Comments on: Cheater 2.0?

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:55:16 +0000

It’s takes much longer to repair your damaged brand or reputation than it does to build it up legitimately.

A little patience and honesty will get you a lot farther than deception.

By: Allison

Allison — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:07:23 +0000

Laughable.

Lets hope that she (naughty spamer) learned a little lesson here.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:43:00 +0000

Dang! Now why didn’t I think of that?

Just kidding. I can’t imagine being desperate enough to try something so dumb. Success takes a lot of effort and time. I don’t mind that.

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By: Kelly McCausey

Kelly McCausey — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:59:20 +0000

Hey Deb!

You’re so right!

Over and over we see quality people who arrive on the scene with great skills and savvy and rise to high visibility without having to do anything deceptive.

By: Deb Ng

Deb Ng — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:22:56 +0000

Things are a lot different today than when we were just starting out. There’s so much more competition. I’m sure it might seem overwhelming to get your blog’s mention out there when the blogosphere is so vast. But it can be done, we know that. It may takes years of hard work, but it can be done.

Thanks for the link.

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By: Cassie

Cassie — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:54:12 +0000

Wow, that's pretty low. To me, that's along the same lines as restaurants, hotels, or any other business going online and creating positive reviews of their business while disguised as a "happy paying customer who had a positive experience". Once people find out about it, you'll most likely never recover from the damage your reputation has incurred. Cassies last blog post..Free RSS icons to download

By: greg cryns

greg cryns — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:02:17 +0000

In some IM circles she would seem angelic.

Did you ever hear about the guys who deliberately start an argument on a forum just so they can keep popping in and adding personas to supply even more arguments.

See, they want you to get angry at them and check out their signature links.

Ich!

By: April

April — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:38:20 +0000

There’s a big difference in self-promotion and this little trick. Self-promotion doesn’t involve deceit. If someone really believes those things about herself (or himself) why would they need to pretend to be someone else saying it? Or if it needs to come from someone else for whatever reason, why not ask someone you’ve worked with to provide you with a testimonial or quote? If the person really is that wonderful, I’m sure they’d have no problem obtaining a positive recommendation from someone.

Sadly, this is going to completely backfire on her. Rather than promoting herself, she’s pretty much ruined her credibility and her reputation.

By: Anne

Anne — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:22:17 +0000

I think deception like that, if made known in the Internet world, would be the death of your reputation. Call me naive, but I saw my mother build a successful retail business by giving excellent service, being honest, generous to a fault, friends with her main “competitor” in town, and treatly everyone with warmth and respect. I think you can convey those same kind of traits online via social networking, and I think those that do, build a word-of-mouth reputation that will draw customers. And I guess if that’s naive, I’d rather just stay that way.