Comments on: BlogRush: The categories suck because… http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/09/19/blogrush-the-categories-suck-because/ Andrew looks at Blogging and Blog Life Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:45:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: AndrewBoyd http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/09/19/blogrush-the-categories-suck-because/#comment-758 AndrewBoyd Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:18:10 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/09/19/blogrush-the-categories-suck-because/#comment-758 Hi Meg, thank you for your comment. I agree with your agreement - Computers and internet covers so much ground so as to be a bit useless, really. They could do better :) Cheers, Andrew Hi Meg,

thank you for your comment. I agree with your agreement - Computers and internet covers so much ground so as to be a bit useless, really. They could do better :)
Cheers, Andrew

]]> By: AndrewBoyd http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/09/19/blogrush-the-categories-suck-because/#comment-757 AndrewBoyd Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:16:15 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/09/19/blogrush-the-categories-suck-because/#comment-757 Hi TheGauntlet, thank you for your comment. coRank's categories work for you because your niche matches one of their categories. If they had an "Australian Blogs" category (like bloggerati.com.au) then it would better suit my niche. Neither one is right or wrong, only better for some bloggers than others. Tagging might help BlogRush a lot - good point. Cheers, Andrew Hi TheGauntlet,

thank you for your comment.

coRank’s categories work for you because your niche matches one of their categories. If they had an “Australian Blogs” category (like bloggerati.com.au) then it would better suit my niche. Neither one is right or wrong, only better for some bloggers than others. Tagging might help BlogRush a lot - good point.

Cheers, Andrew

]]> By: AndrewBoyd http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/09/19/blogrush-the-categories-suck-because/#comment-756 AndrewBoyd Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:13:24 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/09/19/blogrush-the-categories-suck-because/#comment-756 Hi Leon, thank you for your comment. I'm going to give it another couple of weeks before giving up on them. Weird - if I was BlogRush I would have made really really sure that ProBlogger.net got excellent click through rates :) They will learn, no doubt, one way or the other. Best regards, Andrew Hi Leon,

thank you for your comment.

I’m going to give it another couple of weeks before giving up on them.

Weird - if I was BlogRush I would have made really really sure that ProBlogger.net got excellent click through rates :)
They will learn, no doubt, one way or the other.

Best regards, Andrew

]]> By: Meg http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/09/19/blogrush-the-categories-suck-because/#comment-755 Meg Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:33:29 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/09/19/blogrush-the-categories-suck-because/#comment-755 I'm certainly with you on this one Andrew. I defaulted to the "computers and internet" category, but wasn't really happy with the choices. I'm surprised there was such a small selection. I’m certainly with you on this one Andrew. I defaulted to the “computers and internet” category, but wasn’t really happy with the choices. I’m surprised there was such a small selection.

]]> By: TheGauntlet http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/09/19/blogrush-the-categories-suck-because/#comment-754 TheGauntlet Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:22:22 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/09/19/blogrush-the-categories-suck-because/#comment-754 Hmmm, well, I just added BlogRush to my coRank site (seorank.corank.com). We'll see whether it works. As for categories in coRank, well, I could add up to 24 categories and I ended up using only 6. After the category there's tagging, so I could submit a story to the "SEO News" category, then use tags to be more specific. I don't think it's that bad. Hmmm, well, I just added BlogRush to my coRank site (seorank.corank.com). We’ll see whether it works. As for categories in coRank, well, I could add up to 24 categories and I ended up using only 6. After the category there’s tagging, so I could submit a story to the “SEO News” category, then use tags to be more specific. I don’t think it’s that bad.

]]> By: Leon http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/09/19/blogrush-the-categories-suck-because/#comment-753 Leon Wed, 19 Sep 2007 03:29:33 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/09/19/blogrush-the-categories-suck-because/#comment-753 I don't think BlogRush will work out. People are already reporting extremely low CTRs. Problogger's Darren Rowse reported 0.05%! And this is when the traffic is hot! Soon it will be filled with spammers and the traffic will tank. I don’t think BlogRush will work out. People are already reporting extremely low CTRs. Problogger’s Darren Rowse reported 0.05%! And this is when the traffic is hot! Soon it will be filled with spammers and the traffic will tank.

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