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Re: Being A Blogger Does Not Make You King Of The World

siewkwan — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:53:32 -0000

Seriously, this is by far the most honest entry I've ever read. I'm actually very thankful for nuffnang, for its awesome and creative ideas for all the bloggers out there. It actually gave us a chance that we, too, can earn money through our blogs, despite of the teeny weeny bit of hits we have,i.e.,my blog, lol! I never knew I can earn money through my blog before I got to about Nuffnang!

For once, I felt that my crappy and mindless(sometimes it's chim ok) opinions can actually earn me some pennies. I'm not greedy and I do not expect alot. Seriously, I'm really really thankful for Nuffnang.

So, fret not, out there, some bloggers like me, are really grateful for what Nuffnang has done and will continue to support you guys!! :)

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Jayden — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:31:41 -0000

Hello! I'm so late but i totally agree with your entry!

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Linora Low — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:29:41 -0000

Hi PinkPau...

I know this is a late comment...but I'm commenting anyway :P

Because you have worked in Nuffnang I think you will see more on the behind the scenes than anyone else. And I hear you on your lament, I remember while i was having a discussion with someone from a media company.

She was telling me how there is one "celebrity" blogger who writes mostly about partying and clubbing, she gets tons of hits, and companies can go up to her to ask her to write up a post for no less than 2k...

2k??? Her post don't really qualify for something I'd pay 2k for.. even though her traffic is high.

Good read my dear.. albeit long hahaha

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abby — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:28:27 -0000

make do, sweets, because this is how everything is.

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lasilasi — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:55:12 -0000

I actually think you write better than the other msian blogs I read. love your long posts and your creative pictures!

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aprilcherrie — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:58:28 -0000

omg.. who make you so angry lar.. chill girl.. chill chill

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anieam — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:27:52 -0000

www.babykrinaxxx.blogspot.com

I like her blog.. simple & nice.

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zewt — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:08:29 -0000

well, just remember that nuffnang and bloggers function within a simbiosis system. :)

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pinkpau — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:21:52 -0000

anonymouscleaner : yes :) have found many a good asian blog from the quoted section. hey you should join our forums too :)

june : dont fret about it - it's not important who it is. i wrote this post to get a message out, and i'd much rather people understand that rather than try to guess who im talking about, or in some cases go around proclaiming there's going to be a blogwar. so silly lahhh all these blogwar crap

sheon : sigh so pretty

davidlian : haha you and albert of glaringnotebook.com should get together and pun each other to death :D and thank u for the compliments :))

vincent : i dont think it's idiotic to not have ads on your blog :) good for you. i think there needs to be a good balance of blogs with ads and without. keeps the scene from getting too money-driven

shadowfox : i think the blogger-adnetwork rship has to be symbiotic, but i also dont think there is room for rudeness in a business relationship, esp one that is based on friendship (not all, but the ones im referring to are). which was my point, which you missed.

aw : thank u. damn sien of people who take things out of context and twist what i say to put forward their own agenda.

ugh : XX may be a diva, but you have to appreciate her honesty and straightforwardness :) when she does something or takes a stand, she doesnt discount it by trying to placate people to make friends or fans, or by hiding behind other people to take her blows. i may not agree with some of her opinions ie on foreign workers, but i like her honesty and her fortitude. with her, what you see is what you get :) no fakeness is a good thing. and thank u for the words of encouragement! :))

wingz : hahahha awww i weggot skol you! *sayang

grace : thank u for the compliment :)) now, have you posted a comment on ST's blog? gogogo. otherwise he'll have another day of silent protest again :P

hw : eh i seriously want to ask them one day why they do that!!! it takes so much effort right?! one of those life mysteries

danny foo : thank u for ur comments, danny :) very well articulated and written with much wisdom. k let me respond - ya i know what you mean about writing abt NN. the whole time i was working there, i never once breathed a word about it on my blog - but for this post i had to mention it, otherwise my opinion and accounts of bloggers' diva attitudes wouldnt be credible. that said, i'd like to think i can write about any topic i want to and deem appropriate, nuffnang included :) it isnt disrespectful to the company, because both tim and ming have read my post and they didnt put up any red light at all. the external usage of my post by another blogger to forward his own agenda is most unfortunate and i'm sorry it had to happen, but im sure tim and ming will understand that this was not something i intended, and that i cant stop other people from hating NN and hence twisting my words to supplement their opinion. takkan just because of one person, all bloggers cannot blog about NN, right? besides, 100+ positive comments / 1 angry person is really an okay trade-off by my books :)

second - the revenue share concept is very simple. it was proposed that earnings from certain projects be split 70/30 instead of the 100/0 it used to be. a blogger rejected this proposal and didnt want to do it, and i'm just sharing my opinion on how this is frankly quite selfish.

third - point totally taken about how bloggers should be more sensitive in their writing. however, i also do uphold the principles of freedom of speech. it's not wrong for me to think that certain bloggers have bad attitudes; and i projected this opinion in what i feel was a responsible manner, because i never mentioned names or gave totally obvious information (the identity-specific nformation in this post is only in the knowledge of very few), or gave links to any blogs. apparently some people think that i'm bullying a certain blogger, which is seriously the funniest thing i've ever heard, because bullying would be sending my friends and readers over to the other person's blog to leave hate comments. or explicitly attacking this person while revealing their identity. this sort of malice is certainly not something i do or would ever plan to. i am however, an opinionated person, and my blog has always been a place for me to air these views, and i make no apologies for being a person who can think and give commentary. okay this reply very long oredi. i hope i've been somewhat clear! thank u once again for your kind comment, danny :))

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Danny Foo — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:01:27 -0000

Written as a true blogger. :)

I most definetely felt your anger, frustration and disappointment of the situations you were in from reading.

