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#WTFNaina : Very Very High. Costs that is.

  • November 21, 2016
  • naina
Thanks for sharing your costs. On the outset, these seem quite high. Lets just focus on the social media bit for the time being. Is it possible for you to…
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#WTFNaina : We are broke, so YOU should work for free #Startups

  • November 14, 2016
  • naina
We totally understand that it is always beneficial to go for licensing and we really are keen on associating with you for a long run. However, we are kind of…
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#WTFNaina : Editing Photos

  • November 7, 2016
  • naina
Comment received on Instagram : “Why u do so much editing . Im sorry but i think it will look more pretty if its original . Ur a great photographer…
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#WTFNaina : Collect Experiences, for Free

  • October 31, 2016
  • naina
  First email received ( a generic press release type in my opinion – giving a bit of information, fishing for any possibilities ) : Greetings! We would like to…
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#WTFNaina : 5 Minutes of Your Time

  • October 24, 2016
  • naina
  The subject of this email was “URGENT”. In my experience, it never is. It is usually someone passing on their incompetence to me. And I’m never interested. But it…
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#WTFNaina : We Make Money But You Don’t You Silly Photographer You

  • October 17, 2016
  • naina
  The offending email ( from an internationally renowned, India-based design school no less ) : Dear Naina, Thanks for your response and Greetings from India! India is coming up…
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#WTFNaina : Cordially Invited to Work for Free

  • October 10, 2016
  • naina
  In today’s edition of #WTFNaina, I give you an email that is representative of a large number of emails I receive on a weekly basis : Hi! You are…
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#WTFNaina : We Love Bloggers

  • October 3, 2016
  • naina
Email received : Hi Naina, My name is <redacted> and I am the co-founder of <redacted>. <redacted> is a fashion QnA platform that helps bloggers as well. For our upcoming…
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#WTFNaina : Need To Meet You

  • September 26, 2016
  • naina
  No you don’t.   Now that that’s out of the way, here’s a longer explanation. Email from stranger : Hi Naina, I need to meet you regarding a brand…
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#WTFNaina : Press Releases

  • September 19, 2016
  • naina
  Would you be ok with me sending you an email each time I published a blog post on this blog? Some of you might say yes. Some of you…
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#WTFNaina : All Expenses Paid

  • September 12, 2016
  • naina
  The number of emails I receive about “FAM” trips is NUTS. For those of you unfamiliar with this term, “FAM” is short for “Familiarization”. Brands have been known to…
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#WTFNaina : You Tell Budget, No You!

  • September 5, 2016
  • naina
Them : Hello, we like your work, we want you to photograph our product. Me : Great, please tell me more about your product and any other details that might…
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#WTFNaina : Clicking Bait

  • August 29, 2016
  • naina
Them : “We see from your Twitter profile that you like clicking. Participate in this contest and maybe you’ll win something for clicking!”   Yes, I like “clicking”. Assuming you…
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#WTFNaina : Branded House Party

  • August 22, 2016
  • naina
Them : <redacted> We’re keen to host some house parties at the houses of some of our friends in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. The format is quite simple. You invite…
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#WTFNaina : Feel Free

  • August 15, 2016
  • naina
Them : Subject : Fashion Event Happening Tomorrow Hi, Please find the attached picture to see the details of the preview happening at <redacted> store tomorrow and day after. It…
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#WTFNaina : You Are Important

  • August 8, 2016
  • naina
(Above image is only for representative purposes. From the #EyesForLondon stories. )   Them on email : “Please come to our event in Bombay.” Me : “Thank you. I’d love…
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#WTFNaina : Brand Events

  • August 1, 2016
  • naina
  Invitations to 50 events. Means I am professional event attender? Means I earn money attending events? No? Ok bye. “But brand team would like to meet you. Please come…
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#WTFNaina : Salary In Bags

  • July 25, 2016
  • naina
  Them : “So this blog feature we saw you did for X brand was awesome. We also want something similar for our brand. So how much did you charge…
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#WTFNaina : Madam Your Cab

  • July 18, 2016
  • naina
Them : *unscheduled phone call* Me : thinking to self, “I have told this person more than twice earlier that I only do scheduled calls and that I prefer email.…
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Fucking Up and Moving On

  • July 15, 2016
  • naina
What kind of person believes that they’ve never fucked up? We’ve all fucked up at one point or another during our lives. What matters is how one deals with it…
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#WTFNaina : Brand Ego

  • July 13, 2016
  • naina
Email from them : ( edited to remove identifiers and for brevity ) Hi, Hope this mail finds you well. I’m writing to you on behalf of Brand (emphasis theirs) …  For…
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#WTFNaina : Crickets

  • July 12, 2016
  • naina
Them *via FB private message * : “Hi Naina!” Me *on FB private message* : “I don’t chat here, please email me. Thanks.” Them *on email* : “Hello, can you…
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You do not have to work for free

  • January 30, 2015
  • naina
Someone in a well-read advice column recently recommended to a youngster, “Since you are young, you can choose to work for free…”. Reading that made me purple in my face. Who…
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Agency Emails & How They Tried To Arm Twist Me

  • July 21, 2014
  • naina
Here is an email exchange I recently had with a Digital Agency / PR firm that wanted me to tweet about their client’s brand. First email from them on Day…
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Her career, spanning 16 years, started with an MBA in IT & Systems, to a job as an Innovation Management Consultant, to branding & graphic design work for international clients, to a full-time solo-entrepreneurship as an Experience Collector.

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