Thoughts on Marketing…

Have you considered buying a software program that guarantees to make dozens of new articles from just one – by changing some words to other words with the same meaning?

If so, you may get more comedy than content.

This morning I got a google alert that one of my ezine articles had been picked up by someone. When I read the little blurb that came with the notice I started laughing, so of course had to go see what the article looked like.

I suppose I should have been upset, because my name is on it. But instead I laughed until I had tears in my eyes.

This was an article about buying or building in a subdivision, subject to conditions, covenants, and restrictions.

Here’s some of what I found:

A paragraph that said:

Associations protect property values by restricting things like junk cars in the driveway, and give you percs such as access to a fitness room, golf course, or pool. Some even take care of your yard maintenance.

Came out like this:

Associations protect concept values by restricting things same fling cars in the driveway, and provide you percs such as admittance to a shape room, sport course, or pool. Some modify verify tending of your field maintenance.

Another one that said:

You may also learn that you’re restricted in the kind of roofing and siding you use – and if the house is to be painted, the color of that paint.

Ended up like this:
You haw also see that you’re limited in the category of roofing and railroad you ingest – and if the concern is to be painted, the colouration of that paint.

But the reason I’m still laughing is the description that came on my google alert. The actual resource box read:

Marte Cliff is a freelance copywriter – a former real estate broker, and the wife of a retired home builder. Over 20 years experience in dealing with both new home construction and clients who were financially damaged over land purchases and home construction projects led her to write two consumer e-books on the subjects.

But when I read it on Google it said:

Marte Cliff is a worker copywriter – a past actual realty broker, and the spouse of a old bag builder. Over 20 eld undergo in handling with both newborn bag cerebration and clients who were financially dilapidated over realty purchases and bag cerebration projects led her to indite digit consumer e-books on the subjects.

I’ve been calling my husband an “Old Bag Builder” all day, and I’m still laughing…