My blog is new. I need 10 article posts for my blog. How much should I pay for it?
13.06.2025 04:03
This is because you’re meant to fill them with pre-prepared copy (text and pictures).
I am the author and owner of Ramen Freak. I work in Windows and Linux mobile computing for a boring, colorless, publicly listed corporation in East Coast USA. I live with Janet (my wife since 1985) and two whimsical cats the size of battle tanks in the lush concrete suburbs of Anytown, Anystate. My wife isn’t ‘big’ on noodles though. Oh well…
Your blog’s editorial window (“niche,” although that’s the wrong word) — what your blog is generally about or tends to focus on
How did you know you weren't the narc?
This blog updates every Tuesday at 8 p.m. EST (midnight UTC, Wednesday).
your general commenting policy
Who your blog is aimed at, or who might be interested
Why do people still think Michael Jackson was guilty?
Facebook: xxx
I hope you didn’t delete them.
Example:—
If you’ve just launched your blog, it should already have 3–6 empty placeholder posts autogenerated by the platform or system.
Twitter (now X ‘ecks’): xxx
On the balance of all practical probabilities, it’s easier (and cheaper) to write your own stuff.
What are 10 interesting facts about you?
“Administrativa” like:—
YouTube: xxx
“What if I’ve already deleted those placeholder posts? What if I’ve posted a few posts already?”
Who is the most dangerous or evilest person of all time?
Your contact details (email at a minimum)
This is your first actual post — the first piece of ‘meat’ for your blog. Open it and fill it with pre-prepared copy.
You need to understand why you yourself should be doing the writing for your own blog — certainly for the first two years.
Is LGBTQ destroying the world?
Oh, well done, bruv. You’ve made the second biggest blogging mistake.
The first placeholder post is typically headlined “Hello, world!” with no content. Leave it alone. This is your blog’s birth certificate. It helps the search engines to ‘notice’ the launch of your blog.
THE 2ND PLACEHOLDER POST
Why do men like BBW? What is the attraction?
Open it for editing. Fill it with your own text on:—
The About page will always be your blog’s most-viewed item and click magnet.
If you’re running a hobby-horse blog, you generally don’t pay because then you’d be inviting people to guest-post out of interest.
What are some good inspirational movies?
[photo or artwork of yourself doing something other than work]
Even news agencies like AP, Reuters, AFP, etc (with hundreds of reporters each worldwide) have their own overall ‘corporate’ and ‘news’ persona or voice.
Open them and fill with pre-prepared copy.
This blog was born on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at 7:21 p.m. EST (23:21 UTC).
how frequent the blog is updated (i.e. what is your posting day — every Tuesday at 8 p.m. is a good starting point)
The Ramen Freak is about all things ramen and noodles, Japanese or not. It focuses on traditional as well as “new wave” or “fusion” recipes and discusses protips for creating the “perfect” noodle dish for the noodle aficionado.
How much should one budget to travel for 1 month generally?
If you succeed, you succeed. If you fail, you fail. It doesn’t matter either way because you still have to do some elementary things.
It’s that straightforward.
(All images via my blog)
Do most men prefer curvy women or skinny women?
English is the blog’s language, but other languages may appear occasionally (hopefully with an English translation).
Never mind what the Internet is telling you. The starting rate is US$1 per word for a 300–500-word piece (with minimum 3 photos) that’s unique and exclusive to your blog — with a 30%–50% kill rate for submitted but cancelled acceptance.
Email: xxx
Why do Indian parents force their kids to do stuff?
You can contact me below (for blog and off-blog matters) or use the Contact Form (click here).
Addressing your question more directly:—
The 4th, 5th and 6th placeholder posts
With retail cyberattacks on the rise, customers find orders blocked and shelves empty - AP News
The 3rd placeholder post
UH-OH…
the blog’s main language
‘Dirty Dozen’ 2025: The 12 Most Contaminated Fruits and Vegetables - Food & Wine
You can expect to pay up to US$7 a word with experienced writers or bloggers (with 10+ years’ experience) — same as magazine writing rates.
Whatever the editorial window or niche, your blog has a ‘voice.’ That voice is you.
Once you’ve done the above, copy and paste the above into a new static page (“About”), edit it here and there, and publish. Add a link into your blog menu for the About.
Just carry on from where you are. Stay on target, Luke.
The biggest mistake any blogger could make is producing a blog that has no voice — no persona, no personality, no flavour and no perspective behind the words.
Comments close on all posts after 28 days. Comments should be in English as far as possible, although all languages are welcomed. Comments once posted cannot be retracted or removed, so please comment at your own risk.
Contact me
There’s no point in backtracking. Don’t bother to re-create those placeholder posts.
John “Ramenista” Smith
the blog’s launch date and time
Your writing doesn’t have to be perfect for a blog. It only needs to be reasonably readable — and reasonably formatted (which you still have to do anyway even for a piece written by someone else).
The second placeholder post is empty. Use it to introduce your blog and yourself.
THE 1ST PLACEHOLDER POST: ‘Hello, world!’
I welcome submissions of recipes, stories and photos. Please discuss with me. I am prepared to pay US$1 per word for unique, eye-catching pieces.
Every day, around 7 million blog posts are published on the Internet. You’re fighting for attention and breathing space even with a voice.
Who you are — you don’t have to disclose your identity, but there must be a person even with a pseudonym (not anonymous) for attracting readers and subscribers