Shilling Product Reviews and Baking Brownies
Glancing at Google Search Console, I finally understand why anyone with a shred of online influence ends up shilling product reviews. My reviews and tutorials draw nearly all the traffic. So now I'm eyeing my office: has anyone reviewed these drink coasters yet? USB cables?
I'm looking at Google Search Console (see the image, below), and I guess I understand now why anyone with even an iota of online influence inevitably ends up shilling product reviews. I was just trying to be helpful and informative in the blog posts you see captured in the screenshot, and those posts are by far the most seen search results. The popular posts are exclusively a mix of product reviews and tutorials, with sprinkling of rather technical content (MPEG-DASH). So now I'm glancing around my office thinking:
"Has anyone reviewed these drink coasters yet?? Velcro strips? USB cables?"
Maybe I'll write an essay when I finish reading 3 Body Problem. That'll get the views!
Maybe I just need to write "Product Review!" in each blog post headline.
