The BlogRush widget has been in the sidebar for about a month and I’ve just recently took it off. When BlogRush first came out, I didn’t buy into the hype and didn’t even think about signing up for it. I had read several negative reviews and articles, one of them by Small Potato, which made me not want it even more. However, after the new guidelines were created, I changed my mind and decided to give it a try.

I had low expectations, but the results were still worse than what I expected. The amount of visitors that WPTG was getting from BlogRush was pathetic. So, why didn’t I take the widget off then? I didn’t because phase 2 had been announced and I decided to give it one more chance. The new features from phase 2 seemed to have potential, but they didn’t help much. I did notice an increase though, which was better than the “42% increase in free traffic” that John Reese mentions in his latest blog post. WPTG got 7 visits through BlogRush after phase 2 launched and had only gotten 2 before! WOW, 9 visits total, I definitely felt a rush there. –”

So, if you still have the widget in your blog’s sidebar and are getting results similar to what I got, remove it and recognize BlogRush for what it is, SP couldn’t have said it any better. I realize that this is a bit late, but I still see a lot of blogs with BlogRush widgets, so I encourage you to write a post similar to this one in your blog. Say no to BlogRush! (:

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