Who thinks payperpost.com sucks as much as I do?

James Trotta · 05-20-2007, 11:54 AM

I hate payperpost as a way for bloggers to make money. Their support really sucks. Their disclosure requirements are too controlling. The payout per blog post usually sucks,

jv16 · 05-20-2007, 12:25 PM

I'm an advertiser at PayPerPost, their support does suck but I generally like the service. Although, they could allow the advertiser to have more saying on what blogs are accepted in, currently there are quite many low quality MFA type blogs around.

DeniseG · 05-20-2007, 04:18 PM

Are you the guy from the PPP boards that gave your blog to someone else and said he was going to talk crap about them all over the net?

Whether you are or not, I make my living from PPP and I think this sounds like so much sour grapes.

James Trotta · 05-20-2007, 10:09 PM

Actually I'm still an advertiser there too. As much as I hate them I'm not quite ready to stop advertising there. But for publishers they are awful. Really awful.

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Originally Posted by jv16

I'm an advertiser at PayPerPost, their support does suck but I generally like the service. Although, they could allow the advertiser to have more saying on what blogs are accepted in, currently there are quite many low quality MFA type blogs around.

Never been to the PPP boards and never given a blog away.

Why wouldn't this sound like sour grapes considering that I hate payperpost? They've wasted lots of my time over the months and my time is precious to me.

I probably will talk crap abput them all over the net.

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Originally Posted by DeniseG

Are you the guy from the PPP boards that gave your blog to someone else and said he was going to talk crap about them all over the net?

Whether you are or not, I make my living from PPP and I think this sounds like so much sour grapes.

blm03 · 05-21-2007, 08:31 AM

She thought you were a blogger on the PPP forums that instead of talking to PPP about an issue blasted them on the forums.

What issues are you having? How have they wasted your time?

If it is about low quality blogs, you can segment them out. You can pick from PR, alexa, technorati, and our tack score.

James Trotta · 05-21-2007, 09:15 AM

I can handle payperpost from an advertiser's perspective. I usually use PR and tack score to end up with mostly good entries.

As a publisher, payperpost was atrocious. They wasted my time by rejecting perfectly good posts, not responding to support requests, etc.

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Originally Posted by blm03

She thought you were a blogger on the PPP forums that instead of talking to PPP about an issue blasted them on the forums.

What issues are you having? How have they wasted your time?

If it is about low quality blogs, you can segment them out. You can pick from PR, alexa, technorati, and our tack score.

blm03 · 05-21-2007, 09:17 AM

As a publishers myself, I personally haven't had any issues. I am sorry that you didn't have better luck. I have made the most $ from them.

EBORG9 · 05-25-2007, 11:35 PM

I have never done it, but the pay out doesn't seem to be enough to even interest me.

James Trotta · 05-27-2007, 04:57 AM

That's good for advertisers, bad for publishers. When I start an Opp that goes for more than $10 the posts go very quickly. Normally people are posting for $5 a thing.

Then to make that $5 you have put up with all the Payperpost crap...

Definitely not worth it for publishers.

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Originally Posted by EBORG9

I have never done it, but the pay out doesn't seem to be enough to even interest me.

Echo123 · 05-27-2007, 10:34 AM

I would not accept $5 unless for some oddball reason the topic screamed serendipity and 100% matched something about my life or niche. And that’s just a maybe. I let all low-paying assignments sit for less choosy bloggers. I'm picky.

harmu.com · 05-29-2007, 12:51 AM

i have tried payperpost! i still not get what to do there. am pretty confused. it says my blog is approved and i have to add the code. i have already done that. but then when i go to complete the offers, it says i don't have any accepted blogs!!
v7n contextual is a lot easy one, but then the only problem is, they give too less opportunities! am waiting for weeks for another assignment from them.
anyways, cheers!

vinodis · 05-29-2007, 01:52 AM

I think a lot of work-from-home-moms make decent pocket money with PPP these days.

kiviniar · 05-29-2007, 05:14 AM

I LOVE PAYPERPOST

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I think I like Payperpost

The poll options are totally biased

scorpy01 · 05-29-2007, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by jv16

I'm an advertiser at PayPerPost, their support does suck but I generally like the service. Although, they could allow the advertiser to have more saying on what blogs are accepted in, currently there are quite many low quality MFA type blogs around.

You may want to check out the new PayPerPost Direct program, then. You can see how it works by clicking on the badge in the sidebar of my PR5 blog.

Okay, that was a plug but seriously, there are loads of high quality blogs with the badge now so you can choose the blog where you want to advertise.

James Trotta · 05-29-2007, 08:45 AM

As an advertiser, I won't go near blogs with badges. It's like putting up a sign that says "Hey google we sell text links" making all links potentially much less valuable.

The blogger has no reason to care - won't affect the SERPs. But it may very well affect the link juice passed on to other sites so the advertiser has every reason to be wary of the badge.

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Originally Posted by scorpy01

You may want to check out the new PayPerPost Direct program, then. You can see how it works by clicking on the badge in the sidebar of my PR5 blog.

Okay, that was a plug but seriously, there are loads of high quality blogs with the badge now so you can choose the blog where you want to advertise.

scorpy01 · 05-29-2007, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by James Trotta

As an advertiser, I won't go near blogs with badges. It's like putting up a sign that says "Hey google we sell text links" making all links potentially much less valuable.

The blogger has no reason to care - won't affect the SERPs. But it may very well affect the link juice passed on to other sites so the advertiser has every reason to be wary of the badge.

James, does that include a text link that does basically the same thing (allow an advertiser to buy a review)? I know that a few bloggers requested and received a text version of the badge. It seems like it would be the same but maybe I'm wrong?

Maa · 05-29-2007, 03:28 PM

The only thing I don't like about the paying blog sites is that if you have a specific blog. Like me I have a natural health blog. I don't want to be writing about dvd's on that. I have virtually seen nothing I can write about that contributes to my blog. So, I haven't really benefited from it.

James Trotta · 05-30-2007, 07:04 AM

That's true. To benefit from Payperpost it is best to have a blog about everything / nothing. This is the worst blog from an advertisers viewpoint however...

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Originally Posted by Maa

The only thing I don't like about the paying blog sites is that if you have a specific blog. Like me I have a natural health blog. I don't want to be writing about dvd's on that. I have virtually seen nothing I can write about that contributes to my blog. So, I haven't really benefited from it.

I suppose it depends on what the text link says and where it links to. I imagine Google could identify it as link selling easily enough if they decide to start caring.

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Originally Posted by scorpy01

James, does that include a text link that does basically the same thing (allow an advertiser to buy a review)? I know that a few bloggers requested and received a text version of the badge. It seems like it would be the same but maybe I'm wrong?

Julie · 05-31-2007, 08:23 AM

I signed up before they had a bajillion restrictions in place and it worked alright I guess. But then they wanted you to resubmit all your blogs which they would review more strictly...and they rejected my legitimate, high PR blogs.... one they claimed wasn't a blog because it used Drupal instead of like Wordpress or Blogger, and another they rejected because it had two authors instead of one. I mean, these were PR5+ blogs and one was even indexed by Google News. And then I look and see these crap MFA blogs getting accepted left and right, and wonder what the hell is going on over there.

It seems like they also make you go through all kinds of hoops and ladders to be involved...with the disclosures and all of the silly requirements. It doesn't seem worth the aggrevation at all anymore... not for a measly $5.

sar420 · 06-02-2007, 11:20 AM

I'm a blogger with PPP and the main issue I have with them is that thier site loads too damn slow!

I'm so fed up of this that I've stopped logging in and looking for offers...