Comments on: Finally, Google Takes a Valid and Worthwhile Step http://www.oakinnovations.co.uk/blog/2007/11/18/finally-google-takes-a-valid-and-worthwhile-step/ Blogging the web, usability and apple. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:57:00 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Simon http://www.oakinnovations.co.uk/blog/2007/11/18/finally-google-takes-a-valid-and-worthwhile-step/comment-page-1/#comment-9780 Simon Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:41:47 +0000 http://www.oakinnovations.co.uk/blog/2007/11/18/finally-google-takes-a-valid-and-worthwhile-step/#comment-9780 Probably that easiest way to think about PPP is, if you read a blog and realise they take sponsored posts, does it change your view of the site/author? If it does, then it's hypocritical to run a similar scheme on your site. I, personally, don't like PPP so I don't run it. And I did think the same as you Caitlin. When you see John Chow making that sort of money for just one post, it is very tempting. Probably that easiest way to think about PPP is, if you read a blog and realise they take sponsored posts, does it change your view of the site/author? If it does, then it’s hypocritical to run a similar scheme on your site. I, personally, don’t like PPP so I don’t run it.

And I did think the same as you Caitlin. When you see John Chow making that sort of money for just one post, it is very tempting.

]]> By: Caitlin http://www.oakinnovations.co.uk/blog/2007/11/18/finally-google-takes-a-valid-and-worthwhile-step/comment-page-1/#comment-9651 Caitlin Sun, 25 Nov 2007 18:54:29 +0000 http://www.oakinnovations.co.uk/blog/2007/11/18/finally-google-takes-a-valid-and-worthwhile-step/#comment-9651 I agree with you. As a new blogger, I fully admit that the temptation of PayPerPost, especially after seeing such reports as John Chow, was great. Sure, I'd love to make big money on my blog simply by blogging. I don't really have an issue with PPP personally, as the people who do it disclose what posts are PPP, however I've read time and again all over the web that readers dislike Pay Per Post because it calls into question the validity of <em>other posts on that blog. The only people who seems to sing the praises of Pay Per Post are people who are a) already making loads of money from it, or b) newbies who just joined PPP and want people to hire them. Readers seem to either hate it, or not care; I haven't seen too many <em>readers</em> who say they enjoy Pay Per Post on blogs. I agree with you.
As a new blogger, I fully admit that the temptation of PayPerPost, especially after seeing such reports as John Chow, was great. Sure, I’d love to make big money on my blog simply by blogging.

I don’t really have an issue with PPP personally, as the people who do it disclose what posts are PPP, however I’ve read time and again all over the web that readers dislike Pay Per Post because it calls into question the validity of other posts on that blog. The only people who seems to sing the praises of Pay Per Post are people who are a) already making loads of money from it, or b) newbies who just joined PPP and want people to hire them. Readers seem to either hate it, or not care; I haven’t seen too many readers who say they enjoy Pay Per Post on blogs.

]]> By: David Binkowski http://www.oakinnovations.co.uk/blog/2007/11/18/finally-google-takes-a-valid-and-worthwhile-step/comment-page-1/#comment-8433 David Binkowski Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:27:31 +0000 http://www.oakinnovations.co.uk/blog/2007/11/18/finally-google-takes-a-valid-and-worthwhile-step/#comment-8433 Here, here Simon. <a href="http://davidbinkowski.blogspot.com/2007/11/in-bitter-twist-of-irony-payperpost.html" rel="nofollow">I concur</a> with your take. What's hilarious is that their CEO is claiming censorship and asking Congress to step in! Here, here Simon. I concur with your take. What’s hilarious is that their CEO is claiming censorship and asking Congress to step in!

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