Comments on: PayPerPost Raises 3M - Is That So Surprising? http://www.socialtwister.com/2006/10/03/payperpost-raises-3m-is-that-so-surprising/ Confessions of a Social Tools Architect Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:01:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Valentine http://www.socialtwister.com/2006/10/03/payperpost-raises-3m-is-that-so-surprising/#comment-17032 Sun, 22 Oct 2006 13:29:52 +0000 http://www.socialtwister.com/2006/10/03/payperpost-raises-3m-is-that-so-surprising/#comment-17032 Brian I think so too, common sense is not so common in our day. Brian I think so too, common sense is not so common in our day.

]]> by: Valentine http://www.socialtwister.com/2006/10/03/payperpost-raises-3m-is-that-so-surprising/#comment-17031 Sun, 22 Oct 2006 13:25:00 +0000 http://www.socialtwister.com/2006/10/03/payperpost-raises-3m-is-that-so-surprising/#comment-17031 Brian - I agree, common sense is not so common in this world. Brian - I agree, common sense is not so common in this world.

]]> by: Socialtwister 2.0 » Blog Archive » The Hidden Reputation System of the Blogosphere http://www.socialtwister.com/2006/10/03/payperpost-raises-3m-is-that-so-surprising/#comment-16168 Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:11:07 +0000 http://www.socialtwister.com/2006/10/03/payperpost-raises-3m-is-that-so-surprising/#comment-16168 [...] This analysis seems incredibly appropriate in light of the discussion we’re seeing swirl around not only PayPerPost (1,2,3) but also the related sorties surrounding “blogging vs journalism” and “Edelman vs blogging“. [...] […] This analysis seems incredibly appropriate in light of the discussion we’re seeing swirl around not only PayPerPost (1,2,3) but also the related sorties surrounding “blogging vs journalism” and “Edelman vs blogging“. […]

]]> by: Socialtwister 2.0 » Blog Archive » Natural Selection in the Blogosphere http://www.socialtwister.com/2006/10/03/payperpost-raises-3m-is-that-so-surprising/#comment-16100 Sun, 15 Oct 2006 23:08:28 +0000 http://www.socialtwister.com/2006/10/03/payperpost-raises-3m-is-that-so-surprising/#comment-16100 [...] Last week, I chimed in on the PayPerPost controversy, sitting squarely in the middle since I believe that natural selection will prune the bad seeds from the tree. Jeff Jarvis has a quite nice description of this process in a recent post: Is there danger in this? Of course. One can be corrupted by the siren call of popularity and, worse, money. But if one corrupts one’s product and credibility along the way, then you can bet that the audience will see through the manipulation, become disenchanted, and leave. That is true of newspapers, magazines, TV shows, and blogs. And in the case of the Business 2.0 bloggers, they can also lose their jobs. [...] […] Last week, I chimed in on the PayPerPost controversy, sitting squarely in the middle since I believe that natural selection will prune the bad seeds from the tree. Jeff Jarvis has a quite nice description of this process in a recent post: Is there danger in this? Of course. One can be corrupted by the siren call of popularity and, worse, money. But if one corrupts one’s product and credibility along the way, then you can bet that the audience will see through the manipulation, become disenchanted, and leave. That is true of newspapers, magazines, TV shows, and blogs. And in the case of the Business 2.0 bloggers, they can also lose their jobs. […]

]]> by: Dan... http://www.socialtwister.com/2006/10/03/payperpost-raises-3m-is-that-so-surprising/#comment-14882 Wed, 04 Oct 2006 10:53:37 +0000 http://www.socialtwister.com/2006/10/03/payperpost-raises-3m-is-that-so-surprising/#comment-14882 Nice post. PPP has policies in place to encourage quality over quantity, including max 3 posts per blog per day, you must post at least as many organic posts as sponsored posts and a ranking system similar to eBay buyer/seller feedback. They are still young so more will come to reward quality/creativity/entertainment and discourage shills. As for the backlink benefits, they are a part of what an advertiser gains, but the platform provides ROI across branding and CPC measures -- the blended ROI is significant. With incentives in place to encourage quality there shouldn't be an issue for Google or other search engines. The content will add to the collective diversity/knowledge/entertainment of the net, providing much more than other indexed blog posts that say "I'm going to the movies tonight, I'll blog tomorrow about whether my car breaks down on the way...LOL" Keep up the great blogging and let us know your results if you ever test it out... Nice post.

PPP has policies in place to encourage quality over quantity, including max 3 posts per blog per day, you must post at least as many organic posts as sponsored posts and a ranking system similar to eBay buyer/seller feedback. They are still young so more will come to reward quality/creativity/entertainment and discourage shills.

