| Why me I thought as I read the solicitation email. | | | | if you are that week's winner in one of the categories. |
| Apparently someone had found one of my 13,000 plus | | | | So, my question to you is; So what? In other words |
| articles online, found it well written and interesting and | | | | how much traffic do you have, exposure? Then I |
| then emailed me to join their online business blog | | | | asked some more very tough questions such as: |
| network, discussion forum and article group. The topic | | | | |
| of this online network and article group was simple; | | | | 1. How well funded are you? |
| Business Marketing. Basically the email read: "I am | | | | 2. How can we be sure it is worth our time as authors |
| Starting a Business Blog Article Network - Would You | | | | to post articles on your website? |
| Like to Contribute?" | | | | 3. Fresh content, that takes time to create, what ROI |
| Sounds interesting on the surface right? Well, turns out | | | | should I expect? |
| the business blogging network and even its website | | | | And I wanted to know if the Founder cared about me |
| had not been launched yet, but this was my chance to | | | | or us as the participants in the online social business |
| what; get in on the ground floor? The Founder of this | | | | network, so I asked; Why did you send me a Form |
| website claims that the site will be divided into | | | | e-mail? The first email was not very personalized, it |
| categories like, Business Marketing and sales, Business | | | | stated that you liked my article, as in ONE, article, but I |
| Accounting and Finance and Small Business Owners. | | | | have 13,000 articles online now, all original, all written by |
| By being separated it supposedly will give you a better | | | | me. If you really care about your future website and |
| chance for your targeted market. | | | | adventure, and about those who will be providing you |
| So, after I had heard just about enough of this | | | | free-content, why are you so impersonal? That right |
| New-article Website (dot) com [not the actual name | | | | there sure tells me a lot. |
| but close], I emailed the Founder back and said; | | | | If you are an online article writer beware of such |
| My mother has a really nice blog that gives away | | | | tactics to get you to spend your time providing income |
| original recipes and there are 4-sections; Desserts, | | | | and content to someone else that could care less |
| Soups and Salads, BBQ and appetizers. Please | | | | about you. There are a lot of takers and users in the |
| contribute your recipe and we may highlight this recipe | | | | world, a word to the wise. |