Comments on: Paid Comments – They Can Be 100% Ethical http://andybeard.eu/908/paid-comments.html Internet Marketing, Lead Acquisition, Online Business Strategy and Social Media with Original Opinion and Loads of Attitude Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:54:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dawn http://andybeard.eu/908/paid-comments.html#comment-308481 Dawn Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:20:31 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/07/paid-comments.html#comment-308481 Hey Andy- Thinking about Darren's statements about how many comments per minute have to be made in order to make a decent living- he probably started a landslide over at DP. :) I get offers all the time from people on DP willing to do dirty, tedious, monotonous work for next to nothing. I can't lie...I have hired some myself but I do give generous tips if they do a good job for me because if they do quality work, I want them to be available for me. :) I agree that comment posting on blogs can be done ethically- but I reserve important jobs for myself or for pros I have worked with in the past that I trust. There is nothing more unprofessional than comments that are not pertinent to the conversations. It completely shows your company in a bad light. (Like the Wide Circle comments you mentioned on another page of your blog). My two cents worth. Hey Andy- Thinking about Darren’s statements about how many comments per minute have to be made in order to make a decent living- he probably started a landslide over at DP. :)

I get offers all the time from people on DP willing to do dirty, tedious, monotonous work for next to nothing. I can’t lie…I have hired some myself but I do give generous tips if they do a good job for me because if they do quality work, I want them to be available for me. :)

I agree that comment posting on blogs can be done ethically- but I reserve important jobs for myself or for pros I have worked with in the past that I trust. There is nothing more unprofessional than comments that are not pertinent to the conversations. It completely shows your company in a bad light. (Like the Wide Circle comments you mentioned on another page of your blog).

My two cents worth.

]]> By: WideCircles - Takes Spam Seriously? LMAO | Andy Beard - Niche Marketing http://andybeard.eu/908/paid-comments.html#comment-304209 WideCircles - Takes Spam Seriously? LMAO | Andy Beard - Niche Marketing Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:21:04 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/07/paid-comments.html#comment-304209 [...] regarding legitimate paid comments contained a clear, obvious link to a previous blog post on paid blog comments. I have just included a link to it again. This would include for instance Tamar, who is paid to [...] [...] regarding legitimate paid comments contained a clear, obvious link to a previous blog post on paid blog comments. I have just included a link to it again. This would include for instance Tamar, who is paid to [...]

]]> By: Wide Circles = Blog Comment Spam | Andy Beard - Niche Marketing http://andybeard.eu/908/paid-comments.html#comment-287462 Wide Circles = Blog Comment Spam | Andy Beard - Niche Marketing Wed, 14 May 2008 21:53:01 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/07/paid-comments.html#comment-287462 [...] have argued in the past that paid blog comments can be legitimate, but it is under very specific circumstances, that Wide Circles just does not [...] [...] have argued in the past that paid blog comments can be legitimate, but it is under very specific circumstances, that Wide Circles just does not [...]

]]> By: Is Commenting On Blogs Part of Your Marketing Plan? Are Your Doing It Wrong? | One By One Media http://andybeard.eu/908/paid-comments.html#comment-83098 Is Commenting On Blogs Part of Your Marketing Plan? Are Your Doing It Wrong? | One By One Media Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:05:35 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/07/paid-comments.html#comment-83098 [...] its face, this looks like perhaps a proper comment for a blog.  In fact, Andy Beard discussed this earlier about companies, using Bloggers For Hire as an example, that might be offering “paid [...] [...] its face, this looks like perhaps a proper comment for a blog.  In fact, Andy Beard discussed this earlier about companies, using Bloggers For Hire as an example, that might be offering “paid [...]

]]> By: Blog do Urubatan http://andybeard.eu/908/paid-comments.html#comment-64675 Blog do Urubatan Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:16:44 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/07/paid-comments.html#comment-64675 <strong>Off Topic: Diversos sobre Blogging e Wordpress...</strong> Aproveitando que já falei do blog ontem (tudo bem, usei a palavra Wordpress apenas), segue uma série de links e comentários sobre Blogging e Wordpress. Primeiro, um dos motivos para grande parte dos posts deste blog, é que uso ele como referencia p... Off Topic: Diversos sobre Blogging e WordPress…

Aproveitando que já falei do blog ontem (tudo bem, usei a palavra WordPress apenas), segue uma série de links e comentários sobre Blogging e WordPress.
Primeiro, um dos motivos para grande parte dos posts deste blog, é que uso ele como referencia p…

]]> By: Matt http://andybeard.eu/908/paid-comments.html#comment-59845 Matt Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:09:36 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/07/paid-comments.html#comment-59845 This seems to be a similar moral dilemma to writing sponsored posts on your own blog. I would say that sponosred posts are not unethical, as long as there is disclosure. Dfference with comments is that there is no disclosure. No room for it, apart from anything else! This seems to be a similar moral dilemma to writing sponsored posts on your own blog. I would say that sponosred posts are not unethical, as long as there is disclosure.

Dfference with comments is that there is no disclosure. No room for it, apart from anything else!

]]> By: Dennis http://andybeard.eu/908/paid-comments.html#comment-55053 Dennis Wed, 01 Aug 2007 02:07:19 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/07/paid-comments.html#comment-55053 Hi Andy, I agree with this post, oddly enough I was having this discussion with my father-in-law and I was saying there is nothing wrong with it as long as it is: 1. helpful to the visitors 2. related to the topic 3. not abused He seems to disagree, he is a stubborn ol mule who still does things the hard way :) I haven't yet used this method but know some people that has had great result from using it and getting high rankings for competitive words.. Hi Andy,

I agree with this post, oddly enough I was having this discussion with my father-in-law and I was saying there is nothing wrong with it as long as it is:

1. helpful to the visitors
2. related to the topic
3. not abused

He seems to disagree, he is a stubborn ol mule who still does things the hard way :)

I haven’t yet used this method but know some people that has had great result from using it and getting high rankings for competitive words..

]]> By: Do You Have Time For Paid Comments? | My Affiliate Journey - Affiliate Marketing Blog by Vlad http://andybeard.eu/908/paid-comments.html#comment-55023 Do You Have Time For Paid Comments? | My Affiliate Journey - Affiliate Marketing Blog by Vlad Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:31:21 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/07/paid-comments.html#comment-55023 [...] there are certainly cases when paid comments can be 100% legitimate, I still stand by my somewhat harsh criticism of the website than brought the issue into the [...] [...] there are certainly cases when paid comments can be 100% legitimate, I still stand by my somewhat harsh criticism of the website than brought the issue into the [...]

]]> By: Lord Matt http://andybeard.eu/908/paid-comments.html#comment-54830 Lord Matt Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:00:10 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/07/paid-comments.html#comment-54830 How would disclosure work with that? How would disclosure work with that?

]]> By: Alex (intellimind) http://andybeard.eu/908/paid-comments.html#comment-54710 Alex (intellimind) Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:37:11 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/07/paid-comments.html#comment-54710 hey andy, very nice post. I like how you compare paid comments to what you pay people to do for you already. After this, i really do belive its ethical - alex, (<a href="http://intellimind.net/blog" rel="nofollow">) hey andy, very nice post. I like how you compare paid comments to what you pay people to do for you already. After this, i really do belive its ethical

- alex, ()

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