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I thought I’d share a few tips that can help you spot scam emails. Being that the Holidays will be upon us soon many scammers are taking advantage of this. This means many content creators may be sent emails that claim to be from big brands. I’ve shared about these in the past. You can check out those posts below. […]
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There seems to be a rise in PR and collaboration scams among content creators lately. Granted this is nothing new I’ve shared many in the last few months. That being shared some of the pr or collaboration scams may be convincing to some. Many seem too got to be true. The email The sender I was sent an email DRUNK
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Last week I was the target of a few collaboration scam emails. I had a new scam email featuring Maybelline. The sender The email was sent from a Gmail account. So that’s a red flag. the email was sent from the following address: MAYBELLINE COLLABORATION maybellinebeautyandcosmetics@gmail.com The email The email is typical to others I’ve shared in the past. They
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It appears the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) passed a new ruling last week. They will be cracking down on fake reviews. From what I understood this will also include AI-created reviews. I assume this may also include fake followers, likes, etc. This ruling is a step in the right direction I don’t know what took the FTC so long to
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I’ve encountered a few content creators sharing their thoughts about other creators selling their PR products. If a brand is willing and kind enough to send you an unsolicited PR box that’s exciting. It’s also something very encouraging. Why is selling PR frowned upon? I think it’s frowned upon because if a brand sends you an item(s) for free they
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I came across a post today from a content creator I follow. She shared that one of her reels was being used for ads on Facebook by a company without her permission. This seems to be more and more common now. Granted she had interacted with the brand and been gifted some items by them. But she never allowed them
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Why aren’t brands willing to pay content creators for their cotent. Not all of us want to become affilates. Read more
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I thought I’d make a compilation of a few scam collaboration emails I’ve had over the past week or so. I know these seem silly but it’s worth sharing. So many people are getting into content creation that it’s hard to keep track of what’s real and what’s not. There are always things to consider prior to replying to the
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Over the weekend I happened to Google Life With Pal because I was looking for one of our social platform handles. During the course of my search, I found something very surprising. I found one of my photos for sale via two websites.
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I thought I’d share a few useful tips on how not to get scammed. It doesn’t matter if you are a content creator or a regular user of the internet. It’s always good to try to stay safe online.
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Over the past few days, I’ve seen a rise in social media profiles that are using other creators’ or platform users’ content. The profiles aren’t even giving the person credit they are just posting the picture as their own. Granted this isn’t anything new but with there is an uptick of this. I’ve seen this with two different accounts via
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The new trend or should I say a growing trend on social media is User Generated Content (UGC). Granted this isn’t anything new but some brands are using this to their advantage. Some are even posting user-created content to their social media platforms or even on their websites without consulting the creators or crediting them.
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This morning I happened to see an interesting post on Instagram. Someone thought that it was in poor taste for a blogger to ask followers for money. Now I don’t know the extent of the request nor do I feel it’s my place to judge that person. But that being said it got me thinking about the topic of money
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All sources cited in the video Cloudflare and Merriam Webster were found via a Google search. Some of the major hazards can be the following: Threatening to be sued or having a lawsuit filed against you. This may not always be the case but it can happen if a person, company, brand, or organization feels the information you created or
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A video post sharing my content creator alert for some email partnership notices I’ve been receiving lately. These emails are usually sent to a business email address if it’s listed. You may be sent some promising and exciting offers from some major tech brands. Here’s the thing I think most of them are fake. Is it a scam? I would
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Many people who are in the influencer or content creator sector would love to be sent free PR boxes or test out sample products. But there is a right way to go about it. I’ve had a few people who have reached out to me in the past and they’ve gone about it the wrong way. I’ll share more about
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