Tag archive for ‘manipulation’
Bloggers of a Feather Tend to Flock Together
I don’t know about you, but every time one of my readers wants to write something on my site, be it a comment or a guest post, I’m glad. And if any of my readers would express the wish to advertise in my sidebar for free, I’d accept that happily (probably for the first 4-5 [...]
Criticizing or Supporting Trends Without Revealing Monetary Interests
Every single day someone out there is supporting or criticizing with an idea or with someone simply because they have a financial interest in some idea. Such trends are concepts of manipulation. Agreeing or disagreeing with someone or an idea simply because you have some monetary interest in the issue, and you do not reveal [...]
Writing and Not Writing to Linkbait: Both Give Linkbaits a Bad Name
What if I told you “You are a linkbaiter! All you do is write posts or comments simply to linkbait!” Will you be offended? Will you be surprised? Will you be happy? How would you react? What would you think? With more and more people talking about linkbaits, the very concept of linkbait is slowly [...]
What Is a Professional Blogger?
What makes a blogger professional? There are very few variables that many consider today in order to qualify someone, or themselves, as being part of the professional bloggers’ community. I once said on my site that you can be professional in 5 ways in almost any situation, anywhere, regardless of any profession involved, or whether [...]
What Is Reader Appreciation? Disclosing Monetary Interests
Quick: how many professional bloggers do you know who talk openly and usually about how they blog in order to make money, and how they write blog posts to attract readers so they cane make money? One of the common things you see on a lot of self-proclaimed professional blogs is the absence of honest [...]
