Some sites, like those owned by Gawker Media, give bloggers retainers and then bonuses for hitting benchmarks, like if the pages they write are viewed 100,000 times a month. Then the goal is raised, like a sales commission: write more, earn more.
– fuck advertising. ppl dying to break some new Mac rumor is bullshit.
In Web World of 24/7 Stress, Writers Blog Till They Drop – New York Times