Comments on: How not to pitch for business http://www.here.org.uk/2007/04/how-not-to-pitch-for-business.html Welcome to Kieron's blog - the life and times of an Internet Marketeer Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:03:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Phil http://www.here.org.uk/2007/04/how-not-to-pitch-for-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-608 Phil Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:51:08 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/wordpress/?p=206#comment-608 One other thing...<br/><br/>The phrase "I do not intend to waist (sic) a lot of your time" means, surely, that you do intend to waste <i>some</i> of your time. One other thing…

The phrase “I do not intend to waist (sic) a lot of your time” means, surely, that you do intend to waste some of your time.

]]> By: Kieron http://www.here.org.uk/2007/04/how-not-to-pitch-for-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-582 Kieron Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:37:13 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/wordpress/?p=206#comment-582 Thanks for your kind words Sharon :) Thanks for your kind words Sharon :)

]]> By: Sharon http://www.here.org.uk/2007/04/how-not-to-pitch-for-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-581 Sharon Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:01:42 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/wordpress/?p=206#comment-581 Kieran- This is a bit of topic but i saw you on this list which has been going around http://www.conversionrater.com/index.php/2007/04/24/web-revenue-blog-rankings-april-update/<br/><br/>I found it through john chow dot com. I was amazed that you made it to that list. Being a bit cheeky i checked you web stats thru some stats counter and i was blown away that you have such a massive audience. well done you Kieran- This is a bit of topic but i saw you on this list which has been going around http://www.conversionrater.com/index.php/2007/04/24/web-revenue-blog-rankings-april-update/

I found it through john chow dot com. I was amazed that you made it to that list. Being a bit cheeky i checked you web stats thru some stats counter and i was blown away that you have such a massive audience. well done you

]]> By: Martin Reed http://www.here.org.uk/2007/04/how-not-to-pitch-for-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-580 Martin Reed Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:16:06 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/wordpress/?p=206#comment-580 Ah, this type of email is all too familiar with me. Incorrect URLs and spelling mistakes do not encourage me to investigate a business proposal! Ah, this type of email is all too familiar with me. Incorrect URLs and spelling mistakes do not encourage me to investigate a business proposal!

]]> By: Mike Edwards http://www.here.org.uk/2007/04/how-not-to-pitch-for-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-574 Mike Edwards Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:24:10 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/wordpress/?p=206#comment-574 Is the other mistake that he's pitching to his competition and that he isn't the 1st directory if he's only just started??<br/><br/>Why would you send your customers to a competitor?? Is the other mistake that he’s pitching to his competition and that he isn’t the 1st directory if he’s only just started??

Why would you send your customers to a competitor??

]]> By: Dio Bach http://www.here.org.uk/2007/04/how-not-to-pitch-for-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-573 Dio Bach Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:33:16 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/wordpress/?p=206#comment-573 I had one recently where they contacted me through my site contact, did the whole spiel on looked through and liked our stuff etc. The usual cut and paste. However, they had forgotten to change the name of the site in the email, so the whole thing was pitched at a site that I didn't even own. It's a pain. :) I had one recently where they contacted me through my site contact, did the whole spiel on looked through and liked our stuff etc. The usual cut and paste. However, they had forgotten to change the name of the site in the email, so the whole thing was pitched at a site that I didn’t even own. It’s a pain. :)

]]> By: Kieron http://www.here.org.uk/2007/04/how-not-to-pitch-for-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-572 Kieron Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:22:17 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/wordpress/?p=206#comment-572 Well the point is that I own ukoffer.com and not ukoffer.co.uk. He starts the email to "ukoffer.com team" then switches to ukoffer.co.uk, which isn't my site. I'm sorry but you need to do a whole lot better than this to get someones attention. And I won't even go into when networks do it ;) Well the point is that I own ukoffer.com and not ukoffer.co.uk. He starts the email to “ukoffer.com team” then switches to ukoffer.co.uk, which isn’t my site. I’m sorry but you need to do a whole lot better than this to get someones attention. And I won’t even go into when networks do it ;)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.here.org.uk/2007/04/how-not-to-pitch-for-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-571 Anonymous Mon, 23 Apr 2007 06:53:24 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/wordpress/?p=206#comment-571 He misspelled waste as waist. He misspelled waste as waist.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.here.org.uk/2007/04/how-not-to-pitch-for-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-570 Anonymous Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:20:29 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/wordpress/?p=206#comment-570 lol! Thought he'd have preferred UKoffer.com.....gets far more traffic :) lol! Thought he’d have preferred UKoffer.com…..gets far more traffic :)

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