Yesterday, I received this email via the contact form on my professional website: Hey! I have a question. In what capacity do you work with [MAJOR NATIONAL OUTLET]? Do you do freelance writing based on news pitches, and they pay you or do you ask for money from clients with the possibility of them getting placement? I run a PR firm and have an excellent client that I would like to get on [THIS OUTLET], and you came up as a person I should speak with.
I’m feeling very bewildered with all the publicists and their craziness over the past 24 hours. First I had the joy of reading a slam on “paid substacks” in the Czars group from a publicist. Then I read Bryce’s substack where a publicist shared part of her substack via screenshots and sent to a client 🤨😵💫. And now this. 🤬 what is going on with these entitled publicists???
Personally I happen to LOVE the value I get from my substack subscriptions for both paid and free versions. I would never, ever think of sharing the valuable info with anyone via screenshots, not cool! AND I would never, ever, ever send such a insulting outreach to a journalist.
It’s peeps like all the above that taint the space 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
Totally agree with Amy! Also, this contact def seems to be confusing paid/spon con which obviously wouldn't be negotiated by a freelancer! Either way, a terrible way to go about the situation altogether! Hope you were able to shake this off over the weekend & your week is off to a great start!!!
I’m feeling very bewildered with all the publicists and their craziness over the past 24 hours. First I had the joy of reading a slam on “paid substacks” in the Czars group from a publicist. Then I read Bryce’s substack where a publicist shared part of her substack via screenshots and sent to a client 🤨😵💫. And now this. 🤬 what is going on with these entitled publicists???
Personally I happen to LOVE the value I get from my substack subscriptions for both paid and free versions. I would never, ever think of sharing the valuable info with anyone via screenshots, not cool! AND I would never, ever, ever send such a insulting outreach to a journalist.
It’s peeps like all the above that taint the space 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
Totally agree with Amy! Also, this contact def seems to be confusing paid/spon con which obviously wouldn't be negotiated by a freelancer! Either way, a terrible way to go about the situation altogether! Hope you were able to shake this off over the weekend & your week is off to a great start!!!