The vast majority of people who contact me about “advertising” are actually looking for some shady shit like this, though some of them express it more subtly:
“I work for XXX and we are looking for you to publish some content of ours on your website. In exchange, I can give you a free £30 free bet at our casino. Our content writer has produced several reviews of our online slot games. Would you be interested in posting one of these articles on your site in exchange for a £30 free bet?”
I don’t usually respond, but this one was particularly blatant, so I wrote back:
Sorry, I write my own reviews, and I don’t take bribes.
Bastards. Sweet GIF.
sooooo…which site has the best online slot games??? 🙂
Meh, I’d never heard of them anyway, and I don’t want to give them any publicity at all by mentioning the name.
the fact that people actually play online slots and would follow an obv paid review for them is hilarious. it’s truly lighting money on fire.
Ya, I heard an industry lobbyist once say something like, “Don’t quote me on this, because I represent some of these companies, but people who play online slots… like, what are you thinking? You don’t even get the bells and whistles.”