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Why Pay Per Post When You Can Beg

written by John Chow on March 28, 2007

Get Traffic To Your Site!

Let’s face it, many sites and blog would love to get reviewed by John Chow dot Com. However, not all can afford the $300 price tag. This is where Beg For Post comes in. Instead of paying for a post, you get down on your knees and beg for it.

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The first beg that was addressed to me came from Scott Dawson of Mac Support. Scott writes:

Now that your site is so popular I don’t have enough money to order a ReviewMe review from your blog.

How about doing the review for free and any revenue I make that day I will give it to you or a charity of your choice?

Very nice Scott. However, you need to work on that begging skills. I expected much better begging from an Apple user. I figure you guys are used to begging for everything. :twisted:

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LOL, i have no issues with begging for traffic.

BegForPost...now why didn't I think of that? I couldn't get over it; It's a hoot!@#$ :lol:

I dont know I just think its stupid in my opinon :\

I just beggged for a post on your blog.

"hi john, happy traveling around the world. visit prague, and i'll show you around (even bring a local buff with me), and buy you a good beer or two. this site is a site offering travel and living advice. good stuff. thank you very much."
:grin: :mrgreen: :lol:

That's so funny.
I can't stopping laughing :lol:

ManChow? That doesn't sound good :roll:

John Chow You Are The Man.
ManChow
ChowMan

Please Please Please review my site for free. I'm begging you!
:mrgreen:

Haha, sucks for him.

lol, stuart you are becoming evil :twisted:

So how long are you excepting beggars? You've inspired me to launch blog and i'll be begging hard to get you to review it. You, guru of all guru's in the online advertising market are the only choice of for us who are reaching for a level where we may be able to take shelter in your shadow of success!

My belief is that - Never. Pay up folks, for a review.. :D

How about a post on getting more RSS subscribers?

That would be a good subject. RSS is still grossly under used on most blogs I read, including my own.

Ooops! Forgot to check the notify me by email of follow up comments.

Never say never, John Chow. :wink:
Just when you are sure you are on top of the world, the world can topple.

John,a bit off topic here but, does anyone have stats as to how much traffic it can bring to a site when it is reviewd by JohnChow? if the numbers are good, I think this would be a good think to display, as more people would pony-up the money to get reviewed.

We got a bit from our review post, but not as much as having a top commentator spot brings.

What is your opinion John? Will you be doing these in the future? I suppose you don't want to say, because you will have a million requests and a lot more work on your hands trying to do reviews. Actually, if you do one review that is exactly what will happen.

There is another contest for you, do a full site review for 1 in 10 that do reviews of you. Can be a lottery contest. This time you could go for the keywords "king of the world" or something. :wink:

Line your worlds up first. There is little crossover from this blogging for money and food blogs or travel blogs etc. ad infinitum. I've no increased traffic from John's link. People may click in, but they don't stay. My readers didn't even comment when I reviewed John's blog, although I wrote the review to my audience and slanted it to explain why I would even do it.

I read here because there are other things going on here besides blogging for money. I like to be aware of what goes on in worlds other than mine. Apparently my readers don't give a hoot.

I have had one request to swap reviews, but it simply doesn't work for either party.

When you have all become rich and look around to say, "What now?" there will be all kinds of lifestyle blogs to show you what else there is. Maybe.

Yeah, I guess this would fall under the "Nice-Try" category, but I wonder, if it's a good beg, will you actually review a good site for free? :twisted:

If you need traffic from a blog that gets some decent traffic I still have a spot left:

http://www.harpzon.com/articles/93/1/Spreading-The...

I might take you up on that offer :)

Cmon John, hook us up!

haha

My revenues might not buy you a coffee, but I can give you a life-long sidebar link on my blog... :lol:

So john are you willing to do beg posts? Let me know if you are. My revenues might buy you a coffee. :)

The coffee needs to cost $300!

It wouldn't ever going to work.. Who's going to give out free reviews for nothing? Beats me.. :D

a "good sould" will do that :)

That might be limited as well. :D How wide will a good soul stretch out his arms? :D

If you have good content and someone likes what they read on your site, they may give you a plug for nothing.

That's a great idea!!! Wow.

Begging? No thanks! I'll figure out a way to get an extra $300! :wink:

I am not to good at begging, I have been begging my wife to come home for 9 months now, and she will not budge lol.

Make a video you say....hmmmm :)

This is just said.... but funny at the same time. I thought it was a spoof like "Get a First Life" by Darren Barefoot.

The whole thing just not right

In what respects? That's a pretty open ended statement.

unless exchange with something worth $300 ... :lol:

I think he is getting a linkback everytime some1 begs him there.. :arrow:

I think it is hard to get a post from popular bloggers ( e.g. JohnChow.com ). We get the post, what does John Chow get? Unless we give him some incentives ( other than money like Wii )
haha...

Yeah.. I've been begging John for years now

the site's pretty funny but not really organized. but i guess it doesn't matter bc scott dawson got his free link out of it.

I think it's fine organization for a start.. thought later he might want to categorize all the "targets"

Hey, nice find! I've been doing PPC for a website (www.buddystumbler.com). We've recently stopped advertising because we're low on funds! Hope we get posted,thanks John! :grin: :wink: :razz: