There is a new player in the world of social bookmarking. SheToldMe is a Digg-like network that lets you earn money through AdSense advertising. It is quite new so it remains to be seen if it can compete with Digg. It is becoming popular because of AdSense, but also because the site does not frown on members adding their own articles or sites. Most of the other sites would rather you post other’s sites rather than those you have a stake in.

At SheToldMe you add sites, you vote others sites/links up or down, and hopefully you earn some money from AdSense. You can also refer people to the site and will receive the income from one block of their Adsense Ads for as long as they have their account.

To join SheToldMe click on LogIn on the top right hand of the front page. This will take you to a page that lets you choose between creating a new account, logging in, or requesting a new password. You choose a username, add your email address and confirm that address, you then choose a password and confirm that password, next your choose an avatar to represent you on the site, then you list the URL of your web site or blog you want people to know about, next they ask for your Google AdSense ID (the number without pub- or ca-pub-), next you are asked to type in a captcha code and then you submit. You will shortly receive an email asking you to confirm your email address. It is usually instantaneous but it can take a while, make sure you check your spam box to see if it was delivered there by mistake. You are given two weeks to reply to the email or your account will be deleted.

Click on “add a link/publish a story” in the right hand column on your account page. What you submit are called “scoops”. When you click on add a link you are taken to a page which asks for the URL, the title, a scoop (or summary), choose a category, and add some relevant tags for your submission. For the title and the summary “You must write a minimum of 10 characters for your title but no more than 100. Same with your description, it must be between 200 and 5000 characters.” I would suggest you type in an original summary rather than just posting a clip from your submission. You have the choice of previewing your scoop or can submit it.

The sites you submit must follow the rules set out by AdSense which includes no pornography; no racist or violent content; no excessive profanity; no gambling sites; no sites that sell drugs, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, and replica goods; and no sites that promote illegal activity. These are basically the same rules as every other site that relies on AdSense for income. When your site is submitted it shows up it is in the queued list and gets promoted to the front page after a certain number of votes. A screenshot of the site or article that you submitted appears next to your summary. Three AdSense blocks are placed around the summary. There is also a link for people to click on to comment on your submission.

Referrals

I briefly touched on referrals. Every account is given a referral code to promote the site amongst your friends, family and colleagues. When someone signs up to the service using your referral, you get one block of their three AdSense for as long as they have their account. The top referrers are listed on the right hand column of the front page.

Tools

SheToldMe gives you tools to help spread the word about the site and to refer people. You can add a bookmark tool to your browser to make it easier to submit pages to the site. You also have access to various website buttons to place on your own blog or website which contain your referral number. All of these are accessible from your account dashboard and the column which appears on the right-hand side of every page.

For now, SheToldMe seems like a good site. I have been a member for just over a week and haven’t earned anything or really gotten that many clicks. I definitely will give this site a good tryout and I hope that you will too. If you are interested, click on my referral link, or, if you prefer, just visit SheToldMe.Com and sign up.

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