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Devin Wills, CEO of A&W Contracting, Accused of Self-Promotion?

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2 years ago

December 8, 2021

Devin Wills is the CEO of A&W Contracting, Managing Partner of LFLS Legacy Holdings, CEO, Owner of Empathy Lending, and Chairman Executive Director of Hands Across Atlanta

Paid interviews and feature stories of Devin shed lights into his modest upbringing. His father worked hard to give Devin and his siblings a better life, and they come from a modest background. Devin went through a tough time after his father’s untimely death, using drugs and alcohol as a coping mechanism. But he wasn’t going to allow these obstacles control his life indefinitely. Rather, he set out on a healing journey and even took on a part in his father’s business. He runs an organization called Hands Across Atlanta and actively engages in philanthropic activities in addition to his professional obligations.

Although Devin Wills has an interesting life story, it seems that he has chosen to promote his work through paid interviews and possibly fake feature pieces. It’s possible that the people giving him publicity assistance neglected to mention that the information featured below is classified as sponsored brand content.

His achievements, life story, and the hardships he faced are all definitely real. But what about the success stories and interviews you find below? They have received full funding and support. It makes sense that someone who makes a large investment in articles would want to display them. On his website [https://devinwills.com/], he had been showcasing these sponsored publications prominently, however it looks that the website is no longer operational.

SOCIAL PRESENCE:
https://www.instagram.com/thedevinwills [ Verified due to below-Paid Articles ]
https://www.facebook.com/TheDevinWills/ [ Verified due to below Paid Articles ]
http://devinwills.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/devinwills
http://a-winc.com/

LET’S ANALYZE THE PAID ARTICLES PUBLICATIONS:

Although Devin’s sponsored posts are meant to be motivational, they sadly frequently come across as monotonous. This can happen if you try to publish your content on a lot of different platforms only to get as many as possible. Publications don’t always give the quality of the material the same amount of attention when they pay for articles. More work should be put into improving the caliber of these articles by his team. Moreover, a few of his pieces had tiny, grainy photos, which raises the possibility that he did not give the PR firm higher-quality photos. Are hazy photos really a worry for publications? In most cases, no, as long as they receive payment.

Below, there is a list of publications that offer brand publishing and can be acquired through PR service providers, typically priced between $50 to $250, or from freelance platforms like Fiverr, PeoplePerHour, or Swapd. For example, American Reporter is available for $99, KivoDaily also costs $99, and DisruptMagazine is similarly priced at $99, among others.

Get the full list of his paid interviews and featured articles by downloading it here.

If someone wants to show that you’re doing well, it’s okay to spend some extra money on promoting yourself. You can tell your success story to the world through trustworthy magazines that let you share your own stuff in their ads. Magazines like Flaunt, Village Voice, and Mercury News let you put your content in their Sponsored section for around $800 to $999.

DEVIN WILLS IS ON THE TOP 10 LIST. HOW?

It is honored to be part of the Top 10 CEO List but only if it is published by some credible media outlets or institutions. Not least CEO World Publication allows you to publish such paid articles for $399 under their advertising program. This so-called List of “Top 10 Young CEOs To Know About In 2021” is 100% Paid and Fake and published by some PR agency. This is an old method used by many PR agencies to charge and club multiple clients in a single article for a mere $200 – $300 for placement in such articles.

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