“How could anyone take them (bloggers on free domains) seriously when they don’t even have their own website?”
Well, something like that. I don’t want to waste my time finding the comment and link it.
Surfing around PayPerPost, I encountered some sarcastic comments on bloggers using free hosting domains like Blogger. Not from PayPerPost itself, but fellow postie. I don’t want to call anyone names, so, I’ll politely refer them as ‘misinformed.’
Why am I bringing this up? My main blog is in Blogger. Of course it gets a little personal.
The reason is very clear isn’t it? Just take a look around, every nobody is starting their own website. Paid ones, mind you. Why? With the multitude of advices from blogging gurus, folks who has never blog one word in their life is committing themselves to paid hosts and paid links to start their blog. I won’t say all, but most of these folks are those who are waiting out the 90 days period to get their website approved and start paid posts. Or the very least, Adsense. What the heck, it’s worth it to them. They probably get back their full year hosting fee doing one month paid posts. Therefore, it’s good investment with guaranteed returns.
On the other hand, real bloggers who started out with no monetary profit on their mind, except blog, blog and blog, will not hesitate to sign up free blogging domains like Blogger. Afterall, it’s the most logical move. It’s free and it’s a good place to start exploring the new world of blogging. For all they know, they might just give it up after a few months so, testing it out sounds reasonable.
For those new bloggers who persevered through the first year, the dilemma starts. They’re hearing how easy it is to make a little money on the side. Get rewarded doing what they’ll probably do anyway - blog. So, they started paid posts on their blogs. Wait, your free blog has now accumulated a decent PR ranking, a little loyal followings and some number of links, is it time to get your own website? Definitely.
Hold it, hold it. Is PR ranking, the damn thing advertisers value so much transferable? You wish. Neither are those links.
So, people who think bloggers who do paid posts on free domains are petty non-serious folks, think again. You honestly think we don’t get an ego boost having our very own website? You think we don’t worry one day Blogger will say “No more sponsored posts on my turf”? You think we don’t want to grab all those ‘no-free hosted domain‘ ops?
If you honestly want to measure blogging commitment, people who started out on free domains are more likely those who started a blog with no other agenda on their mind but blogging itself. It’s just karma they encounter the allure of paid posts on their way and got stuck on their free blogs. It’s unfortunate, but then don’t say we’re anything less.
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why do you ever bother with those people I don’t know. These people think the owe PPP or something or they know something that we don’t
I just check in, take whatever opps there is that suits me, write submit and get over with it. Somethimes I get 3 or 4, sometimes none. I don’t care. 2 days ago, I did 8 post in 5 hours all in louyeh.com. 6 were paid ones, 2 were my own. Out of the 6 paid ones, 3 were from PPP 2 from Linkpost and I think one from Sponsoredreviews.
If those bargers see, they will say I am totally writing for money and there is no quality. Screw them. I don’t care.
Yeah, who cares? It’s not that our blogs are subject to approval by anyone in particular. Do what you like. But it is rather unfair to discriminate against bloggers from free domains. I hope one day, somebody in the US of A would have the guts to sue any of these companies for allowing discriminatory practices. The fellas in the US of A are great with suing around and getting big fat compensation especially when allegations of discrimination arises.
That will be one big news to read when it happens!