Not A Happy Bunny
It's that old (or is it new) chestnut again... SiteComments.
I'm going to be completely frank. I'm not doing the Affiliate Boot Camp (furthermore known as ABC) just yet. I have my own niche which I am working on and it takes up quite a lot of my time, as does my own business, and various household duties as I'm sure you all can appreciate. So, as a result, I have not clicked on 'finance' as one of my interests on the SiteComments section.
So why, oh why, oh why, oh why, OH WHY do various 'make money from home' websites keep appearing on my list of comments???? In particular those who have written a review on WA itself.... Now, I'm not one for conspiracy theories, but bloomin heck, that's just a tad too obvious is it not???
I've just written a post. And I'd like some comments on it. I'd already left one comment on another post giving me one credit, so I go in and I leave the following comment on a website about tinnitus:
And what is the website repeatedly coming up for me to comment on??? Yep, a 'make money from home' website (ABC). I've refreshed, signed out, signed back in again, went and played some Criminal Case (always looking for new Team Mates so PM me...) but still, I was faced with the exact same website to comment on. So I did what any self respecting website-owner-who-was-looking-for-comments would do.... I shamelessly left a typical and totally expected comment on the post just to get my second credit to enable me to get my own comments.
I'm not happy about this. I have not ticked 'finance' as an interest and I don't appreciate being forced to leave a comment on anything that I don't have an interest in.
Up until now, I've resisted specifying the type of site (ABC), but it's got to the point that I can't actually take it anymore. When a site does come up that's nothing to do with finance I'm delighted and I spend ages reading the post and then (probably overdoing it) writing a relevant response. It's such a joy!!
I'm sure I've ticked a few people off here right now, and that's only to be expected. But sincerely, if you hadn't ticked 'hobbies' and my posts kept coming up on your page to comment on, I'd totally understand your frustration.
Sort this out WA. Please. Because all that's going to happen is that ABC websites will just have meaningless jargon on their comments. And no one wants that. Because WA is actually an amazing platform and a brilliant concept that works fantastically well all by itself without all the crap.
Rant over. I'm away to dance with J.C. Jacobsen. Good night all xxx
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I'm just a tad suspicious that above comment was meant for me. :-( Haha, I got one yesterday that told me I had copied it. I just figured it was a glitch in the system so I sent it to Kyle.
I also get websites I didn't check but don't you think it's something Kyle and Co will get fixed as they can? I do hope so as I find it a brilliant system.
Yes, relevancy is what we all want and it's sad when some get confused and start commenting on how the site is put together. Never mind, I'm sure it's just a matter of us all getting used to the system so it can flow like clockwork.
I've received some of the best comments ever through this system and would hate for anything to happen to it.
I totally agree Marilyn, the comments that are given through this system are great - you can tell people have actually thought about what to write. So it does just need fine tuning, which I'm sure will come about in time. Out of interest, did you get a response from Kyle about the comment you were accused of copying.....?
There is no doubt that it's not a perfect system! There are a few annoying things about it. And it also has some really good points too... Do the good outweigh the bad?! Probably! It is a little frustrating when this happens though.
It would be good to have an option to veto one site per day (including all of its pages/posts - only one site so you don't just keep passing on every site) or something to rank what the system is giving you in terms of relevancy. "Was this site relevant? Yes/No" so future results will not turn that up for you?!?
I mentioned a similar issue I had with the system, I kept getting a site about horses, which I know little about other than jockeys ride them and they wear saddles.
I had selected all the typical business niches and music, Kyle responded and said I just need to do a little research on horses to leave a relevant comment?
No offence, but isn't the whole point of this system to get us comments from people that know our niches?
You're so right Jason. Surely, if we spent all our time researching niches that we aren't ordinarily interested in, we are totally forfeiting time that could be better spent on our own websites....????
The whole point of the new system is meant to be to obtain better relevant comments. I doubt the person that posted the horse site would want me commenting based on something I just went & found on Google.
I'm guessing they want comments from people that actually know the niche and can reply and get a good discussion going.
I know what you mean! I have the problem that it keeps giving me the same persons site. How many times can I comment on one site without it looking weird!
Wow! That is amazingly one-sided that you should get only those ABC websites for commenting on when you did not request them. Sounds more like a glitch, which wouldn't surprise me, being that it is a new platform upgrade.
That being said, I have yet to use the new comment system simply because I am doing fine without it for now and I keep reading other people complaining/ranting about it in some form or another.
Though my website is an ABC website I do post pages and blogs that have nothing to do directly with WA such as how to get on Google Page 1, Social Media Marketing posts, eBay posts, how to find and use keywords,...
Matter of fact I think you may have left me a unique comment or two. If yes, thank you, feel free to continue to do so. I haven't had a Lady Gaga comment left on my site. Hmm, how can we tie that into a post about Twitter changing their character count in direct messages? LOL
I hope your problems with the new comment platform gets sorted out. I know that problem you are having would upset me to no end, even though I have an ABC website.
Ah Robert, sure you know me.... I've no problem with the ABC's. It's just that that's not where I'm at right now. And because I'm not 'up' on it I don't feel qualified to comment. Hence why I chose specific interests to comment on. This means that any comments I make are not forced or uneducated on my part, because I don't like doing that. It would be like sport sites... soccer, rugby, cricket.... Lordy I have no idea whether a post is 'informative' or not so I'll avoid it like the plague, but it doesn't mean that it's not relevant and interesting to 2,000,000 other people besides me...
Your pages are always very informative, and on any of the other forums of course I'd comment because I choose to... but if I specifically untick something then I don't expect it to be presented to me on a plate at every sitting.... :(
It's all too much for me. I must away and weep..... adieu....
I totally can sympathize with you. That would be incredibly frustrating.
I hope they do fix this.
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I understand the complete frustration of this situation. Have you considered going back to the "Share your beautiful content" thread again? Many people are still requesting comments there. The problem with it is that people many times don't return the favour and the comments are more often very generic.
It's frustrating because SiteComments can provide you with quick and relevant coments for our websites. But I also roll my eyes when I get a business/make money at home site to comment on. Patience, patience is what we need and hope this will get sorted.
The Lady Gaga "not unique" message is intriguing!? How does the system assess uniqueness of the comment? Just by the name Lady Gaga? Concert? Buzzing in the ear? I'm sure many have thiss problem when they go to a concert.... Strange....
I'm glad that those discussion threads are still open to be honest because I will be using them when the frustration of the SiteComments gets too much for me :D Though you're right, there's no one reading over the comments to check for quality so very often it's a copy and paste job....
As for Lady Gaga, well, I mean she does have a very powerful voice, so ringing in the ears after one of her concerts might be something that the internet is full of.... :)