Comments on: Do It the Wrong Way

By: Advice For Bloggers | Simply Blog

Advice For Bloggers | Simply Blog — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:30:26 +0000

[...] do people feel the need to throw offers in your face? Where’s the respect? Here’s how I look at it. After exploring your site, if it doesn’t take [...]

By: Miguel Wickert

Miguel Wickert — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:27:49 +0000

Excellent, I must link a recent article I wrote to this post. I would go with the clean, professional looking site.

The in your face example you gave reminds me off those sites used to only launch a product only to close the site down immediately. Smooth work,

I like the way you compared the sites. Next time I will do the same.

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By: Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:59:09 +0000

Neither do I, but the idea is to determine what your target audience is after. Some audiences will buy will the flashy/trashy pitch. Different markets call for different approaches that sometimes feel strange to us as writers. Marketers know they need to step out of their skin sometimes to get the job done.

By: Writer Dad

Writer Dad — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:26:22 +0000

I NEVER go for flashy or infomercial. That kind of tactic is a huge turnoff for me. I like subtle or intelligent. It's nowhere near a close race. Writer Dad´s last spectacular blog post..Redbook… An Excerpt