I am too Naughty for Social Spark.
Apr 28, 2008 Rants
As some of you may know and remember, I signed up a while ago to payperpost.com. It’s a chance to line my pocket with some extra change and practice writing whenever a subject or product comes along that I can write about.
Payperpost.com opened a second site, which is in beta, called Social Spark. Social Spark has quite a bit in common with Payperpost given they’re created and backed by the same company. Social Spark, however, carries a lot of features to inspire community that aren’t in Payperpost. So I decided, what the hell, they’re from the same company, right? I like payperpost.com, and I’m liking what I’m seeing so far with Social Spark.
So I go through the same rigmarole more or less for Social Spark as I did their other site, Payperpost. I put in their code, I wait for blog submission–this goes without a hitch. Then I submit 2phatgeeks.com to their Customer Love. I can’t take any opportunities without blog acceptance.
Our blog for Social Spark was rejected.
Apparently, Social Spark’s standards are much higher than Payperposts? Because I use(d) strong language in several of my posts, Social Spark denied 2phatgeeks.
That started a whole lot of head scratching on my end. Are they more concerned about how Social Spark looks than Payperpost? Do they not care at all about what’s seen on one site, while they do the other? Why the difference to begin with?
I can’t really see myself as that much of a rebel, but according to Social Spark, I am.
I would have recommended this site. But if you have the habit of writing anything that’s not sparkles, unicorns and roses all the time there’s a high chance your blog will be rejected. So if you like to write your gut feelings, or curse, or let off steam, or get worked up, or write passionately, or call people names (because you know, nobody ever does this.) you might have to go through your blog and edit every post to fit Social Spark’s taste. If that doesn’t sound like an afternoon of giggles and fun for you, I’d recommend passing Social Spark and seeking other avenues of getting paid for blogging.
This got me thinking though: If you can’t write what you want on your own personal blog, what’s the point? Why do something you enjoy (aka: blogging) but be forced to write in such a manner or voice that makes it no longer enjoyable?
Would you have gone through every post you’d ever written with strong language (if you have. Some of you don’t, and I don’t know whether to applaud you or be scared.) and edit it for website that may pay you?
When you visit a personal blog, do you except it to be church-lady clean and think it should be?
Tags: payperpost, rejected, social spark, wtf
