Oh I see your point. No need to leave me alone lol. I agree with you. It seems that even a lot of what I call "blogspot" blogs have some influence out there. I have noticed at times that sometimes big bloggers "welcome" new blogs to the scene. I go to them and wonder why that was. Perhaps there just buds. But maybe there is more to it
Same goes for any form of marketing. With product reviews and discussion forums out there, if you could spare a few bucks to have even just one or two people getting your message out, you'd probably want to do it. So I just assume some here, I am sure a tiny minority, are paid. Nice gig if you can get it.