What do you think of sponsored entries in blogs? I would like to know what peoples opinions are on this.
as long as there's a disclosure policy, and the blogger can still write their honest opinion, I see nothing wrong with them
I have to agree. If I know it's a paid entry I don't mind, but if I see someone going on about how wonderful something is - and you know they are getting paid for it - but don't mention it, I tend not to trust anything else the person says...
i think it is a very good idea to let out some paid entry. so that new people to the bloggers jone can take a hand in blogging. and many a times its very dofficult for a new blogger to mannage all the issue of writing, promoting and mannaging the add-networks. so when a experienced blogger, takes care of mannaging the whole and the entry job is left for noobs. and sure they should be given away their reward for their time and effort. it is good.
I have to disagree with the majority opinion here. If you're in the business of producing splogs then stick whatever junk you want in there. If it's a blog you care about then it should reflect something of yourself. It should be your true feelings and opinions. To be paid to post degrades everything else you have written.
To have thousands of ungrateful people come buy and pillage the words you have written, almost always without even a thank you, degrades everything you have written. I will never understand people who get mad at others for monetizing their hours of blood, sweat, and tears. When was the last time one of your visitors sent you a donation out of the blue because they enjoyed what you wrote? I'm guessing never. You provide entertainment, make people think - laugh - cry - and it is degrading to take payment for a post? I think not.