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By: Links Around St. Louis and Beyond – All Star Edition « Punching Kitty

Links Around St. Louis and Beyond – All Star Edition « Punching Kitty — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:10:23 +0000

[...] Says tells the tale of how his paid blogging past cost him a laptop. Is that irony? You [...]

By: BeccA's Buzz

BeccA's Buzz — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:23:04 +0000

I think @Thundering is taking all of this web content stuff WAY too seriously. It's a blog! .-= BeccA's Buzz´s last blog ..New addiction: Restaurant City on Facebook =-.

By: Patrick D.

Patrick D. — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:11:09 +0000

@Jeanette Thanks. I appreciate that.

@Ted I agree entirely. Thanks for coming by.

@Tina That’s a good idea. Maybe I should have kept that tech blog I had after all.

@Becca It’s not really Ted’s problem. I just asked for his opinion.

@Karen Thanks for the nice thought, but at least it was good blog fodder.

@Thundering By that logic, television shows can’t be trusted because they take advertising. And if you think that people who aren’t compensated are being honest, you’re fooling yourself. Everyone has an angle. I just tell you up front how I do things and I tell you that my opinions are always mine. I’m honest from the get-go. As for why do it? Because times are tough and some money is better than no money. If I believe I can do it while maintaining my integrity, why not?

By: ThunderingVoice

ThunderingVoice — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:16:59 +0000

You seem like a nice fellow, but in my opinion anyone that works with PayPerPost, or any other sort of site that pays bloggers for editorial content, can’t be trusted entirely. Sorry if that sounds harsh – but if I’m reading a blog and I see that they participate with pay-per-post schemes, it immediately puts a huge hole in their credibility in my eyes. It’s editorial whoring.

Now it might not seem that way to long-time readers, because they know and trust you, but for new readers like myself it calls your integrity into question. I’ve read blog posts by others and when they do their “disclosure” at the very end, it calls into question everything I just read. It’s hard enough to be considered credible on the Internet, but when there’s even a whiff of “editorial compensation”, you’re not going to be considered credible.

And, ultimately, why even dabble with ethically dubious schemes like that in the first place if they pay so poorly? Why bother? Surely being able to stand on 100% ethical grounds and say that you’ve NEVER been paid for editorial content is worth more than $5?

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:17:53 +0000

They are not worthy of your time.

By: BeccA's Buzz

BeccA's Buzz — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:22:18 +0000

So what I’m getting is that Ted thinks it’s BS too but can’t/won’t/didn’t suggest anything to do about it?

It’s BS.
.-= BeccA’s Buzz´s last blog ..New addiction: Restaurant City on Facebook =-.

By: Tina Kubala

Tina Kubala — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:33:52 +0000

It is a clear double standard. Izea does things above board and fully disclosed, yet for some reason all their bloggers are considered below worthy. I’m not saying there aren’t some awful bloggers in the programs, but if this company has read your blog, they know you are one of the good bloggers. I cringe at the writing on some of the blogs I see around when I’m dropping Entrecards (don’t judge, I need the traffic) but obviously English is a first language for you.

I’ve gotten around the Izea issue with a second blog. I use my personal blog for book reviews and personal whatnot. I work with one of the “insertion” companies there. It’s steady work, if not glamorous.

My other blog for blog reviews, posts about social networking, and Izea stuff.

I think I’d have a better quality blog if I was doing all the posts on one both. It would be at least twice the content. But I need the money, so I do what I must to make all the sponsors happy.

I hope Ted does read your post. I’d love to hear his take.
.-= Tina Kubala´s last blog ..Ugly Lamp Love =-.

By: Ted Murphy

Ted Murphy — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:29:30 +0000

This is ridiculous. I'm not going to get into the details but I will reiterate that value is value. Why is it ok to provide someone with a laptop for several months (rental value of several hundreds of dollars) and not pay someone $5 cash. .-= Ted Murphy´s last blog ..SocialSpark Post Payout Snafu =-.

By: Jeannette

Jeannette — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:25:30 +0000

That is ridunkulous.

As a reader, I’ve never felt anything you write is compromised or influenced by any sponsor, on any level, whatsoever.

I mean, seriously guys, get a freaking grip.
.-= Jeannette´s last blog ..My Version of the Big Salad =-.