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Notice to whoever

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Note this. Please read my blog  before you decide that I AM A CELEBRITY BLOGGER. I am not a blogger actually. Definitely not a celebrity. Oh this? This is a place where I write whatever I want to write. I use a content management system to jot down random thoughts. In my mind's eye, no one is reading this. I don't care about companies, I don't care about products, I definitely don't actually care about attending lots and lots of functions to become 'famous'.

In a past life I used to partner with some companies and organizations to support their profit-driven causes. I sometimes do that, if I feel like it. Usually it happens only because of the following reasons:

1. I know the PR agent / marketing brains behind the product /co  owner as a friend, so the post is written as a favour.
2. The PR agent / marketing brains behind the product/ co owner took a lot of time to 'get to know me' as a person first so he became a friend, and then I was compelled to have an intention to do the person a favour.
3. I bought / experienced the product / service, somewhere, somehow, and I decided I wanted to talk to about, and I decided that I would do it here.

Someone asked me, if you don't do ads and stuff, then why do you do Nuffnang? Pick one of the reasons above. same thing.

I don't care about your company, I don't care about your product. I don't even care if I lose my readers, andneither do I care whether I get pregnant this month (I digress,  don't mind me, is the married woman syndrome). The point is, I write whatever I write and I don't think anyone actually bothers, but I do care that my mailbox is stuffed with stupid invitations, and requests of 'hey I like your blog can you visit my blog and give me your opinion?'

I am an elitist and always will be one. The times I regret the most in my life are the times when I was lapping up all the 'publicity' and offered interviews, talking about my blog of all things. It's taken me months, years to get rid of the stereotype that has become me. I am trying hard, so forgive me if I get boring. But leave me out of your functions, and freebie giveaway lists. I'm a PR Consultant myself, and trust me, I know there are better ways to get creative.

Be a little more hardworking will ya? PR is not about compiling lists of e-mail addresses and massmailing everybody each time you have a 'massive event'.