The Importance of MySpace's Blog Rankings

Straight-up honest, I pay attention to MySpace’s blog rankings.
I don’t see anything wrong with it, either. Imagine yourself telling people you’re a blogger. I guarantee you one of the first things they’re going to ask you is how much traffic does your blogs receive. In the case of MySpace, you might say you usually rank top ten in a particular category. That might catch people’s interest. Telling them you sometimes rank top ten in MySpace’s All Category section definitely catches their attention.
But what if you told people your blogs never make it to a top ten in any category? By this time, people will lose interest in you as a blogger real fast. Why? They figure you might be a mediocre blogger, one whose blogs aren’t worth reading. They figure if no one else reads you, why should they.
On MySpace itself, I bet many people don’t pay attention to who ranks what in a particular category. They don’t search the News, Arts or Life sections. More than likely, their attention usually focuses on who ranks what in the All Category section. If they do search a particular category, their attention might reach as far as the top ten. I know this firsthand. You see, only a few attack Stone Crazy when he’s ranked 18, 13 or even 11. But when your’s truly ranks 10 and up? That’s when haters pounce.
Don’t let people fool you. If rankings weren’t so important, my blogs wouldn’t receive the hate it usually attracts. Few people would care about Stone Crazy ranking at number 12 in the Politics Category. But Stone Crazy ranking at 10? For some, that’s trouble.
Of course we know high rankings inspires cheating, fixing blogs to gain constant hits. The more hits a blog receives, the higher the rankings. I really don’t know how the cheaters do it. Still, some bloggers practice it.
I figure the more you feel you have to cheat, the less writing talent you probably own. Folks can’t be fooled. Many know a mediocre blog does not rank high unless the blogger is cheating. The blogger may have fooled some people. Still, others can see right through them.
High blog rankings could lead to better things. You never know, you could probably get a book deal. That has actually worked for some bloggers. If you’re a comedian, your high blog rankings could attract the attention of a well-connected agent. If you’re one of them there bigoted, right-wing types, you too can be the next Rush or Glenn.
As for those jumping on their high horse proclaiming they just don’t give a damn about rankings? Stop lying. If that was true, you and your ilk wouldn’t be attacking me when my blogs rank high.