6 Things You Learn Getting Paid To Troll People Online [View all]

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#5. Negative Feedback And Hate Reading Gets You Paid

I've done a pay-per-click gig, but I have had a few gigs that paid me extra for reaching a certain page view threshold. Either way, at this point in my career I am now a known quantity. Editors know they can rely on me to produce a stream of punters giving them the sweet page views and click-throughs they need to pitch to potential advertisers. So basically every time you read my article, comment on it, and/or share it with your friends while telling them what a dick I am, you're helping me buy another pair of $400 jeans. Thanks for that!

Keep on hating, haters.

Oh, what's that? You're unfollowing because of my article? Congratulations. No one gives a shit, because 20 other people just followed and you'll be back the second the website runs a picture of cleavage again. Unfollowing a page on Facebook is like voting Libertarian; it might make you feel better at night, but at the end of the day, you've accomplished precisely nothing.

Remember this the next time someone posts a link to an article calling Obama a "Trojan Horse", or something similar.

For online writers, it's all about page views and clicks. The more outrageous or sensational an article is, the more likely it is to be widely shared, and the more cheddah it generates for the site and the writer.

Sid