Dear friends,
We Rookie mommies try not to blog about blogging since we believe that our visitors are a lot more likely to be fellow mamas, not fellow bloggers, however considering that there are absolutely a handful of smart blog writers reading our site, I want to address an problem a few of us may be dealing with this week. This ego improve is given you by my husband, by the way.
The marketers who pitch their products to us everyday, expecting complimentary marketing on our site, can be ignored or carefully told, “no say thanks to you.” Heather as well as I have a difficult time ignoring, however when somebody is pitching us something crazy off-topic, we do it, or if it’s just not rather on-topic enough, perhaps we’ll send the “no say thanks to you” message. If we’re feeling energetic as well as want to say, “Hey, business with a advertising budget, please tell me why I must provide you something useful for nothing?” then we may go ahead as well as craft a truly wise email to send them. (Like, if you believe we reach your target audience, why not pony up a whopping $35 to promote to them?) however it’s not an obligation. Deleting their message is just as easy.
Now as BlogHer is approaching, some marketers are contacting us as well as stating they’d like to meet. They’d like to have coffee as well as discover a lot more about what mommy blog writers want from marketers. It’s flattering, sure. however is it okay?
Now right here is my primary point – a realization I pertained to only after my other half just recently asked me some probing concerns about why a company must be able to take up my time while I pay $15/hr for childcare.
We are not obligated to provide our consulting services to corporations for FREE! particularly those of us who make our livings doing advertising method and/or execution. Why must we provide our services away gratis? We are worth a lot more than that.
I am personally ecstatic to go to BlogHer, to satisfy a great deal of great people deal with to face, to say thanks to them for great evaluations they’ve written about my book, to tell them that it’s been great to take part in their projects, that I appreciate their thoughtful writing. I understand there won’t be sufficient time in the weekend to capture in all the speaking as well as listening as well as card-exchanging as well as jumping up as well as down hugging that I’m looking ahead to. must I provide an hour to a for-profit business who wishes to craft a smarter advertising strategy? No. I’d rather provide that hour to myself. perhaps I’ll discover a peaceful corner, rest my feet, phone call my house, take notes on my thoughts, or just gaze into space. perhaps I’ll discover some other blog writers with whom to exchange entrepreneurial ideas. perhaps I’ll sit down with my bloggy partner as well as go over usability or leg-shaving techniques.
I just want to remind all of us that our time is valuable. just like the genuine estate on your web site. It’s not fair for other people to make money off of it without providing us something in return.
So, note to publicist as well as marketers who are reading this. We are no dummies. We are offered not for whoring, however for hire.
And note to others who I’ll be seeing at BlogHer, who contribute to the community, who are slaves to their labors of love, or slaves to their children, or slaves to comfortable shoes for that matter, (or who would like me to stop utilizing the extremely upsetting word “slave” since it brings so much baggage as well as what do I understand about it) I am so looking ahead to hanging out as well as discovering a lot more from you.
Signing off…