Comments on: How not to approach a blogger

By: Tuffy

Tuffy — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:26:52 +0000

I didn’t like the new Levi ad, but maybe I’m too old. Is that really what the younger generation is attracted to in an ad?

By: Ed

Ed — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:59:24 +0000

I was wondering how companies who want to engage bloggers could demonstrate value to bloggers and their sites. Any relevant links would be most appreciated. Also, thanks for the overview on blogger etiquette and respect. It seems like the kind of common sense that is easy to lose sight of when one becomes single-minded on building their brand and company.

By: Jim McNeely

Jim McNeely — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:54:29 +0000

Often people as well as companies are only interested in what’s in it for them. The truth is when someone works hard to create a blog they put their energy and passion into creating something of value. They want it to read and appreciated. They want a following and it is far easier to build something of value and get it seen in mass when everyone attempts to pay it forward. Often success can come as a result of a small community of people doing the right thing. Thanks for writing this post and let us go out and change the world, through our words and the passion we have in our hearts.

By: Denise

Denise — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:23:16 +0000

Hi Rachel, Thanks. I have been busy reading your other blogs. I like them. :-) I only took my site live yesterday.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:11:04 +0000

Denise, glad to help. You can come back and add your link if you like, you’re not trying to spam me, you’re adding to the conversation

By: Denise

Denise — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:01:29 +0000

Hi Rachel,

I wanted to thank you so much for explaining the etiquette required for approaching bloggers. I don’t blog and didn’t even realise that you can advertise on blog sites. I have a lot to learn. :-( I have created a cool jewelry site and am doing research in how not to follow through with blogging and advertising. (Link to my website purposely not added out of respect to you).

I just really really wanted to thank you for the advice. It just the basics of old fashioned personal respect and politeness isn’t it. That makes life so easy. :-)

By: Behind the Buzz posts - Licence to Roam

Behind the Buzz posts - Licence to Roam — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 22:16:09 +0000

[...] spent a few session over the last few days looking at how to approach bloggers. Here’s a couple of posts that show you how not to do it. No TagsLicenseThis work is published under a Creative [...]

By: Agency still not getting it

Agency still not getting it — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 22:09:03 +0000

[...] agency, Big Interactive, responsible for the poor outreach mentioned previously for Rolling Rock Beer is back again, obviously failing to read the blogs [...]

By: rachel

rachel — Thu, 24 May 2007 11:36:57 +0000

I keep looking at it and just groaning; it is so badly done it’s embarassing. I wonder how many rounds of copy approval it went through, it just has that bright and sparkly feel of email by committee. It’s not too hard to learn this stuff these days if you put your mind to it.

By: John

John — Thu, 24 May 2007 09:34:06 +0000

That’s shockingly poorly done. It’s also pretty damn close to the legal definition of spam.

They ought to be able to do better really.