SparkFun Want Lists: A Vietnamese Horoscope Weblog in Disguise – Information

We’re massive in Vietnam. And within the on line casino, apparently.

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Chowdah
September 3, 2024 3:59 pm UTC
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It is usually stated all publicity is nice publicity. Whereas I usually do not agree with that logic, at the moment I’ve an attention-grabbing case research to current to you. It’s possible you’ll be aware of the Want Listing function on our web site – it is mainly a solution to save objects for later, or for us to place collectively a listing of supplies for initiatives or tutorials that we share out, like this one Chris made not too long ago:

Fairly helpful, yeah? Be at liberty to discover the Want Listing function below your account tab on the highest proper nook of the display.

So, what can we do when our Want Listing function will get co-opted to be somebody’s private horoscope weblog and turns into profitable (as in, get 1000s of views a month profitable)? Verify these out.

Exhibit A

Exhibit B

Don’t fret, in case you do not converse Vietnamese you might be in good firm. Good factor we’ve got Google translate to lend us a hand. This is the primary paragraph translated:

“Free lifetime horoscopes are a manner to assist individuals uncover about their very own lives, together with profession, love, marriage, household and well being. So the way to lookup horoscopes rapidly and economically whereas nonetheless making certain excessive accuracy? On this article, Horoscope Lookup will enable you to reply the above questions and be taught particulars about getting free lifetime horoscopes.”

Alas, reverse looking out this on Google did not yield any actual match outcomes… is this particular distinctive content material on our website? What’s loopy to me about that is that it would not appear to be auto-generated so far as I can inform. There’s some markdown formatting that I’d assume must be carried out manually. Assuming that is the case, is that this only a solution to get round paying for a site to publish these on? Is there some form of website positioning technique I am not conscious of? This is a screenshot from Google Analytics exhibiting the month-to-month site visitors to certainly one of these want record “articles.” (Click on to enlarge).

However Wait, There’s Extra!

Whereas penning this weblog, it additionally got here to my consideration that we’ve got some top-notch poker tip blogs being printed on the want record function.

As you may see PLUSHIES appears to be fairly prolific in writing how-to playing articles, whereas VANLOVE is extra into writing articles about air conditioners in Vietnamese (if anybody has a clue concerning the Vietnamese connection, I am so curious), and Member #1893287 (c’mon, you did not even make an account identify) writes extra on the astrology-horoscope theme that appears to be ubiquitous at this level.

However hey, no less than some customers like PLUSHIES embrace some merchandise on the want record – like, no less than give us a product plug!

What Ought to I Do?

Not bearing in mind that these pop up sooner than I can realistically bear in mind to delete them, I am fairly tempted to depart them on the positioning. We could have requirements on what will get printed to the weblog (irony meant), however we are able to no less than open-source the Want Lists, no less than till it begins taking on precise server house. So yeah, I believe we’ll take the free publicity.

Come to seek out out your future, keep for the XRP.