Many of you may have noticed that the old Xomba site has been replaced with a new sleeker version with better handling and better social media integration. I actually never liked the old site. It was very Web 1.0-ish. This was one of the reasons the site operators went ahead with the re-launch. Another reason was that after the Google Panda update, the owners felt that "earning money for writing" was now less realistic. There certainly are many sites that have gone down the tubes, so I don't entirely blame them
As someone who is trying to earn money and create wealth online, however, it is disappointing that they have place less of an emphasis on earning money. Most people used the old Xomba for backlinks through their bookmarking feature. The editors will not be tolerating this type of activity on the new Xomba site. As it is, the Adsense split is only a halfway decent 60/40 split in favor of the authors.
Just because the new Xomba appears to be less of an opportunity to earn money, does not mean it can't be done. For one thing, there is going to be a create writing culture and community. As an online author, networking can often make your life alot easier. Who knows, maybe the new site will be extremely Google friendly. If that is the case then it really doesn't matter what the Adsense split is. I would rather take a 60/40 split on a site that is Google friendly than get 100% revenue from a site that is junk on Google.
I have taken the new site for a little test drive to see where it takes me. I have posted a few "Top Lists" (one of the best new features), an article, and a few bookmarks to legitimate news articles. I will give it a month and then report back on my findings.
Check out the new site: http://www.xomba.com/
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