Comments on: PayPerPost Bashed by Leading Bloggers

By: Consumer Generated Advertising

Consumer Generated Advertising — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:41:30 +0000

[...] blogging about PayPerPost this week, I had the opportunity to ‘meet’ fellow blogger Dan Rua who blogs on [...]

By: The Blogger/Disclosure Issue - The ClickNewz! Internet Marketing Blog

The Blogger/Disclosure Issue - The ClickNewz! Internet Marketing Blog — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 13:48:45 +0000

[...] With the release of the new Disclosure Policy Generator this week, the ‘A-Listers’ are back on their PayPerPost Bashing rampage once again… [...]

By: Lynn Terry

Lynn Terry — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 17:00:15 +0000

I look forward to seeing you ‘on the inside’ and hearing your thoughts about it!

By: Gayla

Gayla — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 16:50:54 +0000

This really is a great article and provides a very valid view of the PPP option. I can certainly understand why some people would jump on the opportunity. I tried another PPP group some time back just so I could write a review on it. I made a quick $200 in two days – it was great.

It’s been some time back, so perhaps PPP groups have gained a better reputation since then.

I’ll be open minded and give it a fresh new chance and a brand new review.

I’ll be sure to enlist under you Lynn – and let you know my honest opinion from the inside of this one.

The other one made me feel like a blogging poll dancer in Indy on race weekend.

By: Julie

Julie — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 15:44:03 +0000

Great great post! I have nothing to add, just wanted to give you props.

By: Lynn Terry

Lynn Terry — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 13:41:32 +0000

Well I’ve got another good one for you then…

–> http://www.clicknewz.com/278/integrity-calcanis-cmon/

By: supermom_in_ny

supermom_in_ny — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 13:25:27 +0000

I have to say…I love this article. It is very thorough and demonstrates the hypocrisy of the A-listers.

In the end, I fear that their anxiety about PayPerPost boils down to one thing:
The Benjamins!

By: Dave Zan

Dave Zan — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:50:42 +0000

It’s just plain simple expectations. Some people expect blogs to be just personal writings without any hint of monetary uses, while others expect blogs to at least provide relevant, useful content despite the ads.

Good thing they’re only posting opinions. But goodness, what opinions!

By: gary

gary — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 08:30:13 +0000

Lynn, I understand. Their point is not well made, as they are griping abut a system of monetization which is, in essence, very similar to any other form of monetization.

However, what I have directly experienced is having my personal monetization efforts (on my sites, not my blog) knocked down by someone who could do nothing more than say “you use adsense, will you remove it”…without realising that we are talking about bloggers credibility and integrity with regards to PPP, not my white hat websites…

By: brettbum

brettbum — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 20:23:59 +0000

Great article Lynn. I dugg it!
http://digg.com/tech_news/PayPerPost_Bashed_by_Leading_Bloggers

You’ve captured a great round of various impressions from many corners of the internet.

I was just finishing a Neal Stephenson book called the Diamond Age (I’ve read it a few times along with all of his books.)

One funny section reminded me of this situation. In the book he talks about how the ‘Old Internet Money’ was very protective of their wealth earned generations earlier.

It would seem that the Nuvo Internet money of today is getting hit a bit by the old guard.

By: payperpost.blogwhore.net » Blog Archive » More on payperpost from the blogosphere

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 20:30:20 +0000

[...] Lynn has written an exceptionally well researched article on the opinions of “A-list” bloggers in regard to payperpost. [...]

By: Lynn Terry

Lynn Terry — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:08:47 +0000

Trite and facetious maybe, but not desperate. My blog post here was specifically meant to comment on the outrageous posts made by the A-Listers.

My point is… that they didnt make a very good point.

I have made other posts elsewhere about the benefits of PayPerPost and the positive aspects of this service for both bloggers and advertisers.

Best,
Lynn Terry

By: gary

gary — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 13:31:26 +0000

I have noticed that some of those who are “defending” PPP do so by showing the “negatives” of other peoples monetization efforts, rather than the “positives” that PPP has to offer.

Case in point being your notes on some of the blogs above; “I cant read the beginning of at all because there is a Google Adsense ad”, “two large image ads and 10 text link ads on this page, by the way”.

Kind of smacks of desperation, do you think?

By: Lynn Terry

Lynn Terry — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:51:59 +0000

It was worth much more to me

Thank you, Bryan!

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:44:40 +0000

Hi Lynn,

Great post. I would like to answer your question of if I would still read if you get paid for certain posts.

My answer is simple: you are credible, and I trust you, so I am okay with it. If someone is willing to pay you, go for it, because you back it up with a straightforward style that I like.

That being said, as with anything, there are always… ALWAYS…. going to be some bad apples that will spoil the bunch. Some washed up spammer may see this as a way to get back into the money-making side of things and use this new method to maliciously dupe readers into making he/she money. Well, that’s life I guess. I just won’t read sites of those people.

But you, and your couple sites that I follow (midnight marketing snack, SSWT forum, and this one) will not be followed any less I can assure you as long as you keep writing solid content. And, I agree on the whole writer’s block thing. Not a bad way to stir up the proverbial pot (in your own head) to find suitable reading for your subscribers.

…My two cents….. (but worth less)
-bryan