Comments on: Organizing an Online Media for Philippine Blogs

By: SELaplana

SELaplana — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 07:47:07 +0000

if sakali implemented na to, pede bang mareview ung main blog ko baka sakali mapasama? nakalink po sa dito ung mainblog ko

By: Philippine Technology BLOG - Tech Stop Tech Stuff » Blog Archive » Awesome Philippine Blog Network Project

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:50:27 +0000

[...] Mainstream media coverage here. Project mainman entry here. [...]

By: Are you using Google Analytics? » @ Ambot ah! [ technology news and reviews ]

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 07:18:16 +0000

[...] So, just a heads up to everyone out there who are interested to join the local ad network we’re cooking up with K2, have your Google Analytics stats ready. [...]

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Problogger Idea: Renting Ad Space on Laptop Lids » The J Spot — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 01:58:04 +0000

[...] Hey, maybe K2 Interactive can do this, along with their regular marketing via blog ads. Or, I’ll probably work on the idea myself! [...]

By: Christine

Christine — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 08:14:58 +0000

hi — how do you define high traffic? I run 3 pro blogs under the b5media network. One of my pro blogs gets an average of 10,000 visits a day. Is that high enough? However, that blog is a celebrity blog and targeted for readers around the world and not just pinoys.

Will that work?

By: mister

mister — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:00:53 +0000

Napakaraming mayaks talaga, lagi na lang akong nakaka recieved ng email at gusto bilhin ang domain name ko, ano ba yan para gawing mail order website?? Meron na bang mail order blog ngayon? Wala akong problem sa site trapik ang problema ko eh mag-sulat (nga may sense) o content. Try nyo to http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=mobile+gadget pang apat ako dyan.

By: Obet

Obet — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 18:58:41 +0000

Our blog (putanginamo.com) is full of trash. FHM and Maxim would be interested. Hehe.

By: Benj Arriola

Benj Arriola — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 17:55:59 +0000

I’m interested in this. I have to be updated on how this goes so I will keep checking out your blog.

By: kutitots

kutitots — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 06:04:34 +0000

abe… my usual concern… with this ad thing, may option ba na magblock off ng specific advertiser? same question as I asked you before… I would definitely not put a design-related advertiser on my site. I would have earned more with an actual web project than one click from a competitor (which is at most about a dollar only). So yun. Pwede ba mag-specify na you would not put ads from a certain industry or is it mandatory na dapat tanggapin kung ano man lalagay nila?

By: Filipina Soul » Ad network for pinoy blogger!!!

Filipina Soul » Ad network for pinoy blogger!!! — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:14:13 +0000

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By: yuga

yuga — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 08:20:23 +0000

@ Chris

You have a point. There will be some matchmaking to be done here.

@ jomar

I will have to make it clear that the ads will not be part of a blog post. We have to start somewhere and PinoyTopBlogs IS probably the most comprehesinve list we have of Pinoy blogs so far. If you can point me to another list, we’ll look at it and see how their traffic fairs as against the list we have. As I said — the more blogs, the merrier.

By: jomar

jomar — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 07:03:25 +0000

first impression.:
impressive. to be like John of FM is great.

2nd:
lets look at the client list:
Ayala, Glaxo-Smith Kline, SM Prime Holdings, HSBC, Jollibee, MTV Philippines, Mead Johnson and Unilever

Does this mean:
you must blog (somewhat) about:
real estate?
retail products?
drugs?
medicine?
malls?
bank services?
food?
music and videos?
retail products?

or do you we just ensure that these products target markets are a match to the kind of readers we have?

hm, most bloggers prob’ly don’t know much about their readers, short of what topics they like. maybe it won’t matter?

3rd (a bit sad) impression: it seems like only the ones registered under pinoytopblogs could ever be considered as “high traffic?”

