This is the last of this week’s posts about non-followers, and people who like posts or follow blogs without even reading what is written in them. Since publishing a very sarcastic short post about this very thing, the marketers have been arriving thick and fast. If nothing else, it proves that they read nothing, and just follow key words. As far as I am concerned, they are just idiots; wasting their time, and the time of anyone who actually thinks they might be genuine blog followers. Even as I type this, they are still arriving in my inbox, so I could never list them all. But remembering the title of my previous post, this stream of people with nothing better to do with their time is still pouring in.
There are no links here, as you have no need to find out who they are, or view their sites. I have done that for you. But take a quick look at this list of names, and if you are ever pleased to find them as a new follower, don’t be.
Just delete anything they send you.
Wealthy Affiliates For Free
Kevin J. P. Ebsworth
baa85sss
Antonio Ortegaen
David Alan Barnes
The Lazy Mans Profits
Viewbiz Marketing
Digital Lifestyle
Coffeediva
Best Web Profit
Gold Investing Affiliate
Digital Tools 4U
Your Path To Wealth
Smart Affiliate Secrets
Ivanlor 65
Zoe Winnike
dpapa 187
Bomihill
Email-Hog
Extratrafficane
Zoran Simovic
And many more…
Thank you for sharing, being new to this I have one person in particular that likes EVERYTHING I post but can’t seem to delete him. Bomihill it’s rather disturbing!
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Unfortunately, you cannot delete ‘Likes’, but you can delete followers. Regrettably, Spammers of all kids are part of blogging. Just be careful who you allow to comment, and make sure they have a ‘genuine’ blog first. Despite this post, I am still inundated with such rubbish. One of the sites mentioned here continues to ‘Like’ my posts all the time. It never ends. ๐
Thanks for following too, that’s appreciated.
If you ever need any help, feel free to email me at petejohnson50@yahoo.com
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thanks for the info
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Hope you find it useful.
Best wishes, Pete
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Could it be bots?
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I don’t think so. They all have real sites, and photos of themselves too. (Could all be fake, I know) Most of them actually ‘liked’ this post though, so they are not reading the text, or don’t understand it. Maybe they were happy to feature on a list, even one called the ‘Idiot List’? ๐
Best wishes, Pete.
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I just had that problem with a Giveaway for a friend of mine. Pretty sure that’s a key word for them because got a bunch of new “followers” with names like “coupon savers” and such. They are definitely idiots.. And wasting their time.
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True. But they never give up! ๐
Best wishes, Pete.
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Hats off to you, Pete.
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Thanks, Jennie. Unbelievably, almost all those mentioned actually ‘liked’ this post! ๐
Best wishes, Pete.
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Too funny, or maybe too pathetic.
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I’ve had a bunch of new ‘followers’ this week, they must be working overtime!
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Those fools are still ‘following’ my blog, and even ‘liking’ this post, Gilly. ๐
Even some of those named and shamed! They must really never read anything…
Best wishes, Pete.
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Crikey, I didn’t know such things went on. You learn something every day!
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Thanks, Jane. Unfortunately, the world of blogging is packed full of such chancers.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thanks for sharing this Pete! Really good to know since I had someone troll me on WordPress today.๐ฏ
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Pointless trolls and their sad lives! They are always looking to get under the skin of someone, to compensate for their own empty existence.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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Very true, my friend. It’s really sad that they even have so much time to go around and try to make others feel bad. Smh. xoxoxo, Dani๐๐
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Maybe they are all entomologists looking for a kindred spirit.
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They are certainly a lot like fleas, Denzil. If that counts!
Best wishes, Pete.
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Hate the marketers & followers that you know are just looking for a follow back. Itโs the multiple likes on many posts they did not read thatโs also irritating. No, Iโm not following you back! Delete, delete! Iโm trying to pay attention to my dedicated followers, not the blog stats that mean nothing, as you say. Great rant, Pete! ๐ Christine
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Thanks very much, Christine. I had some fun with these idiots this week, (and it is still pouring in) but I am back to blogging normally now.
Best wishes, Pete. ๐
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Oh….. you are so bad Pete ! ๐
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Thanks, Pauline. One area I like to be ‘bad’ at. ๐
I’m tired of them now though, so moving back to blogging properly.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Reblogged this on Have We Had Help? and commented:
More from our man in Beetley, Norfolk…
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Thanks, Jack. I left a comment on your site.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Many thanks for this – its worth keeping in mind.
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Thanks, WS. A follower is often far from what they seem to be.
Best wishes,, Pete.
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I’ve had my share of them – I either block them or they end up unfollowing the blog anyway.
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Like you, my spam folder overfloweth.
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These are not even in Spam, Peggy. They are all new ‘followers’!
Best wishes, Pete.
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Still they come carrying their own kind of ‘spam’.
