This COULD be a guest post from the guy who recently emailed me. He has started a new website with the terms "gay" and "dating" in its title. Now, we all know I have nothing against gay dating, gay marriage, gay adoption or anything prefaced with the term "gay". Except gay Republicans. But that's only because they so obviously hate themselves.
Anyway, I might have considered it if the guy hadn't made the fatal mistake.
In his email, he mentioned that I had "accepted guest posts on triplezmom.com in the past". I might have. In 2008. When this blog had a different name. But frankly, I haven't been that dedicated and organized in years. And I don't think this guy was dedicated enough to read the past four years of posts to find out for sure.
If he had been, he might have realized that despite this post, this blog is not a hotbed of gay dating issues. Or any kind of dating issues. The last time I went on a date, there was no Facebook. The last time I looked for dates online, there was Match.com and scary chat rooms. Remember chat rooms?
I mean, this guy's offer to write me a guest post was much better than the PR people who email me about their clients' products and ask me to share the info with my readers for absolutely nothing in return. Maybe that's helpful for review bloggers, but somehow I don't think my every other month reviews of products I've actually used puts me in that category. But if you read the subject line of my blog, or its description anywhere, you'll know I'm not a review blogger, nor do I write about gay dating.
When I was a teenager, I did some work at my parents' company. One of my jobs was researching companies and people so my Dad (the sales guy) could pitch to them in a relevant way. I did his homework for him, so to speak. So he wouldn't look or sound like an idiot. Ahem.
Obviously, my podunk blog is not on the same level as any company my Dad ever pitched. But if I'm not worth researching for the 30 seconds it would take to scan my site, why the HELL are you pitching me in the first place?
It's not like I'm some famous blogger that will help you reach hundreds of thousands of potential customers. It's not like I'm some semi-famous blogger that will help you reach tens of thousands of potential customers. It's not like I'm some whore blogger that will help you reach thousands of potential customers. It's not like I'm some sweet blogger that will help you out of the goodness of my heart.*
So go away. I'm not going to help you sell your product for free. Though you are welcome to buy an ad on the site.
*Though if I find these emails and clueless pitches annoying, I can't imagine what someone like The Bloggess goes through. It's comforting to know that I will never actually find out.
2 comments:
It's for the link. Diverse backlinks from non-Google-banned sites are gold. There's a very good chance that you would have received a spun article instead of a freshly written blog post.
You're right. Now I'm even more depressed. :)
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