I’m getting more and more PR that begs for links lately. I immediately delete them. Never beg a blogger for links. Say, instead, “here’s something you might find interesting.”
Scobleizer
Rackspace's Startup Liaison Officer
I’m getting more and more PR that begs for links lately. I immediately delete them. Never beg a blogger for links. Say, instead, “here’s something you might find interesting.”
Never ask a blogger to link to you
So a week ago, when according to his blog, you asked your son to link to you how did you ask? Beg, order or “here is something I think you will be interested in?”
So a week ago, when according to his blog, you asked your son to link to you how did you ask? Beg, order or “here is something I think you will be interested in?”
Are you sure it is PR people that are begging, or other bloggers? Don’t be too quick to condemn a full industry for a few people’s transgressions.
Are you sure it is PR people that are begging, or other bloggers? Don’t be too quick to condemn a full industry for a few people’s transgressions.
Jeremy: it’s PR people AND bloggers. By the way, how can you tell them apart?
Jeremy: it’s PR people AND bloggers. By the way, how can you tell them apart?
This is timely. I received my first PR “here’s something you might find interesting” e-mail yesterday via the e-mail address on my blog (it was done the right way).
The funny thing is that I have briefly met this PR agent before but I don’t know if he knows it’s my blog. Good question. Although the PR agent who e-mailed me stated his afiliation, it’s not exactly clear in all cases. I need to think about this more. -K
This is timely. I received my first PR “here’s something you might find interesting” e-mail yesterday via the e-mail address on my blog (it was done the right way).
The funny thing is that I have briefly met this PR agent before but I don’t know if he knows it’s my blog. Good question. Although the PR agent who e-mailed me stated his afiliation, it’s not exactly clear in all cases. I need to think about this more. -K
Scoble,
Here’s something you might find interesting.
http://labnol.blogspot.com
Scoble,
Here’s something you might find interesting.
http://labnol.blogspot.com
PR people will tend to email you with a corporate email address, while bloggers use Gmail or Hotmail?
I know you don’t paint the whole PR industry with a wide paint brush, but just want to make sure your readers don’t jump on a “PR-people-suck-and-email-us-stupid-things” bandwagon that sometimes spirals out there in blogs.
Blogs are open, and have contact information, for better or worse. We all are going to get pitches from PR people, or requests for links from other bloggers.
Plus, you can always tell when it’s not a personalized email, but just a mail merge. That’s usually a good sign.
PR people will tend to email you with a corporate email address, while bloggers use Gmail or Hotmail?
I know you don’t paint the whole PR industry with a wide paint brush, but just want to make sure your readers don’t jump on a “PR-people-suck-and-email-us-stupid-things” bandwagon that sometimes spirals out there in blogs.
Blogs are open, and have contact information, for better or worse. We all are going to get pitches from PR people, or requests for links from other bloggers.
Plus, you can always tell when it’s not a personalized email, but just a mail merge. That’s usually a good sign.
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Heres something you might not find interesting
http://cheesyface.wordpress.com/
Heres something you might not find interesting
http://cheesyface.wordpress.com/
[...] a. Build on the work of others – As a result when I’m looking for inspiration for a new post I quite often look to see what other bloggers are writing about in my niche. What are they learning? What is the hot topic of the moment? What could you add as a fresh perspective on what they are learning? One of my recent popular posts on 13 Tips on Asking other Bloggers for Links came directly from this technique as I bounced off a short post by Robert Scoble. While his point was totally valid – I felt there was more to be said and so built a longer list around his original idea. [...]
Wow. This blog is great.
Wow. This blog is great.
I just got a PR email and I used it because they used my darn name and url in the email. It was personal and that was obvious. So, I read it and ended up posting on it.
I don’t mind the “hey Robyn, you’ll find this interesting” ones, what I really hate is the formal, spam-like ones that are obviously from someone who has never even seen my work.
Those bug me. If you have something to say that I’ll find interesting, I truly want to see it. If it’s all about you, then you don’t understand how the web works now.
Mutually beneficial relationships are what makes this online world work. You give me a tip and I’ll link back. You give me a good idea for content and I’ll link back. Oh, and spammers are evil. That about sums it up, huh?
BTW, sorry for the thesis. It’s a *tad* long…
I just got a PR email and I used it because they used my darn name and url in the email. It was personal and that was obvious. So, I read it and ended up posting on it.
I don’t mind the “hey Robyn, you’ll find this interesting” ones, what I really hate is the formal, spam-like ones that are obviously from someone who has never even seen my work.
Those bug me. If you have something to say that I’ll find interesting, I truly want to see it. If it’s all about you, then you don’t understand how the web works now.
Mutually beneficial relationships are what makes this online world work. You give me a tip and I’ll link back. You give me a good idea for content and I’ll link back. Oh, and spammers are evil. That about sums it up, huh?
BTW, sorry for the thesis. It’s a *tad* long…
[...] Robert Scoble has a post on his blog today asking that people please try to refrain (I know it’s difficult) from begging him for links. I like Scoble’s blog, really I do, but creating a post just to complain about how soooooo many people are begging you to link to them is akin to a beautiful woman saying, “Ugh! It is so hard being such a 10 that men are always begging me for dates…please fellas, I can barely get out the door before I’m being asked out!” Dude: If you don’t want to link to someone’s site, don’t. Problem solved. [...]