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@houseofpuroy sent a tweet yesterday. He held a contest on his flagship blog to gain more readers and subscribers. One of the requirements in entering the contest was to subscribe to Roy’s feed. After the winner was announced, Roy noticed a big number of those who did not win had unsubscribed.
^!?#&!!!
Yes, you can say that again. I felt the same way, too.
Being the gentleman that he is, Roy did not bust a vein ranting on his blog. If not for his tweet, I’d hardly know this has irked him. If I were in his shoes, I would have spent hours devising a painful revenge. But that’s just me. And my low frustration threshold.
Although, in retrospect, those are the kind of readers any blog author can afford losing. Really. They’re after the freebies. They come buttering you up in small talk, but with one eye cocked in the direction of your refrigerator. Or cupboard. Other than that you’d find more joy in talking and having a romp with your dog, or cat as the case maybe.
I’d rather be impaled by my quick-thinking readers on a questionable idea I raise here. Or be favored by a troll. At least you know where they are coming from. The former raises the level of conversation going on in your blog community. A troll can spice up a sleepy blog, but up to a certain point only, of course.
So this gets me thinking: What riles you up to the quick? Greasy online flattery? Grammar vigilantes who laugh and point at you every time you trip over it’s and its? Supposed online buddies who steal your blog post ideas? A stalker who wants to get into your blogging pants maybe?
Over to you, my friends.
