So . . . . . . . . . .
One of the things that stands out like a boil on a bishop's nose on social sites like this is the difference between ad blogs and others.
"Ad blogs" don't get read.
Sure, they get loads of posts - but look at how many times these posts are looked at. Sometimes you will see that a few people have visited but there are very few comments posted - if any.
Maybe one of the reasons is that many ad blogs are posted to by members who only want to advertise and so, disappear after their post. To me, this means that the value of the ads in these blogs is not recognised - they are only there on the off chance that someone will read them and, since everybody appears to be a marketer, why am I not surprised?
Better attended are the "marketing tips blogs". These do get read and are often responded to.
So, where does one go if there is an ad that you want to be read, which does not directly involve internet marketing but which does give internet marketers the chance to introduce friends to a business in which they have no (other than pecuniary) interest for themselves?
The obvious places do not allow ads.
Using the Bulletins doesn't help unless you have signed up a significant number of Apsense recruits (Yes, we are all aware that the only people who might possibly be interested in our buletins are our own recruits in the wonderfully Quixotic world of the web.)
So . . . . . . . . . . just where can you put a proposition forward that might be of value and interest to the friends of members of Apsense?
Post Your Ad Here
Comments (9)
Philippe Moisan16
Tutorial videos, sci-fi writer
Well, nowadays there are RevPages :)
Arthur Webster7
Just plain honesty
Hi, Lisa,
All I can say is that the internet will never replace books for those of us who have an affinity with the written word and enjoy the detection of the person behind the word.
I started another blog, rather than tack it on here as a post - have a look and see waht you think - http://www.apsense.com/subject/31124.html
Lisa G.9
Health Wellness & Wealth Consultant
Off the subject a little bit here, but..the other day someone told me "hey Lisa, You should take up reading". I used to read books all the time, It is fun. I don't read as much as I used to, in hard print that is. It just dawned on me, I probably read equivalent to a book every other day. We probably all do. I have learned so much from reading others blogs, both informative, entertaining, enlightning, and yes..ads too.
Back on the subject, I do think so many miss the great chance of gr
Paula Gaon7
Well spoken, Joseph.
This is exactly what I love about the Old Coot.
He cuts to the chase.
Paula/BoomSpress
Arthur Webster7
Just plain honesty
Hi, Joseph,
Thanks for visiting my blog. It is actually there for other people to post to. I know very little about on line business practices so it has been great to put up a site for marketers to visit. No squeeze page, no OTO, no upsell infact you can visit free of any pressure.
I have similar sites for affiliate revenue, blogging, broadband internet, ezine marketing, ezine publishing, forums, internet marketing, networking, network marketing, ppc advertising,traffic building, video con
Lisa Lomas11
Hey Old Coot,
I do not know if I am in the same way of thinking as you are, but I think general interest in fully laden communities of marketers is of more benefit, showing the real you with values, ethics, hobbies, interests, then maybe they will think what does this person do? Really I think first and foremost we should just enjoy ourselves, the rest seems to follow. If you find it fun or interesting someone else will!
Great topic!
Joseph Botelho15
Working on one project at a time.
Arthur,
"WOW" , going down like a LEAD BALLOON........l would have to say that would be at an incredible speed. More then likely hurt when you reach the ground.....Actually beth the Old Coot makes real good sense here. He is not holding anything back and straight to the vital point and by passing any major heart transplants, why his head is hurt........
What he is saying to the point with out all the adverbs and adjectives, Posting your advertising as a BLOG will not work on here. He i
Arthur Webster7
Just plain honesty
Hi, Beth,
What I have to offer goes down like a lead balloon with internet marketers because it does not blow your socks off, it isn't based upon arcane laws re-invented to enable the sale of mind bending books, it will not make you rich over-night, it does not have a triple by-passed, double or quit, rotating, hell - my head hurts, forced matrix, it doesn't have a bike so there is no cycler, the guy who invented it wasn't a one legged, blind foot-baller who has spent years over-coming bankru
Beth Schmillen10
Well.... you could just start email/pm your contact list and say hi and i thought
this might be of use to you... oh no... is that not esoteric enough?
Ads and discussion of ads and talk about marketing takes place in
a lot of diferent groups... Is what you're talking about the same as your
signature link? Some Groups allow for an url to be included if it's
embedded in the text and part of the discussion and not the blatant
ad format
.... Are you proposing that we request some new form of in