Review Bloggers and PR People Beware!

May 13th, 2010 | By LisaM | Category: Avoiding Internet Scams

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When stories like the one at Busy Mom come across my desk, it sends shivers down my spine.  This is serious.

For those who haven’t heard, a person by the name of Mary contacted a company and said she worked for Busy Mom.  She sent a list and asked for free product.  The company sent it to “Mary”.  However, this is where the story gets interesting.  The company then contacted Emily asking where their review was.  Of course, Emily had no idea since she’s not the one who contacted the company!!!!

Scary, isn’t it?  What can you do to protect yourself?

If you are a blogger:

1.  Make sure you have a contact form on your blog that only you can access.

2.  Make it clear on your contact form page or your about page that you are the only writer.  If there is more than you, make sure you list your writers.

3.  Check all of your email from PR companies.  If somebody is emailing you about a product they sent you and you have no idea what they are talking about, make sure you contact them.  You could have this happen to you too!

If you are a PR person:

1.  Have a relationship with the bloggers you work with.  You’ll know who writes for each blog you deal with.

2.  Read a bloggers about page.  This should tell you who writes for the blog.

3.  Check the blog to make sure that said person actually writes for the blog.

Simple steps can keep this from happening again!

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About The Author

LisaM
Lisa Martin has been working from home for the past 6 years and enjoys managing her four blogs: My Thoughts, Ideas, and Ramblings; Lisa Reviews; Lisa Cooking; and Lisa’s Travels. She does a little bit of everything -- ghostwriting for blogs and websites, virtual assistant work, and social media guru.

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  1. Loretta May 13th, 2010 8:52 am :

    You must be watching over my shoulder this morning – I was just reading about this when you posted it! This is some super creepy behavior going on, enough to make me feel like I need shower just reading about it. Yuck! I hope this doesn’t start happening to other people regularly and making a mess of the whole review blog world :(

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