tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-505076183564577610.post4735935345077564761..comments2024-03-03T08:39:14.912+00:00Comments on SamanthaRickelton.com: Are bloggers defrauding brands by joining in with engagement pods and threads? Sam Rickelton | Family Travel Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10821185022874201776noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-505076183564577610.post-21691088672728163672018-05-14T07:47:47.509+01:002018-05-14T07:47:47.509+01:00Well written and thought provoking.Well written and thought provoking.Stuart Forsterhttps://www.go-eat-do.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-505076183564577610.post-60200591405329418192018-05-13T19:09:21.565+01:002018-05-13T19:09:21.565+01:00Ahhhh thanks for the mention! My Instagram follow...Ahhhh thanks for the mention! My Instagram following is pretty tiny but I am SO happy that I've never "cheated" in any way because I really do consider my small amount of followers as my friends - I get some really lovely comments every day and have got to really know my followers, have made tons of new friends in the North East because of it and discovered even more places I want to go and visit! I would take my small but very engaged following over thousands and thousands of faked likes and followers any day of the week!New Girl in Toonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16656888897233646613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-505076183564577610.post-83020021154813776202018-05-13T10:42:21.823+01:002018-05-13T10:42:21.823+01:00Interesting read, I had never heard of engagement ...Interesting read, I had never heard of engagement pods until now. I like to browse blogs and leave a comment or like to let them know I’ve read a post. It’s a way to acknowledge and say thank you. I may not be interested the blog subject but I always walk out of a shop after a good look around, even if I not purchased anything saying thank you Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02025055807152318482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-505076183564577610.post-54022451352398542122018-05-13T10:32:23.829+01:002018-05-13T10:32:23.829+01:00Thanks so much for the shout out! Agree with every...Thanks so much for the shout out! Agree with everything you have said.<br /><br />In the past I used to use the instants thread for Instagram too. I stopped as i wasn’t seeing much reward for my time. I remember looking at my ‘best 9’ for that time and it was all just posts which I’d used the instant thread for. It wasn’t my best pics just the ones where more people had joined in the instant thread. <br /><br />I rarely have sponsored content but in the times that I have I used to worry that brands weren’t getting enough from my blog/posts. Now I have come to terms with the fact I can’t guarantee anything other than the bits I’m in control of - photos and words (and with kids I can’t always even do that!), now I don’t want to boost views/likes on those type of posts because brands get what they get from me, that’s all I can offer. If 100 click through then that’s how much I can offer, I want them to come back or not based on their return on investment. I don’t want to overly inflate my reach for them to think oh great we’ll work with her again for me to stress they aren’t getting much back. Now I’m more relaxed, I can’t control readership, I can’t control how many Facebook shows things to, and that’s fine. I think my offering is decent but if a brand doesn’t well they had free will when they commissioned it. <br /><br />I think integrity is so important when selling a service, which is what bloggers are doing. Sprog on the Tynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515608402339639739noreply@blogger.com