off the top of my head, as it seems largely ignored in the news section(you can't cover everything, but you do an excellent job in covering a lot). It's not talking about work, and it's a community in which I have deep roots and extensive knowledge. Anyways, let me know. | |
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Really???Do we need to talk about payment before or after submitting to » /news?Blake How are you at dealing with men in dark suits that go bump in the night? | |
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