Wow. I came upon this thread whilst waiting for the PopSugar January thread to update with more posts and I have been *transfixed* ~ and I don't mean in a good way.
In case Amanda or Patti/Patty, in whatever hellish incarnation they might be taking now, are reading this, I have a few points they might want to consider:
1) Zadi is smarter than you.
2) Once you've emailed someone, you've put yourself out there. Only an idiot sends an offensive email to a stranger and expects to retain their privacy.
3) A brain tumor, whilst a terrible thing, doesn't give you license to abuse or cheat others. When I was dx'd with MS several years ago, I did my damnedest to put forth even more effort for my clients ~ because I had too much frickin' pride to use my illness as an excuse.
It's called "character" ~ you might want to try it sometime.
And once my illness got in the way of my ability to perform for my clients, I retired. That's called "professionalism." It ain't just a high score word in Scrabble.
4) MUT is a website that avails itself of sponsors (says so on each page). Only an utter **** would advertise that they have a business and then get pissed off when a site they post on offers advertising space on said website.
5) Hire a proof-reader for EVERYTHING you post. In fact, hire a legitimate publicist ~ because SERIOUSLY, you NEED one.
6) Expect to LOSE money when you first start a business venture. Especially in a subscription-based service. First, you need to cultivate a client base (surely, your businessman hubby should have told you that) ~ and to do that, you bend over backwards, offering the highest quality products/services. Once you've garnered that client base, you can use their numbers as leverage in getting great deals with distributors and sponsors.
If your products are good enough, your client base will grow. If your products are *great* and your customer service (see #3) is good, it will grow exponentially.
7) Hold your standards of product quality HIGHER than what YOU'D personally be satisfied with.
8) When the proverbial faecal matter is hitting the air-moving appliance, retreat and regroup. Don't come into (or send your lackeys in your stead) a public forum and have a hissy fit. Or, as my people call them: "m3ltd0wn5." It's just ... wrong. And you end up looking *extremely* foolish. Yannow ... like you do NOW.
I apologize to the powers that be if I'm breaking the rules by addressing her so, but I just really couldn't stand it anymore. In my past incarnation as a forensic psychologist, I've dealt with many a
loon mentally ill offender, so I'm used to ... presentations of mental imbalance. But this ... this just took the freakin' cake.
