Thus read the title of an email in my inbox this morning. The message continued:<\/p>\n
\nHey,<\/div>\n<\/div>\nI consult for a Canadian immigration lawyer who is looking to expand\u00a0her presence online. \u00a0I am \u00a0interested in having a mention within one\u00a0of your upcoming blog posts<\/div>\nhttp:\/\/vwxynot.blogspot.com\/<\/a>\u00a0leading back to my client’s\u00a0website, in the form of \u00a0an unobtrusive text link.<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe post should not mention that it is sponsored or paid and should\u00a0appear as natural as possible.<\/div>\n<\/div>\nIf you could help me out, I would be more than willing to compensate you.<\/div>\n<\/div>\nLet me know if you are interested.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThanks,<\/div>\n<\/div>\nLindsay<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhere to start?<\/p>\n
Maybe with why not to begin a business proposition with “Hey”? Or the fact that the Blogspot incarnation<\/a> of this blog has been dormant for well over a year now? And that the only times I’ve ever blogged about Canadian immigration, it’s been abundantly clear that a) I never used an immigration lawyer, and b) it was in a “YAY, I’m a citizen now and don’t ever need to deal with Canadian immigration ever again!” kind of way?<\/p>\n
Well, those are all good options, but I’ll go with this: I’d like to promise my readers that I have never, ever taken money, goods, or anything else in return for linking to external sites on my blog; all links are 100% “natural”. I’m not going to rule out, say, writing a review of a product I’ve been given for free, but it would have to be a very special product – and if such a thing ever happens, I promise to clearly mention the freebie at the top of that hypothetical post.<\/p>\n
Last time I received a similar request<\/a> (in this case to put a link to a tuna recipes website on a project description page of our department’s<\/em> website), I replied “if you can explain how tuna recipes are relevant to the study of the hormone signalling axis in cancer cell metastasis, then I’ll consider it”, and never got a response. I’m tempted to do something similar this time… any suggestions welcome!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Thus read the title of an email in my inbox this morning. The message continued: Hey, I consult for a Canadian immigration lawyer who is looking to expand\u00a0her presence online. \u00a0I am \u00a0interested in having a mention within one\u00a0of your … Continue reading