Spam is getting cunning. I just deleted 17 off this very blog, and they were all “This is a very interesting blog, I havc read several of your posts and will refer it to my friends” and “Great content, I like how you are clear in the message you convey”. It’s a wee bit canned, a la “Smokering is a pleasure to teach” from my old school reports (administered to every student who didn’t actively try to sever the teacher’s thumbs) or “You have a lovely and unique VOICE” from Suite101, which is a bit of a joke as every single Suite writer gets told the same thing. Still, I have to admire the fiendish psychology that would prey on the ego of a tentative newbie blogger. I can just see it stammering now, eyes misting up behind its spectacles, “Q-quality content! I have quality content!”
Fortunately, being under no illusions about my content, I remain immune from pharmaceutical blandishments. Now, if they started sending messages like “Dude, that’s sick” or “Quit bugging the public with the mundane details of your parochial little life”, my bank account details would be skipping over the ‘net in a flash. And this is why research is the most important part of freelancing.
Research, and a Lovely and Unique Voice.
AprilElf Says:
