I have been saying this for many months now, but I recognize that we have hundreds of new Posties signing up each day. SocialSpark relies very heavily on the IZEA Toolkit (ITK), a piece of javascript that is installed on your blog. This code is what allows us to track your traffic, rank your blog and provide performance metrics to our advertisers. It is also used to serve up our new Blog Sponsorship display advertising option.
Many of the free hosts like Live Journal do not allow you to install javascript on your blog. This will not preclude you from utilizing SocialSpark entirely, but it will greatly impact the amount of available Opps you qualify for and you won't be able to take a Blog Sponsorship.
I highly recommend that every Postie that is serious about making money moves to a platform that allows javascript. Furthermore, I recommend that you get your own domain. Blogs with their own domain and brand are more attractive to advertisers. Advertisers in SocialSpark will have the ability to look at your blog and compare it to other options before making a purchasing decision. Every little bit helps. Those blogs that create their own brand experience will likely be added to many more Opps.
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Cass said...
Ted, I am loving the little tidbits about SocialSpark. I've been wondering what you think will happen with smaller niche blogs. For instance, would a blogger do better to have one or two broad blogs with larger readerships, or several smaller blogs that fracture that readership? And how about "accidental" traffic from search engines and such? That won't be very high on a truly tight blog, but could be considerable on a wider blog.
Mar 1, 2008 5:36:32 PM
someone said...
oh yeah.. they should get their own domain.. i mena, common, how much to get a new domain and space? wont cost you a hundred compare to what youre getting from payperpost right?
i got my domain name and space for 35.00 :P
Mar 1, 2008 7:19:20 PM
Mrs. Mecomber said...
i have learned the benefits of a blog on my own domain. I LOVE IT!
Mar 1, 2008 7:20:25 PM
Tinh said...
I think blogspot is the best option if you can not afford your own domain
Mar 2, 2008 12:34:46 AM
Rohan Kulkarni said...
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Mar 2, 2008 4:13:33 PM
Jessica said...
Here is a dreamhost code that'll save you 50.00 on your registration and give you a free domain for a year. :)
Jessica
Mar 2, 2008 10:49:04 PM
Jessica said...
I forgot the code! Lol it's bswhisperpromo
Mar 2, 2008 10:50:17 PM