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There is a way to tastefully do it though. I often upvote answers that try to provide some kind of value before mentioning their product, as long as they do it
by tchock23 9y ago
There is a way to tastefully do it though. I often upvote answers that try to provide some kind of value before mentioning their product, as long as they do it in such a way that it isn't irritating or salesy...
- sixhobbits 9y agoYes, the execution when it comes to self promotion is very important. No association, but I really like this answer[0] from CloudSponge, saying why their product is best on a thread asking for alternatives. What could have been very slimy comes across as genuine and helpful. It nearly converted me to a CloudSponge user when I came across the question while looking for alternatives. [0] https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-alternatives-to-CloudSponge-com https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-alternatives-to-CloudSpon...
- markdown 9y agoSince he was invited to answer the question, I immediately assume the question itself was planted.
- sixhobbits 9y agoSeems more likely that someone in their PR team saw it and invited the him to answer, no? Interesting idea though. Consider me out-cyniced
- pc86 9y agoI remember when I was so harshly cynical like this. It was absolutely exhausting.
- esteban85 9y agothis is pretty much what I've done in for my startup http://documize.com http://documize.com but seems like Quora is bashing down now on any self promoting outgoing link, I think they are now under pressure to make more revenue from their ads