Friday, December 30, 2011

BLOGS ... WHAT A SCAM

Since this is my first blog experience, I did some research into other blogs out there. What topics people were writing about, which topics became popular, formats, layouts, etc. Most blogs I came across were scams. They contained articles that gave you very little actual information...just words on a page...that were nothing more than Internet search grabbers. They would mention a topic, hit a few key words, and then in the most vague way talk about the topic just to drive traffic to their blog site so you could see the advertising and make the blogger money.  Most blogs are a scam. Period!


I was looking for help on a model railroad topic. In fact I wrote an article about it here on my blog so that others in the future with the same issue may find some real help. It had to do with failing axle gears on a proto 2000 ho scale locomotive.  It's a pretty specific issue to need help with.  Not being in the  model railroad business, just a hobbyist, I didn't know there was a problem years ago with these gears (preblog movement). So I missed the boat I guess with the online help. I found very little from any blogger or forum about the topic. I did, however, read or view a lot of blogs along the way that sucked me in via my Internet search for my gear problem that turned out to be such bogus BS. There are whole websites dedicated to ranking, listing, & searching blogs. All they really seem to be doing is running an advertising network or "ring". They have ads on their site pointing you to blogs that have advertising on their pages.  Everyone hoping that you will click a dumb ad on their blog page. Furthermore I found blogs and sites dedicated to the art of blogging and how to drive traffic to your advertisements..or ..a ..I mean blog articles.

Sure there must be real people blogging about real things, hey your reading this aren't you?  I'm a realist, not a whole lot of people are going to read my blog since I am not blogging about blogging (well i guess this article does) or about some over privileged celebrity's couchie flash last night at some club. I'm just putting some thoughts down on paper and if along the way a few people are either entertained or find an article useful then its a bonus.

Notice I wasn't vague, nor did I attempt to sell you something...ooh and as of now anyway you won't find any ads on this blog! I repeat most blogs are a scam.