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>It also helps that I'm not being sold anything You know her name, the fact the she's a freelance website designer, and you already like her from this article.
by C4stor 6y ago
>It also helps that I'm not being sold anything
You know her name, the fact the she's a freelance website designer, and you already like her from this article.
Let's say it : it's a good article, and it's also an excellent ad ^^
- lapetitejort 6y agoAbstract it that way and it's hard to argue that this very post isn't an ad.
- C4stor 6y agoWell, you could convince me I suppose ! Since I don't think ads are inherently bad, it doesn't bother me though. The line between information and "decent" advertising is quite blurry in my opinion anyway. (Decent meaning roughly "we merely want to inform you our product exist and we hope you'll maybe like it")
- munchbunny 6y agoAds and marketing in general aren't binary. It's just that the ones that are only trying to grab your attention or build brand awareness tend to be on the more intentional and less helpful end of the spectrum of reputation signals. Things we like to label "good marketing" tend to be more towards the middle of the spectrum by sharing useful information as a way to build reputation. On the opposite end of the spectrum from ads would be word of mouth, like that coworker who everyone loves for their competence.
- gumby 6y agoAbstract it this way and it’s hard to argue that any blog post (or stack overflow answer or, I suppose HN comment) isn’t an ad. Or conversation at a cocktail party, for that matter (“lapetitejort seems to know a lot about bikes. I should ask them about mine.”)
- TimPC 6y agoI'm fairly sure most people wouldn't put intentionally getting fired in order to sue an employer in an advertisement for their services.