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Very true, Peggy. That’s their intention, undoubtedly.
Best wishes, Pete.
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These, the incoherent messages that show up in my spam, and people who comment on a post by just saying โfollow meโ are my new pet peeves.๐ก
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I always like your ‘pet peeves’, Kim. As you know! ๐
Best wishes, Pete.
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You hit the nail on the head! People fishing for the “holy grail” …..credit card information. Nothing is safe, even PayPal. I no longer buy ANYTHING ON INTERNET
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I just stick with Amazon, as I have never had any issues with them. But you are right in what you say.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Reblogged this on KCJones.
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Thanks for that, I left a comment on your blog.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Email-Hog has a great slogan “This little piggy went to market.”
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I wish he had stayed there, David!
Best wishes, Pete.
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There must be some type of return from spamming. It takes a real low-life to do something like that. On the other hand, people get in a hurry, good things take a little longer. As you said, they think liking, or following you, will get an instant follower for them.
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Someone wrote that the return on all these emails, likes, and follows is less than half of 1%. That’s a lot of work, for little return, at least in my book.
Thanks, Ron.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Too bad, Pete – “Coffeediva” isn’t a bad name!
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She’s an Internet Marketer though, despite the enticing name. ๐
Best wishes, Pete.
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Heehee! ๐ Maybe someone will start paying you to advertise on your blog because you have so many followers!! YaY!
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That works for me, Frank!
Best wishes, Pete.
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It is good to keep your blacklist on hand. Thanks, Pete
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I could carry on all day, Peter. They are still coming in!
That’s enough for one week, I think. ๐
Best wishes, Pete.
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It’s a weird world! Thanks for the entertainment this week, Pete.
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My pleasure, Mary. Back to stories next, I think!
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thank you, Pete! But do not only delete, better mark them as junk/ spam/ put them into this folder/s, if you use gemail. After some times Google will block them. Michael ๐
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Good advice, Michael.
Best wishes, Pete.
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They’re all mad, I suppose sometimes it must work or they wouldn’t keep doing it, throw the net wide kind of thing.
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I suppose some fools must fall for it, FR. ๐
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thanks for writing about this. It didnโt occur to me that this was a thing. What a bummer. I guess the up side is I neednโt be too jealous of those with thousands of followers because it actually might not mean diddly. ๐
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You got that 100% right, Sarah. As I have often written about before, numbers of followers mean little or nothing. They are populated by hordes of idiots like these. Real followers engage with, and comment on your blog posts. Fifty of those are worth their weight in gold.
Best wishes, Pete.
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This is good to know Pete. I am sort of new to all this.
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Try this post. It will definitely make you feel better. ๐
https://beetleypete.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/2000/
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Wow, you have 2000 followers! Congratulations. Iโm only three years in and itโs a thrill anyone reads my blog.
Out of curiosity, have you tried the Epley manuever for your vertigo? It worked for meโI had to do it a few times though.
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I was shown that by my doctor, and it didn’t work for me. It does come and go, but I still have trouble lying flat on my back, or bending forward.
As of today, I supposedly have 2,594 followers, (plus Twitter and email only) but as I have said before, that figure is meaningless.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I had to do it every day for several days. I kept falling over and running into things. Keep trying it. I followed a video I found online. I remember taking a yoga class and it was terrifying. Bending forward and turning my head quickly were the worst for me. Yeah, I realize from your post the numbers are meaningless. Itโs still impressive to me.
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Thanks, Michael. You are the King of Rebloggers! ๐
Best wishes, Pete.
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It’s not only marketeers: three weeks ago I received about 30 likes in the span of two minutes and a follow. Two days later that new “follower” had of course unfollowed me, because I did not follow back. Really big surprise lol ๐๐ Great post Pete and thanks for the list ๐
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Thanks, Michel. Those ‘follow me back’ pests just don’t get it. It’s not Twitter or Facebook, as I keep saying. ๐
Best wishes, Pete.
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Those people unfortunately stil seem to think it is ๐ข
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That’s pretty plenty of annoying followers Pete. Maybe they just saw your tags and categories without even visiting your site.
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That’s my guess too, Arlene. A bunch of pests!
Best wishes, Pete.
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I hear you Pete. Thanks for posting this list. Hugs.
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Thanks, Teagan. I had fun with this during the past few days, but that’s enough for now. ๐
Best wishes, Pete.
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LOL. Too much of a “good” thing.
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While the internet is a wonderful place Pete, unfortunately it is overrun with scumbags looking to target the gullible with their money-making (scamming) schemes. I always avoid them like the plague…
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Thanks, Jack. I avoid them too. But on this occasion, I thought I would tease them a little.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I have a theory that perhaps the key word you use that seems to set off this Internet pheromone is: Pete.
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Nicely done, Chandler! ๐
Best wishes, Pete.
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