As for the backlink benefits, they are a part of what an advertiser gains, but the platform provides ROI across branding and CPC measures — the blended ROI is significant. With incentives in place to encourage quality there shouldn’t be an issue for Google or other search engines. The content will add to the collective diversity/knowledge/entertainment of the net, providing much more than other indexed blog posts that say “I’m going to the movies tonight, I’ll blog tomorrow about whether my car breaks down on the way…LOL”

Keep up the great blogging and let us know your results if you ever test it out…

]]> by: mike http://www.socialtwister.com/2006/10/03/payperpost-raises-3m-is-that-so-surprising/#comment-14855 Tue, 03 Oct 2006 21:36:54 +0000 http://www.socialtwister.com/2006/10/03/payperpost-raises-3m-is-that-so-surprising/#comment-14855 oh.. I was just looking on the "opportunities" section on payperpost - quite of few of the opportunities listed are just requesting 10 words and a link. And I'm sure this will be much like the pay-per-click ad services where a blogger might sign up for two or three different services and so have a decent field of opportunities to pick from. I could see posting 25 little entries with links per day. People probably wouldn't want to read it, but I'd get paid. ;) oh.. I was just looking on the “opportunities” section on payperpost - quite of few of the opportunities listed are just requesting 10 words and a link. And I’m sure this will be much like the pay-per-click ad services where a blogger might sign up for two or three different services and so have a decent field of opportunities to pick from. I could see posting 25 little entries with links per day. People probably wouldn’t want to read it, but I’d get paid. ;)

]]> by: greg http://www.socialtwister.com/2006/10/03/payperpost-raises-3m-is-that-so-surprising/#comment-14850 Tue, 03 Oct 2006 20:28:41 +0000 http://www.socialtwister.com/2006/10/03/payperpost-raises-3m-is-that-so-surprising/#comment-14850 Brian - I agree, common sense is not so common in this world. That being said, I think it comes down to necessity. The folks who are saying they would never do this (cough, cough Leo) are already in a position where they would never need to do it. It's the little guys like me who don't make anything off of the considerable time and energy invested in this site (haha, that almost sounded convincing) that are really looking for some room to expand. Mike - I think it's possible for you to do what you've outlined but I'd bet there will be controls that will simply make that not all that possible (I know there are controls to block you posting one after the other). Lots of the people I know that are required to post 10 times a day often find themselves pressed. I don't think I can do 10 posts a day let alone 25 - and for $100 bucks? Brian - I agree, common sense is not so common in this world. That being said, I think it comes down to necessity. The folks who are saying they would never do this (cough, cough Leo) are already in a position where they would never need to do it. It’s the little guys like me who don’t make anything off of the considerable time and energy invested in this site (haha, that almost sounded convincing) that are really looking for some room to expand.

Mike - I think it’s possible for you to do what you’ve outlined but I’d bet there will be controls that will simply make that not all that possible (I know there are controls to block you posting one after the other). Lots of the people I know that are required to post 10 times a day often find themselves pressed. I don’t think I can do 10 posts a day let alone 25 - and for $100 bucks?

]]> by: mike http://www.socialtwister.com/2006/10/03/payperpost-raises-3m-is-that-so-surprising/#comment-14848 Tue, 03 Oct 2006 20:22:01 +0000 http://www.socialtwister.com/2006/10/03/payperpost-raises-3m-is-that-so-surprising/#comment-14848 well.. this will get interesting. I can see Google reacting to this fairly quickly, and maybe they'll fix the adwords/adsense programs so that honest bloggers (those who don't hire ad clickers) can make decent money off of things that they decide to write about. The Payperpost systems looks like it could be fairly lucrative for a blogger. Write 20 - 25 short posts a day and get ~$100/day. On top of that get paid for the clicks on ads you'd plaster all over it.. it'd be a good deal until Google blacklisted your site. well.. this will get interesting. I can see Google reacting to this fairly quickly, and maybe they’ll fix the adwords/adsense programs so that honest bloggers (those who don’t hire ad clickers) can make decent money off of things that they decide to write about.

The Payperpost systems looks like it could be fairly lucrative for a blogger. Write 20 - 25 short posts a day and get ~$100/day. On top of that get paid for the clicks on ads you’d plaster all over it.. it’d be a good deal until Google blacklisted your site.

]]> by: Brian Solis http://www.socialtwister.com/2006/10/03/payperpost-raises-3m-is-that-so-surprising/#comment-14843 Tue, 03 Oct 2006 19:45:09 +0000 http://www.socialtwister.com/2006/10/03/payperpost-raises-3m-is-that-so-surprising/#comment-14843 Greg, true, true. Good thought cloud. I think, though, the problem is that common sense isn't all that common these days. Greg, true, true. Good thought cloud. I think, though, the problem is that common sense isn’t all that common these days.

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