You can get your blog (and RSS feed) listed in USATODAY.com for a month without paying any of the advertising charges.
Other than a free directly listing, your blog also be mentioned within articles on USA Today.com if the theme of your blog is contextually relevant to the story.
Here’s how to get your blog on USA Today:
1. Goto bloggerandpodcaster.com and register a free account with your email address.
2. The next screen will have various advertising options. Choose #4 that says “Custom Partner Program” and type coupon code “BP” (without quotes).
3. You can then fill other details in following screens like your Blog URL, RSS Feed, Category, etc.
Though you will not be charged for the entry, you will still have to share your credit card information for the transaction to complete.
Important Update: There’s probably a serious issue with this offer. When you give your credit card details, you are not charged the first month but will be billed automatically in the coming months if you do not cancel the subscription.
Several users have reported that they have not received any confirmation emails from Blogger and Podcaster magazine after signing up. So there’s no way to cancel.
Please stay away from the offer. I have written to the customer care at Blogger and Podcaster about canceling my credit card subscription but they haven’t responded.
Find this article at: http://www.labnol.org/internet/blogging/free-blog-advertising-usa-today/1755/
Tags: advertising, feature, usatoday, Blogging, Internet
Reader Comments
In the second page the #4 that says “Custom Partner Program” is not highlighted for me.
Why is this?
Written by Mohamed Shafi on 11.07.07
I don’t think this is open to Indians…
We can’t check the option4 box…
Can you please confirm?..
Written by Rajiv on 11.07.07
Yeah!.
We can check it only after entering BP
Sorry….
Written by Rajiv on 11.07.07
From Order Details:
1 Month Online starting 11/07/20 $00.00
TIP: Subsequent months will be billed on the 7th at $39.95/Month. Cancel before 12/07/20 to avoid charges. To cancel future listings just follow the steps below under “Order Cancellation”.
So, I assume, if you do not cancel, you’ll be billed $39.95 per month.
Written by Alek Davis on 11.07.07
40$ approx per month, thts 1600 for a month. Oopsie
Written by Sujoy Singha on 11.07.07
Free always has a catch or two.
Written by boris on 11.09.07
This is terrible and misleading,i went in and did as told by this blog, then found out Ill be billed $40 on the next month if I didn’t cancel. Now, I went in again and tried to follow their instructions on how to cancel, the online interface however doesn’t allow you to do just that. I tried calling and emailing them and still got no reply or feedback. This is a terrible terrible post by this blogger, posting something without even making mentioned of the succeeding billings. The pain and burden that this would cause to the readers like me is unimaginable. Hopefully the blogger clear this thing and or remove this blog post completely so no more people will fall victim to this!
Written by jayphcool on 11.12.07