Only a couple of months ago, I was at an Internet Marketing networking event in London which was quite interesting. The speaker has done quite a bit of affiliate marketing and was openly sharing his experiences and how he did it.
A great, honest, presentation and talk which went into more depth than I was expecting. During the presentation, someone in the audience asked if these slides would be sent out afterwards, because if they were going to be sent, then he’d just listen and not try and take notes at the same time.
The speaker said “Yes, sure” and on the back of this, even I stopped taking notes but listened intently.
You can guess what’s coming right? Yep, no slides afterwards.
Someone asked him on one of his new forums, but got quite a distasteful response back saying this was on a request-by-request basis for premium members of that forum!
Now that was a surprise! From someone who talks about networking and building lasting relationships, he completely flipped on his word and was effectively demanding a subscription to his forum in return for the slide pack he had already promised. Sure, he’s entitled to change his mind, but the way it was done hasn’t exactly left me (and probably many others) with any trust or confidence in his other service offerings.
I know I’ve not named this individual here, and I don’t intend to. Call it a personal preference, call it anything you want, but even with all that said, the issue is quite minor and in my opinion, doesn’t warrant a public naming and shaming!