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Josh Spaulding wrote:
I saw a few posts on this subject and it's good to see it got a little more negative exposure.
I'm thinking about composing a list titled "X Ways to Fail Online." Doing things like this will of coarse be one of them on the top of the list.
I'm thinking about composing a list titled "X Ways to Fail Online." Doing things like this will of coarse be one of them on the top of the list.
14/11 10:28:03
caymanhost wrote:
Hi Josh
It's not only a bad and pretty useless idea, it's been promoted in a way that can only be described as "amateur" at best. Has the makings of a good little E-Book, and your title seems as good as any :-)
It's not only a bad and pretty useless idea, it's been promoted in a way that can only be described as "amateur" at best. Has the makings of a good little E-Book, and your title seems as good as any :-)
14/11 12:05:36
Mother Eathbeats wrote:
Faking a feed count is rather pointless. Who would seriously consider such a thing???
16/11 00:33:32
caymanhost wrote:
Hi Mother E
Well, I can't say who, but no doubt there are some who would, I have even seen a couple of comments in favor of this guy's idea.
As soon as someone intimates that feedcount is likely to be used as a metric by advertisers going forward, the gamers will start to try and come up with ways to cheat. The only people they would be cheating in the long run of course would be themselves, but there's one born every minute, so they say.
Well, I can't say who, but no doubt there are some who would, I have even seen a couple of comments in favor of this guy's idea.
As soon as someone intimates that feedcount is likely to be used as a metric by advertisers going forward, the gamers will start to try and come up with ways to cheat. The only people they would be cheating in the long run of course would be themselves, but there's one born every minute, so they say.
16/11 00:51:21
12/11: Would You Buy a Phony Feed Count?
I hope your answer to that is no, and if it’s not you should read the recent post over at CashQuests about why paying to fake your RSS subscriber numbers is stupid.
I’d say that was pretty much common sense, but you can bet that some people will fall into the trap. Is that because their bad people? Misguided would be a kinder word, but the person who came up with this "service" is definitely more than a little misguided. As the article explains, faking a feed count is nothing new, but trying to charge people to do it takes the biscuit! If something can be gamed or cheated, someone will do it. Sometimes you have to grudgingly admire their inventiveness, but this isn’t one of those times.
Other than that, I don’t have much to add, but I thought the idea deserved as much negative publicity as possible. If you must do it, the advice at Internet Marketing Sucks is far more useful and keeps your dollars in your pocket!
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