My relationship with Entrecard has definitely become a love/hate thing. I love that it has introduced me to some AMAZING blogs that I never would have found otherwise. I love that it has brought people to my humble blog that wouldn't have known it was there. I love the opportunity to connect, advertise, share, expand....
But I loathe...hate....would rather gouge my eyes out with a rabid porcupine than read yet ANOTHER...card drop that turns out to be nothing more than a Pay-Per-Post extravaganza. Don't get me wrong, I am aware that some have found great success in using this sort of program to monetize their blog, and I have seen plenty of people work those postings in with flair and good writing. I've seen people be selective in what they will post. Even I have done a few Mom Central blog tours, and I get a little chuckle when I find other postings on the latest tour, I feel like I'm in "da club". But I get so discouraged when I get a drop from a blogger that appears legit, only to find that most of what's posted on their blog (herein I dub you SPLOG!) is advertising.
Here are my peeves:
- Blogs where more than half the "content" is clearly advertising or Pay Per Post. Two sentences about what your dog ate for breakfast doesn't count as "content".
- Blog postings that were copied verbatim from the suggested text that the advertisers sent out. Hate to break it to you, but if you live in California I KNOW that you don't give a rat's bum about a bankruptcy lawyer in New Jersey.
- Blog postings that start out "And of course you know...". No, I don't know. And just for assuming (we all know what momma said about THAT) I'm NOT going to click thru.
I wish there was a way to block those people from dropping on me...frankly, I don't want them earning credits off of me and I don't want to have to weed through them to find the gems when I'm going through my inbox! Since I can't do that, I'm just not returning drops to blogs that aren't really blogs. Bad ju-ju on you, splogs!
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I am with you on this one! I am so sick of SPAM! Glad I am not the only one.
ReplyDeleteI think you must have been reading my mind when you wrote this.
ReplyDeleteI think I am leaning more toward the hate part of the relationship recenlty with Entrecard... I am with you, I have found some wonderful sites, but wow...the rest of the junk is a pain!
Thank you! I agree! Because my blog is so much about what products work I am so upset by these peps! I truly want people to know what works (because I struggled with reviews while pregnant and even now!) I just want people to be honest and use their brains? :)
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. Those blogs are annoying as are the blogs where someone clearly copied an article verbatim or something. It is annoying that the "splogs" exist.
ReplyDeleteI hear ya!!!
ReplyDeleteI've found some good sites and bad sites!
I don't understand why you would have a blog if you are just going to cut and paste per verbatim the press releases or whatever they are C&P!
I actually think I discovered your blog through entrecard! :)(one of the good ones!)
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