Comments on: Review My Blog - First Batch http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-first-batch/ The Miscellaneous Ramblings of a Dot Com Mogul Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:23:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: PayPerPost Vs. ReviewMe « John Chow dot Com http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-first-batch/#comment-37328 PayPerPost Vs. ReviewMe « John Chow dot Com Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:38:56 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-first-batch/#comment-37328 [...] other bloggers for the opportunity. A reader of this blog has commented that one of the reasons the review for linkback reviews of my blog were better than the PayPerPost reviews was due to the pressure of getting a review in [...] [...] other bloggers for the opportunity. A reader of this blog has commented that one of the reasons the review for linkback reviews of my blog were better than the PayPerPost reviews was due to the pressure of getting a review in [...]

]]> By: HMTKSteve http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-first-batch/#comment-17719 HMTKSteve Fri, 29 Dec 2006 01:51:19 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-first-batch/#comment-17719 Out of about 200 visits I think perhaps 75% of them came from you. Thanks again John! Out of about 200 visits I think perhaps 75% of them came from you.

Thanks again John!

]]> By: John Chow http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-first-batch/#comment-16559 John Chow Sun, 24 Dec 2006 20:32:26 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-first-batch/#comment-16559 Don't expect too much of a spike. It's Christmas and traffic is way down! If I didn't know this was normal, I would panic. :) Don’t expect too much of a spike. It’s Christmas and traffic is way down! If I didn’t know this was normal, I would panic. :)

]]> By: HMTKSteve http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-first-batch/#comment-16514 HMTKSteve Sun, 24 Dec 2006 14:06:13 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-first-batch/#comment-16514 Well, so much for the "johnchow" effect! I'd be very interested to hear from the other reviewers if they saw a significant traffic spike from this. Well, so much for the “johnchow” effect!

I’d be very interested to hear from the other reviewers if they saw a significant traffic spike from this.

]]> By: Marc http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-first-batch/#comment-16421 Marc Sun, 24 Dec 2006 02:58:56 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-first-batch/#comment-16421 First off, good work on this topic John. I think this is a great exploration of a timely and interesting topic. There is one bit that I'd like to add to the discussion however. While I agree that the quality of the volunteer posts are generally better than the PPP ones, there is a significant variable that creates an uneven playing field. The big issue with PPP posts is that as a blogger, you have to write your entry, then grab the opportunity. This means that you have to write quickly, all the while hoping that the opportunity doesn't disappear because others were quicker. This race condition reduces the average quality of posts coming from this source. Also, while this is complete speculation, I suspect that at least some of the volunteers had a much greater level of familiarity with your blog than the PPP bloggers. Again, that's speculative, but it's of importance to the discussion. This is not to say that the volunteer posts aren't better than the PPP posts, they are. But it's rather to bring to light some of the factors involved that I personally think might be at work here. If you have an established, well read blog and offering a backlink has a lot of value behind it, then soliciting volunteers makes a lot of sense. Not all are so fortunate. For those who aren't, PPP can be a helpful option. I do appreciate the discussion you're bringing to light here. It's great to see all the various facets of this very interesting issue. First off, good work on this topic John. I think this is a great exploration of a timely and interesting topic.

There is one bit that I’d like to add to the discussion however. While I agree that the quality of the volunteer posts are generally better than the PPP ones, there is a significant variable that creates an uneven playing field.

The big issue with PPP posts is that as a blogger, you have to write your entry, then grab the opportunity. This means that you have to write quickly, all the while hoping that the opportunity doesn’t disappear because others were quicker. This race condition reduces the average quality of posts coming from this source.

Also, while this is complete speculation, I suspect that at least some of the volunteers had a much greater level of familiarity with your blog than the PPP bloggers. Again, that’s speculative, but it’s of importance to the discussion.

This is not to say that the volunteer posts aren’t better than the PPP posts, they are. But it’s rather to bring to light some of the factors involved that I personally think might be at work here.

If you have an established, well read blog and offering a backlink has a lot of value behind it, then soliciting volunteers makes a lot of sense. Not all are so fortunate. For those who aren’t, PPP can be a helpful option.

I do appreciate the discussion you’re bringing to light here. It’s great to see all the various facets of this very interesting issue.

]]> By: Nomar http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-first-batch/#comment-16310 Nomar Sat, 23 Dec 2006 19:28:36 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-first-batch/#comment-16310 Hope my link will show up in the next batch :D great reviews though Hope my link will show up in the next batch :D

great reviews though

]]> By: Justin http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-first-batch/#comment-16296 Justin Sat, 23 Dec 2006 18:22:25 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-first-batch/#comment-16296 Ha there are a lot of the chow blog themes lol Ha there are a lot of the chow blog themes lol

]]> By: Bo Ek http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-first-batch/#comment-16227 Bo Ek Sat, 23 Dec 2006 12:03:20 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-first-batch/#comment-16227 Woah! There are a LOT of people using Misty Wordpress theme. Probaby because of the "Chow factor". Woah! There are a LOT of people using Misty Wordpress theme.

Probaby because of the “Chow factor”.

]]> By: Bo Ek http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-first-batch/#comment-16226 Bo Ek Sat, 23 Dec 2006 12:02:08 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-first-batch/#comment-16226 WoW, tHERE ARE A LOT WoW, tHERE ARE A LOT

]]> By: eclipse http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-first-batch/#comment-16225 eclipse Sat, 23 Dec 2006 11:55:47 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/review-my-blog-first-batch/#comment-16225 Thats a good question John Wesley...I think I'll write a post about in the next couple of days...I'll let you know when its up. Thats a good question John Wesley…I think I’ll write a post about in the next couple of days…I’ll let you know when its up.

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