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One of the joys of a website like this is that I get to say whatever the fcuk I like… And I get to have some fun at other peoples expense. The site I’m going to review here is one thoroughly deserving of this. One of the worst sites I’ve seen in a long time.

What drew it to our attention? Well, the owner left a pretty snide comment on the site of a friend of mine – a young guy from England who recently set up a blog aimed at the male market – you know the kind of thing, along the lines of the ‘male interest’ magazines seen all over the world – girls, cars, sport and just the stuff that guys like. Nothing wrong with that – at least he isn’t another “I know fcuking everything even though I’ve been on the Internet for two minutes I can tell you how to get rich quick if you send me some money” type….

Here’s the comment

Juvenile and pathetic as only a site called blokebuddy could be – scared of women then huh? Not too hot on English either, ’spending there time’ should be ’spending their time’ by the way.

To be honest I think the owner of the site the comment was left on may well concede his grammar is not always perfect. However, knowing his blog – he is a bright guy and has some interesting and informative information on the site… And, in terms of design and navigation – it’s a pretty good site. It’s a big market and a sensible choice of content for a guy who’s interested in – well – girls, cars, and other stuff guys are interested in… If you’re a ‘regular guy’ Bloke Buddy is well worth a visit. Read the rest of this entry »

I stumbled on Ashley and Me on blogcatalog.com what a strange little site, on the face of it, you’d believe that it’s on mans tales of all the exiting experiences he’s has with his extra-marital affairs started through the Ashley Madison website which specializes as an introduction agency for married people who want to have affairs and ‘”discreet adult fun”.

Now, there’s nothing wrong with that for me (though not my thing). What I really don’t like about this blog is that it’s DISHONEST. Once you start reading the content it seems that this person is simply either writing (or more likely re-hashing) soft porn encounter stories.

So what is it then – it is simply a blog set up to push traffic to the Ashley Madison website based on pure fiction and lies. Somehow I picture a couple of rednecks playing with their boyhood fantasies (and probably themselves) and thinking they are going to make a fortune – maybe they think if they make enough money to join they can get to sleep with people they are not related to.

The reality is more likely that this person is probably someone (male or female) that describes themselves as a professional blogger – who has many such sites specifically written with their “personal experices” (i.e. made up personal experiences) of such affiliate programs – why in the hell can people not be honest. It really is pretty transparent to most readers…

If it is your thing and you have a suitable site – Ashley Madison offer an excellent affiliate program. I’m suprised they let a moron like this drive traffic to them through this type of low value content.

If I could give you any advice in writing a blogs, (be they for the purpose of making money or just for fun) it is this…

• Be honest and truthful – it builds trust and makes you believable
  
• Be yourself (unless you are a really dull character who can’t write – in which case, don’t bother starting a blog!)

This dishonesty is something I loathe about many bloggers – I’m getting laid, I’m making a fortune, I’m achieving everything I want in life because I’m blogging. In 99.9% of cases this is bullshit!

Yes - it does look a bit like me...

You know – up to now I don’t know. But to give  anyone reading this some background – as I’ve said elsewhere I am a web designer. I’m also a web designer that believes in practising what I preach, so my wife and I also run an ever expanding portfolio of  sites and blogs which make revenue mostly through paid for advertising and Google adsense. As well as blogs under our own names. We’re big fish in a little pond if you like.

So why this blog? I got a bit pissed lately after a former ‘friend’ picked our brains and then headed off to imitate our work – and in one particularly galling instance approaching a client, try to sell to them – whilst also duplicating content from one of our sites. He now has three blogs – in one of which he portrays himself as an Internet/blogging guru – quite absurd given that he started last Xmas and is doing the usual ‘I want to be a professional blogger’ thing of copying the ‘10 ways to blog’ post and the like, rewording it and claiming to be authoritative… Also claiming that this blog actually is now his main living – do the sums – it must be bullshit – or at best a gross exageration of the truth.

Okay, so I couldn’t give a damn about him personally – but I do care about his site and sites like it that…

1. Tell lies, most people who make these claims are probably only making a few bucks on the side – if that
2. Decieve, where these people try and sell you stuff of little value, like stupid reports on how to get rich overnight
3. Infest the Internet, I can’t stand just how many of these ‘get rich bloggin’ blogs there are with all the same crap on them
4. Create spam, and never let go of any email address they acquire
5. Scam unwitting newbies into parting with cash for ridiculous schemes anyone with a bit of Internet savvy know won’t work

Getting the picture of where I stand?

I also don’t like stupid personal blogs – but do get highly amused by just how bad some are…

I have no idea where this site is going at the moment – I guess I’m going to let it establish it’s own direction – but so far the plan is to throw in some irreverent blog reviews of terrible blogs,  give a few hints and tips on things that I KNOW works – and take a few guesses at others, perhaps the odd personal take on life and maybe expose the odd scam.

I’ll also be riddling the site with affiliate links – to things I like – and things – I don’t. And, I’m very interested to see if people do sometimes click through and buy the scams and trash I write about….. This blog, is a bit of an experiment – and will take shape, and find its’s own direction over time….

“This blog is all about me, family, daily adventure, idea, opinions, experiences, inspiration etc”.

…this is the blog of a happily married Filipino woman who lives in Nashville – it’s all pink and fluffy – she got big cuddly toys on valentines day…

What’s the latest post?

A fcuking sales pitch (probably cut and pasted) advertising hotels in Canada. Doesn’t bear much relevance to her “mission statement” does it…? Why the hell do people think they are going to make money dropping crap like this post into their blog…?

Don’t worry though if sentimental ramblings are you thing there’s plenty of that crap on this blog if you dig a little further

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“How we behave toward cats here below determines our status in heaven – Robert A. Heinlein”

That ’s how this post opens.  In which case I’m going to hell…! What the hell is it with cats that can turn what seem like sane people into complete morons…

This post written by a cat – it would seem – wishes it’s ‘mum’, who is apparently human (I´d love to know how that works genetically) a happy purrthday. What is it with these people that they have to pretend to be a cat – is life really that sad. Cat’s are useless selfish creatures and only good as semi-feral animals for controlling vermin.

If this really is the cat writing he isn’t living up to his reputation as “Derby – The Sassy Cat”. The post is just the kind of ridiculous sentimental nonsense you expect from a cat (owner). Barney is sassy compared to this crap!

The worrying thing about this post though is that is, at the time of writing, has had 28 comments within 2 days from other zoologically challenged weirdos who seem to believe they are also cats.

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Okay – the header threw me off instantly….

“A place where I can pause and take a moment to exhale,
To visualize my thoughts, express my feelings and share my ideas…”

Did that broad, self-obsessed statement meet up to the kind of pretensions it promised, I was quite looking forward to reading some drivel about this persons ‘inner-self’ for a laugh!

But I was disappointed to summarize, the random post I picked out was that the battery on her SUV went, and her husband fixed it… That was it. What an exciting life… A quick flick though the four other blogs shows the same pattern.

None of the blogs are plastered with advertising though – so I can only guess this “former banker, entrepreneur, accountant, tax professional and now a stay-at-home-mom” has a bit to much time on her hands…

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