Thursday, August 11, 2011

Just a rant and some information about personal branding

{EAV_BLOG_VER:ab7b9cf236d7482d} I received an email the other day. Headline, PTC sites that really pay. Gave a list with all their referral links, and said they were paid from these sites. Now I didn't know who this person was. Spam email, but I read the list. Thought to myself, if they paid them, they will pay me I am sure.


As I am reading the list, I see sites that I requested payment from 6 months ago or more. Half the list is sites on scam boards, and then I got thinking. They just belong here and tell me they got paid, so I will join under them.

This is where personal branding comes in. If I get an email from someone I know, and have spoken with, and have come to trust, it puts more weight behind what they say. This person who sent the email is a liar in my book. I will never trust anything they ever say or send out.


Branding has a two edge sword. What type of person are you? One who just says what people want to hear, and to hell with the consequences? Or do you want to be the person who speaks the truth, weather or not people follow you? Only you can make that choice.