Comments on: Instant Viral Marketing Solution: Pay Per Post http://www.lauralake.com/instant-viral-marketing-pay-per-post/29/ by Laura Lake Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:26:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Jim Kukral http://www.lauralake.com/instant-viral-marketing-pay-per-post/29/#comment-79 Jim Kukral Fri, 15 Dec 2006 21:55:10 +0000 http://www.lauralake.com/?p=29#comment-79 Nooooooo! Don't do it Laura! http://www.blogkits.com/bloghonor Nooooooo! Don’t do it Laura!

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]]> By: William http://www.lauralake.com/instant-viral-marketing-pay-per-post/29/#comment-75 William Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:42:07 +0000 http://www.lauralake.com/?p=29#comment-75 What a novel idea. But wouldn't paying a blogger to leave a comment or to write a post about a promoted product produce a conflict of interest? Don't get me wrong, I strongly feel that professional writers ought to be paid a fair wage for their research and writing, and that micropayment systems often help make this possible. But let's give a real-world example. Let's say, theoretically, [a big software company] pays bloggers to write about [a popular software release]. Will the bloggers write favorable or unfavorable reviews? Will the bloggers disclose their financial ties to the software company? This [perceived] conflict of interest is the #1 reason I, as a blogger, have voluntarily refused any and all affiliate marketing deals. I know I'm losing money, but I also know my readers are getting my honest opinion. Your thoughts? What a novel idea. But wouldn’t paying a blogger to leave a comment or to write a post about a promoted product produce a conflict of interest? Don’t get me wrong, I strongly feel that professional writers ought to be paid a fair wage for their research and writing, and that micropayment systems often help make this possible. But let’s give a real-world example. Let’s say, theoretically, [a big software company] pays bloggers to write about [a popular software release]. Will the bloggers write favorable or unfavorable reviews? Will the bloggers disclose their financial ties to the software company? This [perceived] conflict of interest is the #1 reason I, as a blogger, have voluntarily refused any and all affiliate marketing deals. I know I’m losing money, but I also know my readers are getting my honest opinion. Your thoughts?

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