My blog is new. I need 10 article posts for my blog. How much should I pay for it?

“What if I’ve already deleted those placeholder posts? What if I’ve posted a few posts already?”

The Ramen Freak is about all things ramen and noodles, Japanese or not. It focuses on traditional as well as “new wave” or “fusion” recipes and discusses protips for creating the “perfect” noodle dish for the noodle aficionado.

The 4th, 5th and 6th placeholder posts

Is there a possibility that we are living in a simulation and that there is a concept of rebirth?

If you’ve just launched your blog, it should already have 3–6 empty placeholder posts autogenerated by the platform or system.

Who your blog is aimed at, or who might be interested

Oh, well done, bruv. You’ve made the second biggest blogging mistake.

Why are there posts saying the T in LGBT should be dropped? With what is happening in the US and beyond against the trans community cause for concern that if this is accepted could it be deemed acceptable to start on the LGB community again?

If you succeed, you succeed. If you fail, you fail. It doesn’t matter either way because you still have to do some elementary things.

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the blog’s launch date and time

If my lovely sister sleeps with my boyfriend, what should I do about her?

John “Ramenista” Smith

UH-OH…

You can contact me below (for blog and off-blog matters) or use the Contact Form (click here).

Is Daenerys Targaryen really the most beautiful woman, or is everyone saying that just to flatter her?

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your general commenting policy

This blog updates every Tuesday at 8 p.m. EST (midnight UTC, Wednesday).

Was there any slavery of white people that actually compares to the transatlantic slave trade? I’m not baiting or anything actually genuinely curious and want to know.

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This blog was born on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at 7:21 p.m. EST (23:21 UTC).

THE 2ND PLACEHOLDER POST

My marriage is fixed. My future husband repeatedly calls me to meet me in private and pressure me to have a relationship. What should I do?

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You need to understand why you yourself should be doing the writing for your own blog — certainly for the first two years.

Once you’ve done the above, copy and paste the above into a new static page (“About”), edit it here and there, and publish. Add a link into your blog menu for the About.

Why do heterosexual men like anal sex with women? I think it's because they secretly want to have anal sex with a man? What do you think?

There’s no point in backtracking. Don’t bother to re-create those placeholder posts.

Who you are — you don’t have to disclose your identity, but there must be a person even with a pseudonym (not anonymous) for attracting readers and subscribers

“Administrativa” like:—

Consumer sentiment swings sharply higher in June as tariff anxiety recedes - Axios

I am the author and owner of Ramen Freak. I work in Windows and Linux mobile computing for a boring, colorless, publicly listed corporation in East Coast USA. I live with Janet (my wife since 1985) and two whimsical cats the size of battle tanks in the lush concrete suburbs of Anytown, Anystate. My wife isn’t ‘big’ on noodles though. Oh well…

[photo or artwork of yourself doing something other than work]

English is the blog’s language, but other languages may appear occasionally (hopefully with an English translation).

What are some sex stories from your college days?

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The second placeholder post is empty. Use it to introduce your blog and yourself.

the blog’s main language

Why are you bare-nakedly displaying your anti-Trump bias while ignoring the liberals' destruction of the US? I am now blocking your e-mails because of your biased articles.

Addressing your question more directly:—

On the balance of all practical probabilities, it’s easier (and cheaper) to write your own stuff.

You can expect to pay up to US$7 a word with experienced writers or bloggers (with 10+ years’ experience) — same as magazine writing rates.

Why is the First Amendment referred to as a right to free speech instead of an immunity from punishment for one's words, regardless of their truthfulness?

Open it for editing. Fill it with your own text on:—

Your contact details (email at a minimum)

It’s that straightforward.

This is your first actual post — the first piece of ‘meat’ for your blog. Open it and fill it with pre-prepared copy.

Just carry on from where you are. Stay on target, Luke.

I welcome submissions of recipes, stories and photos. Please discuss with me. I am prepared to pay US$1 per word for unique, eye-catching pieces.

Your writing doesn’t have to be perfect for a blog. It only needs to be reasonably readable — and reasonably formatted (which you still have to do anyway even for a piece written by someone else).

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how frequent the blog is updated (i.e. what is your posting day — every Tuesday at 8 p.m. is a good starting point)

Even news agencies like AP, Reuters, AFP, etc (with hundreds of reporters each worldwide) have their own overall ‘corporate’ and ‘news’ persona or voice.

The About page will always be your blog’s most-viewed item and click magnet.

The first placeholder post is typically headlined “Hello, world!” with no content. Leave it alone. This is your blog’s birth certificate. It helps the search engines to ‘notice’ the launch of your blog.

Whatever the editorial window or niche, your blog has a ‘voice.’ That voice is you.

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I hope you didn’t delete them.

If you’re running a hobby-horse blog, you generally don’t pay because then you’d be inviting people to guest-post out of interest.

Every day, around 7 million blog posts are published on the Internet. You’re fighting for attention and breathing space even with a voice.

Comments close on all posts after 28 days. Comments should be in English as far as possible, although all languages are welcomed. Comments once posted cannot be retracted or removed, so please comment at your own risk.

Open them and fill with pre-prepared copy.

THE 1ST PLACEHOLDER POST: ‘Hello, world!’

The biggest mistake any blogger could make is producing a blog that has no voice — no persona, no personality, no flavour and no perspective behind the words.

Your blog’s editorial window (“niche,” although that’s the wrong word) — what your blog is generally about or tends to focus on

Never mind what the Internet is telling you. The starting rate is US$1 per word for a 300–500-word piece (with minimum 3 photos) that’s unique and exclusive to your blog — with a 30%–50% kill rate for submitted but cancelled acceptance.

This is because you’re meant to fill them with pre-prepared copy (text and pictures).

Example:—