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Re:Are Product Hunt's featured products still online today? by time_to_smile on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @12:15PM (#30275156)
> I find your warning a bit unfair as there are literally no CTA inside the blog content promoting our product and only 2 internal links toward other educational posts.

I've worked in or adjacent to the content marketing world long enough to know that a CTA is not necessary for the post to be marketing/advertising. One of the major goals of content marketing it to establish the authority of the brand. You are well aware that the raison d'etre of that post is to spread awareness of and establish the authority of ScrapingBee.

It doesn't mean the post is not interesting, useful or valuable. But that post exists fundamentally for marketing/brand purposes.

Parents warning is completely fair, especially since they immediately point out the value of the post.

Re:Are Product Hunt's featured products still online today? by frogpelt on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @02:22PM (#30277150)
What's the point of the warning though?

If you're paying attention you know it's content marketing. If you're oblivious, the marketing probably isn't working.

Either way, you probably don't need a warning.

Re:Are Product Hunt's featured products still online today? by pessimizer on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @06:35PM (#30280355)
I love warnings, because I don't have to pay as much attention.