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Happy St. Patrick's Day! Luck of the Irish to you! Kathy has lots of Irish heritage in her lineage. But today we all get to be Irish I believe!
This is a somewhat strange newsletter issue. It's a blend of warnings and tips.
Let's get started.
Sponsored Posts and Content
Late last week I received an email from a company that wanted me to write an article about his client's products. I could pick from a variety of products and focus on just
one.
I receive at least four emails a month from different PR firms asking me to do this.
If I was to decide to do this, I'd get paid to write something. Remember, I didn't say I would do it.
The Federal Trade Commission has regulations in place that require websites or authors to be transparent when this paid arrangement is taking place.
You may see a small sentence or phrase at the bottom of the blog post, article, column, etc. telling you the author got paid to say all the nice things you
read.
I get these offers all the time.
What I always ask the companies is this:
"If I test your product and it's not so good, will you publish my NEGATIVE
review?"
The answer is always the same: NO
I've done my best to try to navigate away from doing these sponsored posts because at the end of the day the ONLY THING I can offer you is just one thing:
My Integrity
But you need to know that some of the content you might be seeing at other websites, or on company blogs created by an "Influencer" - that's the fancy name all these PR companies are calling folks like me in the media, is not really organic.
Organic simply means if you bump into a great product you love, then you tell your friends and neighbors about it.
Be CAREFUL out there. LOOK at the bottom of all you read for the FTC disclaimer.
Tim, Just Tell Me What You Use
You may be one that each day emails me something like, "Tim, can you just tell me what you use on / in / around your house? If it's good enough for you, then that's what I want."
I get
that. You're looking for the EASY button. I do the same thing when it comes to technology. I have friends I just ask, "Tell me what to get."
Well, I want you to click the following THREE links so you can see a great product I've used for years and will continue to use. You should use this product on your home.
You should use it to for ALL the reasons I show you on the three following pages.
Each page has a different story to tell, so please click all three to get the FULL story:
Okay, did you discover something
new?
Did you know everything already about that product? If so, congratulations! You're in a very small group.
If you want to see some funny, I mean really funny, answers, then you should CLICK HERE.
I've decided to offer up a fantastic Rockwell tool as the grand prize winner to this game. You should really enter. Play it now.
I'm going to start sharing other products and companies I love from now on as often as possible.
Here's another one.
Custom Wood Doors
I stumbled across a fantastic company in Canada probably 10 or 15 years ago. They're located just about 9 miles from Niagara Falls.
Paul owns the business and Connie has worked there for about 16 years.
I purchased special solid poplar doors from them that I put in my custom home I built in Cincinnati, OH.
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