Comments on: New Month - Time For Some Changes http://optempo.com/2008/04/01/new-month-time-for-some-changes/ Product Reviews and Buying Guides Thu, 24 May 2012 16:23:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Jacob Angel http://optempo.com/2008/04/01/new-month-time-for-some-changes/#comment-3757 Jacob Angel Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:47:13 +0000 http://optempo.com/2008/04/01/new-month-time-for-some-changes/#comment-3757 Hey, I resemble that remark! I've never seen anybody do that before -- what a strange thing to have happened. I can't believe that I'm notorious enough that I have Russian scammers wanting to be me. Heck, some days I wake up and <b>I</b> don't want to be me! Hey, I resemble that remark! I’ve never seen anybody do that before — what a strange thing to have happened. I can’t believe that I’m notorious enough that I have Russian scammers wanting to be me.

Heck, some days I wake up and I don’t want to be me!

]]> By: Jacob Angel http://optempo.com/2008/04/01/new-month-time-for-some-changes/#comment-3668 Jacob Angel Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:21:39 +0000 http://optempo.com/2008/04/01/new-month-time-for-some-changes/#comment-3668 Keep on blogging, we need you. I’ve got so much useful stuff from your blog and really value you opinion in this stuff. I really thought I could sneak in a link to my Russian scam site by impersonating a Top Commentator on this site. Boy was I wrong! I guess my IP address will be marked as spam now, darn it! Keep on blogging, we need you. I’ve got so much useful stuff from your blog and really value you opinion in this stuff.

I really thought I could sneak in a link to my Russian scam site by impersonating a Top Commentator on this site. Boy was I wrong! I guess my IP address will be marked as spam now, darn it!

]]> By: jfc http://optempo.com/2008/04/01/new-month-time-for-some-changes/#comment-1618 jfc Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:57:50 +0000 http://optempo.com/2008/04/01/new-month-time-for-some-changes/#comment-1618 Thanks Lin, I do enjoy writing and it's good to hear from you and Griz that you like what I've written. Thanks Lin,

I do enjoy writing and it’s good to hear from you and Griz that you like what I’ve written.

]]> By: Lin Burress http://optempo.com/2008/04/01/new-month-time-for-some-changes/#comment-1614 Lin Burress Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:20:04 +0000 http://optempo.com/2008/04/01/new-month-time-for-some-changes/#comment-1614 Frank, Regardless of what direction you take this blog in the future, you have a nice following of readers including me, so I don't think you have to worry about what direction to take it. It wouldn't matter to me if you wrote about flagship blogs, money making niche blogs, niche blogging experiences, or your fabulous posts on using images in posts. What you do here on Optempo is written in a way not often found, so keep doing what interests you and your readers will follow. Frank,

Regardless of what direction you take this blog in the future, you have a nice following of readers including me, so I don’t think you have to worry about what direction to take it.

It wouldn’t matter to me if you wrote about flagship blogs, money making niche blogs, niche blogging experiences, or your fabulous posts on using images in posts. What you do here on Optempo is written in a way not often found, so keep doing what interests you and your readers will follow.

]]> By: jfc http://optempo.com/2008/04/01/new-month-time-for-some-changes/#comment-1608 jfc Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:46:27 +0000 http://optempo.com/2008/04/01/new-month-time-for-some-changes/#comment-1608 Thanks Grizzly, Social blogging is fun but I don't want it to become a time sink like doing a lot of political forum yakking was for me in 2003-2004. Thanks Grizzly,

Social blogging is fun but I don’t want it to become a time sink like doing a lot of political forum yakking was for me in 2003-2004.

]]> By: Grizzly http://optempo.com/2008/04/01/new-month-time-for-some-changes/#comment-1607 Grizzly Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:52:05 +0000 http://optempo.com/2008/04/01/new-month-time-for-some-changes/#comment-1607 As someone who enjoys your writing I look forward to whatever topics you pursue. You have the talent to grow a successful social blog and If I can be of any help Frank - let me know. As someone who enjoys your writing I look forward to whatever topics you pursue. You have the talent to grow a successful social blog and If I can be of any help Frank - let me know.

