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Unethical? Or pay Music Bloggers their Fair Share?

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A lot of howling and bitching by self-proclaimed moralists lately echoed off the walls of the RockmusicRaider office suite. Deep questions galore about ethics, playing to theories that you should not take money for the work you do. That by doing so, your pure creative spirit as a blogger will grow the infamous mold of corruption. Specifically, in the music industry, this view lately became a problem.

Sigh.

Methinks that this is an age-old question that bothers many a journalist out there1). Is it – yes or no – unethical to take money? And if so, why?

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Blogger, mind your blog. Hints for the astute!

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RockmusicRaider Editorial - Blog and Blogging

You have this urge. This unholy hunger, this need to tell the world your opinion. To put your point across, to share your passion. To be heard and understood.

Basically you want to have a voice, where others have none. Twitter does not really cut it for you, not everyone is Trump. And Facebook is downright creepy, if you start thinking about it. So, you need your own structure, and not have everybody and sundry tell you what to do all day long.

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10 Most Popular Posts @ RMR – Edition II

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Howdy fans and friends!

A long while ago, the RMR deck crew issued that first attempt at glory. A list of most popular posts. Those that stuck with the audience, appreciation expressed through the sheer force of a great many clicks.

Since our last measurement, things changed dramatically and RockmusicRaider progressed further down that road to blog nirvana. In other words, from being totally on the outskirts of the metal music blogosphere, we find ourselves today at least somewhat more center stage. So, compared to our first attempt, there’s a tad more oomph behind our stats this time.

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Affiliate or Associate Programs – The Saviors of your Music Blog?

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RockmusicRaider - Blog - Associate and Affiliate Programs

Ah, the riches that can be had. Amazon, the most affluent company in the world. Apple, a stable value across the business, techno-savvy and cool. Whiffs of millions of greenbacks, sales by the thousands, your wares on their stores at all times.

Or better still: Scavenge off the merchandise of others, by skimming a little something off their sales. THAT is allure right there. But in truth, as you are a blogger, why not earn a slice off their fame. After all, affiliate or associate programs are there for a reason. To drive sales, methinks. Or are they really?

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