by carolyn mckibbin
1/9/2009 7:49:00 AM
Site Gurus know they don’t get paid for managing their tip site at LifeTips. Instead of money, they get an online platform where they can share their knowledge, writing style and personality with the world—clients and potential employers in particular. Gurus get thousands of unique monthly online visitors hooked on their opinion, expertise and commentary. They manage a community of readers, mediate comments and become the epicenter for an ongoing conversation. And LifeTips is there to support them with the technology and supervision to do so.
Some of our tip sites are sponsored by clients. In this circumstance, we are able to pay the Site Guru a flat fee for a bulk amount of tips and blog posts. Not a bad deal, right? The only downside is that Gurus whose sites aren’t sponsored sometimes feel slighted.
If you’re one of these people, keep your chin up. While your niche may not be sponsored right now, your ability to manage, promote and drive traffic to your site looks great to potential clients, who may be wooed some time down the road to sponsor your niche. Link those tips, post links back to your site on your personal blog and online forums and keep pumping out great content. Even though it may not be cash in your hand right now, it could pay off in the long run. Your Tip Site is just one more way to add credibility to your name and get your mug out to the masses.