Industry Developments
Captcha gone… well, not bad, so much, but funny
Thanks you for visiting. Please consider subscribing to the RSS feed.Man, if I were a 170 lb. woman person and got this captcha, I might be offended if this captcha came up for me on a PayPerPost opportunity.
But, I weigh WAY more than 170, so obviously it isn’t mean for me.
Just having a little […]
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How PayPerPost is improving blogging ethics
Around mid-day on Monday, 8/13, PayPerPost CEO Ted Murphy set off a firestorm with a tough-worded post throwing down the gauntlet to the folks that are gaming the Google and Alexa ranks.
So many advertisers believe in Alexa ranks. Pity. Someday they’ll learn how amazingly simple it is to game the system. in fact, it’s […]
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Trip Report: PPP HQ
Oh. My.
Mr. Fab and Pete would like to thank all who attended their wedding. I was giving away the bride. Doesn’t Pete look excited?
Anyway, I had a real treat this morning - a preview of ARGUS, which I’m pretty sure is an acronym for “Arrington’s Really Gonna Shit”, at PPP Command Central. Some outstanding bloggers […]
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Is Google biting off more than it can chew?
With regard to paid posts, Jeff Jarvis at Buzzmachine.com left the following comment several weeks ago:
…This is about SEO, folks. It’s not about people reading and trusting PPP bloggers. It’s about Google seeing the links…
The vast majority of bloggers I know are in willing violation of Google’s policies with regards to linking.
When we all […]
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I hadn’t thought about this
I almost never check out craigslist, but wandered over there this evening and saw this ad:
I imagine it works. I understand the motivation - .edu domains supposedly have more Google juice. Still, I think you’re better off in the long run going with a company that has a marketplace like PPP, ReviewMe, and Linkworth. […]
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5 Suggestions For the Paid Post Industry
Some thoughts about how to improve the industry:
Bundling opportunities
Take several complementary, relevant low-paying opportunities and bundle them into a single opportunity that pays more to attract higher-ranked bloggers. The customers get a link from a highly-ranked page at a budget price, something that will offset any angst over being lost in a larger post. People […]
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PayPerPost’s new Terms of Service
Too many lawyers got involved. Like, one.
Wow, there’s been quite a brouhaha over at the PayPerPost boards this past week. PayPerPost implemented a new TOS, but failed to notify bloggers. It was simply discovered by a lone blogger.
Long story short: PayPerPost is becoming more like a big company. Lots of dumb stuff in the new […]
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Alternate Futures: What Does The Future Hold For Sponsored Posts?
Scott at Publishing 2.0 had an interesting post about sponsored posts today. He’s considering using a business model similar to paidcontent.org, where they post an article written by an advertiser, not a blogger, to monetize the website while retaining editorial integrity.
Interesting.
This works for paidcontent.org because their model allows the traffic manager to make the post […]
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Are Paid-Post Broker Commissions Out Of Line?
Trying to forecast trends online is like trying to forecast how many flies will land on a dog turd.
Perhaps this is why John Chow decided to simply declare PPP Direct dead on arrival.
I think John and I have similar philosophies with regard to monetizing our blogs. Similar, but not the same. For instance, selling comment […]
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