What would I get for My Money at SocialSpark?
That is the question that a budding young advertiser asked the other day of the community for SocialSpark. It was actually the start of a question and here is the rest of it. I need to ask the obvious...
View ArticleSome Additional Areas for Improvement in SocialSpark-Opportunity Creation Form
Today, marks my return to SocialSpark as an advertiser. For several months, the value play for advertising with Izea was in the PayPerPost network. Upgrades and pricing changes now push the value...
View ArticleBenching Bloggers in SocialSpark – How About Just Blogs?
Here’s one of my wish list items for the new year in SocialSpark. I’d like to have the option to set auto-benches in SocialSpark with custom options. Benching – the function that prevents a blogger...
View ArticleLink Only Ops Signal Move Towards Increased Blog Article Quality at Izea
Izea unveiled a trial advertising experiment for the Month of January called Oppapalooza within the PayPerPost platform. While the new experiment has triggered a huge amount of interest due to the...
View ArticleCan I Request a Refund from Izea for a SocialSpark or PayPerPost Campaign?
There is an old thread in the boards at Izea that was originally written for the PayPerPost platform that asks the question is it possible to get a refund on an opportunity (marketing campaign) once...
View ArticleIzea Currently Offers Push Advertising in the Blogosphere, but Leaves Pull...
While having a conversation on a topic thread in the Izea forums, I came across this insight in regards to Izea’s current product offerings and how that can be deployed as a marketing strategy as...
View ArticleThe (Minor) Problem with Social Spark CPC Links – Transparency for Bloggers
I’ve previously written up some extensive initial impressions on the SocialSpark CPC system. I think this has enormous potential both on blogs as well as used on social networks from Twitter to...
View ArticleWhat do you get when you cross Buckaroo Bonzai with the Blogosphere?
SPONZAI!!!!! That was the image and crazy thought that went through my head when I heard about the new Sponzai program from Izea. This particular offering is something that I was looking for pretty...
View ArticleThe IzeaInsider Program Past-Present Future?
The Izea Insider program is currently in a bit of limbo. It is unclear to those of us that were in the program last year (2009) whether or not the program will continue in 2010. Contracts were only...
View ArticleCentralized Social Network Participation May Kill Your Content
On April Fool’s Day, Izea will be shutting down their forums. The forums were setup back in September of 2006 just a few months after the company launched and served as the primary social networking...
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