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 05:19:38 +0000

How about Filipino bloggers abroad especially OFW’s? I’m sure you have a bigger market for them since they have more buying power when they get back for vacation in the Philippines right? You get them advertise Philippine Products on their blogs.

regards,
Chris

http://www.lifeonthespot.com

By: Filipino ad network for bloggers to launch at Cyberbaguioboy

Filipino ad network for bloggers to launch at Cyberbaguioboy — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 10:56:52 +0000

[...] Abe “Yugatech” Olandres and K2 Interactive Inc. are launching this ad network soon. What’s an ad network? Like real estate, a network of empty space where advertising can be spread around. Each space will be paid for by an advertiser. This is good for local bloggers since they can now earn some money from traditional advertisers, according to Yugatech. [...]

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 14:37:28 +0000

Sweet! Hopefully this plan goes through. Not all bloggers are in niches that are usually high-paying (Adsense-wise), so another source of revenue such as this will help a lot.

By: markku

markku — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:06:27 +0000

Connie, malalim ang pinang-gagalingan nun ah. It would be nice to discuss these things over coffee. Another blogger dinner? Hehehe.

By: Connie

Connie — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:53:06 +0000

Jollibee? Ayawan na.

By: The Ca t

The Ca t — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:37:30 +0000

great yuga
as i have discussed in my power of blogger series, big corporations are recognizing the power of bloggers in promoting new products, a good example of which is NOKIA. Instead of bloggers getting into the yellow journalism practised by mainstream media, this is a more legitimate and ethical promotion scheme on the part of the advertisers and a more objective way of promoting adverts from the end of the bloggers.

My first blog about the blogging trends in the Philippines showed the shift from personal journals to more informational types of blogs. This was confirmed by my follow-up research on this trend where personal journals in the top 100 were considerably reduced in favor of other types of blogs.

By: noemi

noemi — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:03:24 +0000

“They did mention to me that most of the people who sent them individual rate cards were just patterned from the one I released to the public a couple months back so I guess we won’t have any problems with agreeing on pricing.”

- hehe that’s me.. i patterned it after your rate card

By: yuga

yuga — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 10:14:59 +0000

I would have done it myself if I have a sales team. I saw the opportunity with K2 and I thought it would be nice to have a dedicated sales team doing the rounds for bloggers. This arrangement is not far from what we bloggers already have in the likes of Blogads & AdBrite. The advantage for everyone now is that we get to be serious players in the local advertising market.

Ad rates will be standardized and will be based on a CPM rate that is comfortable with everyone who signs up. They did mention to me that most of the people who sent them individual rate cards were just patterned from the one I released to the public a couple months back so I guess we won’t have any problems with agreeing on pricing.

Please be aware that setup is just a potential alternative to those who are serious in blogging and wants to diversify their revenue source.

It’s not a lock-up agreement. The campaigns will complement whatever you already serve in your blog.

By: markku

markku — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 09:53:05 +0000

Isn’t going with the big traditional guys like k2 just making the picture blurry? Yes they have their contacts, but every marketable asset in this business model has nothing to do with them. No disrespect to k2, but such an ad network’s objective is raise product awareness for advertisers through people’s blogs. I hope they don’t make themselves the dispensable middle man because today’s web has low tolerance for such.

To be fair, I could be seeing this the wrong way, or just too pessimistic about the arrangement. A meeting would surely clear things up for everyone.

By: Mikey

Mikey — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 07:59:11 +0000

Have you worked out compensation for individual bloggers?

By: jhay

jhay — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 07:56:46 +0000

Wow, great opportunity here and the more reason to improve my blog and blogging skills. Hope the k2 guys notice my blog, (wishful thoughts are free )

By: noemi

noemi — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 06:27:06 +0000

I think they contacted us more than 2 months ago. They asked for a rate card. So they are developing their own pricing?

By: jayvee f.

jayvee f. — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 06:00:42 +0000

balato na lang ako

By: bikoy

bikoy — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 04:32:49 +0000

this is something to look forward to

By: yuga

yuga — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 01:28:20 +0000

Hi Jun,

It will be developed inhouse by K2. We will then use PinoyTopBlogs and Sitemeter as a secondary tools to check traffic consistency.

By: jun

jun — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 00:06:48 +0000

I have a niche. Am an influencer, credible and transparent. Would like to join, but traffic is still not comparable to PTB or Yugatech. =(

Just curious, what tool will they use to track effectiveness of ads?