Putting the Smackdown on Companies Spam Commenting Me
I really hate having to write a post like this, but dear readers, I don’t like being fooled and I want this to be a warning to any cosmetic companies and PR people who frequent this blog, my comments section or drop me an email.
Makeup Minute is a cosmetics blog intended to be a fun place for all of my readers to come and feel like they are hanging out with an old friend. My email is posted there in the sidebar and anyone at any time can email me. That means my readers, a cosmetics brand, a PR firm, anyone and for any reason. My comments section is moderated, but anyone at any time is welcome to post a comment.
I think it should be clear that I am not a novice or new to blogging. I have been doing this a long while, originally starting out with A Girl’s Gotta Spa back in 2005. So it greatly annoys me when people come to this blog and post comments promoting their products and company or better yet, attempting to disguise themselves as multiple people praising a product or brand. Maybe they don’t know that I have IP tracking for each comment? Maybe they don’t realize I’m not a newbie excited to even get comments? So let’s be clear, self promotion is not allowed from any company, from any brand, from any PR person or any intern in my comments section. Makeup Minute is for my readers and not to be utilized as an advertising tool for your company.
If I continue to see total disregard and disrespect for me or my readers with said above actions, your company and products will no longer be written about or reviewed here. Period. For one such company who has recently done this, all of those spam comments you posted as enthusiastic consumers have now been deleted.
So please stop wasting my time and allow me to get back to doing what I love most–reviewing makeup and engaging in conversation with my readers. Thank you.
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1 opinion for Putting the Smackdown on Companies Spam Commenting Me
theMuse
Jul 28, 2008 at 3:03 pm
here, here! I’ve had the same happen to me recently over a popular skin care brush that I didn’t like. Soon after I posted the review I got multiply raves about how great it was originating from the company’s main portal site.
Very irritating!
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