Blogging for fun and profit: become a Gather Socialwriter and earn $

Gather is expanding their Socialwriter program. Socialwriters are Gather members who post about current trending topics to increase awareness of the Gather social network and promote discussion around these "water cooler" topics of the day.

I've been a Gather Socialwriter since the program went through its experimental phase in September, and it has been very successful for both us as writers and for increasing traffic to Gather. It's an enjoyable and rewarding program.

This is a great opportunity for people who:

• Enjoy blogging
• Would like some part-time additional income
• Are retired
• Work from home
• Are students
  

Blog about whatever interests you, within the confines of popular topics. Pay is based on page views for content, with bonuses for certain levels. Earn up to $500 per month.

If you are interested in learning more, leave a comment or email me: mrhe25@gmail.com.

Exposure: Gather.com

Over 120,000 people viewed something I wrote last month over at Gather.com. That is simply astounding.

This has been a rewarding experience over the past couple months in several ways. As one of the first "experimental" Gather Socialwriters I've been able to see how the program has grown and evolved. I've "met" some great people and I've been exposed to a ton of ideas and points of view that otherwise wouldn't have been on my radar screen. (I also make a bit of money blogging - what a country!)

Check out Gather.com if you haven't yet - it's a social network centered more on news, original content, and discussion than other networks out there.