Comments on: “Sponsor Me!” Smackdown

By: Mocha Momma » La Cucaracha Is a Stupid Song

Mocha Momma » La Cucaracha Is a Stupid Song — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:36:14 +0000

[...] yet and a new house payment. I’m thinking of how funny (just not Ha! Ha! funny) it is that I wrote this nearly a year ago about saving money and not begging for sponsorship to attend blogging conferences and here I am [...]

By: joesmithreally

joesmithreally — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:25:19 +0000

through? argh. throw.

By: joesmithreally

joesmithreally — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:24:42 +0000

I don’t know much about BlogHer, but I sure like your attitude toward this topic. Damn right. A “personal brand” is bad enough. Why through stickers all over yourself, a la NASCAR, too.

Also, howdy to you in Springfield, IL. I was born and raised to 18 on farm in Christian County. Lived in Springfield for a couple of years. Parents and siblings still there.

Anyway, you’ve got a new blog reader.

Ta.

By: Mocha Momma » 2009: It’s Been A Whole Year, Has It?

Mocha Momma » 2009: It’s Been A Whole Year, Has It? — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:45:09 +0000

[...] school and got really sick of these blowhards who think everything is owed to them. A little smackdown ensued and I still don’t feel bad for calling them out on their bad [...]

By: Mommy Bloggers Will Not Be Broken!

Mommy Bloggers Will Not Be Broken! — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:20:20 +0000

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By: Stylin’ and Profilin’ at Blogher 09 « STYLEMOM

Stylin’ and Profilin’ at Blogher 09 « STYLEMOM — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:42:11 +0000

[...] Gunn, hanging with hottie rockstars, being caught in compromising positions, to pontificating about blackmail and swaghags, it was fantabulous meeting new folks and getting to see many of my twitter/blogger pals in living [...]

By: jay

jay — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:32:41 +0000

Blogging is still such a tiny thing in the UK (I think). I know very few people who blog, and those who know I blog still often ask “but what’s the point?” and “Do you get paid?” and also “what’s to gain from it?”

It never even occurred to me to try to “get stuff” for blogging. I started blogging because I wanted to journal my life, and share it with anyone bored/stupid/insane enough to read. I actually think I’m too naive to blog, because I seem to miss so much, from my life, and other people’s lives.

But on hearing about blogher (again, something that feels like it deserves much more publicity over here) I thought it sounded PERFECT. Actually meeting the people who have deeply inspired me. The only thing I seek to take away is knowledge and reverence. I’m saddened by the greed that seems to be attached to blogher.

Posts like yours help keep it real for people like me. I hope many more people see your post and WAKE UP and smell the roses, before they go swagging and sponsor hunting for blogher10.

Oh and by the way? If I don’t meet you, expect me to knock the stalking up a notch. 3,500 miles is a long way to travel and not even meet you, dammit. Love yoo!

By: Lu

Lu — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:36:56 +0000

I am just now reading this post at the most timely time. I recently sent a message to the PR person who was sharing the features of one of the sponsored parties. I was giving her an honest assessment of how much I appreciated them doing this, as I saw it being rather generous considering what it was and I also told her how nice it was to see her at another conference and actually get to talk to her and hoped we could continue the conversation.

She responded back that the craziness of stealing swag had left a bad taste in the sponsor’s mouth and they were considering not doing it ever again. That deeply disturbed me, because I was genuine in my appreciation and pissed off at the people who had nothing good to say except they did not get the gift. Asses!

I expect nothing from them for giving them an honest opinion about their product and I am all about the relationships. I met a lot of PR and marketing people this time around and it was great building relationships that I hope will bring some attention to my cause of bringing art back to peoples lives as an everyday thing. Free stuff is great, but it is not everything. I could have sat in the Shutter Suite all weekend laughing at you making body part comments. Those moments were priceless.

By: BlogHer ‘09 «

BlogHer ‘09 « — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:34:35 +0000

[...] BlogHer ‘09. I promised a post about it. But aren’t you tired of reading about it all over the blogosphere by [...]

By: whall

whall — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:14:08 +0000

It comes down to O.P.P. (yeah you know me!)

Other People Paying.

It’s in our politics when politicians buy votes with promises to make peoples lives better with someone else’s money.

It’s in our healthcare when patients and doctor do too much care simply because insurance will cover it. And besides, they can smoke an eat themselves to death because either insurance or the government will take care of them.

It’s in our auto industry when people don’t care as much about how careful they drive because if they damage the car, a claim will take care of it.

It’s in our teenagers because they can have sex and create life and they’ll have assistance to take care of the kid.

It’s in the economy because when people make bad investments and lose their homes because they can no longer pay for a house they never should have even TRIED to buy, they get sympathy and bailouts and the people lending them the money is blamed instead of the greedy homeowners.

It’s one thing for a company to hunt down bloggers an approach them to work out a mutually beneficial relationship, but I’m with you on your disgust of expectation of sponsorship.

Entitlement is poison to the human spirit.