Xomba is a website where you can post articles to earn money, much like Hubpages, eHow, Bukisa, Suite101, and others. But Xomba offers a greater advantage to novelists for these reasons:
The articles are easier to write. The word count minimum for a Xombyte (article) is 150 words. The minimum for a Xomblurb (link description) is 50 words.
You can link to your own website. Xomblurbs let you post a link to wherever you want (except your own Xombytes). It works like a less-automated form of sharing on Facebook or linking on Twitter. Where else can you earn money for bragging about your own website?
All forms of writing are permitted. You can post poetry, short stories, and chapters of your novel right alongside your non-fiction articles. Don’t worry, you still keep the rights to all your work.
You can earn money while doing online research. Say you were searching for information on your protagonist’s profession, and found an awesome site on the day-to-day life of a veterinarian. Take five minutes and write a Xomblurb about it. Not only will you have a link and quick description to refer back to later, you may make a little change, too!
Xomba and social media sites feed each other. Don’t want to twitter what you had for dinner for the 10th time this month? Post a link to a recent Xombyte. Looking for something interesting to link to with a Xomblurb? Scan your Twitter feed or friends’ Facebook links for sites others wanted to share.
I am by no means an expert on Xomba – I just joined today! I do think it offers a great opportunity for novelists. I plan to post again with an update on how the site is working for me, however, I’m already earning money! I posted 3 Xomblurbs this morning (taking about 5 minutes each) as I came across interesting sites. After posting the third, I thought I’d check my Adsense account, even though I’d only joined Xomba two and a half hours ago. I’d already made $0.04! That may seem like only a little, but if I never posted anything else and kept earning at that speed, in a year I would make over $100 for 15 minutes of work.
So why not take a chance and try it? Even if you end up hating it, whatever you posted to try it out will keep earning you money for years to come!
(Side note: I felt confident saying years, because this isn’t some flash-in-the-pan startup company. It has already been around for 3 years.)
You’re right! Xomba IS great for novelists who want to promote their work.
In fact, taprial a long time member of Xomba recently had a novel published and is now promoting it on Xomba!
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promoteyournovel.com – da best. Keep it going!
Ah, I love it! I Just posted a short story on there. I loved writing it, and hopefully I might make some money! Really, I’m not too interested in the money, but it’s a great incentive to keep writing.