Comments on: PayPerPost TOS Change Favors New Blogs

By: Sharp

Sharp — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:35:03 +0000

The advertiser needs PR which a blogger loses after sometime. It is because of this that PayPerPost change their TOS to get new bloggers quickly. I think PayPerPost should tryto find a way out for bloggers who have been writing for it for some time. PayPerPost should try to find as to how google knows about a sponsored post and act accordinly.

Some say that is is the disclosure policy that is the culprit and to some some it is the ITK. I think that something could be done if PayPerPost wanted to support its bloggers.

By: Simple Mindz

Simple Mindz — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:51:09 +0000

I was a bit upset when I read that they were changing their TOS. I really only am able to make a few reviews for PPP because I try to stay true to myself and my bloggers and only write about what I know and have actually bought, used, etc. So it quite honestly will take me forever to get the higher paid opps!

By: Sampath

Sampath — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:42:55 +0000

This is a greta news! I was very happy by finding out that PPP has changed their TOS. Thank you for letting us know!

By: TeaTree

TeaTree — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:40:37 +0000

I’m not sure how this ruling helps PPP to be honest, as blogs that are only 30 days old won’t have a pagerank. And they won’t get one either, as Google is sure to find that they are doing sponsored posts before they get out of the sandbox. So, I am quite puzzled about why they’ve made this change to their terms.

I agree with people who say that a 90 day blog is better than a 30 day blog – not least from a traffic point of view.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:16:21 +0000

When I started with PPP, my blog had a PR3 and Alexa of 1M++. Now I have a PR0 and my Alexa is down to 2K. What’s the better ranking? I have REAL readers and commenters now where I had very VERY few before, yet I don’t qualify for but a small handful of PPP opportunities. They still, despite saying otherwise, rely on PR to evaluate blogs for relevancy.

I also write for another company. I get good quality sites/products to review or write about, they pay PROMPTLY (no 30 day wait!) and are just in general great to work with.

I don’t think I’ve checked with PPP in weeks to see if there are any ops for me. I’ve worked to hard to build up my blog in the blogging community to now be associated with what has degraded into splogging for a very tiny return. Yeah, IF I did enough of them, I could pull in a fair amount of money, but would my readers stay? I don’t think so! Who wants to read all that gambling/viagra/dietpills crap? Certainly not me and I’ll be the first to admit that I’ll click off a site in a heartbeat if I see any of that on there.

Real Rank is just that, real rank and certainly not relevant to anybody but IZEA and I’m beginning to think it’s not very relevant to them either.

By: Linda R. Moore

Linda R. Moore — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:38:01 +0000

Oh, I’m with you on this one! I think it’s a terrible move, for all the reasons you’ve stated, and more. I’m sort of feeling like I’m on the sidelines now, watching a disaster movie unfold. I wrote about it too (the link here links to the article) and I think we pretty much draw the same conclusions…

By: Beth

Beth — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:02:48 +0000

I’ve been keeping an eye on PPPs Alexa Rank- the next time you go to the site look at it. Since the Google Slap, PPP went from a rank in the 1200’s to now something like 2500. Plus, the more established bloggers who worked hard to provide quality content while publishing paid posts don’t want to waste their time writing 200 words for $7. A newer blogger will. This doesn’t mean the blogger’s content is of lesser quality, it means they’re finally able to make money. As someone stated-moderation is/was the key. When I was writing more paid posts, I set a limit of $500 a month. Sure, I could have made a thousand+ a month, but, I’m sorry to say, those who have/did, well, I do think the quality of their blogs suffered. Not all, but quite a few. (And a majority of these used more than one paid to post service).

By: Malin

Malin — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:59:52 +0000

Well what can I say, it sucks. Even though I have had several blogs that didn’t get accepted right away, I’m still pleased that the rules were as “hard” as they were.

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:01:56 +0000

Thanks for making this point, Matt. I was oblivious to it, or at least tried to be. Anthony, I’m sorry and I don’t blame you. It’s rough to be an advertiser with a good product and not be able to get the best for your advertising dollar.

Emma, I hear you.

By: Jug

Jug — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:54:42 +0000

Well, PPP will be filled with more splogs, as you have said. Personally, I don’t like sites like ReviewMe and PPP. I’d rather get advertisers directly than share like 50% of my revenue with those sites.