Comments on: Please Show Some Respect

By: TheBoyandMe

TheBoyandMe — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:22:46 +0000

Well said! I get so wound up when PRs expect us to be grateful to host their marketing for nothing in return! It’s a bartering of services system, and our time and effort deserves more recognition.

By: dawniebrown

dawniebrown — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:37:50 +0000

Don’t get me wrong, I deliberately wrote “a few” in the post as it is only a minority who are taking the mickey, whether due to ignorance or downright cheek! I work with lots of PRs and companies and the vast majority are a pleasure to deal with, I just seem to be getting more and more ridiculous offers at the moment.

I will never claim to be a professional when it comes to writing, this is only my hobby after all but it still takes up a lot of my free time. I hugely appreciate the opportunities that have come my way through blogging and I am extremely grateful but I still feel that for all the effort I put into writing and promoting posts, my time should be given some value. I don’t want much in return for my effort just not to be treated as a free form of advertising.

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By: Sandie

Sandie — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:00:37 +0000

There’s a fine line here though I find, and sadly all PR’s seem to end up getting thrown into one evil group when it reality most of them are lovely people.
They’re doing their job, and communicating with bloggers isn’t the same as talking to a journo so it’s a learning curve all round.

98% of the time it’s nothing to do with a lack of respect, its a lack of knowledge.

And lets not forget that the lack of respect can go both ways. There are a whole load of bloggers that, quite frankly, act like spoilt brats. I don’t want to be lumped in with that category so I try not to tar all PR’s with the same brush either.

If a PR approaches me then I appreciate that they have identified me as influential enough to contact – especially considering journalists have to go through years of education, rubbish intern jobs and working their way through the ranks to afford the same kind of offers that I have recieved in a little over a year.

By: Elaine Livingstone

Elaine Livingstone — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:39:41 +0000

yes I got an e-mail yesterday from a company as well, asking the same thing….through a PR company…..and as I guessed we all got it….only takes a few to say yes for them to have won and to try again next time

By: Scottish Mum

Scottish Mum — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:11:43 +0000

The requests from companies to put guest posts on my blog to advertise them for free are increasing rapidly.

Some I find can get quite offended when we say no to allowing them to post free posts on our space.

By: innocentcharmer (@innocentcharmer)

innocentcharmer (@innocentcharmer) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:00:05 +0000

well put sweetie, I can guess what this is regarding in particular, I think the review in discussion was very well written considering, I have always found your blog a pleasure to read and shall continue xxxx

By: Laura @ Chez Mummy

Laura @ Chez Mummy — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:50:42 +0000

That’s very interesting. I’ve only been blogging for a few months but it sounds like there are quite a few companies who still have a lot to learn about how best to work with bloggers. I don’t understand it when brands ask you to write a review based only on photos of the product – how can you review something you’ve never tried?!

By: Tracy

Tracy — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:42:29 +0000

well said lovely!

By: Sonia

Sonia — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:37:45 +0000

Well said sis!! X

By: Crystal Jigsaw

Crystal Jigsaw — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:35:08 +0000

Well said! I’m sick of being told by companies that they can give me interesting content for my blog in return for me advertising them! What planet are these people on?! I have a large following and an established readership and, without sounding conceited, I really don’t need people to write my posts!

CJ x