So far it feels like it is a waste of the “real estate” space on my blog. But I really would like to know if I am wasting my time. Sure it is not like I am working hard all that I had to do is to place the widget on my blog. In a way I am “doing nothing” in exchange for traffic to my blog. But if you want do nothing and get TONS of traffic to your website- you should be staffing the shells in your local supermarket.
I was really close to take the widget down few days ago and you will not believe why. (Update: I did take the widget down from all of my blogs on October 1st). Its all because of one word that pissed me off. You know what it is? SHOCKING. Yes that is the word that turns me off. Maybe it just one too many spam e-mail that I have received contained the word in the subject. One too many “shocking news” I’ve seen on TV or one too many “sales letter type of landing pages” promising to reveal me the shocking secrets of making money.
I hope you get the picture of my reaction to upcoming Shocking Changes at BlogRush. So here is my question, where are these shocking changes? “Flavors”???!!! Are you kidding me? The only reason I stayed because the of the raving reviews on all those big blogs. In fact until recently I did not know who John Resee was so his reputation or lack of it did not matter. What mattered was positive reviews by bloggers who’s blog I read daily and who’s opinion I respect.
Yes it is still early to judge. But again I am a little worried that a marketer uses word SHOCKING when launching or relaunching a product. I am not taking the widget down yet. But par of me believes Mr. Resee’s project is in the midst of a crisis.
I’m keeping mine on just because of what they expect from the service. I just wish they will get the stats working so I can actually see if it a waste of time or not.
It doesn’t slow things down as far as page load goes, but as soon as it does, it goes to the trash can.