BlogCatalog

I joined BlogCatalog recently and I must say I am TRULY DISGUSTED by my experience on this website.

Before I begin though let me share a little about myself.

Blogging is my hobby.
I am very proud of my health and fitness blog and spend a great deal of time looking for ways to effectively promote my blog.

But, I am not a spammer.

Every piece of advice and information on my blog is free. I also sell no products through my blog.
In fact, my blog is one of the few blogs on the Internet that does not contain Google AdSense.

To make a long story short, paying for blog promotion to me is the equivalent of paying for sex: I would never dream of doing it.

Therefore, when I signed up for BlogCatalog I refused to pay them to "make my blog visible" or "support the community" as they like to put it.

This made my blog practically invisible. Now, I decided to be proactive and join the discussion forums.

I have never encountered a more hostile environment. As a blogger freedom of speech lies at the heart of my core values. And I thought I would be free to express that right in a discussion forum run by other bloggers. WAS I WRONG ABOUT THAT!!!!!!!!!!

Everytime I opened my mouth to make a comment about a discussion topic I violated some community "rule". I was ofcourse informed of this by BlogCatalog.

So, I decided to read their "rules and guidelines" and came to the realization that at BlogCatalog one has "FREEDOM OF SPEECH WITH STRINGS ATTACHED" .

Ofcourse, these "rules and guidelines" are designed to not alienate or offend any of the members who "support the community" $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

As a blogger and as a believer in freedom of speech I find this practice repulsive.

The funny thing is that I blog about health and fitness and the discussions that I joined where related to America's obesity problem....But, I guess my opinion was not deemed politically correct enough :/

I hate to see how political or feminist bloggers are treated on this website.........

Social community with one of the highest ranking. Requires registration for blog submission and installing button or widget on your site for beeing accepted.