FanBox Blogging

Learn how to create a blog and post on FanBox.

The $ sign represents the "read more" and paid section of the blog.

Search Terms (tags) must be relevant to the blog post.

Your post's Search Terms (tags) can be edited at any time.

When choosing Search Terms for your post, your Search Terms should relate to the content of your post in a logical way. 

You get paid for the time people spend enjoying your blogs. Make sure your post delivers a quality experience for your reader. 

If you did not create the content in your post, make sure to give credit to the source you got that content from.

You can give credit to a source you got your content from by putting "Credit: http://www.YourSourceSite.com" at the bottom of the post with your borrowed content.

When saving your blog post, make sure your title makes sense and accurately describes to a reader what they can expect to find in that post.

FanBox makes it easy to search images from Google, Yahoo, and Wikipedia directly in the Editor but you can add images from anywhere to your post.

A blog is typically about one subject matter and may contain as many posts as you like.
By clicking on the "Need Ideas" button in the "Produce" tab of the Dashboard, you can view a list of the most popular Search Terms in your country.


The "Need Ideas" button is located to the right of the "Produce" tab.

To create a new post within a blog, click the "New Post" button within the "Produce" tab in the Dashboard.

Each post has its own unique URL. This URL can be found at the bottom of each post.

Your post description will used as the default Ad body text for any Ad for that post. So, make sure it is relevant to your post and entices others to read your post.

As a blogger, if you fund your own ads for your own posts, you receive 100% of the earnings from the ads.

If a booster is funding an ad, you the blogger and the advertiser also earn.

The "Publish" button needs to be clicked so that your post is visible to everyone.

If you as a blogger created an ad for your own post, of the non-booster payout, you the blogger receive 100% of the payout.

On a non-booster payout, the blogger who created the post receives 2/3 of the payout.

Use the "Search" area at the bottom of the Editor to find great content for your posts.

The Search Terms you choose help readers find the posts that are relevant to them.

You can always go back into your post to add more search terms relevant to your post.

You may go back and edit your blog post by using the "Produce" tab and select the blog and specific post you want to edit from the drop down menu. Make the changes you wish and click "Save".

The "Save as Draft" button is to make your post is only visible to you.

Once you save a post, you also need to enter a post title, enter up to 6 relevant search words and create a post description.

You need to write a brief synopsis of your post or a post description to entice the reader to read your post, help the reader understand what your post is about, and it is a basis for ads if someone else wants to create an ad for your post.

If you need ideas to write about click on the "Needs Ideas" button, read the news and headlines to see what is trending, and use the "Search" area to search for popular topics.

The following are included to help you format and create your post: font size, font family, paragraph, strikethrough. 

The largest font size you can have for your post is 36 pts.

Including a picture in your post lengthens the approval process.

The "B" just below the post drop down stands for "bold."

The "I" just below the post drop down stands for "italic."

When you create a "New Post" the yellow smiley face right below the drop down stands for emotions.

When someone reviews your blog they are writing a short review of the whole blog.

Once you save a post, the system encourages you to create an ad for your post.

To change the title of your blog, from the "Produce" tab, select the blog you want to edit from the drop down menu. At the top right of the blog click the "Blog 

Settings" link and then edit your blog title.

Use the blog settings page to update your blog title, blog URL, blog icon, the language you will be blogging in, and whether or not others are allowed to copy your posts.

If you change the language you are blogging in, it will also change your ad language.

"Blog Settings" is located to the right of the "Produce Tab".
To get to the blog settings page: Click your blog title, click the "Settings" link at the top right of your blog, or click your blog icon.
To retrieve the URL of the whole blog post, click on the "Share" button at the top of your blog.
You can import blogs from Blogger, WordPress, and TypePad.
To export a blog: from the Homepage select the Produce tab, then the green "Export" button from the post you want to export.
The "Contents" section shows you the number of posts in a particular blog.




You can include pictures, text, links and video in your blog posts.
You can include links in your posts to other blogs on FanBox or to any website.
Currently, FanBox only supports videos from YouTube.
If you'd like a video to play automatically in your post, add "&autoplay=1" (without quotes) after the YouTube video code when inserting the video in your post.
You can drag and drop blog posts in the "Contents" area of your blog to arrange the order of the posts within that blog.
You can import blogs from Blogger, WordPress, and TypePad.
To import a blog: from the Homepage select the Produce tab, then click "Import Blog" at the top right.
Spell check is not included when you a create a new post.
At the bottom of the Produce tab, which the following is included: choose a popular topic, a search box, a "more examples" button.





You earn based on the number of people visit your posts and the amount of time they enjoy your posts compared to other posts.
You do not make money asking others to visit your blogs via FanBox mail.
You do not make money asking others to spend time on your posts in exchange for visiting their posts.
You do not get paid for each and every visitor that visits your blog posts; your earnings are based on the overall engagement that your posts create compared to others' posts.
The maximum number of characters you can have in a blog title is 50.
Once a blog or post is deleted, there is no way to recover that blog or post.
To delete a blog: from the Homepage select the Produce tab, then click "Delete This Blog"
You can promote your blog URL on relevant forums, Google, Facebook, and Twitter or anywhere else on the Web!
You may not blog about any subject that infringes on a copyright of any other party.
You may not blog about subjects that promote or incite terrorism or criminal offenses. 
You may not post blogs that promote online gambling, sports books, bingo or poker.
Blogs promoting tobacco products are not allowed on FanBox.
Adult content with a sexual emphasis is not allowed on FanBox.
If you do not manually place the green dollar sign, FanBox will automatically place it approximately after 1/3 of the content is shown
To create a new blog: from the Homepage select the Produce tab, then click "New Blog"
To create a new post: from the Homepage select the Produce tab, then click "New Post"

When writing a blog for a Product & Services listing, you can insert the link to any listing simply by clicking on the green purse (located beside the green $ sign) representing the P&S button and following the instructions.