RSS Feeds: Do I Have 'Stupid' Stamped on My Forehead?
Even if "stupid" IS stamped on my forehead, can you see it?
Sponsored posts companies must think I'm stupid when they send me tasks that pay $6-$10 each. Wait a second; I don't do sponsored posts anymore, right? Check, right, affirmative. Then why do I still allow them to send me these things?
A Source of Inspiration
To tell the truth, I would never visit most of the websites that sponsored post services handle because they're about things I have absolutely no interest in. Every once in awhile, though, I'll see one that I want to write about. Heck, I'll even throw in the links they ask for when I write it. I'm not, however, going to go through the trouble to meet their formatting and length requirements; not for a piddly $6 or $10. I make more than that from AdSense in a day most of the time, on this blog. I probably wouldn't do it or $100. The Google slap isn't worth it.
Sometimes I'll visit the websites that are sponsored, just to see what they're all about. 99 times out of a hundred, it's a wasted trip. That one time when it isn't, well, I probably won't write about it anyway unless it's something I'm concerned about. Things like gas prices, environmental impact, new technology and obscure things are the things that rock my boat.
I'm Stupid, but I'm Not That Stupid
Back in October of 2007, my blog got slapped down to PageRank of 0. After fixing everything, and requesting reconsideration from the Google gods, I got it back up to 4. Later, something happened that wasn't something I did wrong and it got knocked back down to a 3. I sent another note to the powers that be and managed to get the 5 I have now.
There's no way in hell I'm going through that crap again.
I'm Not 100% Stupid
I'm stupid, but I can't be completely stupid because I have proof. If you have this video game, Hexxagon (yeah, it's old just like me), see if you're less stupid than I am. Check it out:
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Ha ha love the post, as a new blogger it will help me know not what to do.
Search the word "Stupid" on google, has anyone found this post in the first page? :grin:
Haha.. Not "stupid" by itself. "stupid stamped" and "stupid forehead" come up as #4 each.
I don't know if you noticed, but most people are in fact, not too bright. I and many companies there for assume that you are a idiot until you prove otherwise.
Lets look at an example: helmets
They have been invented to stop you from cracking your skull. So instead of you not tacking part in activities, that can crack your skull, millions of people wear helmets.
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Yea I agree. Don't mess with the paid links services. There are plenty of other ways to stay under the radar. I'd perhaps build relationships with good webmasters and do it under the table like some of you are doing.
hexxagon! haven't seen that in ages :D thats epic
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