Seriously. Even if she vehemently disagreed, she could have said, “There are several ways you could approach the situation, but this is what worked for me.” A little diplomacy can go a long way.

Yikes. I’ve never understood the mentality that thinks insulting your targeted market makes good business sense. Just to PROVE you’re right. I see it all the time on LinkedIn.

Oh my God! Someone actually said that? Wow. Talk about loving the sound of one’s own voice!

No, I definitely did not see that, Paula. I”d have chimed in. That’s just nasty behavior. And not funny

I actually skipped my favorite Twitter chat a few months back because the guest expert was someone I’d encountered well before she deemed herself a freelance pro able to dispense valuable (to her) advice to unsuspecting newbies. (Mind you, she barely had ANY freelance writing experience when she started, and some of her early promotional writing was atrocious.) I’m glad I skipped it, because when I read the tweet thread later on I was shocked. It very well may be the one you referenced above, Lori. When the host of the chat questioned a suspect piece of advice the guru had doled out – as did several participants – the guru actually said she wished she could give the host “a brain operation” to make her think the right way. Even if it were a joke, it was inappropriate and unprofessional. But thankfully, it exposed her true nature.