Update Sep 1, 2007: this promotion experiment has ended. Reviews of my site are welcome but there’s no money to be earned from it! Here is a list of all reviews.
About 1 week ago I started an experiment for 2 main reasons: to celebrate the fact that I’ve reached 1000 subscribers and to spread the word about my GTD site.
In short, the experiment was to reach out to my fellow bloggers and ask them to write an honest review about my site in exchange for cash. And it’s not even a contest, it’s a sure way to earn cash!
Guess how many responses I got? Exactly zero! So, I must be doing something wrong or every blogger out there is too busy or too rich to be interested in such an experiment. I wish I could find a way to extend the experiment to readers without a blog… I’m sorry!
Anyway, I’ve decided to give my little experiment one final chance. Let’s up the ante a little bit, shall we. My original blog post remains the main reference for this experiment concerning details and rules, etc. What I’ve changed is which blogger can earn what kind of money:
100 – 499 (RSS feed subscribers): $5 $7.50
500 – 999: $10 $15
1000 – 4999: $25 $30
5000 – 9999: $25 $40
10000+: $50 $70
A link back to your site is guaranteed as well. Good luck and don’t forget to read the rules first!
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You could always order a few ReviewMe reviews….
Maybe the people who have that many readers on their feeds already earn money through their blogs… and those of us who’d happily review your site for cash are new to blogging and don’t have neough subscribers yet…
@Mrs S:
I thought about that when I was thinking up this promotion experiment. I tried to find the right balance between enough money for a review versus potential buzz for my site. Believe me, I started at 0 subscribers too and it took me some time to get over 1000 subscribers. I believe I have put the lower limit (100 subscribers) quite low already. Unfortunately this means some loyal readers (even with a blog!) will not be able to participate in this experiment. Maybe next time I will be able to think up something with a broader focus… ideas?
[...] that’s the thought I had, and then went merrily on my way. Today, I see that gtdfrk has upped the ante. He’s had *no* responses to his promotion so far. I’m really surprised. And actually, [...]
I think you might be better off using the money through a service if you only want blogs over 100 readers. That is probably why you didn’t get any participation. Good luck though!
@Ginny:
Maybe you’re right. That might very well be the conclusion I draw from this experiment
However, the idea of giving this opportunity to my readers (the blogger part of it at least) first, was more appealing to me than using a paid service.
And what’s more, I’ve had 2 reviews of my site already since I upped the ante. Hopefully more will follow!
Hi There!
I think you’re not getting a huge response because for people who have 10.000 + subscribers $70 isn’t worth it.
I have about 600 subscribers after 2 months and for me writing a guest post at a partner site yields about the same amount you offer and I can write about whatever I want. So I think for people who actually have the numbers, it’s not really worth it, or they just don’t like writing about something that’s paid for.
Anyway, I liked the first 3 posts I read so I subscribed, if I like your site I will gladly review it for free
Daniel
@Daniel:
Yes, I think I can safely conclude that from my little experiment!
Anyway, I’m glad you like what you see… thanks for subscribing!