Comments on: I am so sick of bloggers being bashed. Sick. Of. It.

By: Liz

Liz — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:34:34 +0000

The real issue is this: A writer at Vogue is being paid to do her job by the publisher, which is money that stems from advertising revenue. A blogger on the other hand is both the writer and the publisher, and so she perceives the “sample” as fair compensation for promoting the product. When you lay these models side by side, you can see why suddenly the blogger’s opinion seems of less value than the writer’s.

The blogger model is also challenging for small businesses who can’t afford to give away a lot of product, and let’s face it, it can call into question the integrity of the blogger who now seems like she’s doing a review “for the stuff.”

Some bloggers are unscrupulous. It’s a fact. It’s up to those of us who aren’t to set clear guidelines for reviews, samples, and returns, and to let companies know what kind of sales/click/influence/return they can expect to get for their investment. We’re all in this little ecosystem together.

By: Shan

Shan — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:02:14 +0000

@Laura-Whateverebay: I agree! I was just about to go reply to her snide comment about my comment and say “Hey, aren’t you a blogger too?” LOL This woman is an idiot AND she practically begged all us “Mommy Bloggers” for help with the CPSIA thing. I doubt she will ever get that kind of support from us again!

By: Elina

Elina — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:44 +0000

Yes, you’re definitely right to speak your mind Trisha. I’m pretty sick of all this blogger bashing.

It’s like our time and effort are not even worth anything. Don’t we have to pay for hosting, domain, spend time on networking to generate traffic, do some research in order to produce good write ups and reviews, etc? I don’t supposed that occurred to these people *duh* If I wanted to do everything for FREE, I would rather do it for a charitable cause.

By: Laura-Whateverebay

Laura-Whateverebay — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:03:18 +0000

Ignorance is an understatement. If “they” did not check the stats or have the criteria set and agreed upon for the “Reviews” they are as much to blame as the Media failing to perform. How dare they bash on all bloggers? Hmmm, Isn’t she a blogger? I wonder why she does not offer any give-aways.

As for traffic and PR. We all know that PR varies and should not worry to much about. We all know that Momdot.com Alexa ranking is a lot better than hers.

Check the stats at http://website.grader.com
Fashion Incubator Score 81
while Momdot.com Score is 92

For the record, whenever I am approached for affiliate accounts the mention of being a MOM Blogger gets them excited and offering giveaways to boot.

I do not appreciate her post at all. I am behind you 100%, the nerve. One cannot blame others for their mistakes.

I have several online stores, and before I offer an item for a giveaway, I check the bloggers stats and previous giveaways. If the are new or this would be their first giveaway, I go as far as writing the post and leave room for their personal review. I will ship to the item and allow for them to keep and ship directly to the winner the other.

One thing she has managed to do with bashing bloggers is to generate traffic and increase click through.

With the power of social networking, one Tweet of Blogger bashing could take her either way.

Okay, I done, I am off to catch up on email.

You go Trisha!!

By: Angie

Angie — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:54:11 +0000

Ok, so I haven’t been around in awhile – (sorry- I’ve totally missed you – just have to get my hiney back in gear!) – and while I have no idea who you are talking about, the fact that they would edit your response is appalling! Who on earth would do that? Oh, wait – someone who is just trying to make themselves look better.

MomDot rocks, and continues to be the one blog I always look forward to reading. You give honest product reviews, and I’ve found some FANTASTIC items from places that I never would have heard about otherwise.

To the woman who has the audacity to block or edit comments – I’d like to know who you are, because I’d like to avoid purchasing anything from you. I wouldn’t give you the honor of a link online, simply because you’re an idiot and I wouldn’t want to help your SEO.

Sorry that you’re dealing with this, Trisha. Keep doing what you’re doing.

By: Lisa @ Crazy Adventures in Parenting

Lisa @ Crazy Adventures in Parenting — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:32:26 +0000

Wow. This is the SAME lady who, by any means necessary (to include us horrible, big, bad bloggers), wanted to get the message out about the CPSIA, and so we did. Bloggers. And here we are, being bashed, being called freeloaders.

Wow.

I would respond, but I think I’m too pissed to. I’m so sick of the bashing.

You know, they say they want a list of the supposed “freeloading bloggers” – what about the whiny sellers that snub their noses at us and are too good for us to waste our time with? How about that list?

By: trisha

trisha — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:26:45 +0000

unbecoming. Good grief. She didnt mind sending an unbecoming email.

By: Shan

Shan — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:18:42 +0000

Trisha,

You might find this funny…she responded to my comment and said she didn’t call any one names or bash “Mommy Bloggers” because it’s “unbecoming”. What an idiot!

Oh, and I got 4 hits on my blog from her site. LOL

By: Shan

Shan — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:17:40 +0000

OK, weird, but my comment just showed up there.

By: Trisha-admin

Trisha-admin — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:29:17 +0000

@ Shan:
see, and i tried to respond there and it wouldnt let mine go through either and she is accusing me of being unprofessional. I wasnt the one blocking comments out and editing them. But i did block her from my site aftewards.