Wallpaper for Ads
Although we call them 'Writing Sites' they are more properly referred to as 'publishing' sites. They give us space to publish our items. We think they are great opportunities. That is because we don't get it. Not until we notice that our writing takes up 1/4th of the page and ad copy takes up 3/4ths.
We don't realise that what we are doing is giving so-called 'writing sites' the 'wallpaper' on which to hang the ads.
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If you look at the image above, your eyes see colours and shapes and they run one into another. This is because you are looking at Times Square; you are looking at an overpopulation of ads. If there were one or two advertisements, it would be different, but as there are so many they are just lights and colours.
This is how a page on a publishing site appears to an average eye. This is how a page on one of those sites appears to a Network.
This is how a page on a publishing site appears to an average eye. This is how a page on one of those sites appears to a Network.
Above is a Partial list of Networking sites. These are the places you 'market' your writing. When they receive an item which is 3/4th advertisements, they mark it as Spam.
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In early days, one joined various 'Writing Sites' and as soon as an item was published, begin going down the list, adding their site to ten, twenty, more of these Networks. It seemed common sense to Stumble, Digg, Reddit, etc.
About six months ago, users of Reddit experienced certain problems. To protect themselves they learned to Reddit a picture of kittens, then about an hour later they'd Reddit a joke, let another hour pass, Reddit an article they wrote. Three days later they'd repeat the process.
They did this to avoid being labeled "Self Spammers."
Those who used Stumbleupon, Digg, et.al. noticing a fall in traffic, would give a visit to the parent site. They'd learn that their articles had one hit; their own. If they'd sent the item to a friend, there were two hits. This meant that those sites were not putting the work into the public eye but tossing them into the bucket marked SPAM.
The item could be beautifully written, well documented, full of images, a joy to behold. But no one was beholding because the Networks marked the item as Spam.
Killing the goose
Hubpages has so many ads, one can bearly find the article. Sometimes one doesn't know if the image belongs to the article or to the advertiser. Along with the usual Adsense, there is the Amazon ads, as well as others. And there is a new chance to share revenue on a third.
Triond was once the market leader. People from all over the world joined because it published everything. From a poem to a recipe from science to music, from a photograph to a short story.
Originally there was a mammal who actually glanced at the work before publishing and had no qualms about rejection. Originally there were a few ads on the page, nothing that noticeable, and those who wrote there would be paid by Triond on a # hits = Xc. This was spelled out, so you knew the 'How To' published on 'Quazen' was more financially beneficially than a short story published on Authspot.
For some reason Triond felt it wasn't making enough cash so decided to increase advertisements per page by having the writer join Adsense. On top of the Ads Triond was already running on the page, they would run Adsense in every possible corner. This meant that the page was now 3/4ths Advertisement.
Networking sites, seeing this assault of Advertisements had no interest in becoming a wall on which Ads are painted so began rejecting Triond items.
If this wasn't bad enough, there was the decline in article quality.
Cutting Corners
Since increasing ads led to less readers and less marketing by Networking sites, Triond decided to compensate by getting rid of Mammals and replace them with the crappiest piece of 'editorial software' they could find.
Some jobs require a human being. Editor is one of them.
The owners of Triond do not know this, nor seem capable of learning this.
This crap software bounces factual articles which use actual quotes or lists as a reference with the note that it is 'too like'... and give the place from whence the writer took the quote or list. To complain is pointless as one is trying to reason with a computer program.
Those who wrote for Triond, realised the owners were too stupid to get that the reason for the fall off in readership was due to the abundance of ads. Trying to 'compensate' for the loss by 'firing' mammals and 'hiring' software, created the irresistible opportunity to post unmitigated rubbish.
Some wrote porn, some copied Burger King menus, some invented sensationalistic stories about celebrities. Each tried to outdo the other in getting Triond to publish crap and some used Click Farms to drive up hits. They did everything possible to humiliate the site.
Hubpages became the archetypical Content Farm. Google virtually ignored articles posted there. Triond has also been so labled. As most hits come from Googles, (forget those 'Networking sites, for most are wastes of keystrokes) being penalised by Google is deadly for the writer.
To emphasise; an original Interview with a minor actor was published on Triond. It was copied to a number of Blogs. These Blogs are on page 1 of a Google Search, the quoted interview is way in the back.
Those who write for Triond and Hubpages etc. have found their revenue decreasing, their work trashed, their reputations damaged.
Triond was once the market leader. People from all over the world joined because it published everything. From a poem to a recipe from science to music, from a photograph to a short story.
Originally there was a mammal who actually glanced at the work before publishing and had no qualms about rejection. Originally there were a few ads on the page, nothing that noticeable, and those who wrote there would be paid by Triond on a # hits = Xc. This was spelled out, so you knew the 'How To' published on 'Quazen' was more financially beneficially than a short story published on Authspot.
For some reason Triond felt it wasn't making enough cash so decided to increase advertisements per page by having the writer join Adsense. On top of the Ads Triond was already running on the page, they would run Adsense in every possible corner. This meant that the page was now 3/4ths Advertisement.
Networking sites, seeing this assault of Advertisements had no interest in becoming a wall on which Ads are painted so began rejecting Triond items.
If this wasn't bad enough, there was the decline in article quality.
Cutting Corners
Since increasing ads led to less readers and less marketing by Networking sites, Triond decided to compensate by getting rid of Mammals and replace them with the crappiest piece of 'editorial software' they could find.
Some jobs require a human being. Editor is one of them.
The owners of Triond do not know this, nor seem capable of learning this.
This crap software bounces factual articles which use actual quotes or lists as a reference with the note that it is 'too like'... and give the place from whence the writer took the quote or list. To complain is pointless as one is trying to reason with a computer program.
Those who wrote for Triond, realised the owners were too stupid to get that the reason for the fall off in readership was due to the abundance of ads. Trying to 'compensate' for the loss by 'firing' mammals and 'hiring' software, created the irresistible opportunity to post unmitigated rubbish.
Some wrote porn, some copied Burger King menus, some invented sensationalistic stories about celebrities. Each tried to outdo the other in getting Triond to publish crap and some used Click Farms to drive up hits. They did everything possible to humiliate the site.
Hubpages became the archetypical Content Farm. Google virtually ignored articles posted there. Triond has also been so labled. As most hits come from Googles, (forget those 'Networking sites, for most are wastes of keystrokes) being penalised by Google is deadly for the writer.
To emphasise; an original Interview with a minor actor was published on Triond. It was copied to a number of Blogs. These Blogs are on page 1 of a Google Search, the quoted interview is way in the back.
Those who write for Triond and Hubpages etc. have found their revenue decreasing, their work trashed, their reputations damaged.
Enter the Blog
Many writers have turned to free websites, like Weebly which give them the opportunity to control the placement of Ads. Ads are necessary to gain revenue. However, when the presence of Ads destroys the value of the work, their is no revenue.
Although being on a publishing site and making friends gives you a few 'automatic' hits, being on a site where you can limit the number of Ads so that your page doesn't look like the image at the top will work out far more profitable in the end.
Further, not being associated with a site which is Network poison does insure more traffic.
Although being on a publishing site and making friends gives you a few 'automatic' hits, being on a site where you can limit the number of Ads so that your page doesn't look like the image at the top will work out far more profitable in the end.
Further, not being associated with a site which is Network poison does insure more traffic.