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Comments on: The Dark Side of Blogging!!! https://www.mommyramblings.org/2012/10/12/the-ugly-side-of-blogging/ For Families Living The Dream & Everything In Between Sun, 05 Nov 2017 16:16:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: Amanda Smith https://www.mommyramblings.org/2012/10/12/the-ugly-side-of-blogging/#comment-143159 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 22:37:44 +0000 http://www.mommyramblings.org/?p=12135#comment-143159 I have bloggers do r and g’s for me occasionally. I look for quality blogs with content and engaged loyal followers. I don’t like the blogs that do just r and g’s.

I prefer my r and g entry forms to be fairly simple.

I want to gain loyal customers from r and g’s and not just get more Facebook likes. The only way to do that is to find a good blog with a loyal reader base who trust the blogger and her opinion.

I have had better R and G’s with small blogs (sometimes just 100 followers) than I have with huge blogs that do a ton of reviews. Sure, not as many people enter the giveaways with the smaller blogs, but the ones who do are actually interested in my product, instead of just trying to score FREE stuff.

I am a new blogger now also. I want to provide content and not just reviews. I want followers who like me and what I write. Not just folks trolling for FREE stuff.

]]> By: angie lilly https://www.mommyramblings.org/2012/10/12/the-ugly-side-of-blogging/#comment-132331 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:33:23 +0000 http://www.mommyramblings.org/?p=12135#comment-132331 this is a big one that I notice. a giveaway will have a comment as a mandatory entry on the main blog or whatever. you go there to leave your comment and see that there are maybe 300 comments or less but then rafflecopter says there are over 100,000 entries total…how is that even possible? if there are only 300 people who did the mandatory comment, where are all these other entries coming from!!??

]]> By: Carolyn https://www.mommyramblings.org/2012/10/12/the-ugly-side-of-blogging/#comment-132312 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 05:46:24 +0000 http://www.mommyramblings.org/?p=12135#comment-132312 In reply to Wanda McHenry.

Hi Wanda,

I never meant to imply you were a “sweeper” nor do I think that. I totally agree with your comments and was just thinking myself, these people don’t have blogs they just have copy and paste shared giveaways, no content, no original pictures or comments, just generic multi shared giveaways. Also with these shared giveaways since so many bloggers that used to do individual giveaways have banded together there are less products to be won since they are all promoting the very same giveaway. That sucks for the people that are entering. I enjoy to help people get extra things in this economy especially and strive to bring you as many giveaways as I can. Giveaways you have a good chance of winning. I care about my readers and will not crowd my blog feed with mega blogger giveaways just to get some phony inflated stats.

]]> By: Wanda McHenry https://www.mommyramblings.org/2012/10/12/the-ugly-side-of-blogging/#comment-132047 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 04:58:38 +0000 http://www.mommyramblings.org/?p=12135#comment-132047 One other thing, I have been entering and reading blogs for years and I have never sold anything I’ve won. We are a middle class family and anything has always helped, so I can’t say I fit in that category of a sweeper. No offense.

]]> By: Wanda McHenry https://www.mommyramblings.org/2012/10/12/the-ugly-side-of-blogging/#comment-132046 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 04:46:44 +0000 http://www.mommyramblings.org/?p=12135#comment-132046 In reply to Wanda McHenry.

And also, talk about other things besides giveaways. I forgot to say that.

]]> By: Wanda McHenry https://www.mommyramblings.org/2012/10/12/the-ugly-side-of-blogging/#comment-132045 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 04:45:37 +0000 http://www.mommyramblings.org/?p=12135#comment-132045 Great post! I have noticed these mass blogger giveaways and I usually just say “ugh” forget it. I’m disheartened though that some are rigging Rafflecopter for friends and family. It’s kind of getting out of hand. My question is, I thought having a blog was to utilize one’s writing skills and review products. Things have changed since 2009. LOL!

]]> By: Margot C https://www.mommyramblings.org/2012/10/12/the-ugly-side-of-blogging/#comment-131837 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:55:10 +0000 http://www.mommyramblings.org/?p=12135#comment-131837 In reply to Carolyn.

What are you referring to? I’m confused now.

]]> By: angie lilly https://www.mommyramblings.org/2012/10/12/the-ugly-side-of-blogging/#comment-131820 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:28:53 +0000 http://www.mommyramblings.org/?p=12135#comment-131820 BRAVO to you for posting this! I am a giveaway entrant and am not ashamed to say so. I enter giveaways as a way to obtain bday and holiday gifts for family and friends that I otherwise could not afford, as well as items for myself and my immediate family that I use regularly or want to have or try. I don’t sell any of my winnings but will donate anything I win that I would not use to charity. I also have a blog but do not do giveaways on it. Its very new and small. I have recently written two posts about things that make me nuts as a giveaway entrant and the things you are talking about here are top of those lists and affect many of the things I complained about. I personally hate rafflecopter and all the forms like that out there that have made these sorts of giveaways so hugely popular. I miss the good old days of leaving comments directly on one blog and getting to know the bloggers directly. I wish you so much luck in your endeavors and hope that your post speaks to other bloggers out there and really starts a revolution!

]]> By: Donna C. https://www.mommyramblings.org/2012/10/12/the-ugly-side-of-blogging/#comment-131799 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 01:23:04 +0000 http://www.mommyramblings.org/?p=12135#comment-131799 Well said!

]]> By: Carolyn https://www.mommyramblings.org/2012/10/12/the-ugly-side-of-blogging/#comment-131797 Sun, 14 Oct 2012 23:26:19 +0000 http://www.mommyramblings.org/?p=12135#comment-131797 “The lady doth protest too much” turns out to be entirely true in this case.

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