This guest post is by Frank Angelone of SocialTechZone.com.
Have you ever lent a friend money? If so, was this someone you thought you could trust? If you answered in the affirmative, as they say in The Social Network, than you will want to keep reading.
The thought may already have crossed your mind, “how does lending money to a friend relate to blogging?” Well, I’m glad you asked because when it comes to guest blogging, the blog owner is lending you their blog just like when you lent money to your friend.
Let’s start off with a story and we’ll bring this all together later on.
The perils of lending property
Let’s dive right into this personal story of mine and I’ll show you the best practices to take when using my experience in your guest blogging ventures.
A friend of mine, who I once considered my “best friend” had been in multiple financial jams when it came to paying rent, bills, or (let’s be blunt!) anything with a due date.
So, like any friend would, I decided to lend him the money to help pay his half of the rent and any other bills.
Little did I know that this pattern would continue down a path of destruction. What started out as me helping out a “brother” turned into me supporting him.
There are two things to point out: I shouldn’t have been so oblivious that he was taking advantage of me, and I’m not the only culprit on his list of lenders.
My friend swindled me out of about $1,000. It became so bad that it was starting to affect my financial situation and the best thing that happened to me was finding a way out of that terrible situation by returning home.
When a friend takes advantage of multiple people who lend their resources, they’re obviously not a friend, but someone who gets by through manipulation. The bottom line, as the saying goes, is...
