http://www.ensight.org/2004/09/the-issue-of-sponsored-posts/ A Personal Blog Mon, 07 May 2012 18:40:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ensight.org/2004/09/the-issue-of-sponsored-posts/#comment-3185 Vinnie Garcia Tue, 14 Sep 2004 15:55:19 +0000 /?p=1353#comment-3185 Jeremy, I was actually thinking of your sponsored posts experiment when writing my comment. You've (in my mind at least) done a good job balancing the need to advertise while still keeping your credibility. My rule of thumb for sponsored posts is "If you can turn down something you don't agree with then you're not turning into a shill". My main point was that I can see where the temptation of the almighty dollar can blur the lines of what's acceptable and ultimately damage the author's reputation. I prefer to stay away from such things so my motives aren't even called into question in that aspect, but that's me (and this is a decision that in my mind should be based solely on the author, by the author), and as you've said before, Sponsored Posting is a risk. If it's a risk you can manage well, you can succeed (market factors notwithstanding). If you can't manage it and the temptation of the dollar gets to you, then you hurt more than ad revenue. Jeremy, I was actually thinking of your sponsored posts experiment when writing my comment. You’ve (in my mind at least) done a good job balancing the need to advertise while still keeping your credibility. My rule of thumb for sponsored posts is “If you can turn down something you don’t agree with then you’re not turning into a shill”. My main point was that I can see where the temptation of the almighty dollar can blur the lines of what’s acceptable and ultimately damage the author’s reputation. I prefer to stay away from such things so my motives aren’t even called into question in that aspect, but that’s me (and this is a decision that in my mind should be based solely on the author, by the author), and as you’ve said before, Sponsored Posting is a risk. If it’s a risk you can manage well, you can succeed (market factors notwithstanding). If you can’t manage it and the temptation of the dollar gets to you, then you hurt more than ad revenue.

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