Many services are available that will sell community managers content for the right price.
These services mean that usually, one person will become a registered member of a forum with multiple accounts and post content from each account; in exchange, you pay them money to do so. It is posting and content services. They're out there and they're widely used.
Exchanges are similar, except most of the time, content publishing and membership is exchanged between two community owners. This community, for example, has a section where you can request content exchanges. It's a common practice in the online community world.
My question is - do you practice any of these, and do you feel they are ethical to practice?
Paying for members and content is basically faking it. Exchanges can almost be placed in the same category.
How do you feel about this? Defend it or advocate against it!
These services mean that usually, one person will become a registered member of a forum with multiple accounts and post content from each account; in exchange, you pay them money to do so. It is posting and content services. They're out there and they're widely used.
Exchanges are similar, except most of the time, content publishing and membership is exchanged between two community owners. This community, for example, has a section where you can request content exchanges. It's a common practice in the online community world.
My question is - do you practice any of these, and do you feel they are ethical to practice?
Paying for members and content is basically faking it. Exchanges can almost be placed in the same category.
How do you feel about this? Defend it or advocate against it!