Humiliate yourself on the internet for 25 bucks!
I probably could’ve just waited until my next link love post to write about one of the latest posts over on Vanilla Soup, but I was compelled to give Liza a little love for it sooner. Liza speaks out against some of the rather ridiculous opportunities pay for blogging site PayPerPost has bestowed upon its members lately. She writes, “I’m not dancing like a fucking chicken for 25 bucks. I’m not their personal monkey. How is this adding valuable feedback about a product to the community?”
I stopped writing for them months ago. I guess it’s a good thing I did.
Liza also talks about how writing opportunities like these are an insult to bloggers and frankly I think she makes a very good argument. If you’re someone still currently writing for PayPerPost, what are your thoughts on this topic? Would you dance like a chicken for 25 bucks and post it on your blog for all the world to see? There’s no way you’ll catch me doing a chicken dance, in private or publicly via the internet.
Big thanks for giving my post a mention. I found the PPP opps like this one disgusting, I can’t believe PPP is even allowing this. I haven’t taken an opp from PPP in quite a long time and now quitting altogether deserves some serious thought.
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Wow, and here I’ve been dancing like a chicken just for the sheer joy of it all this time. And you are telling me someone would have paid me! *hits head on keyboard*
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@Liza: You’re welcome :) Ya might consider waiting for Social Spark (if it ever officially launches). It sounds like you’ll at least have the ability to negotiate and open up direct dialogue with advertisers. It would be a nice opportunity to let them know what you think of their chicken dance opps ;)
@Paula: I dare ya to post a chicken dance video :P
I must have passed over the chicken video request over at PPP. But it may have been that I’m only viewing “qualified opportunities” of which the blog I have in mind doesn’t qualify for that sort of thing. That’s a good thing.
I have to say, though, that I have been displeased with the types of opps they’re offering of late.
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I’ll dance as a naked chicken wearing nothing but…OK, lets change the subject. Ever since I lost interest in money with my blog, I have felt better. I fear that my naked chicken video has slipped into the wrong hands, is there something going on I don’t know about?
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Like I commented over at Liza’s site (which I really like, btw!):
“LOL, as if I needed another reason to hate PPP. This is obviously an attempt to get some viral video action going. But not from me! Like you, I’m a blogger, not a circus animal. And certainly not one who is willing to perform for what amounts to a couple of peanuts.”
Btw, did I mention that I hate PPP!? :P LOL. Ever since they ruined Zookoda, I cannot and will not forgive them. Yeah, I’m stubborn like that. :P
Shine on,
Aaron
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@Mark: I know I wasn’t all that thrilled with what they had to offer before I decided to just stop writing for them. There were enough insurance and seo opportunities to last a lifetime.
@Bobby: LOL, not sure buddy, but someone is probably profiting from it as we speak ;P
@Aaron: Haha…I never used Zookoda but you’re not the first person I’ve heard about whose upset over it ;P
I dropped PPP like a bad habit a couple months ago, after having some major problems with submitting posts. Their tech support is complete garbage.
After reading your article, I’m glad I don’t post for them anymore.
Dancing like a chicken isn’t that humiliating. There’s lots of worse things you can post online.
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@Michele: I’ve heard a lot of not so flattering things about their support. Fortunately I never had to deal with them ;P
@Leon: There’s a lot of better things you could post online as well.
The problem I’ve found with PPP is not only are you expected to prostitute your writing, time, bastardize your site with blatantly obvious links, they also expect you to write about crappy products.
OFFER: Lysol Flavoured Kleenex
“This offer requires 250 words, a link, an image, and a vial of blood from your unborn sun.”
Social spark might be alright if they didn’t take over a month to approve you for every offer.
/rant
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