Comparing BlogUpp! & other services
BlogUpp! aims to keep things simple and easy, both for bloggers and readers to enjoy their online experience.
It is still understood that not all the advantages that BlogUpp! offers are obvious to everyone.
In this context there have been queries to make comparisons with other services that stand for blog promotion.
In order to make things straight and clear, we've prepared a simple analysis of BlogUpp! service along with other known ones, which is shown below:
* Repeated page refreshes won't change the blogs in the widget, to protect the community from impressions-waste;
** Total displayed blogs impressions versus yours.
Other misc advantages:
• SEO friendly link exchange, i.e. doesn't aim to alter one's PageRank;
• Although initially designed for bloggers, actually any website with enabled RSS can use the BlogUpp! service;
• BlogUpp! was designed on purpose to be unprecedentedly simple and easy-to-use, nevertheless it has a powerful engine, and it uses mighty techniques.
The conclusion - is your own. If you feel the above comparison is not objective enough, please feel free to comment, and we'll not hesitate to correct ourselves.
Or better, if you've discovered a different way how BlogUpp! does help you and your blog, we'll be pleased to include it in the list above.
Enjoy your blogging!
It is still understood that not all the advantages that BlogUpp! offers are obvious to everyone.
In this context there have been queries to make comparisons with other services that stand for blog promotion.In order to make things straight and clear, we've prepared a simple analysis of BlogUpp! service along with other known ones, which is shown below:
| BlogUpp! | Entrecard | Spottt | BlogRush | |
| • Membership-free, i.e. no signup | Yes | No | No | No |
| • Automatic widget generation, i.e. no ad submission | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| • Automatic categorization, i.e. based on RSS and context | Yes | No | No | No |
| • Interactive articles sharing | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| • Hassle-free, i.e. no multi-tier programs maintenance | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| • WordPress platform and alike friendly | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| • Targeted readers reach, i.e. no credit-chasers | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| • Multilanguage support | Yes | No | No | No |
| • Welcome bonus impressions for everyone | Yes | No | No | No |
| • Clicked widget doesn’t close the original blog | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| • No page load delay, i.e. no Java Scripts | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| • Cheat-proof and fair sharing * | Yes | No | No | No |
| • De facto exchange ratio ** | 10:9 | N/A | 10:5 | 10:2 |
* Repeated page refreshes won't change the blogs in the widget, to protect the community from impressions-waste;
** Total displayed blogs impressions versus yours.
Other misc advantages:
• SEO friendly link exchange, i.e. doesn't aim to alter one's PageRank;
• Although initially designed for bloggers, actually any website with enabled RSS can use the BlogUpp! service;
• BlogUpp! was designed on purpose to be unprecedentedly simple and easy-to-use, nevertheless it has a powerful engine, and it uses mighty techniques.
The conclusion - is your own. If you feel the above comparison is not objective enough, please feel free to comment, and we'll not hesitate to correct ourselves.
Or better, if you've discovered a different way how BlogUpp! does help you and your blog, we'll be pleased to include it in the list above.
Enjoy your blogging!
Labels: advantages, BlogUpp, comparison
19 Comments:
Hey, you guys forgot SiteHoppin Beer Widgets, their exchange ratio is 1:5, better than any of the sites listed above.
Thanks for mentioning. For simplicity sake, we've decided to limit the comparison to 4 services.
In our analysis we've included the "de facto exchange ratio". Below is an excerpt from SiteHoppin's description, which shows what we mean:
"Everytime you "Rate" a site, (meaning you rate a site with beer bottles under the SiteHoppin' button), you earn 5 Beer Credits.
For every 10 Beer Credits you earn, you can use them for 1 hop to your site (meaning you will get 1 visitor to your site)".
From that it's concluded that for every 2 sites rated, you could get 1 visitor, which is actually a totally different approach and method.
Simplicity, quality, and efficiency is what we strive for.
No hassle needed, just enjoy blogging.
We invite your comments.
But what about blogupp stats . I mean where can we find out how many times our blogs have been syndicated !
Of course, that's important for some. However, the average blogger, who represents the majority, doesn’t care of stats. It's just about spreading of thoughts, enjoying blogging, and connecting with the world.
BlogUpp! aims to simplify blogger's life, by not keeping its focus on secondary things, and at the same time promoting him for quality content, effortlessly of him.
