Comments on: Can a Blog Get Too Much Exposure?

By: Ram

Ram — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:30:20 +0000

I think blogging is best way for earning from adsense , regular posting will help to get regular reader and also Search engine loves blogs because of fresh content.

By: Brad V.

Brad V. — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:35:48 +0000

Yes, I think anything can be overexposed, even blogs. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing, it’s just the nature of the beast.

Besides, given the fast-pace of internet trends, what’s hot today will probably be gone tomorrow and a new blog that hasn’t even been born yet will be hogging all the good traffic. :-)

By: Aruni

Aruni — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:54:19 +0000

Overexposure? I’m far from that. If you are a business blogger I would think having as much exposure to your blog would be helpful to build awareness of your company…as long as it’s not negative exposure.

I saw you were leaving for a couple of days on another post. Have a nice trip!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:00:44 +0000

As a somewhat new blogger, I can see the pitfalls of overexposure when things are first getting started. I am continuously tinkering with the look and feel of the site, posting frequency, use of widgets and overall tone. Many of these things will take me some time to work out and too much traffic at this point woudl not necessarily be ideal for users that may expect a certainly level of consistency.

Also, on a new site with little content, visitors may get the impression that the author has little credibility or experience even if he/ she is well-established in the offline world.

By: Rebecca Laffar-Smith

Rebecca Laffar-Smith — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:10:26 +0000

Like Empress suggested I think overexposure can lead to reader blindness. I know it does for me, especially on sites I visit frequently. When I was a newcomer there would be prime click locations that I’d check out, new ads and links to places I’d never seen before but after the initial introduction it’s a case of been there, done that. I tune out after that, the same banner ad, the same product, the same whatever anywhere else doesn’t generate interest.

I guess that’s where it’s important to be in the forefront, breaking the news. Thankfully Problogger was the first place I heard about BlogRush and thus you’ll get referral credits (pitiful as they are) from me. But I’ve been there, done that, I’m signed up now and so there isn’t any point clicking the link again. Of course, if someone has something new to say I’m interested, but it has to be fresh, it has to be something I’ve not already seen somewhere else other wise it’s a swift scan and moving on to the next fad.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:13:35 +0000

techmetechme is a really good site but it obvious they are part of the inner circle at the top of the interent

By: Ming | Artmakr.com

Ming | Artmakr.com — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:29:57 +0000

“When the market becomes saturated, anything can suffer from over exposure. A common example is a song on the radio. It’s a good song, so it’s requested and played 30 times a day, on all the popular stations. After a while, you’re so sick of the song (and possibly the artist) that you never want to hear it again. Perhaps the same applies to blogs.”

-that seems to hit the spot.

Good question Darren.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:42:28 +0000

I think that a blog can get too much exposure, just like how a product can get too much exposure. The iPhone is probably the most talked about gadget in the last few years, many people are getting tired of it, when people begin to get tired of things they are getting too much exposure. (I AM getting tired of TechCrunch).

By: Matt L

Matt L — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 03:42:15 +0000

I opened my feed reader today for the first time in a little bit and hit some of my favorite blogs. Nearly every one had a blogrush post. It’s a neat widget and all, but certainly over-exposed

By: Leon

Leon — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 02:48:58 +0000

Ever hear the saying, “there’s no such thing as bad publicity?” Well, for blogs, a clause may need to be added to that statement. There’s no such thing as bad publicity as long as it’s not seen as paid publicity.

By: BloggingProfits

BloggingProfits — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 02:26:33 +0000

We’re entering the blogging scene at a time when hype blogs seem to be getting attention. IMHO, these hype blogs are no different from the sales letter of the past decade, only that this time, blogging is the medium.

The danger with blog overexposure is: For how long is the blogger’s gonna keep up the tempo without tiring out readers? And what will the blog look like without the hype?

By: Rich Minx

Rich Minx — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:06:16 +0000

Good question. Yes, blogs can definitely be over-exposed. One way around it is to keep delivering original content, but it’s easier said than done.

By: Collin

Collin — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:30:15 +0000

There really should be some thing done for the smaller blogs to help them get noticed. I am really wandering if things like adsense are going to work for me as every other blog has them, we are all trying to make money off the same thing…….how is that going to work…..we need to draw in the none blogger types cause really how many other bloggers look at someone elses adds. I never look at them, I have my own. with that in mind once I launch my contest as soon as my site is rebuilt through wordpress I am hopeing I can generate thoose needed people. The blogging community is strong and I am counting on that but we do need more….don’t you think

By: IrishLadd

IrishLadd — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:17:36 +0000

I think that it’s hard for a blog to get too much exposure. For one, we want people to know about our blogs, don’t we? Second, even if people write about how tired they are of hearing about your blog at least they’re talking about it, which generates interest and traffic.

I think you hit a wall when you get too much traffic though, because this can take out most blogs, and if people can’t get to your site the first time round then they may never come back to try again. Thus, a lost visitor.

By: Big Dan

Big Dan — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:43:20 +0000

I think blogs can become to over exposed. Generally blogs are ran by one person. I’d guess one person doesn’t always have the time and energy to keep hundreds of thousands or millions of eyes informed, entertained, and intrigued. An extended period of over exposure can make a blogger quit his job and depend on his blog for income, once that exposure goes away or he gets bored with blogging, he’s in the poor house.

On the Blog Rush front: I blogged just last night about it being ridiculous how everyone is pimping it with affiliate links. In fact it was pimped so much that I couldn’t sign up for over an hour last night because the server was down so they lost a sign up from me.

This morning, I read a blog post somewhere in the blogosphere that Blog Rush might not be the best thing for smaller bloggers like myself as you only get as many impressions as you give, people signing up via your affiliate link give you extra impressions.

If it works how this blogger explained; The whole thing is just a traffic exchange program able to be gamed by the best affiliate marketers and of little use to the small guys who could really use the traffic.

By: Rhys

Rhys — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:47:56 +0000

I didn’t use blogrush because I read it everywhere this weekend, I was sick of it by then, and wanted to read something else.

Make of it what you will.

By: Terry Ng

Terry Ng — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:58:43 +0000

Overexposure may or may not be a bad thing, but it’s certainly better than no exposure at all.

By: Kelvin Kao

Kelvin Kao — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:16:13 +0000

I think this is like fame. I am not going to worry about it until I got it, haha. (And when I do, maybe I’ll do crazy stuff like celebrities that don’t know how to deal with fame.)

By: Abhishek

Abhishek — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:07:35 +0000

Well its just like O.J. who is in the news these days. Its pretty seasonal just like everything else.

BlogRush was on the news now, but a month from now I dont think so.

I dont think its unfair. Its just like everything else in life.

By: Vanessa Salvia

Vanessa Salvia — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:52:09 +0000

I agree with Empress. Tiered marketing is always better than immediate saturation. Most of us don’t have the problem of overexposure, though, and would welcome having to deal with it. That said, the initial buzz probably won’t last very long and you’ve got your name out to a lot of people who will likely go and check you out eventually on their own time. Over the long run, an initial publicity overload might be a good thing, and, as knupNET said, as long as it is positive!