Community driven websites are king.
Why? For the owner, if it’s promoted well enough, his/her users will do all the work – creating content, interacting with others, moderating the community and even promoting the website. For the users, it’s a place to hang around, enjoy the benefits of a (x user large) community and promote themselves. Win – win.
With that, I bring you Bloggers Base.
Bloggers Base describes itself as “a content discovery platform for bloggers and readers alike that is bringing the concept of quality over quantity to the Web“. Basically, it’s a blogger cross version of Digg and Facebook, with the added bonus of you being able to earn some money out of the whole thing.
You submit your content, people vote it up (or down) and you earn money if you’re chosen as the top blog. Of course, the money isn’t the important thing here – the site is growing fast, and an indirect benefit of the cash rewards is that people will be looking at it more in depth – meaning that if you do hit the front page, you’ll see a decent amount of exposure.
As the site is new, it’s easier to hit the front page than it is for sites like Digg, Delicious etc – sure, the exposure may be less, but these things often have ripple effects and at the very least you’re getting new eyeballs to YOUR content.
Signing up is free, of course, as any community driven website should be – once you’re signed up you can start submitting your posts (choose your best to have the greatest chance of doing well). You can even setup RSS feeds, so that your blog content is automatically turned into drafts – you only select the stuff you feel should be pimped on the front page.
How are posts selected for the front page?
The success of your posts depends on others – the more people that like it and vote it up, the more likely you are to hit the front page (and earn a cash prize).
Luckily, Bloggers Base has an easy way to invite people – you can invite friends by email, or even easier by using accounts on social networks like Facebook or other sites like Twitter. You promoting your content can generate a burst of publicity, and cash (you’ll see why below).
The main way you can make money on Bloggers Base.
Although you do get paid for hitting the front page, at the moment it isn’t that much ($40, which is better than nothing but not exactly an amount you’d plan to achieve).
The real money in Bloggers Base is by referring other people.
For each user you refer, you get 100% of their earnings for the first ten times they win.
You probably know a few half decent bloggers. A lot of them will not be signed up to Bloggers Base, simply because it’s so new.
If you invite them, and they sign up and hit it large… you can earn a shitload of money.
As each winner gets $40 (so do you), say you refer Big Blogger A. Big Blogger A has a following of 10,000 users, and those users love his content so much they publicize the crap out of everything he puts out.
Big Blogger A hits the front page ten times, he and you bank $400.
You get the idea. At the moment, there are a few bloggers that aren’t signed up to the program… have a try, see if you like it and if you do, politely pitch them the benefits. It never hurts 
You can earn a maximum of $400 per user. Of course, this won’t be easy – the users need to have content good enough to hit the front page. If they do though, hitting it is definitely possible and so is getting a decent payoff.
The good thing about Bloggers Base is that they pay by Paypal (none of this cheque rubbish) whenever your balance exceeds $20. They pay monthly.
By looking at the homepage, the main thing on the site seems to be tech related stuff (user susan is doing quite well for herself, having four of the entries currently on the homepage) so any of you that run tech blogs… have a go, you should do well. Tech isn’t the only thing though – there’s also a bit of stuff about entertainment, lifestyle and world opinions.
At the moment there doesn’t seem to be much content about marketing related stuff but as more users find out about the network (through these types of paid reviews) interest will surely increase.
It’s a new site, but there is potential – check it out, you could have some fun.
If you have questions or need something clarified, have a look at the FAQ… and check out the Quick Tour to find out more about how to use the site.
What do YOU think? 
March 7th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
Sounds like an interesting concept, being paid by social media is a new world that hasn’t been touched before. I guess this won’t last too long though as there will be plenty of people trying to game the system.
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March 12th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
I like this…this along with making money with affiliate programs seems to be a good idea. Thanks for the info.
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March 7th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
What an interesting idea! I doubt if this idea will work well though.
At least it should grow quickly!
Thanks,
Nate
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March 8th, 2009 at 12:10 am
I used it briefly when The Chow reviewed it. Not something I would continue to use.
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March 8th, 2009 at 2:01 am
This looks like a great idea, and plus you can make some money from it. Thanks for the review
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March 8th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
Hii.. Its a great idea.. Thanx for the info!
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March 8th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
Its quite good idea. I’ll give a try. How old is Blogger base ?
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March 8th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Sound like a good way to bring in targeted traffic and make a few bucks on the side.
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March 8th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Thank you Jason! I was actually looking for something like this. Once the word has gotten out on the University Kid though it gets pretty big, so I guess I better start referring people TODAY. Anyway thanks for sharing, it did need a new idea to work on today.
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March 8th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
This sounds like an interesting concept. I’ve got a bunch of posts on my blog and I’m interested in trying to put them on to see if I can make some money on it. It’s not a huge amount of cash but if it provides links back to your site and gets you additional traffic, it will more than pay off.
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March 8th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
Also – can you only submit new posts? Or can you submit hit posts from a few months ago? Both would work, but if you can lend them your archives that gives you a better chance.
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Writing Prompts (11 comments) Reply:
March 9th, 2009 at 8:15 pm
I’m interested in the answer to Nathaniel’s question as well. If I can resubmit content, then there’s nothing to lose here. However, if I have to write new posts, this might take a bigger investment.
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Jason (703 comments) Reply:
March 9th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Their homepage says “submit any old post” so I presume you can use past posts.
Ultimately it’s how you promote it, not how good the post is. Remember that crap marketed well sells better than brilliant content marketed crap.
