Comments on: Blogging: Would I lie to you? http://www.littlemummy.com/2009/05/29/blogging-would-i-lie-to-you/ Life, Parenting, Making a Living Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:40:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jo Beaufoix http://www.littlemummy.com/2009/05/29/blogging-would-i-lie-to-you/#comment-122641 Jo Beaufoix Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:32:09 +0000 http://www.littlemummy.com/?p=2440#comment-122641 Definitely Erica. I loved the Aveeno creams but hated the bath stuff. It was like cuppa soup. Yuck. Keep being honest. It's our duty. :D Definitely Erica. I loved the Aveeno creams but hated the bath stuff. It was like cuppa soup. Yuck. Keep being honest. It’s our duty. :D

]]> By: Experimental Mum http://www.littlemummy.com/2009/05/29/blogging-would-i-lie-to-you/#comment-122216 Experimental Mum Sun, 31 May 2009 13:01:51 +0000 http://www.littlemummy.com/?p=2440#comment-122216 I'm sure both customers and companies would prefer, real constructive feedback - don't really see the point otherwise! I’m sure both customers and companies would prefer, real constructive feedback – don’t really see the point otherwise!

]]> By: Littlemummy.Com » Blog Archive » Littlemummy Roundup http://www.littlemummy.com/2009/05/29/blogging-would-i-lie-to-you/#comment-122168 Littlemummy.Com » Blog Archive » Littlemummy Roundup Sat, 30 May 2009 15:51:30 +0000 http://www.littlemummy.com/?p=2440#comment-122168 [...] settled Erin down with the Bedtime Stories DVD but truth be told she wasn’t really into it, however, I have to put that down to her age more than anythingelse [...] [...] settled Erin down with the Bedtime Stories DVD but truth be told she wasn’t really into it, however, I have to put that down to her age more than anythingelse [...]

]]> By: Little Mummy http://www.littlemummy.com/2009/05/29/blogging-would-i-lie-to-you/#comment-122117 Little Mummy Fri, 29 May 2009 19:53:01 +0000 http://www.littlemummy.com/?p=2440#comment-122117 Oh no, I don't mind writing about things I don't believe in :) everyone better take a seat first though hee hee Oh no, I don’t mind writing about things I don’t believe in :) everyone better take a seat first though hee hee

]]> By: Dulwich Divorcee http://www.littlemummy.com/2009/05/29/blogging-would-i-lie-to-you/#comment-122113 Dulwich Divorcee Fri, 29 May 2009 18:37:52 +0000 http://www.littlemummy.com/?p=2440#comment-122113 I agree with you, Erica - whatever else, our readers have to know they can trust us. I would be really uncomfortable writing anything I didn't believe in. I agree with you, Erica – whatever else, our readers have to know they can trust us. I would be really uncomfortable writing anything I didn’t believe in.

]]> By: Stu Mark http://www.littlemummy.com/2009/05/29/blogging-would-i-lie-to-you/#comment-122097 Stu Mark Fri, 29 May 2009 13:15:16 +0000 http://www.littlemummy.com/?p=2440#comment-122097 Morality has a place in all things great and small; thank you for the reminder, for the inspiration. Morality has a place in all things great and small; thank you for the reminder, for the inspiration.

]]> By: Linda http://www.littlemummy.com/2009/05/29/blogging-would-i-lie-to-you/#comment-122086 Linda Fri, 29 May 2009 09:10:42 +0000 http://www.littlemummy.com/?p=2440#comment-122086 Hello Erica, I think it's the readers rather than the companies who want complete honesty - some companies do want PR spin, and sometimes they get it from bloggers and journalists who don't check their facts correctly. I've just reviewed the Adam Sandler film Bedtime Stories after being given not only the film but the player free too, I said it was a bit poor but my children enjoyed it. You can be as honest as you like, but if you have been given something free, some would argue you are already getting favourable treatment by the company, so you have to make sure you are as transparent as you can be. Some travel companies are now offering breaks over at www.havealovelytime.com but the experience of any free trip is bound to differ from one where the reviewer has paid and for that reason alone, some readers will need convincing that the review can be trusted. On a blog though you can be challenged much more directly than in the pages of a newspaper and ultimately as Jane has said elsewhere, readers will leave in droves if they don't like what they see for whatever reason. Hello Erica, I think it’s the readers rather than the companies who want complete honesty – some companies do want PR spin, and sometimes they get it from bloggers and journalists who don’t check their facts correctly. I’ve just reviewed the Adam Sandler film Bedtime Stories after being given not only the film but the player free too, I said it was a bit poor but my children enjoyed it.

You can be as honest as you like, but if you have been given something free, some would argue you are already getting favourable treatment by the company, so you have to make sure you are as transparent as you can be.

Some travel companies are now offering breaks over at http://www.havealovelytime.com but the experience of any free trip is bound to differ from one where the reviewer has paid and for that reason alone, some readers will need convincing that the review can be trusted.

On a blog though you can be challenged much more directly than in the pages of a newspaper and ultimately as Jane has said elsewhere, readers will leave in droves if they don’t like what they see for whatever reason.

]]> By: English Mum http://www.littlemummy.com/2009/05/29/blogging-would-i-lie-to-you/#comment-122085 English Mum Fri, 29 May 2009 08:54:47 +0000 http://www.littlemummy.com/?p=2440#comment-122085 Gah. Laura stole my line. But yes, I agree. And that bath stuff certainly did look like porridge! Gah. Laura stole my line. But yes, I agree. And that bath stuff certainly did look like porridge!

]]> By: Laura Driver http://www.littlemummy.com/2009/05/29/blogging-would-i-lie-to-you/#comment-122083 Laura Driver Fri, 29 May 2009 08:34:38 +0000 http://www.littlemummy.com/?p=2440#comment-122083 Honesty is the best policy! Honesty is the best policy!

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