Money Can't Buy You Love But It will Buy You Ad Space and Links: January 2008 Archives

A while back I was contacted by a marketing firm asking me to do a link exchange with a culinary chef cooking school. The deal being offered was they would get full front page billing and endorsement here and on the front page of my recipe journal and I would get an obscure little text link somewhere in the deep bowels of their links page for student.

The request offended me. I politely replied with a "No, thank you."

About two weeks later I get another request from this same gal at this marketing firm who lets it be known this is their second attempt to contact me and that I am being offered a premium chance to support a world renown school for up and coming chefs blah blah blah ...

This request not only offended me but it also pissed me off.

This is my response in the full light of day right here on the front page of my journal. I won't even bother to reply by email. I am sure there are other women who feel similar.

I pay for my webspace. I manage all aspects of my own website. The content here is original and it is mine. I am not a corporation and I am not for sale for the price of a tiny little link on a page most people will never see.

Praying on 'housewives' and doing them the 'favor' of linking to them is just a piss poor way of trying to protect your pocket book and get free advertising. You are no better than a vulture circling to see what you can get for free. You disgust me with your cheap pettiness and your high and mighty attitude. Like a give a flying rip about your cooking school client. I know how to cook. I don't need you or them to offer me crumbs.

So take note -

If you want front page billing on bigredcouch.com you better be prepared to offer front page billing in exchange.

My ad rate stands as following for corporate entities: $75 per month, 3 month minimum, payable in advance, months must run consecutively. No, I won't sign up for an advertising program. If you want space here contact me with a business offer otherwise please don't waste my time. I will rent you a tiny space in the sidebar but the main content is not for rent nor is it for sale.

And furthermore, how dare you pray on 'housewives' and 'mommy blogs' and make them feel as if it is you who would be doing them a favor. We have bills to pay, kids to feed, cloth and educate. If you have the time and money to hire a marketing agency to advertise for you then you have the time and money to pay for my services and space on my website as well that of other women with online journals.

You people out there in the advertising buisness stop acting like peeping toms. You make my skin crawl.

I'll end my rant now.

I now return you to our previously schedule discussion of chocolate cake and red wine.