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Saturday, May 9, 2009

Why Paying People by Page Views is Wrong

Paying a blogger or journalist based on page views puts the onus on the writer to get traffic and takes away from their main job of research and writing, says blogger and editorialist, Mark Glaser of MediaShift. There's only one result of paying writers by page view, he says: They will pander, sensationalize, and go for short-term gain over long-term value. And it does damage the site's reputation. Read more of what Glaser says by going here.

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