]]> By: jfc http://optempo.com/2008/04/01/new-month-time-for-some-changes/#comment-1605 jfc Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:48:37 +0000 http://optempo.com/2008/04/01/new-month-time-for-some-changes/#comment-1605 Hi Jim, The basic problem here on OpTempo is that I'm giving away a free 125x125 button ad to most bloggers so there is little incentive to buy ad space unless one wants to (a) support this blog, or (b) place an affiliate product ad on a low CTR widget. Overall, the most significant problem I see with Scratchback is that it's more of a social, blogger-to-blogger, vehicle than an advertising vehicle. This is mainly due to the rejection mechanism (only approving other socially oriented blogs) and the overpricing of them in relation to the CTR and overall traffic of sites with the widget. Hi Jim,

The basic problem here on OpTempo is that I’m giving away a free 125×125 button ad to most bloggers so there is little incentive to buy ad space unless one wants to (a) support this blog, or (b) place an affiliate product ad on a low CTR widget.

Overall, the most significant problem I see with Scratchback is that it’s more of a social, blogger-to-blogger, vehicle than an advertising vehicle. This is mainly due to the rejection mechanism (only approving other socially oriented blogs) and the overpricing of them in relation to the CTR and overall traffic of sites with the widget.

]]> By: Jim Kukral http://optempo.com/2008/04/01/new-month-time-for-some-changes/#comment-1603 Jim Kukral Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:23:34 +0000 http://optempo.com/2008/04/01/new-month-time-for-some-changes/#comment-1603 So why drop the ScratchBack widget? Is it not performing for you? I see it's full at $1.00. What we have found is that people who set their tips at less than $5.00 get less tips. Perception=reality. If your tip is less, it must be worth less. I'd love to hear your more detailed feedback on why you want to drop the widget. We're having our best month ever. A big blog network just picked up using the widget and we're going to pay out more in tips this month than in the first 2 months combined. So why drop the ScratchBack widget? Is it not performing for you? I see it’s full at $1.00. What we have found is that people who set their tips at less than $5.00 get less tips. Perception=reality. If your tip is less, it must be worth less.

I’d love to hear your more detailed feedback on why you want to drop the widget. We’re having our best month ever. A big blog network just picked up using the widget and we’re going to pay out more in tips this month than in the first 2 months combined.

]]> By: jfc http://optempo.com/2008/04/01/new-month-time-for-some-changes/#comment-1602 jfc Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:57:33 +0000 http://optempo.com/2008/04/01/new-month-time-for-some-changes/#comment-1602 Hi Vic, What hurts Scratchback goes back to what you say, social referral visitors don't click on jack squat. If one relied on these visitors to click ads one would be <a href="http://optempo.com/2007/12/20/living-in-a-van-down-by-the-river/" rel="nofollow">living in a van down by the river</a>. As for doing trend targeting, this is something I'm going to be working on, <a href="http://optempo.com/2008/03/10/snl-hillary-and-obama-the-3-am-phone-call/" rel="nofollow">Hillary</a> convinced me of that. ;) Hi Vic,

What hurts Scratchback goes back to what you say, social referral visitors don’t click on jack squat. If one relied on these visitors to click ads one would be living in a van down by the river.

As for doing trend targeting, this is something I’m going to be working on, Hillary convinced me of that. ;)

]]> By: Vic http://optempo.com/2008/04/01/new-month-time-for-some-changes/#comment-1601 Vic Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:26:24 +0000 http://optempo.com/2008/04/01/new-month-time-for-some-changes/#comment-1601 You know I never research or used ScratchBack but it seems it keeps getting added to the list. Crazy I actually came up on a blog that had a BlogRush widget LMAO I thought it would had died by now. You know Frank with the type of ads it would be really be interested seeing what would happen if you started hitting some trends again. Pls if you do shoot me an email with the stats ;) You know I never research or used ScratchBack but it seems it keeps getting added to the list. Crazy I actually came up on a blog that had a BlogRush widget LMAO I thought it would had died by now.

You know Frank with the type of ads it would be really be interested seeing what would happen if you started hitting some trends again.

Pls if you do shoot me an email with the stats ;)

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