Sharing The Wealth

[John Cow]

I have made a promise to my readers that every month I will reward the most active commentator with 50% of all the earnings my blog has made. So far I have had some good responses to this, do you guys think this will be more beneficial in the long run ?

Here's the post: http://www.johncow.com/mad-cow-love-goes-out-to-you/

[chrisgarrett]

It will be hard to sustain. Say you get enough to live off, how would you feel about halving your income because someone made a great comment?

Do they need that much incentive?

Added: It will get you a lot of attention though

[John Cow]

JohnCow.com started as a joke in the first place. Even having to halve the income, I feel with this incentive more income can be generated, and I'd like to give something back to those who made it possible in the first place.
Great forum by the way

[Ramkarthik]

This is good idea. But it may lead to spam comments. As Chris said rewarding the best comment would be a great idea. Also give a chance to one of your blog commentators to do a guest post and it might get them good traffic and link back.

[Valdis]

visitors supposed to leave their comments because of their opinion on post or blog, not because somebady is paying them. that makes fake comments / fake opinion / fake commune..

[John Cow]

I've made clear that spam comments will be ignored, anyone who does will just see their comments deleted.

[RajeshShakya]

Hi John
I am one of regular reader to your blog. From the readers perspective, I don't feel comfortable to make comments when you offer half the earnings you make as incentives.
I really visit your blog to read your resourceful contents and learn something from you. Do you think this campaign brings really quality readers to your blog?

[crimsonc]

I still think you'll find people posting purely for the money as appose to having a real interest. Not that I would, but I could post replies to everything and sound interested even if I wasn't.

I have no doubt it'll build traffic but is it the sort of traffic you want? and do you want to commit to losing 50% of your earnings each month?

[John Cow]

It's not about me losing %50 per month, it's about sharing what they help me make. If you guys have a better idea, I'm open for suggestions.

[Fatgadget]

John,

I think it is a brilliant idea to bring traffic to your site, I would see how it goes the first month and then move on from there.

You will definetly create a buzz around your blog, as you have done already.