(See updates at https://ideatrash.net/2013/12/dear-grammarly-your-pr-relies-on-scammy.html and https://ideatrash.net/2013/12/in-which-grammarlys-pr-continues-to-be.html) NOTE: The links for “spam” and “scam” and “sleazy” all point to the same place. This is the same tactic I took […]
review / scam / scams
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A PR Person From Grammarly Wanted A PR Post; I Gave Them A Review Instead
(See updates at https://ideatrash.net/2013/12/dear-grammarly-your-pr-relies-on-scammy.html and https://ideatrash.net/2013/12/in-which-grammarlys-pr-continues-to-be.html) I used Grammarly to grammar check this post, because a marketing guy annoyed me by suggesting how I talk about a product […]
advertising / scams
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Dear OmniBuzzMedia: You Are A Bunch Of Clueless and Scammy Morons
Stay away from OmniBuzzMedia. They employ scammy SEO practices and waste client’s money pitching to irrelevant sites. This isn’t specifically directed at Adela Johnson, but more to the […]
authors / publishing / scams
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Always ALWAYS ALWAYS Read the Contest Rules (And Then Back Away Quickly)
I somehow get on scam publishers’ mailing lists. Which is cool, because then I get to point out exactly what kinds of douchepuppet scammers they are. For example, […]
digital publishing / publishing / scams / self-publishing
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The Bit To Focus On About Hydra’s Contract Terms – From One Who Is Both a Publisher and Provides Publishing Services
You’ve probably seen where John Scalzi takes Hydra Publishing (an imprint of Random House) to task for their horrible contract terms (and if you haven’t, you should). The […]
digital publishing / publishing / scams
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Authors – read this so you don’t fall victim to brainwashing techniques!
In the last two years, I’ve discovered a lot of brainwashing techniques in the realms of independent and self-publishing. A lot. And it’s something that you have to […]