Blogger Party

I have to say I wondered the same thing. I don't have my adsense set up on channels, but it seems to me I am getting the same amount of hits on it as I did before starting blogger party.

But I am enjoying the writing and posting on here so it doesn't bother me to bad.

All of those people aren't just lurking around, sitting there are they? I would think the reads wuld be higher even if the comments aren't there.

You seem to be able to ACTUALLY get folks to read and be commentin' on your subject that you write on, although, I gotta be honest it wasn't your writin' stylin's or your topics that first attracted Ol' Bob to your blog...I thought you was that dead actin' fella Richard Harris come back from the dead...now I read you a'cause you get me thinkin' a'bout this big, ol scary world we all got to live in- that and you usually post some rightous pics along will your spoutin'-off blogs. You are alright in Ol' Bob's book.

Adios,
Bob

I suspect many of those "2500" users are robots - I recall excitement early on in the Bloggerparty experience when something called "Googlebot" raised "user" counts from ca. 200 to ca. 1300.

Also, Bloggerparty claims (and I believe it) not to use "traffic exchange" engines, which inflate hit counts artificially.

From various hints I get (for instance, all the comments here about the "pay per blog" sites barring Bloggerparty content), I infer that the Web simply does not think that Bloggerparty is worth visiting. Quality, begging all of your pardons, is very uneven, and there are few if any consistent threads, or strong communities of commentators. Many of the good writers that were here earlier have departed for more lucrative assignments - like Associated Content.

I happen to be too lazy - or perhaps too chicken - to delve into such sites myself. One blog, plus my Blogger site which mostly redirects here, is all I can manage - is perhaps more than I should be trying to manage. I reckon I'm paying for that. Maybe my stuff sucks as badly as sometimes I think it does, but I don't think it sucks any worse than it used to. And yet my hits per blog are down considerably from, say, June. Not the encouragement I need to take this particular show further down the road.

O'Ceallaigh
You are one of the best; why not come to AC and get some real readership?

Ms Zola,
I owe you an apology. I signed into Mylot withoput going thru you. If it works out (they pay everybody!!) I'lll send them a note saying you referred me.
Meanwhile, I'm trying to get O'Ceallaighl over to AC, so, why not you come too!!
BBJ

OC, the trick to AC is that they want to be able to SELL things. And although I really respect your blogs and discussions, it's clear after 30 seconds of looking around your blog that you aren't known for selling things. You aren't trying to convince anyone to buy a specific brand of toaster or lawn tractor. So I can see why they got great traffic here, but may not be something they can use.

AC is the easiest way for me to pay bills. I've got enough in my queue now to pay off my second credit card. I'm spending the rest of the year coming up with titles and researching these so that next year I can spend 40 hours a week writing articles. This is better money than I made writing for the school paper, and better money than I can make asking if people want "fries with that". It's possibly enough to make as much as my husband's base salary, but if it's that much, it's also enough to make my eyes bleed from staring at the computer screen that long. These articles are decent enough writing, to be sure. But they aren't anything I would consider putting on my blog, because nobody here cares about my fascinating review of the Honda CR-V, or the top 3 holiday gifts under $10.

I guess what I'm saying is that you shouldn't take it personally.

On one hand, I don't want to see you in the poorhouse (I'd see you there because I'd be sitting directly across from you). On the other hand, I don't want to see you sell out.

I blog here because I can say anything I feel like saying. I blog at Myspace because I have a couple of friends who make me laugh there. I write at Associated Content because I want the money. And that means writing about the "Best Tooth Cleaning System for under $50." Like it was when I wrote at the college paper, I don't particularly care whether I influenced anyone to join a group on campus, or whether I got the rednecks to stop loving their guns so much. I care whether the check is going to clear.

If you can do it without feeling like you are selling out, I encourage you to do so. If you cannot, please don't. There is no price where that becomes worth it.

I received an unexpected response from admin, which I have reprinted below.

(From BP Adminstration)
"Thank you for your compliment on the layout of the site. You are right, I have been very busy as of late, and haven't been able to spend as much time on Bloggerparty as I'd like. But it's good to know there are still members participating, like you."

He went on to say that he noted my suggestion as to more book-mark icons, but hoped to avoid clutter.

In view of his response, I still will be here at BP.

BBJ