For the past hour or so, I’ve been reading so many blogs talking about Nuffnang, the not-so-nice-things and the bads to suggestions to what they should do. I struggled, trying to weigh the pros and cons for me to write this post. One side of me want to believe that my stand at the beginning of my Nuffnang journey was right and I should carry on with my plans I had with them. But the ohter side of me is telling me to see the bigger picture now and study the situation carefully, as it might just affect the decision that I might be making.
When I first heard of Nuffnang, it was through the then famous blogger’s entry. (Not that she’s no longer famous lah…) I was impressed by the idea and was very excited to be part of it. To be honest, I even tried writing to Ming to see if there’s any chance for me to work at Nuffnang! But now, I started questioning myself… “Why did I think that highly of Nuffnang when I first heard about it?” Was it because I learned about it through her blog? Or because I see the potential of it? Or cos its a way for bloggers to earn some side-income? Or because I was dreaming too hard hoping to win a set of PSP for myself too? (Which of cos I didn’t, since I only have like pathetic 10 or so people reading my blog. Sadly all my friends I know from sch/work doesn’t blog.) Either way, looking at the kind of “media” coverage Ming is getting now, it’s hard not for me to rethink at the way I see Nuffnang. In fact, I’m considering removing the Ad on my blog and cancelling the appointment I’ll be having with Ming, which I had initially planned.
[Don't know why, but this post is taking me forever to write. I started at 9.35pm but till now, 3 hours later, I have yet got my train of thought right. Guess I'm just too tired to do this now. I shall continue again tomorrow...]
The above was written last night and now I’m continuing this post… but its not going to be as long as I had planned to last night. In fact I’ve only got one line to add…
“Maybe the person concern should reflect more on itself.”
For those who’s not getting any ads yet, maybe one day, just one day, it’ll come. But don’t expect much from it. At second thought, these group of people might want to see how they can bring themselves up their ranking so that they’ll be able to get ads served on their blogs too.

With these said, I’m removing my Nuffnang Ad unit for good. (Although I’ve got almost $30 accumulated from the ads served on my blog.) Why? Read the one-liner above…
Will continue to keep adverlets for now.
16 Responses
DK
November 5th, 2007 at 10:52 pm
1Why not just hold on a little longer and get your money before you leave?
Like that nuffnang gains leh.
claudia
November 5th, 2007 at 11:02 pm
2The question is, how long is a little longer? Based on the things I know, its not just going to be a little longer…
Unless suddenly my unique visitors every hour increased by 10times overnight?
Patrick Quek
November 6th, 2007 at 9:30 am
3Don’t despair, you can cash out too!
http://fma-anime.org/blog/?p=172
Ed
November 6th, 2007 at 9:41 am
4It is quite unlikely that traffic can jump that much overnight. The only possibility is… someone tweaking the unique visitors timing.
ming
November 6th, 2007 at 12:30 pm
5Hi Claudia,
It’s a shame that you feel this way.
I’ve always been thankful for your support.
Your earnings will be retained within nuffnang, should you wish to join us again. At the same time, we are coming up with some schemes in which you can redeem items with your money even below the $50 mark, so you could count on that to “cash out”
Take care and all the best in whatever you do.
Best regards,
Ming
chillycraps
November 6th, 2007 at 4:51 pm
6sigh, although my blog is in band 8, I only have 2 campaigns thus far………
so, traffic is not the factor for earning.
ignorantsoup
November 6th, 2007 at 7:09 pm
7Well I must say I am absolutely disappointed with Ming’s reply on this issue. What is the company doing? Even if there are only 30 dollars, I am sure it is possible to cash out. Even Adsense does that. How much will the postage fee cost? Charge the 1 dollar all you want, I’m sure the $29 wld still be useful to this blog’s owner. Bloggers want their money to be cashed out, not redeem items. Its not like someone wants to cash out with only $2 in the account. Its $30!!!
Anon
November 6th, 2007 at 9:25 pm
8And soon people with $25 will kick up a big fuss asking to be able to cash out, then the $20 people will then kick up. There will be no end.
claudia
November 7th, 2007 at 12:43 am
9I wish nuffnang all the best. But as far as I’m concern, guess I’m just not cut out to run ads on my pathetic blogs.
I rest my case with this NN craze. It’s getting kinda too much to follow. Sick already.
ignorantsoup
November 7th, 2007 at 10:36 am
10Anon: Then I ask, whose money is it? If it is the bloggers money, then why does Nuffnang has the right to keep it? Yes, there will be no end, but in every company, there are no end to such requests. Surely it is not unreasonable to cash out once you decided that you do not want to participate in the scheme. What I mean is that perhaps Nuffnang can charge an administrative charge of perhaps 5 dollars and return the rest. That can be considered a penalty? And it will be rewarding for one to wait till he or she has 50 dollars before cashing out (with only 1 dollar postage charge).
Unless you say that the money is Nuffnang’s and no one else, then bloggers have no right to take out their money.
Nic (KHKL)
November 7th, 2007 at 2:03 pm
11Hi Claudia! Nice meeting you the other day at Sage. I’ll be posting review tomorrow (hopefully). Hope to see you in the next meeting…
So, I guess I will need to contemplate on blog advertising before I apply for one, huh? Great info!
Anon
November 8th, 2007 at 1:28 am
12ignorantsoup: There was a mention before they signed up that the minimum cashout was $100 (then). They knew the rules and they signed up and agreed to it. Rules have been set from the beginning, it shouldn’t be modified else they will not be any end to it.
Advertlets have a rule of cashout at $100 only. Do they bend the rules and say bloggers can cash out at a lesser amount?
Barry
November 8th, 2007 at 9:23 am
13Rules are erected. Of course they can be amended for special case. I do not believe nothing else can be done to withdraw that $30 out even if they want to charge or penalise you for a little % of the amount. I’m sure the blogger in question wouldnt mind as she is quitting voluntarily. It is the goodwill gesture on the part of Nuffnang to do something like this to show the communal that they are not money minded and they have the brain to come up with something to attend the interest of the community.
There are a lot more to learn on the part of nuffnang team. They need to learn quickly.
ignorantsoup
November 8th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
14Anon: What is no end to it? In every company, there will be such requests. Now you have to think about whose money that is in the account. There is an owner isn’t it? If you rightfully earned it, why shouldn’t you be allowed to withdraw it out?
Its not about competitors don’t have means I do not need to implement. Its about having a friendly policy that attracts people. I cannot say anything if you refuse to see my point. I’m trying to say it would be good to have such a system where they will impose a penalty fee and return you the rest of the money upon termination. Just like what Adsense does.
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