Examiner.com – A Cool Blogging Opportunity, Just Not For Me

On Tip of the Day Tuesdays, Social Media Novice shares with you a new nugget of valuable Web 2.0 info that she’s learned. If however, she wants to blog about stuff that doesn’t fall into the “tip” category per-se, then she will abstain from doing Tip of the Day Tuesdays for a while, until realizing that they provide a blogging structure that she desperately needs. So, onwards and upwards.

For people who are looking to expand their blog-o-sphere profiles, there is an interesting opportunity available on Examiner.com. The site features a lot of content from bloggers, known specifically as “Examiners”. You can be an examiner for any topic, from just about any city – meaning that you can be anything from a Job Search Examiner to a Music Examiner to a Trophy Wife Examiner (I haven’t seen the last one on the Examiner site yet, but I think that it totally has potential).

The application process is a bit annoying, but not too bad. It’s got some pretty standard stuff – writing samples, post ideas, etc. I applied and got accepted (yay!) but decided that ultimately I wouldn’t be able to handle the commitment (boo!). That being said, don’t let that scare you off. The commitment that I speak of was that they wanted me to write at least one article per week, which wouldn’t be bad if it weren’t for the fact that I have a 9-5, a love for sleep, this poor neglected blog, and the desire to do non-computer related things every once in a while. I can’t handle another commitment right now; it would just be too much for me.

So does the Examiner pay? Technically yes, although practically pennies, so you’re pretty much writing for free. But I think that if you’re looking for more writing experience, if you don’t have a lot going on your resume, or if you just think that it would be cool to write about a topic that you really like, then you should go for it. And then give this blog a shout-out for giving you the idea.

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