Hey all...
I have a question for ya.
A couple of questions actually.
I have noticed a phenomena going on lately in the blogosphere.
I was wondering if you have been having this happen to you too.
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I have been getting personal emails from random people, gushing over how much they
"love my blog" and within the gushing part... there is an advertisement to invite my readers and myself to visit their site. (Which, of course, I do not.)
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Last week, I was hit up from a Children's Furniture company to allow them to guest post on my blog once a week. They got all bent outta shape when I emailed them back and asked what sort of compensation plan they offer. I laughed out loud!
They came back with...
"Well... we could give you $25 in your Pay Pal account initially"
I said... "$25 a week?" Sure! I'll let you guest post... just email me the post and I'll post it like clock work..."
They came back with... "Uh... no... just $25... one time."
DOES IT ACTUALLY SAY "Stupid" on my forhead?
Puhllleeeeze!
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I am happy that I am getting recognized for my blog... but some of these places are really kinda sleazy in their ways.
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Am I supposed to just say yes to everything?
I am soooo not that type of person!
I am a super cynic!
Skeptical is my middle name!
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I was asked to do the Fishful Thinking deal a while back, and had a real interview and everything... I was so happy and excited... They were the real deal... and I wasn't even upset when they called me back to let me know I wouldn't be one of the Faculty members because my kids ages didn't hit enough of the demographics needed... BUT THEY WERE SOOOO FANTASTIC!!! Those Fishful people they DID choose, would have been my choices too!
I LOVED talking to Kelly Buchanon and we are even friends on Facebook now!
Fishful was actually OFFERING me something... where as the others seem to use fake flattery to get their foot in my door!
I got news for the sleazoids... my door revolves!!!
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Do you have the same things going on in your inboxes?
I mean, I like that they read me... but I really hate getting a compliment just so they can try and sell me something... know what I mean?
Love me, or don't love me... those are the only two choices... but don't love me because you feel like you can get something for yourself out of it... ya know?
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Do tell... please...
No personal emails here (at least that made it past the spam filters), but it does seem that the number of trolls and other annoyances are rising.
ReplyDeleteI have had several in the past few weeks and they all have to do with baby sites. I am glad to hear I am not the only one. I wonder if it has to do with baby because I am having one? Who knows. But I have just been deleting them I have not replied to any of them.
ReplyDeleteSomeone sent me an email not through my blog but through a comment I posted about a kiddo fighting CANCER. She sent me an email, she wants to talk about HEALTH, little does she knows I am a professional internet researcher and found out she wants to talk about mango.steen. Oh Puhleeze is right. You go girl.
ReplyDeleteI'm getting them too. What's up with this crap?
ReplyDeleteI'm a terrible cynic. If it's not a familiar name/blog I just delete...
ReplyDeleteI'm not so lucky, no pays me for anything....
ReplyDeleteok now i am feeling left out of the loop no one emails me that stuff LOL...
ReplyDeleteI have gotten comments that are random and not related to the context of my post, then found out they were wanting traffic for their posts which are all ads. This last one told me "you have a very odd blog but artistic" HUH? When I clicked to visit his it was loaded with ads. They are all boogers.
ReplyDeleteI'm not getting any e-mail love. Fine by me though..not sure I could pick out the fakers from the real thing!
ReplyDeleteWhat's the deal... I got one just today about "speaking your mind"....
ReplyDeleteMust be a new thing that attacks bloggers... I too was like, Ah, thanks & then thought... wait, I'm not a sucker!
I get a lot of publishers, etc on my homeschool blog...people wanting me to
ReplyDeletereview the new book they have out.
I'm fine with that, but I tell it like I see it. ;-)
If they wanna throw hard cash, I'll duck...then pick it up later :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I get them from time to time too. I've only agreed to do one and that was for a company that I not only support, but ADORE (signing time). They paid me in product, which rocked for me, and I gave them a plug.
ReplyDeleteEveryone else...not so much!
I don't have that problem here. But I love you and I won't ask anything from you...LOL!
ReplyDeleteYes I get PR companies inviting me to things or asking me to feature this and that. One asked me to go to a fitness launch in Convent Garden in London. Right, so they clearly do not read my blog, I hate exercise and do not live in the UK. I wrote and told them that I would love to go and were they picking up the airfare. Fixed em.
ReplyDeleteI say no, not interested in the least. Good on you Saundra, the more people do it for nothing the more we all get screwed. Newspapers are going to the wall and TV is too expensive. The next thing is internet advertising so we will all be targeted. But one thing for sure is that they do think your blog is a worthy target. Th eonly ones I will help is Etsy shops who want to host giveaways. They are small online stay at home moms who deserved to be featured. Thats where it starts and ends.
I've been getting those too! I was interested in the Fishful thinking deal when I got the email from Pepperidge Farms BUT always the skeptic I thought it was a fake. THEN I saw it was real and tried repeatedly to kick myself in head!
ReplyDeletenobody loves me :(
ReplyDeleteLOL, I have like eighty pounds of fish crackers in my cupboards and I get nuthin'... whats with that!?!
The only thing I received was someone wanted me to write each week (whatever I wanted) and post it to their website. I would be able to pick the topic and they wanted to feature my blog.
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