Trackback Flaks Are in the Potty Around Here

I junked a trackback (definition) this morning that came -- I'd bet money on it -- from a flak who thinks he/she found a brilliant new way to reach bloggers. They tracked back from a very old post on my blog to a blog post -- that I will not link to -- about new toilet seats and toilet toys.

Jeez, if you want to tell me something, send me a short email pitch. Don't try to trick me into looking at your post. I might have written about it if you hadn't done it this way. Poo Poo to you.

Send me that link BL my kids love to play in the toilet these days.

NEVER! lol

Jeez, if you want to tell me something, send me a short email pitch.

...said the spider to the fly. *8-)

The second the errant flack in question did that, you'd more than likely cut-and-paste the pitch into a post and hang the kid from the virtual yard arm.

That's true, Phil, I would, if it was a clueless pitch. :>)

But as many a flak can tell you, I get a lot of leads from PR people who come to me before they tell everyone and her dog about the story, and who act like humans and say something like:
- "would you be interested in ...",
- "want to see a press preview of...?"
- "possible item for What's Next Blog?"
- "interested in a briefing about ....?"

What all of these have in common is an honest approach.

I get these trackbacks daily! My blog is still starting out, but sheesh! Some of the trackbacks I get are quite amusing, but I never accept them if they're junk, which is rare they are not.

Hopefully they'll give up one day, but I know... don't hold my breath!

Christine
CRBiz Group