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What We Are Up Against With PayPerPost

October 25, 2006 |

I found this interesting post on the PayPerPost forum. Looks like twomomsinablog.com is his/her main PPP blog. None of the posts are disclosed, of course.

Just check out that list at the end. Basically, the blogger is saying: Fuck those people who don’t like the PPP, those idiots who come to my site would never know anyway cause they are coming in from a Google search and don’t know anything about my blog. And my regular readers are also too stupid to know. Only thing I care about: search engine ranking.

If you check out the site, have a look at the Camtasia ‘Product Review.‘ It mentions somethink called PPP, but without a link, so that the reader’s would never know what it is - yet he/she can pretend the relationship is disclosed. The other posts on the site don’t even have that amount of disclosure, though. Samurai sword for Christmas anybody?

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 2:15 am

First the google thing - this is the “anit-ppp” guys way of scarying us. There are MANY bloggers out there who post affiliate links in all their posts - basically just what we do - and as long as the content is original, it doesn’t hurt rankings. Google has never cared about affiliate style links in blogs before - and they aren’t about to change that just because some big-name bloggers say so, lol.

As for the “Boycott” sites - I am on a few as well and this is my thoughts:

1. Adds more incoming links, raising my rankings
2. Chances of ANY of my regular readers finding or even caring about those lists are slim to none
3. 75% of my traffic comes from people searching for specific parenting or wedding related keywords and those lists are not going to change that:)

The first time I found one, I thanked the blogger for the free link to my site - the rest I just ignored.
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  1. Ben on October 25, 2006 1:16 am

    Fred,
    Not everyone who has a blog gets into your blogroll. This is an alternative way to seek fame and fortune. It’s link buying, a way to work the Google system.

  2. PB on October 25, 2006 2:29 pm

    It’s the brazen attitude that gets me. It truly seems like with some of these PPP bloggers that ALL they care about is page ranking and not the content or the craft of their writing. If someone goes to the page, by any means, it’s good enough for them.

    The attitude continues when they read that other bloggers, including the “big-name” or mainstream ones have criticized them and their business model, they still shrug it off with, “Oh well - thanks for the press. People will come here and it will improve my standing.” One PPP blogger lamented what Doc Searls had to say, but it didn’t matter in the long run.

    So, you mean that sword collection was not truly a holiday item idea? ;-)

  3. Frederic on October 25, 2006 2:38 pm

    PB - thanks. Finally somebody who sees why I get so riled up about this.

    And for the swords - I have a bunch on order now. Also some of those crystal figurines and my new home security system is keeping me safe and sound.

  4. Shan on October 25, 2006 7:30 pm

    Disclosure isn’t necessary if there’s honesty. Dishonesty is a problem, though. It falls on the bloggers to be honest, that’s not something to fault PayPerPost for, they want people to be honest.

  5. Sandra on October 28, 2006 12:17 am

    Dittoing Shan.

    And, I have to say, a Samurai sword really isn’t right for Christmas. That’s more like the time for a good Claymore or maybe a longsword. Samurai swords are good for New Years or birthdays.

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