Blog Rash

Blogrush by John Reese

I don’t know if it will work.

By now you will have heard all about BlogRush. (The widget you place on you blog and get credits for everytime someone clicks on it).

Almost every review site I have seen so far has the widget on it. I don’t have the widget on this site at the moment however I have installed it on another blog for testing purposes. I will let you know what happens. I won’t be installing the widget here anytime soon. I want to deliver useful content and see if I can connect with readers without a widget.

From the dozen or so reviews I have read, about Blogrush, these are the interesting aspects that have surfaced:

* The service has been heavily subscribed and the technical difficulties are still being ironed out.
* The keyword competition blocker filter may still need some work
* The links open in an new window
* The categories are not as contextual as they could be
* The widget can cause slow loading of the page
* The credits run to ten tiers - causing some to call it a pyramid scheme
* It is not a pyramid scheme because there is no money
* It is a fantastic way for John Reese to build a list
* It is a great way to get backlinks for John Reese
* John Reese can sell the remaining 10% of traffic to make money
* John Reese is  an excellent marketer with the power to make any release powerful.
* John Reese answers comments about Blogrush when he feels it is worthwhile.
* One guy claims it is old technology and several years behind where it should be….

It remains untested for the moment how many people will keep the widget installed after the first rush subsides. Will the blogrush widgets bring enough traffic?

Will people continue to sign up in a month from now?

see Blogrush if you are interested while you still have a chance to get in before others.

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