Cheated on Paid Posts

I'm so pissed with a certain paid link program. I've been victimized by this certain glitch in their system, making me work on posts that were not to be credited at all. And their customer service wouldn't acknowledge my request for assistance regarding it because they feel that their very vague answer to a previous "asker" was enough. It's so infuriating! This is really unfortunate because I'd always had a good relationship with this program and I felt that it could really be trusted. :(

Promotional Posts

Being approached by marketers to help them in promoting certain websites or products makes me feel important, lol. Now, there have been those who offered me cash to do so (this type is my favorite kind, of course, hee), while others offer something (a freebie, discount or giveaway prize) to me or my readers, which usually indicates the possibility of better traffic. I don't always agree to partner with these marketers. I only pick the ones that interest me. And then there are also those who offer nothing. They just ask you to review their site or product without promising anything in return. It's just like this favor you're doing for them. In this case, I remind myself that I'm really busy writing a novel (unless it's for a cause I believe in - like the Fresh Air Fund - or I personally know them, in which case, I'm always willing to help out a friend). That's not to say that I haven't written some promotional piece in the past without compensation of any sort, because I actually have, in the naive hope of getting some real business from them at a later time. Now, I know better.