Comments on: Dear BlogRush, Have You Forsaken Me?

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Significant Improvements in Blog Rush | www.searchforblogging.com — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:03:02 +0000

[...] I made a quick research on Technorati about BlogRush reactions, and I heard/read black and white stories: It’s either useful or useless to bloggers. BlogRush sent me a few readers that remained loyal to my site. After the Phase 2 launch, the traffic and click-through-rate were below par, as I stated in my blogrush post. [...]

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Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:39:14 +0000

[...] potential, as it sent me few readers that stick around. But after its Phase 2, I believed BlogRush went downhill. While the widget is now gone, I haven’t deleted my account yet, just so I can check what kind of [...]

By: saedel

saedel — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:07:50 +0000

Hi Mert, Good to see fellow zoomer here and I agree with you regarding BZ. one more thing I like BZ is the community. It’s warm and welcoming and I don’t feel intimated.

Hi awannabe, thanks for stopping by. By the way, had any of your articles been “skipped” or blocked by BlogRush from showing into the widget?

By: awannabe

awannabe — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 04:38:12 +0000

I installed a stats widget on my blog a few days ago, and I have been analyzing where my traffic comes from.

Surprise surprise.

No one has visited through the Blogrush widget these past few days.

BTW I got here “this time” through technorati blog reactions.

By: BlogRush Censors Unfavorable Reviews? at Planet Saedel | PlanetSaedel | PlanetSaedel.com | Saedel Pensoy

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:21:23 +0000

[...] my opinion, I think I wrote a fair analysis when I posted “BlogRush, Have You Forsaken Me?” last week (if you want to object, be my guest ). Did BlogRush intentionally block that post? I [...]

By: Mert Erkal

Mert Erkal — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:43:56 +0000

Hi Saadel,

I discovered Blogging Zoom two days ago. I am amazed with it. It is far better than BlogRush. It is a social bookmarking site like Digg, Plugim, and many more. It was launched in Public Beta on 1st of November, 2007. What makes Blogging Zoom so special is that after you submit your blog entries, you are promised to get better search engine placement.

I have been using it since Friday, and so far get 25 unique visitors, which is fine when compared to BlogRush. Plus they are working on search engine placement of my submissions. If you are interested, please read my blog post :

See How Easily You Can Increase Traffic

By: saedel

saedel — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:18:43 +0000

Wow, nice comment Marcus. And yup, it’s quite ironic that you came via blogrush.

Like you, I have also commented to some blogs that came here via blogrush, and even made an appreciation post for them. Most of them are passers-by and didn’t return the favor, but it’s ok. Some bloggers I mentioned in my original post above came via blogrush, and that’s the main (and only) reason why the widget is still in my sidebar.

I’ve made a quick visit (because it’s already past midnight here ) to your site and will be definitely coming back again.

Thanks for your comments, and hope to see you back.

-Saedel

PS. By the way, there’s a new blogpost submission service called bloggingzoom.com, you might want to try it. It’s similar to Digg.com but it caters more to the bloggers. The community is still growing and there’s a good chance that members will go to your site if you submit good posts. Might or might not work for you, but it’s definitely worth a try. Also, you can pick up good blogs to read there if you just want to lurk around.

By: Marcus Langford

Marcus Langford — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:14:55 +0000

i too concern myself with these same concerns as it concerns blogrush (hahaha…like the repitition?). wouldn’t you know that i came to your blog by way of my blogrush widget!?

much like yourself, i am listed under the ‘personal’ section because my blogs caters to personal matters. also just like you i wonder how many people actually pay attention to the widget. i know that i do, but do others? i could give a damn about traffic, i WANT readers! these readers help my presence on the net. readers are more important to me than just having my blog flashed throughout the network.

i do my part and pay attention to the widget and try to build my network of readers manually. ninety-five percent of my readers are those that i manually contacted by way of posting comments on their blogs-much like i am doing now with your blog. i have come to the conclusion that all of these widgets and blog submission services hardly work and i get my best results when i actually take the time to find the blogs that i like and connect with other readers the old fashion way. my method seems to work for me because i get a good stream of consistent bloggers and i return the favor by going to their blogs and leaving my comments. it really is about teamwork to a degree, so i am here to help you as well

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By: Pro

Pro — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:51:47 +0000

Hi Saedel, sorry I should have clarified my comment. The figures are from one of my other blogs which gets a fair bit of traffic. The data is still bad though. I think the space the widget occupies would be better served with ads. Also, check out my new post on Flogger Friday, you may have something you want to contribute there. It is for fun…