To me, JohnChow.com is a fast growing blog about making money through an online blog. The best part about making money online is the prospect of never having to work in a traditional job ever again. Just take a look at John Chow’s November earnings; he brought in over $25,000. Who says that they would not mind earning that much money per month. Do the math: if John continues to earn approximately $25,000 a month for 12 months, he’s rolling in a smooth $300,000. And all that cash is just from his one blog about making money. You’d be stupid not to listen to him and try monetizing your blog. But I must digress because I stopped reading John Chow’s blog because of just that, his over monetization of what used to be a quality blog.
Stop With The Damn Reviews
One of the things that I started to hate about John’s blog are the thousands of ReviewMe reviews he does. To put it frankly, customers don’t order this review for John’s endorsement. Rather, they order the obnoxiously over-priced “reviews” for the traffic. If you think about it, it’s not that bad of a deal because for only $400 you can go ahead and experience a nice little boost in traffic for a few days. Of course, there are those who ordered those reviews for John’s endorsement, but it seems like John’s always supporting those who have new ideas on how to make money online.
Another problem with the ReviewMe reviews is that they are not all standardized in structure. Some have in-depth analysis while others just have a quick run-through and John’s two cents. John not only needs to be more selective about his reviews, but also needs to develop a standard approach in reviewing each site. That way, each and every customer can expect the same level of service from John. Shame on you John for not doing this from the beginning!
Why Do You Have Poor Content?
I understand that John’s blog has taken a turn and is now primarily focused on helping others make money. In fact, JohnChow.com is, in itself, a case study that documents how a blog can rise quickly and become a perennial cash cow. However, John’s blog doesn’t really help in the actual implementation of advertising or provide the technical knowledge one would need to have successful ads. From the looks of it, John just likes to write about companies and persons who are promoting online advertising in some form, but he fails to really help his readers.
Sure the companies that have developed the various technologies have exhaustive and well-documented wikis that can bring anyone up to speed. But the main question I have is why doesn’t John write about how bloggers can come up with great content. In order for any blogger to make money online, he/she must have great content. Isn’t that why thousands read his blog everyday because he has great content? I think people just read his blog because they think that their blog is going to become the next hottest thing in the blogosphere. Maybe it will maybe it won’t, but John needs to start teaching his readers how to find the right material and the right niche.
John is Evil
John has killed pandas and he hates the environment. Don’t believe me? Just take a look at his blog’s header image; it’s a Lamborghini Reventon. His endorsement of such a vehicle is bad for the environment. Hell, I bet that car doesn’t even get more than 15 miles per gallon on the highway. How sad is that? John, you should be slapped for promoting a vehicle that receives a similar mileage as the Hummer.
And that’s why I stopped reading JohnChow.com. For those of you who are dreaming of making it big through blogging, don’t quit your day job just yet. For those of you who are making it big through blogging, aren’t you special? And yes, my blog is ad-free and I promote anti-web advertising technology. Now I’m just as evil as John
I wrote this post as a joke and in no way am I suggesting that you stop reading JohnChow.com. I’ve never actually met the man, but what he is doing is definitely a great thing. So before you decide to write hate-mail, please be sure to include in your subject line: “I hate your post Nik!” Thanks.
