Just this morning, after my usual morning routine involving a lot of belly scratching, alarm clock throwing and running to the toilet I put on my computer screen. Only 18 new e-mails, I was disappointed..

Just when I was about to turn around to take shower, Outlook alerted me of a new e-mail. Curious that I am, I opened the e-mail that read “EXCITING BUSINESS PROPOSAL” in the subject line.

“Dear Sir

It has cum to our attention that you as the owner of a review site have not yet listed us on your website. Please do this as sono as possible we have unique 40/60 revshare programs.

Kind regards

Companyname.com“

Don’t get me wrong; I like a good joke but this is just bullshit ! First of all, use a spellchecker and then re-read your e-mail to me again. At first I thought cum was just a typo, later on I thought a local pronunciation but after seeing the website of the product he was trying to get me to promote that must have been a playful word game. So I have to give him some credit for that

If I was that guy, I would have started out by telling me I loved the website and perhaps give some tips or pointers. After a careful introduction I would have asked me kindly if I would be interested in promoting their product and what the advantages are for the webmaster. Last but not least I would have put my name on the bottom on the e-mail together with my contact info so it’s easy for the webmaster to get in touch with me.

I love personal e-mails, and I love compliments. So if you ever wanna get some traffic from me, you know that you really gotta suck up!