What is GuestPostU? Is it legitimate? Has anyone else worked with them?

[Annie]

I recently received an email from someone from GuestPostU, offering to be a guest poster on my blog. At the bottom of the email was a link to http://www.guestpostu.com/, which is the website of the organization.

The whole thing seems suspicious to me. First, the link at the bottom of the page that says "examples" leads to nothing, and I can't find any examples of their work elsewhere on the internet. The website has a "pricing" tab, but there's nothing there. The initial impression I got from the email was that the posts were being offered for free, and I'm not willing to pay any amount of money at all for a guest post. Isn't it a bit manipulative to appear to offer something for free, but then turn around and charge for it (if it does indeed cost money)?

So, all I'm asking is, has anyone else worked with this organization before? It is real, or a scam?

Even if you've never heard of them before, does it seem suspicious to anyone else?

[Amy, ~Bookworm Lift~]

I wouldn't trust somebody (personally) that isn't from a blog/site which I can view properly. If I can't see posts by the individual themselves I wouldn't be interested (: I haven't worked with them but I'd rather be safe than sorry (especially if I thought I may be entering into an agreement which I'd have to pay for).
There are many willing to guest post in Blogger Lift though. You can hunt here: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...
Or those listed in italics at the Book Blogger Directory are potentially interested also.

[Annie]

Thanks for the links. Yeah, I'd rather not have someone post on my blog if I can't see what they've written in the past. Besides, I have a feeling that even if GuestPostU was a legitimate, free thing, it would be a little too professional for my taste. I try to keep a laid-back style on my blog, and I tend to make random asides and use GIFs, so a "professional" post wouldn't really match the rest of my posts anyway.

[Amy, ~Bookworm Lift~]

I see what you mean. And GIF's rule, don't they? All my reviews include them which some find funny but whatever XD

[Annie]

The use of GIFs in a blog post is an art form. Sometimes they're just what you need to get a certain emotion across.