Xomba.com is a website that's rather unique in the world of social bookmarking websites, as Xomba users can create social bookmarks that promote and drive traffic to websites, blogs and web articles.
The added benefit of Xomba is that Xomblurbs can also generate revenue for Xomba members, essentially "paying" web writers, bloggers and web surfers to promote material.
What is Xomba?: Xombytes and Xomblurbs
Xomba is a website with a "community" of members. Xomba memberships are free and once signed up, Xomba members can create two types of content: Xombytes and Xomblurbs.
Xomba describes Xombytes as "a blog, article, or fiction that is submitted to Xomba. A Xombyte should be a full fledged piece of writing containing at least 150 words. It can contain links to other web pages but that should not be its main focus."
Web writers, bloggers, website creators, and web surfers can create social bookmarks called Xomblurbs. Xomblurbs will be the primary tool of the web writer or blogger who is seeking to promote their work on the web. The purpose of a Xomblurb is to promote readers to a website, article, blog, video or image on the web.
How To Use Xomblurbs to Promote Blogging or Writing?
Xomblurbs are a simple yet effective promotion tool for a web writer's article or blog entries. When a web writer or blogger creates a new article or blog entry, a new Xomblurb can be created.
A Xomblurb consists of a link, a title, a teaser -- a brief description of the content that the Xomblurb links to - and keywords. A category for the Xomblurb must also be selected from a drop-down menu of topics ranging from celebrity gossip to family and home or money and investing.
Once the Xomblurb is created and saved, it will start to receive views from Xomba members and other visitors to Xomba. Xomblurbs and Xombytes are also picked up by search engines like Google.
Many people who view a Xomblurb will click on the link that the Xomblurb promotes, thereby generating traffic for the web writer's articles or a blogger's blog entry. This also highlights the importance of creating good teaser text that will pique the reader's interest.
Notably, writers retain full rights to any content created on Xomba.
Is it Possible to Make Money on Xomba?
Xomba, like many other websites, displays advertisements as part of the Google AdWords program. These advertisements are displayed alongside every Xomblurb or Xombyte.
When a reader clicks on an ad displayed alongside a Xomblurb or Xombyte, this generates revenue for the Xomba member. Xomba boasts a 50/50 revenue split with Xomba members.
Anyone can sign up to join Xomba, including non-Americans who are often excluded from earning opportunities on many websites.
In order to earn money from Xomba, one must have an AdSense account with Google. Once this is created, the Xomba member's account must be linked to their AdSense account.
For web writers and bloggers, this is an added benefit. Not only does Xomba create incoming links and added website traffic or blog traffic, but Xomba is also a source or revenue. This means that web writers and bloggers can earn money to promote their own web content or any other interesting content they find on the internet.
To learn more about Xomba or to sign up, visit Xomba.com.
More Resources for Web Writers and Bloggers
To learn more web writing tips and or to learn additional article or blog promotion methods, check out the Resources for Writers Page to read articles like Google AdWords as a Tool for Web Writers along with Blogging to Promote Web Writers and Their Articles.
Mia Carter - Mia Carter - Journalist, Producer/Editor & Web Writer. Carter's work has appeared on CBS and CNN.com.
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