Don’t Do These 7 Things After You Grab A-List Blogger’s Attention

November 16th, 2007 | infopreneur marketing

We talked about the 7 ways to snag an A-list blogger’s attention. Now let’s talk about what to do next - or rather, what NOT to do.

Don’t be in their face - all the time. So they noticed you… doesn’t mean they want you to comment on their every blog, daily - many times!

Don’t annoy, irritate or anger. No further explanation needed.

Don’t kiss ass. Flattery sucks as a long term strategy. It makes them happy for a while, but leaves them bored. Want my respect and long term friendship? Tell me the truth… even if I may not like it. (But read the next caveat).

Don’t be rude, crude or obnoxious. Surprisingly to some, it really is possible to disagree, differ or denigrate without resorting to insult, profanity or rage.

Don’t drop names. For instance, you don’t see me going around saying that I know Seth Godin, Guy Kawasaki, Andy Beard, John Reese, Rich Schefren, Tim Ferriss and John Wood - that they are my friends. That would be name dropping. Not the done thing. Oops… I just did it! But you shouldn’t, ok?

Don’t hang around them till they call the ’stalker cops’. Be spooky and they’ll forget you - fast. Stay far away enough to appear non-threatening, yet not so far they’ll forget you completely.

Don’t let the attention wear off to nothing. That means doing some things… as I’ll share in another post, soon!