Comments on: Faking Your Subscriber Count: Is It Worth It? http://rubiqube.com/faking-your-subscriber-count-is-it-worth-it/ A blog about freelancing, web design, blogging, Wordpress and pretty much everything related to making money online, from the comfort of your home. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:37:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: A trawl around the web on April 15th - blog - James Cridland http://rubiqube.com/faking-your-subscriber-count-is-it-worth-it/comment-page-1/#comment-148 A trawl around the web on April 15th - blog - James Cridland Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:56:05 +0000 http://rubiqube.com/faking-your-subscriber-count-is-it-worth-it/#comment-148 [...] Faking your subscriber count - is it worth it?My photo from a Muse concert (the crowd leaving) adorns this posting, I took this one especially because I thought it might be handy for a presentation. [...] [...] Faking your subscriber count – is it worth it?My photo from a Muse concert (the crowd leaving) adorns this posting, I took this one especially because I thought it might be handy for a presentation. [...]

]]> By: Julian Gruber http://rubiqube.com/faking-your-subscriber-count-is-it-worth-it/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Julian Gruber Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:22:42 +0000 http://rubiqube.com/faking-your-subscriber-count-is-it-worth-it/#comment-59 I think it's an absolute no-go when a blog-reader finds out, that you're faking your subscription-count. And I also think you should just put that feedburner badge on you blog if you have enough reader. I think it’s an absolute no-go when a blog-reader finds out, that you’re faking your subscription-count. And I also think you should just put that feedburner badge on you blog if you have enough reader.

]]> By: Adrian http://rubiqube.com/faking-your-subscriber-count-is-it-worth-it/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Adrian Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:12:32 +0000 http://rubiqube.com/faking-your-subscriber-count-is-it-worth-it/#comment-55 I know, Jim. That's my point too. I mean if you have like 50 subcribers, + / - 5 subscribers is something normal. The same logic applies when you have >22000 subscribers: +500 over night is nothing. Especially because of the nature of their articles. One fresh great article (although most of them are great) can boost subscriber count over night. I know, Jim. That’s my point too. I mean if you have like 50 subcribers, + / – 5 subscribers is something normal. The same logic applies when you have >22000 subscribers: +500 over night is nothing. Especially because of the nature of their articles. One fresh great article (although most of them are great) can boost subscriber count over night.

]]> By: Jim Lockwood http://rubiqube.com/faking-your-subscriber-count-is-it-worth-it/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Jim Lockwood Sat, 29 Mar 2008 07:15:29 +0000 http://rubiqube.com/faking-your-subscriber-count-is-it-worth-it/#comment-54 I would not be so fast to accuse FreelanceSwitch of faking their feed count. Really. What difference is 22,100 or 22,700? There is absolutely nothing to be gained from such an insignificant difference (less than 3%). BUT there is a tremendous amount to be lost if they truly were being dishonest. Any regular user of feedburner or any other RSS feed service understands that there can be significant fluctuations in feed count based on a number of factors (not just number of subscribers). So, back off FreelanceSwitch. It's never a good idea to accuse someone of lying without knowing the facts. BTW, Adrian, thanks for checking the facts on the site you visited. I've heard of this happening before and the practice is reprehensible. But, I wouldn't worry about people accusing you of being dishonest. I am not aware of too many people who would who make unfounded accusation the way that stfalx has. I would not be so fast to accuse FreelanceSwitch of faking their feed count. Really. What difference is 22,100 or 22,700? There is absolutely nothing to be gained from such an insignificant difference (less than 3%). BUT there is a tremendous amount to be lost if they truly were being dishonest.

Any regular user of feedburner or any other RSS feed service understands that there can be significant fluctuations in feed count based on a number of factors (not just number of subscribers).

So, back off FreelanceSwitch. It’s never a good idea to accuse someone of lying without knowing the facts.

BTW, Adrian, thanks for checking the facts on the site you visited. I’ve heard of this happening before and the practice is reprehensible. But, I wouldn’t worry about people accusing you of being dishonest. I am not aware of too many people who would who make unfounded accusation the way that stfalx has.

]]> By: stfalx http://rubiqube.com/faking-your-subscriber-count-is-it-worth-it/comment-page-1/#comment-51 stfalx Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:21:47 +0000 http://rubiqube.com/faking-your-subscriber-count-is-it-worth-it/#comment-51 they're rss feed couldn't grow over night with 500 people. Maby with 20 - 50 but not with 500. they’re rss feed couldn’t grow over night with 500 people. Maby with 20 – 50 but not with 500.

]]> By: Adrian http://rubiqube.com/faking-your-subscriber-count-is-it-worth-it/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Adrian Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:26:33 +0000 http://rubiqube.com/faking-your-subscriber-count-is-it-worth-it/#comment-46 No, I don't think Freelanceswitch is faking it. They are just very popular so their readership grows month after month. Check out this <a href="http://www.blogperfume.com/feed-analysis/index.php?months=6&uri=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2FFreelanceSwitch" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Feed Analysis</a> from Blogperfume. No, I don’t think Freelanceswitch is faking it. They are just very popular so their readership grows month after month. Check out this Feed Analysis from Blogperfume.

]]> By: stfalx http://rubiqube.com/faking-your-subscriber-count-is-it-worth-it/comment-page-1/#comment-45 stfalx Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:24:25 +0000 http://rubiqube.com/faking-your-subscriber-count-is-it-worth-it/#comment-45 Freelanceswitch is also faking their subscriber number. For about 3 months their subscribe number was 22100 and now it's 22700 (just checked it) how can a subscribe number go from 22100 to 22700 over night. They're like faking it. Plus if you check out they're site at alexa rankings or smartpagerank.com things don't add up. So no things are not worth it. Maby the number of subscribers is facked so they can justify the advertisement. 3000$ / month. I think i'll unsubscribe from freelanceswitch in the future. Freelanceswitch is also faking their subscriber number. For about 3 months their subscribe number was 22100 and now it’s 22700 (just checked it) how can a subscribe number go from 22100 to 22700 over night. They’re like faking it. Plus if you check out they’re site at alexa rankings or smartpagerank.com things don’t add up. So no things are not worth it. Maby the number of subscribers is facked so they can justify the advertisement. 3000$ / month. I think i’ll unsubscribe from freelanceswitch in the future.

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