xposted.com Registration Open

Last month, we hinted that we were working on an alternative solution to monetizing blogs - that is a way that doesn't involve advertising. Today, we're ready to start sharing more of that with you.

Overview

The site header says it all: "x:posted is a marketplace for buying and selling online content". That's pretty much what we're trying to do. x:posted (read crossposted) is meant to give you a way to connect directly with potential buyers of the content you are already creating.

Who's It For?

We've got two audiences in mind - buyers and sellers. Sellers include any and all bloggers, photobloggers, podcasters, vloggers, and any other hybrid format that might come along in the next 30 seconds. If you're making content today, you're eligible to be a seller.

Buyers include anyone that's interested in lightening the load of maintaining a blog with hungry readers. We're focusing initially on the conference, trade show, and association marketplace. In the end, anyone with a credit card and a need for content is a potential buyer.

Why Do This?

Good question. Basically, as we started having conversations with more and more groups, we realized that they were scared of blogging - specifically about the committment it required. Seeking a solution, we realized that if we could connect them to the bloggers of the world, there would be a win-win situation for everyone involved.

Plus, we knew that lots of bloggers were interested in how to cover their costs, time, etc. and advertising splattered across their site just wasn't an option.

What Content Do You Want?

Wrong question. It's actually a question of what content do our Buyers want. We're here to connect you to them. You can sell text, photos, audio, video. It's up to you. The only requirement is that you actually own it.

What's In It For Me?

Better question. Essentially, we're going to charge a transaction fee. It will start out at 25% of the price but we're working on lowering that if we can get the payment processing tweaked the right way. The prices are always determined by you, not us.

Cool, Where Do I Sign Up?

We're glad you asked. Currently, any publication (aka blogger) can Nominate their work. We'll get in touch as soon as we have a Buyer.

Buyer's are on a more restrictive pathway. We're doing a private alpha with some of the beta clients we have for the time being but we'll be opening the gates on this soon to the world at large.