Didn’t know you had one, did you? You may not, actually. It would depend on your purpose each time you sit down to type something into your little corner of cyberspace. Does your stuff have a theme? Should it? Do you feel yourself twisting in the wind a bit, or are your posts a bit of this and a bit of that because that’s how you like it?
Blogs evolve. Let them. This one here started out as a tool to attract clients. Oh, the best laid plans…. Instead, I post about writing a lot, but I post about other things, too. Like elections (not so much – boring!). Like cell phones. Like my disgust for Verizon’s pathetic customer service. Whatever it is, it’s the thing that’s on top of the other stuff in my brain when I sit down here to type. If that thought doesn’t scare you off, imagine if I were to start allowing others to post their testimonials here. While I don’t mind a guest post or two, I’m not a huge fan of someone with an agenda, like good old D. A., who sent me not one, but two notes, almost identical, to two different emails I possess, asking to write a little ditty about a site he works with (we’ll just say he works FOR them because we weren’t born yesterday, okay?). D.A. wants to show you guys the reasons why his “employer” is a special place to work. He’s freelance, you know. He really, really likes this company because, apparently, they pay him to.
Don’t worry – D.A. isn’t posting here. That he hit another site of mine – my fashion blog (don’t go there – I’m still trying to find a rhythm there) – and hit me with the same pitch made me suspicious enough to delete the comment and his email. I’m sorry – know your audience, dude. I did have another request from a gal – K. K. – with basically the same idea only not so in-your-face as D.A. I’m not sure if she’s legit (doubtful), but it’s again a question of interaction. If you post here, if you comment or interact or have your own blog I visit, I’d love to hear your ideas for a blog post. If not, if you just sent me a form letter asking for the space on my blog for whatever agenda you have to push, move on.
Have you been hit with any odd requests to post on your blogs by people you don’t know?
I don’t think anyone who actually READS a post or two of the blog would dare! 😉
I can be a little, um, vehement, sometimes!
Why is it that the minute someone asks what you want to see, you go blank? I’ll try to think today and get back to you.
Never! I can’t even fathom asking someone to do that for me, the nerve!