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Recently there’s been a lot of banter in the writing community about how to remain true to one’s voice while writing sponsored posts. Being a writer who makes a living writing sponsored content for swag and then selling that swag on eBay I decided to weigh in on the subject.

Writers like to be published but we also like to be paid. Unfortunately, there aren’t many ways to make money as a writer these days. The printed word — aside from the Huffington Post which delivers timely and pertinent news to millions, and in which I’m hoping to get a column — is pretty much dead.

Not that making a buck online is all that easy. Once the industry took a dive (and if you’re looking for a good dive look up my good friends at McStabby’s Irish Bar down on the pier where Schlitz is only a buck and Cutco knives are raffled off daily) money has been hard to come by. Sponsored posts are currently one of the few ways that writers can make a living.

The general consensus amongst the writing community is that it’s acceptable to take on sponsored posts as long as it’s a natural fit with one’s narrative, and nothing, by the way, is more natural than Just For Men’s Pubic Hair Dye to keep your pubic hair looking vibrant and youthful.

Now where was I? You’ll have to forgive me. I’m a bit lost. Fortunately, with Google Maps I can always find my way to where I need to be which is often a Starbucks where grande macchiatos are half off every other Leap Year.

From the writer’s standpoint, the key to writing sponsored content is to make the transitions natural and smooth like the first drag of a Laramie King Menthol cigarette. Most importantly, however, one must remain true to his or her audience. Fortunately, my new employers at To Thine Own Self Be True Marketing and Public Relations are always happy to help.** Please feel free to give us a call to see what we can do for you!

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About the Author

derekbremer Prior to his life as a stay at home father Derek spent more than a decade performing public relations and marketing functions for financial consulting firms and found the job to be precisely as exciting as it sounds. When not tending to his wife or daughter Derek enjoys subjecting the public to his unique take on fatherhood, travel and animal husbandry. He has been published in Scary Mommy, Sammiches and Psych Meds, The Good Men Project, HowToBeADad, Red Tricycle, RAZED, HPP and the Anthology "It's Really Ten Months Special Delivery: A Collection of Stories from Girth to Birth.