Bad Movie Logo
"A website to the detriment of good film"
Custom Search
HOMEB-MOVIE REVIEWSREADER REVIEWSFORUMINTERVIEWSUPDATESABOUT
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?
March 29, 2024, 10:27:59 AM
713409 Posts in 53060 Topics by 7725 Members
Latest Member: wibwao
Badmovies.org Forum  |  Movies  |  Bad Movies  |  A.J. Wants to get paid! « previous next »
Pages: [1]
Author Topic: A.J. Wants to get paid!  (Read 4747 times)
Olivia Bauer
Frightening Fanatic of Horrible Cinema
****

Karma: 363
Posts: 3606



« on: May 19, 2014, 08:26:28 PM »

I bet you guys would know this.

Do you guys know any way I could get paid to write reviews?
Logged

Josso
Bad Movie Lover
***

Karma: 47
Posts: 456



WWW
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2014, 08:28:42 PM »

A lot of ways I guess, my first reaction is maybe start a youtube? But I could be biased because I saw Ashens subscribers shoot to ridiculous levels over the years
Logged

Olivia Bauer
Frightening Fanatic of Horrible Cinema
****

Karma: 363
Posts: 3606



« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2014, 10:43:29 PM »

A lot of ways I guess, my first reaction is maybe start a youtube? But I could be biased because I saw Ashens subscribers shoot to ridiculous levels over the years

I was thinking written reviews but I'm not ruling that out.
Logged

Rev. Powell
Global Moderator
B-Movie Kraken
****

Karma: 3100
Posts: 26776


Click on that globe for 366 Weird Movies


WWW
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2014, 07:36:21 AM »

Reviews of what?

Writing is one of the most competitive fields you could enter. Everyone thinks they can do it, and lots of people actually can. The general advice is to write 100 pieces and hope for 1 paid publication. Getting a degree in your field will speed the process up (i.e. if you want to do movie reviews take film courses---you'll make useful connections from your professors).
Logged

I'll take you places the hand of man has not yet set foot...
Rev. Powell
Global Moderator
B-Movie Kraken
****

Karma: 3100
Posts: 26776


Click on that globe for 366 Weird Movies


WWW
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2014, 07:44:35 AM »

A lot of ways I guess, my first reaction is maybe start a youtube? But I could be biased because I saw Ashens subscribers shoot to ridiculous levels over the years

You have to have an insane number of views on YouTube just to make pocket change.
Logged

I'll take you places the hand of man has not yet set foot...
Josso
Bad Movie Lover
***

Karma: 47
Posts: 456



WWW
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2014, 08:40:54 AM »

A lot of ways I guess, my first reaction is maybe start a youtube? But I could be biased because I saw Ashens subscribers shoot to ridiculous levels over the years


You have to have an insane number of views on YouTube just to make pocket change.


This is true it's the same with google adsense, but in combination with your own site or something like that it can be a great base for more independent promotion.

My dad writes reviews for these guys but it's really like temping hours I think. I can imagine there being a site that tells you what to go out and reviews and pays you weird hour minimum wage for it, for some reason I imagine this online industry being a little bit like surveys, ton of work for very little cash in 99.9% of places. (like those online audio transcription jobs, which despite typing 100WPM I can't seem to get paid jack for)
« Last Edit: May 20, 2014, 08:46:23 AM by Josso » Logged

Rev. Powell
Global Moderator
B-Movie Kraken
****

Karma: 3100
Posts: 26776


Click on that globe for 366 Weird Movies


WWW
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2014, 08:47:05 AM »

A lot of ways I guess, my first reaction is maybe start a youtube? But I could be biased because I saw Ashens subscribers shoot to ridiculous levels over the years

You have to have an insane number of views on YouTube just to make pocket change.

This is true it's the same with google adsense, but in combination with your own site or something like that it can be a great base for more independent promotion

I've found adsense pays much better than YouTube. I gave up on YouTube. But I think you're right that YouTube can help indirectly with branding/presence, it's just not a moneymaker in itself except for the top 0.1% of players.
Logged

I'll take you places the hand of man has not yet set foot...
JayJayM12
Regulary relieves himself on hospitality...
Bad Movie Lover
***

Karma: 96
Posts: 690



WWW
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2014, 01:43:45 PM »

I bet you guys would know this.

Do you guys know any way I could get paid to write reviews?

Speaking from my personal experience, the best way is to just write as many as you can for NO money for right now.  Most sites are constantly on the lookout for writers - if they publish your stuff, promote the heck out of it anywhere you can (a GREAT way is to tweet it, including one or two of the stars' twitter handles.  If the review is well written, they'll generally retweet).  When the right people notice you, you just might start to have a few offers come in.  Like they said, it's hard to get rich off of it, but it's certainly possible to get the bills paid!
Logged

Check out my movie reviews and articles at:  www.cinedump.com<br /><br />Or, don\\\'t check them out - see if I care.  You\\\'re not my real mom anyway.  Unless, you are.  In which case, whatever, I\\\'ll do what I want.  It\\\'s my hot body.  Y\\\'all don\\\'t know me.
Olivia Bauer
Frightening Fanatic of Horrible Cinema
****

Karma: 363
Posts: 3606



« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2014, 05:00:42 PM »

You guys made good points. I'll start writing non-profit reviews. I think I'll start with the new Spider-Man after I see it.
Logged

lester1/2jr
B-Movie Kraken
*****

Karma: 1110
Posts: 12271



WWW
« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2014, 08:18:13 AM »

pay J
Logged
Rev. Powell
Global Moderator
B-Movie Kraken
****

Karma: 3100
Posts: 26776


Click on that globe for 366 Weird Movies


WWW
« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2014, 08:43:40 AM »

I do accept reader reviews, but it must be a "weird" movie and you must follow the site format.

Of course Andrew accepts reader reviews here, though he hasn't officially published one in a long time.
Logged

I'll take you places the hand of man has not yet set foot...
Pages: [1]
Badmovies.org Forum  |  Movies  |  Bad Movies  |  A.J. Wants to get paid! « previous next »
    Jump to:  


    RSS Feed Subscribe Subscribe by RSS
    Email Subscribe Subscribe by Email


    Popular Articles
    How To Find A Bad Movie

    The Champions of Justice

    Plan 9 from Outer Space

    Manos, The Hands of Fate

    Podcast: Todd the Convenience Store Clerk

    Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

    Dragonball: The Magic Begins

    Cool As Ice

    The Educational Archives: Driver's Ed

    Godzilla vs. Monster Zero

    Do you have a zombie plan?

    FROM THE BADMOVIES.ORG ARCHIVES
    ImageThe Giant Claw - Slime drop

    Earth is visited by a GIANT ANTIMATTER SPACE BUZZARD! Gawk at the amazingly bad bird puppet, or chuckle over the silly dialog. This is one of the greatest b-movies ever made.

    Lesson Learned:
    • Osmosis: os·mo·sis (oz-mo'sis, os-) n., 1. When a bird eats something.

    Subscribe to Badmovies.org and get updates by email:

    HOME B-Movie Reviews Reader Reviews Forum Interviews TV Shows Advertising Information Sideshows Links Contact

    Badmovies.org is owned and operated by Andrew Borntreger. All original content is © 1998 - 2014 by its respective author(s). Image, video, and audio files are used in accordance with the Fair Use Law, and are property of the film copyright holders. You may freely link to any page (.html or .php) on this website, but reproduction in any other form must be authorized by the copyright holder.