I'm so sick of getting lame link requests where they can't even bother to look up my name, let alone come up with a request that's actually compelling. What blogger in their right mind would respond favorably to link request spam like this:

Subject: Information for your blog and a Favor

Greetings Blogger!

I stumbled upon your blog and noticed that you write articles concerning email marketing. I have a website on a related subject and I think it might be of interest to your readers. It's "EmailReach: Email deliverability diagnostics to improve email delivery." This site provides a tip to Improve Email Delivery. The page is located at http://www.emailreach.com/.

Here is a description that you can use if you like:
EmailReach: Email deliverability diagnostics to improve email delivery
Email Delivery Tools A web based subscription site for legitimate email marketers who need to ensure that their opt-in email gets delivered through the myriad of email blocking software installed at ISP's, networks and desktop machines.

I hope you find this link appropriate and useful. We at EmailReach would certainly appreciate a link (article) from your site. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Sincerely,
Junelle Caravana
Web Marketer, EmailReach

Lame, lame, lame!

Junelle, (if that's your real name), you should be fired!

Sorry about the couple week hiatus. Bloggers are not supposed to do that because your readership drops. "Blog til you drop!" But I've just been too busy getting caught up after travelling so much for the past month. I've been doing the speaking circuit... Frost & Sullivan Sales and Marketing East in Boston, Etail in Philadelphia, Search Engine Strategies in San Jose, and Successful Online Advertising in Auckland. And somehow I managed to work in a little vacation time with my family too. In any event, I'm back at it and expect to read (and hear!) a lot more from me. In fact, here comes another post right now!