Now, I'm no 'celeb' blogger but I've some advice to share as I read through this entry word for word. Don't take it wrong as I've read the good (and bad) commentaries to your voice by a few bloggers.

First of is though you may have worked at Nuffnang for awhile, I believe you should also respect the company (which Tim and Ming set up) by not referencing to it whenever you can. This has lead to some bloggers taking advantage of letting out their frustration on the company itself.

Secondly, I'm very sure the revenue share had its purpose but it was unclear to me regarding the whole project. Maybe it's confidential (I don't know) but because the details were left out it again opens up room for people to misunderstand the opinion you're really trying to express here.

The other part I noticed which is sensitive in the blogosphere and between friends even is labeling them ungrateful. In the situation above, you're literally putting yourself in the middle of the war field. Think along the lines if you were the government and you called someone unpatriotic out loud.

Seriously, I'm not here to lecture or instruct you on how you're to blog. Personal blogging is still around but instead of saying bloggers are more controlled I'd like to say more responsible.

Veteran bloggers (or mature writers) think about the sensitivity of certain topics and content which would not only damage themselves but others in the process now.

Anyway, I have to thank you because at the end of the post it got me thinking of a good article to post regarding this matter. :)

Regards.

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hw — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:33:17 -0000

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grace — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:55:15 -0000

I've always love blogging and enjoy reading blogs.

It's a brand new world of blogs....

But there are certain blogs that I seriously beh tahan to read.

I find that yours, Kennysia, Shaolin Tiger and a few more in town are worth to click daily.

Not joking.

Keep up the good work.

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Wingz — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:50:54 -0000

Solilor! next time i dun dare to ask ledi lorrr dun skol me can?

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Ugh — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:03:01 -0000

I can't believe not a single person mentioned Xia Xue in relation to the "celebrity bloggers who write like crap" point.

Her self-obsessed posts are almost always either stuffed with photos showcasing her 'wonderful' self, or filled with meaningless rants and insults (that just go on and on and on about the same few points) about people who offended her or things that irritated her. It's like she honestly believes that the world revolves around her and that everyone else is inferior and worthless.

I cannot for the life of me comprehend how her blog has managed to become so popular.

Ugh. So very revolting.

Ok, enough. On a completely different note, keep up the amazing, amazing work, pinkpau!! :)

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aw — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:08:10 -0000

Oh look! One of those aforementioned whiny self-important micro-bloggers at Comment #129 who probably didn't really read the post, or the 128 previous comments.

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ShadowFox — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:08:06 -0000

Nobody owes nuffnang anything.

The Nuffnang needs the blogosphere more than the blogosphere needs them.

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vincent — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:40:15 -0000

"one of these days, i’m going to give 5 links of 5 malaysian blogs that i think have good, sincere and heartfelt writing. none of that whiny give-me-ads commercial stuff. i think it’s about time we called some attention to the blogs that really deserve it"

You talking about me then? How people are as idiotic as I am? I get more than hundred hits a day and yet refuse to put ads.

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David Lian — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 05:11:56 -0000

Wow...just surfed over to your blog for the first time and I'm very impressed by your writing already.

Thanks for having such a straight view about blogging and what it entails. You have it write (right).

Re: Being A Blogger Does Not Make You King Of The World

sheon — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:53:24 -0000

something like this......enjoy

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sheon — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:51:18 -0000

hahaha...next year is not too far away! :)

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june — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:54:11 -0000

omg ive not visited your blog in a while. im trying to figure out who you're talking about but im not getting anywhere. haha gee its making me feel so disconnected from the whole blogging scene :( and i dont understand why are some ppl making a fuss over your bday cake. i thought that was awesome! i dont even have such sporting friends

oh, ive earned 10 bucks from nuffnang since july.. quite an insignificant amount compared to what other bloggers are earning but im happy about it. i mean, i started blogging over two years ago and back then, there was totally nothing like this. cant wait till i can cash out!! :D although.. i think that'll only happen in at least a year's time haha.

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anonymouscleaner — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:01:40 -0000

rbj is a good place to check for quality writing. the 'consider yourself quoted' is a good place to start looking for good quality malaysian writers.

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pinkpau — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:11:30 -0000

omg sheon you are totally making me jealous. i've never seen anything like that before

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sheon — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:04 -0000

aw man...you missed the lai kratong festival!!! i was in thailand, the border town of danok over the weekend, the notorious red light district of the region (no, i didnt do anything but eat and drink and watch strip shows)......the festival is so much fun!!! lanterns were literally everywhere!!!..and everybody was in such joyous mood! then i saw on tv where thousands and thousands of kong-ming lanterns were released into the sky.....so surreal....

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pinkpau — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:50:23 -0000

pohnee : i torrent the series! from mininova and btjunkie and isohunt, whichever has a better seed ratio. oh u should watch it immediately :P it's sooooo good

nice gigi : okay! i'll compile all the links left on the comments of this post soon and then post em up so u can click easily :) but if u cant wait u can just scroll up a bit and check them out :P

tine : where are your nuffnang ads? i dont see them! as for increasing the criteria.. that is something to consider but probably not at this point in time :) just my humble opinion on something that has already been long thought out by the bosses! i think they know what's best, and they do see a lot of things that you and i or anyone else probably dont!

sheon : hehe its okay lah. im going to bangkok next week anyways :P

susan c : thankew :))

zewt : hmm. i cant comment on the money thing, but rest assured the bloggers are getting wayyyyy more money than the company is. and no i wasnt talking about kinkybluefairy; she is a very friendly person on and offline, and i respect her muchos as a blogger :) oh and nuffnang doesnt delete those blogs because those blogs can run CPC ads where there is a payout only upon clicks; a fair deal for those spammy blogs who dont get a lot of visitors anyway. re your last paragraph, this business should be a fair business i think!