Why I am watching but not joining RedGage - at least for the moment
Tags: lensmasters, redgage, squidoo, SquidU forum
RedGage, the newest social networking site has created a buzz of conversations in various places on Squidoo, including the SquidU Forum and various blogs. Fellow Lensmasters, who I have the utmost respect for have already joined. But I am holding back - for several reasons.
Recently I made the decision to focus my networking in specific areas. The danger when you first join Squidoo is that you can get so caught up in all the networking that is available, you can end up with very little time to actually make and publish lenses. As a result I do not rush to join new sites, even when they look very tempting.
RedGage DOES look tempting - the thought of getting paid for your content just seems too good to resist. But for the moment I am resisiting.
Why? Call me cautious but……over the next couple of weeks a good number of Lensmasters are going to be looking for other places to publish their content and they will want somewhere to promote that content. Squidoo is cleaning up and there’s going to be a lot of publishers looking for sites that will accept links to the stuff that Squidoo has (and to my relief, by the way) decided to get rid of.
I have checked RedGage’s Terms and Conditions and, like Squidoo now has, they have a no porn policy. However, as far as I can see, all what I call the TAT (Tacky And Tasteless) could well be promoted at RedGage.
It will only take recommendations from the “Gurus” who advise a lot of Lensmasters, that RedGage is the place to promote their articles, blogs and content, once the new TOS are implemented on Squidoo, and before you know it, it could be full of links to all those lenses that may be disappearing from Squidoo, only to rise from the ashes on other sites.
For some time now I have felt that Squidoo’s, and by association its Lensmasters’, reputation has been tarnished by some of the content that has so far been allowed on the site. I was not the only Lensmaster who heaved a sigh of relief when the new TOS were announced. So in my mind I don’t want to be seen to be aligned with this content on another site, when I am happy to see it leave Squidoo.
To be absolutely fair, I have had a look at RedGage and have not found any links that particularly alarm me at the moment, but it is early days yet and I am watching to see what happens before the Squidoo Lockdown in a couple of weeks. Granted, I could be completely wrong here and RedGage could turn out to be all that its promoters think it will be, but I don’t feel in any hurry to join at the moment.
The other reason I am hesitating is that if someone Spams my email (as RedGage did) then it does get me pretty hacked off, as it does a lot of other Lensmasters I know. The site may be great but I cannot believe that anyone who really knows what they are doing and who is mindful of their reputation, would actually cold call people via their email.
So, just watching and waiting….
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