End of the Line?

I was really going thru PayPerPost’s Blog posting by Ted Murphy today, and basicly, I feel that they are going into the direction of a mixture of ReviewMe and Adbrite. I try my best to be as tack and non-intrusive with my site, having to justify to PPP every other day that my sites are based with the life in the United Kingdom, and our current Walkabouts in the Far East. Yes,I run alot of sites, even one right now,I am about to fully launch with little regards to my Memoirs while “In the Army Now”, and a localised happening updates with Travel Sector, and the Point of View in a Citizens’ Level.

Firstly, I hate ADS. Honest. Even with over 50,000 advertisers in agreement with my network, I selected only 38 for my banner, mainly the UK Insurance Sector and EBAY, being me in their circle of Trust.Not to be discriminant to anyone, I added JDate, for our Jewish friends. I have Nothing against the Jews or Christians or any ‘GOOD’ religious faith.I even eat and drink with my friends who are Sikh,Taoist,Christian,Buddist and Hindu …all on the same table…from the same plate, while we were in the forces. Yeah, it’s VEGETARIAN,so we tend to be a bit flexible, amid that it’s only Roti Prata or so.

The fact that I chose only High Click Thru Earnings ads,meaning, earning worth at least $50 per sale.I pick and chose who I wanna be in alliance with.At times, yes I do a Price Runner.Allow me to give my readers (you) a possibility to choose and pick which items to buy, in relation to my personal review.Though it’s only 10c a click, it’s going to my Charitable Causes kitty, not of my own!

Now that I heard that PPP is going into Contextual Ads or Bubble Ads as they put it,I am VERY RESERVED to what I want to place in my sites. My main sites had a HUGE DROP in my returning visitors. A good yardstick is at Athira.NET where the Google PR went from 6 to ZERO with a NO PAGERANK PASSED indication, and My wife’s Food and Recipe segment , well..I don’t wanna comment.

While I think some ads won’t make the go away deeply,but a contextual ads which I have no control over is really really dangerous.I placed a huge control over Adsense itself,so I see only “KIDS RUNNING ABOUT” advertisements, and as in accordance to Advertising Standards Agency regulations.

It’s ugly enough that I have to place an icon (This is a Sponsored Ad by PayPerPost),with a color schema that does not fit my own site, like what PPP tried on their ‘Oh Bugger’ platform when segmentation kicks in.Honestly, FLORECENT GREEN?? What were they thinking??Even at Bidvertiser, which I really hate, allow me to successfully customise my own color schema, to a certain it does not look out of shape, and they,just paste what they think is great?

Take a look at this PAID POST I made about Loudlaunch, and amid my reservations of their DISCLOSURE POLICY,the end wordings are, to me still acceptable.Though I prefer not to, so that a product I launch looks seemlessly as if it’s a normal day-to-day life diary entity. Like who don’t wrote product reviews? I do alot BEFORE Payperpost. That is Way Before they even know what the Internet is all about. It’s called Book Reviews.And we, as a site publisher, place advert linking for you to BUY THAT BOOK or similar books in the same sector,or by the Author itself. We don’t get a free book for that, other than the occasional gift vouchers given to affiliates by Borders or Amazon for getting x amount of people coming in or even entries. Some, we barter trade our commission for similar products, even personally autographed book by the writer. I do still remember that Harry Potter book I had while I was in Glasgow. Even my Lord of the Rings trilogy book is still here. And my kind sponsor at that time, Microsoft, sponsored alot of my books, from the inception of Site Builder Network to Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer program, I have it all, sponsored so that I can learn the tips and tricks of the Microsoft System and then promote their server programs to others. I write every day what I learn , the hacks, tricks and round-a-round.But I do not have to boldly say I am sponsored by or brought to you by Microsoft right? I worded it, that Bill Gates wanted you to know about…..and then it’s understood. We know it’s sponsored or somewhat like that. We get our freebie already.Even Network Solutions sent me to Singapore 500 pieces of T-Shirts (Which I still wear) of my Domain Name and it said, Domain Name : from Network Solutions. I even get to customise what slogan I want,” Your One Stop E-Point”

That is Corporate Sponsorship.Costed them alot of money for postage and costs alone, not just to one, but to SO MANY. Even my relations with Commission Junction is from their early days, till I has to wind up my US Company and restart, they are supportive. Promotional stuff,plus cash is MORE THAN WELCOMED. Heck I even put a large icon saying “Get your Freebie here” , bigger than the PPP icon to let people know who is sponsoring.

Now that they want to do bubble ads and such…I have to wait and see. Yes, we Oriental Operators may not be what you guys want, but we provide more indepth information than what you can get elsewhere. If you hate us so much, then don’t watch YAN CAN COOK, or any of Jackie Chan or Bruce Lee movies. Yes, we are the emerging markets,which the Europeans only seems to realise and try to get their feet in.To Globalise. Realising what Prophet Muhammed said, about find knowledge till ends of China. Cos why? They made their empires colonising the Far East and Asia, now they learnt their lesson and with deep roots, they know how and who to get into. US, the BLOGGERS. Even reviews in Chinese are well sought after if you want your car to be assembled and sold in China! That’s almost 2 BILLION CUSTOMERS. Far more than the average American buying power, and all IN CASH.No card,No Credit. Plain Cash.

So eventually, I will have to see if this is going to be worth for me, and you the readers. Alot of you are just silent bloggers,who back link and trackback (thanks).Eventually, it may seem that I have to revert to my old ways, and get my good old friends to pay for a good mention.

Any Freebies Anyone?

Oh Ya,did I forget that the FREE DOMAIN NAME offer still stands (or a months hosting fee refunded) compliments of …someone.That is my own personal offer.