Nevertheless, BlogUpp! has stats feature, in closed version. And that will be easy-accessible to everyone soon. We believe it does make sense especially for those willing to promote their blogs for a charge.
So, stay tuned!
Yes I think you are right on this one .And thanks for your prompt response :)
I'm running it on my Http://milliondollablog.com so you know I like it and I like everything about it.Good timing especially with all the "work" the others require.I got content to focus on Brother:)
I'm telling all my homies to use it
if you need some promo look me up
Great little widget. I like the idea of "free-trade" blogging - no branding or seedy looking ads - Just letting the content sell itself.
Very useful :)
@JOHNinKEYWEST and @Amber - thanks for speaking your mind.
@Amber - no branding or seedy looking ads - Just letting the content sell itself - that's exactly what BlogUpp! stands for.
Enjoy your blogging!
Additionally to the stats issue - please note that you can track the readers sent to your blog through BlogUpp! with any existing stats analysis tool, that you are accustomed with (like Google Analytics, and alike), by checking the referrers section for adv.blogupp.com
That form of inquiring stats definitely saves your time, by not having to jump to different places, and provides you with accurate data.
Furthermore, we are committed to provide access to our own stats feature. Check back later, or get subscribed to our feeds, and we'll let everyone know when it's available.
Correction:Entrecard is FREE to join. We need to know where our own ads are showing. Also we need to know how many impressions our ads made elsewhere. It is a good service, but owners need to know where their blogs are being flashed.
@Mcneri: Thanks a lot for dropping by.
Sure, all of the services mentioned above are "free to join".
"Membership-free, i.e. no registration and account", that actually means that there is no signup needed at all. Just take your code and use it.
One of the ideas behind BlogUpp! is "place it and forget about it; all the rest to get you traffic is done automatically".
It is understood that some bloggers prefer to keep the things under control, and take care of where their site is promoted, and who is being promoting on their own.
Entrecard is the right tool for this purpose. However we believe that there's too much effort for it, and it distracts from actually blogging.
Visiting a blog as a reader is a lot different that visiting it as a card dropper, for instance. And BlogUpp! was designed to bring readers to quality blogs.
Concerning the stats issue, it is covered in earlier comments; in short, BlogUpp! will make available its own stats dashboard too.
Just to let you know that I am using BlogUpp! to help boost traffic to my blog Rising Sun (http://risingsun.dannyarao.com). I wish the BlogUpp! team all the best and I thank you for this free service.
I have just started to use BlogUpp and look forward to seeing how it goes.
[Quoted from Blogupp Team:
the average blogger, who represents the majority, doesn’t care of stats. [End quote]
I and many I know do care about stats because if a widget is not working for you, then why let it take up place on your blog.
Of course chilly, we do agree with you. As we stated earlier, we do understand that stats are important for some bloggers.
We are committed to make available our own stats feature. And now we're implementing methods that would allow you, the blogger, access our stats as easy as it can be, without the need to have an account registered with us.
I like what I see so far. I have the widget on my crime blog and it blends in nicely with my layout. What I like best is the mouse over for the recent article snippet. That's a creative feature I haven't seen on other widgets yet.
BlogUpp is displayed in my site now Straight from the Heart (http://pinaymommydreamer.blogspot.com). thanks for this free service. More power!
I just added it to my blog -- http://theresaj.blogspot.com. Wondering how often the impressions in the widget change. Also, will the impressions that show up be placed on blogs that have similar content, or is it just random?
We are glad you've joined TheresaJ.
Thanks for asking. The answer to your first question will be partly included in the post itself, and it is as follows:
Each impression displayed while promoting a blog is really valued. Repeated page refreshes won't change the blogs in the widget, to protect you and the community from impressions-waste. However, the widget shows different blogs as you surf through the visiting blog, by reading different pages or posts.
It also minimizes artificial accumulation of impressions, thus making the sharing fair and simple. Based on 10:9 exchange ratio, it works so that for each 10 distinct impressions a blog displays, it gets 9 views on other blogs.
Concerning your second question, the answer is that we strive for promoting blogs on similar content ones, in the best interests of blog readers and bloggers. To provide relevant and interesting results in the widget, there are needed many blogs of same categories; otherwise, there are displayed blogs of same language and quality level.
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