As it’s new, it’s easier to promote your stuff than say it would be on other, more established sites (digg etc)
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Writing Prompts (11 comments) Reply:
March 13th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
This makes it really lucrative then. If it doesn’t hurt you at all to submit it, you can really try and pitch anything you’ve done for a potential kick back and added traffic.
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March 9th, 2009 at 1:22 am
Good concept; what makes it especially attractive is the cash payout of course. How does it compare with say technorati?
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March 9th, 2009 at 7:55 am
I should try this one out. Nice site. And the 40$ stuff and the referral system makes it more attractive. Thanks sir Jason for giving us insights on bloggers base.
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March 9th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
Agreed, it’s a pretty sweet deal if you can make money AND promote your site at once.
Thanks for the reference Jason!
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March 9th, 2009 at 9:02 am
wow thats great. I will surely join it.
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March 9th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
Nice review.It looks like something I could join.Communities are great places to get new ideas for blog posts and also meet new people and check out different blogs.
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March 10th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
I was signed into it even before reviews came springing one after the other… Actually I don’t really know how I can incorporate with other online stuffs that I have…
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March 13th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
How have you found it so far? If you’ve been using it for a while, have you had any success with it? Or did you just register and forget about it?
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March 10th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
Good review Jason, thanks!.
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March 10th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Very interesting way to earn some good bucks….this can also get very high traffic….anyways thanks for shairing..
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March 10th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
Tested it, did not earn a buck just yet =)
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March 11th, 2009 at 4:39 am
Def interesting. Social media is probably going to have many ways to make money in the future online. I personally like the new application that works with several of the popular social media sites like facebook, bebo and myspace. Check it out im making money at it already and its techy as well…
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March 11th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
looks nice.i have heard about this.
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March 11th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
I tend to be attracted to these “pay to post” offers even if the rewards aren’t all that great. Most likely because I’m one of those people that likes to make $$$ but not like talking about making $$$. Hopefully my technical savvy would be more helpful over there.
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March 12th, 2009 at 7:35 am
I think it is like get paid to “digg”however since writer not to necessarily to have there own domain or hosting ,I just doubt the writer of blogger base can become superblog like Problogger.at top.I think this blogger base is another competitor of Squidoo.or associated content,with there “unique platform dubbed dig”for blogger however I believe it will be so great to connect to our existence blog to make “Link back into”
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March 12th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
Pretty sweet concept. Has anyone checked Hitwise or any other traffic analyzer site to see how much traffic they are actually getting?
Thanks for the review!
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March 13th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Nice concept. Money is a good motivator for everyone to earn online, but needs little effort to find out the best way. As from my my view, the post was inspiring.
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March 13th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
This is an interesting concept, although I don’t know how this business model of paying bloggers to hit the front page can stand up. They’ll have to continue to get great (and in my opinion referencable) content to continue attracting visitors over the long run and to keep making those payouts. Paying 100% of your referrals earnings is nice too, I just dont see how it can last.
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March 13th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
That’s a good point. This seems like the start up companies approach to most problems. Throw money at it, THEN worry about how you’ll make it back. It will be tough for them to sustain a strong user base to make the money they’re paying out.
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March 13th, 2009 at 6:06 pm
Like the idea of this blog network.
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March 14th, 2009 at 3:23 am
Anyone already registered on them? Any feedback? It takes too much time on my end during registration. Thanks!
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Kaytiiangel (1 comments) Reply:
May 13th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
I’ve managed to win a few competitions. However, there is a LOT of drama and a LOT of behind the scenes work to vote certain bloggers down. One night I watched myself go from 1st to 3rd in 2 hours…in the middle of the night. I joined to get my blog exposure and it has done that. My posts used to receive over 500 hits, now I’m lucky to receive 100 hits. Many of my “friends” on bloggerbase have left. Lots of great posts to read, though.
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March 14th, 2009 at 7:32 am
Is really an awesome post. I had never known these facts about bloggersbase. Hoping you keep on posting these kind of superb posts
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March 14th, 2009 at 7:45 am
This sounds like an interesting idea. I don’t even bother with digg anymore because there is to much competition and to hit the front page. The niche social networking sites are where it is at.
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March 16th, 2009 at 11:38 am
This looks like a great idea, and plus you can make some money from it. Thanks for sharing and the review. Twitter for example is simple and very good to get you out there fast.
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March 16th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
I love the idea of Bloggers Base. Since everyone is trying to find a way to earn extra money, this is one of the best ways. One look at the site, it looks excellent with a lot of entries. I am going to register as well and check it out.
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March 18th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Yup, I’m definitely seeing this review everywhere… well, except my blog.
Jay
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March 19th, 2009 at 6:40 am
It’s a good idea.Your site is looking attractive.Thanks for sharing.
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March 19th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
What an interesting idea!
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March 20th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Very interesting way.I personally like the new application.Good review thanks!.
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March 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
Sound like a good way to bring in targeted traffic. Thanks for sharing.
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March 25th, 2009 at 6:42 am
Thanks for sharing good information about BloggerBase. I will try it.
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April 1st, 2009 at 6:28 am
I really appericiate your ideas & i am totally with it. but there are other way’s also , like increasing website traffic etc. to make real money.
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April 13th, 2009 at 11:04 am
Nice review.It looks like something I could join.Communities are great places to get new ideas for blog posts and also meet new people and check out different blogs.
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April 30th, 2010 at 3:33 pm
Very great site, being paid just for hitting the page without doing nothing (except writing googd article), the earnings is very good 40$, it gives me munch money than Adsense XD.
Thanks for sharing this site, i bookmark it for the future.
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July 8th, 2010 at 3:46 pm
Very interesting way.I personally like the new application.Good review thanks!.i bookmark it for the future. also Your site is looking attractive
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