The incentives offered lately are just not doing it for most triond writers, even the well established ones. Time to think again?
When a writer as influential on triond as Jimmy Shilaho is hyper-crtical of something, you feel you should pay attention to what he writes, and his damning verdict on the supposed May contest simply echoed the feelings many of us have about this sorry attempt at encouraging better quality writing on the site, to get us higher up the rankings.
The aim of the whole thing was laudable, but it was obvious from day three that the vast majority f triond contributors would never get a look in, and that quality writing did not actually play much part. The lure of five dollars extra for posts that were most popular was tempting, but with the lack of decent viewer numbers at this site – possibly because of the low ranking – this was another impossible dream for the vast majority of writers here.
The idea that one should write a new post every day, based on suggested themes had lots of merit, but there seemed to be no real monitoring of what went on with it, and the top 100 list was a continual joke, because like the weekly top ten, it seemed to be an area as secure from interlopers as Area 51 in Nevada, and that appears to be how the vast majority of triond contributors are viewed.
I did make an attempt to do this contest, submitting the required topic post faithfully for the fist twelve days, but by then it was obvious that this whole sorry mess was a shambles, and the question on everybody’s lips – WHAT CONTEST? – was starting to bubble to the surface. If the admin team here want to really get the contributors striving for perfection in the work submitted, they need to be addressing some of the basic problems.
Offer the writers incentives that truly mean something. Not just a badge dor meeting the challenge, but a genuine financial incentive – like DOUBLE the money earned that month for those who make it. When a drive for better submissions is as vague and difficult to police as the May one was, and when those asked to take part feel that the dice are loaded against them before they start, then there simply is no incentive to join in. There has to be a better way to go about getting improvements to the quality of writing on the site, and more appealing methods of providing incentive. The admin boys really do need to think again.
I really liked your article. Personally I think, averages are always deceptive. If you write an article stuffed with keywords, it gets organic traffic, and if even a few people open your article and forget to close the window, bang! You’re there in top 10. 
Quality can not be measured objectively. Subjective and extensive reviews are simply a must.
Regards,
Anusha, UV Associates
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