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aaronmp2003 · 04-14-2007, 01:53 AM

My blog contains similar content to what Steve writes about, and I also share his basic business model - content that is monetized by advertisers, which no one seems to have a problem with - nor should they. However, I see 2 repeating complaints here:

1) That Steve has stooped to basically trying to make money off of his audience
2) That his recent content is not holding up to his previous standards.

As far as his content, I have also not seen the value in some of his recent posts, but I don't know that I'm ready to ditch him off of my RSS reader just yet. Not everyone is going to like everything that you write. However, if someone consistently writes things that you see no value in, then why waste your time?

However, as far as making money from his audience, it does always boil down to your individual choice about whether or not you click on an ad, buy a product, or - in this case - sign up for Agloco.

I personally think that he went a little overboard with the affiliate links in his post, but it wasn't like he was trying to trick anyone into doing anything. He was straight forward about his opinion, and about the fact that if you sign up, that you would be using his affiliate link to do so.

Do I believe in Agloco? I'm not sure, to be honest. However, as Steve pointed out, there is very little risk, and certainly no money on the table, so why not give it a shot? I'll download the viewbar and give them a reasonable trial period to find out for myself if it is the real deal or not, and I'll even give them a trial run with some ad space on my site.

As far as privacy concerns, I don't give a lot of focus to those concerns. There is technology available today that is far beyond what most people could guard against. If someone truly wants to get access to someone else's surfing habits or other cookie-type of information, there is always a way to do that.

I practice "safe surfing" by using common sense and a healthy virus/firewall system, but I don't obsess over what "might" happen. That's just my opinion, of course, and I'm sure others will disagree.

It all boils down to whether or not you think something is worth the risk. I thought Steve spelled out most of the ins and out of Agloco in his post, but again, I also thought his delivery was a little over the top.

04-14-2007, 01:53 AM	#37 (permalink)
aaronmp2003 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 60	My blog contains similar content to what Steve writes about, and I also share his basic business model - content that is monetized by advertisers, which no one seems to have a problem with - nor should they. However, I see 2 repeating complaints here: 1) That Steve has stooped to basically trying to make money off of his audience 2) That his recent content is not holding up to his previous standards. As far as his content, I have also not seen the value in some of his recent posts, but I don't know that I'm ready to ditch him off of my RSS reader just yet. Not everyone is going to like everything that you write. However, if someone consistently writes things that you see no value in, then why waste your time? However, as far as making money from his audience, it does always boil down to your individual choice about whether or not you click on an ad, buy a product, or - in this case - sign up for Agloco. I personally think that he went a little overboard with the affiliate links in his post, but it wasn't like he was trying to trick anyone into doing anything. He was straight forward about his opinion, and about the fact that if you sign up, that you would be using his affiliate link to do so. Do I believe in Agloco? I'm not sure, to be honest. However, as Steve pointed out, there is very little risk, and certainly no money on the table, so why not give it a shot? I'll download the viewbar and give them a reasonable trial period to find out for myself if it is the real deal or not, and I'll even give them a trial run with some ad space on my site. As far as privacy concerns, I don't give a lot of focus to those concerns. There is technology available today that is far beyond what most people could guard against. If someone truly wants to get access to someone else's surfing habits or other cookie-type of information, there is always a way to do that. I practice "safe surfing" by using common sense and a healthy virus/firewall system, but I don't obsess over what "might" happen. That's just my opinion, of course, and I'm sure others will disagree. It all boils down to whether or not you think something is worth the risk. I thought Steve spelled out most of the ins and out of Agloco in his post, but again, I also thought his delivery was a little over the top.