The Arboretum is by far one of the most picturesque venues you can find in Dallas. From the abundance of pergolas to secluded benches tucked away in private wooded areas to the arches formed from trees and bushes, it’s about as outdoorsy as you can …
Followers: 6,147 Close to the beginning of my project, I talked about what a business account on Instagram will get you (namely, statistics). As your account grows, it seems like Instagram will “level you up” in terms of what you can/can’t do. Here’s the list …
Last week I posted about making my first Instagram collaboration for pay, but they don’t always go so smoothly. Soon after that company contacted me I was contacted by another person looking for a post-for-pay type deal.
It was going smoothly until he said that last bit Continue reading Instagram: Sometimes Negotiations Go South, and that’s Okay
Reviewer Ranking: #36,658 I started doing Amazon Reviews in November of 2016. My ranking at the time was past the 7 million mark (Amazon has a lot of customers). I started tracking my reviewer ranking in March, when I reached a rank of #190,607 and …
5,774 Followers First of all: The fact that over five thousand people care about pictures of me and my computer completely baffles me Second of all: Today I was approached by a company who wants to pay me to make posts about their company Third of all: I’ve …
Amazon Ranking #51,485
After doing this for a little over six months, I’ve pieced together some bits about the Amazon ranking algorithm.
There have been periods where I’ve gone up to 32 days without my ranking changing despite writing additional reviews and getting additional “upvotes” – this means either they rank it every few days and there are some major gaps between reviewers, or that they just don’t consistently update the rankings.
You might go from 7 million to 300,000 to 125,000 without ever seeing the numbers in between. My guess is that a lot of people are reviewers by “accident” (because they’re just reviewing stuff they buy) and not because they’re intentionally trying to rise up in the ranks. As the helpfulness of their reviews naturally ages out it makes room for new, enthusiastic, reviewers to take their places.
At one point I went from 52,000 to 54,000 over the course of a couple of weeks. During that time I had written a single review and had been upvoted six more times, but obviously some people were lapping me. At a certain point in the “Top 10,000 list” you’ll notice people are writing multiple reviews almost every day. This is where quantity of reviews starts to matter more than the quality of reviews. About a month later (and 10 reviews later) I reclaimed my spot at #51,485.
It doesn’t matter if you have written one review and it has 400 up votes on it, if you wrote it 6 months ago then it’s not going to help you that much. You have to review items on a regular basis to maintain an upward trend in the rankings.
It took me about 20 days to go from 85k to 70k and another 32 days before I made it to the 50k mark. I’ve already been hovering around 50k for 21 days and I don’t expect that to change any time soon. At this point, my graphs tracking my progress look like they’ve hit a wall.
Can I break the 50k mark? Can I get in to the “Top 10,000 Amazon Reviewers”? Can I get people to send me something besides dresses and crop tops from China? Only time will tell.
I was asked by one of my old friends from college to capture the moment he proposed to his long-time girlfriend, Katie. I’ve known both of them since freshman year at SMU and was both honored and excited to be able to see this moment. …
There are a few perks to dating an aspiring film actor and occasional model, one of which is that they’re not at all shy around a camera (as long as their hair and skin looks on point). Every once in a while I’ll drag Matt …
There’s nothing more satisfying than having four and a half years of hard work rewarded with a diploma while being surrounded by your loved ones. I got to hang out with Haley during her last semester at SMU and watch her walk gracefully across the stage to collect her degree in Music Therapy.
Location: Southern Methodist University
Model: Haley
You can see the unabridged and unedited set here
