When I joined Linkedin I saw it as an opportunity to network with other people all over the country in my industry and to learn from them. I joined several groups, probably too many. There are a few that I really enjoy and participate in quite frequently. But, there are some others that irritate me to no end.
Some of the ones that irritate me are the ones on networking and social media. I thought they would have discussions on how to network or to use social media. But most of the discussions (not all) are blogs with links to something trying to sell something.
Today there was a blog I thought would be interesting reading. Should you sell yourself in your blog? I thought the answer was yes and wanted to read what the author had written. He started off by saying that most people would say no, then went on to say it was yes. Then he had a link to a product he was selling, a blog template for $47.
I couldn't help it, I commented back on Linkedin that I agreed with his blog, that we should sell ourself, but that I wouldn't pay $47 for a template to write a blog.
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