Why do I get emails like this?
I know I ask for guest bloggers. I love guest bloggers. I love good content and I love supporting other blogs. But the majority of responses I get are like this one (I’ve deleted any identifiers):
Hello Alexis,
I’m —- —- a content writer loves writing articles as a hobby on topics related to Nannies. What if I provide you with an unique article for your site as a Guest Post without any charges. In return I’ll be asking for a backlink to my website —- —- “. As “—- —-” is an attempt to reach more qualified nannies looking for work.
I’m sure after reading this you would definitely love to know more about my writing style. Please have a look on some of my writing samples:
— links —
It would be a pleasedful moment for me to see your positive respond on my offer. I will wait for your reply.
Thanking you,
—- —-
There are at least, I don’t know, a dozen things wrong with that email. And this is from a writer with English as her first language?
And why do I always get emails from the Nanny bloggers?
I’m taking down my page asking for guest posts. Gah.
Posted on 2012 Jun 22, in Ramblings, Writing and tagged Blog. Bookmark the permalink. 11 Comments.
Pleasedful has potential, I think. Pleasureful has sexual connotations, but pleasedful has a wholesome feel to it.
Well I can’t argue that.
I don’t think it has anything to do with asking for guest bloggers. I’ve gotten those emails, although thank goodness they’ve stopped. It’s spam.
I thought so, too, but I never received them before I started asking for guest bloggers. *shrug*
I get these types of emails too. I’ve written back, not wanting to be rude, but I suppose it’s spammish and need not be replied to.
I write back with something brief, because I learned that when I don’t, the same person continues to send me a similar proposition every few weeks.
I just get spammers registering and then going away in disgust when they find out that comments are moderated. It got to be so bad that I just installed a plugin to block them. It’s blocked over 300 so far.
You’d think the fact that you must register would warn them before they even bothered.
I had to get rid of the plugin, since it was also blocking some of my legitimate commenters from commenting. So, now I’m back to going in once a week or so and deleting all the spammer registrations.
Can I has post a guest blog? I am a banker in the middle East and a gentlemanly man died and left $500000000 USd, which I would like to share with a random person, rather than keeping it for myself. If you could help me…
Hahaha. Michael, I love your guest posts and your spam!