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| Aug 11, 2009 3:44 pm |
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re: re: : Attn: Professional Programme |
Russ Jackman
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You missed the point Lamar ... in regards to "going where the eyeballs are", there would be very few local eyeballs (existing traffic) on Squidoo or 30Boxes, so there would be no additional benefit of using a hosted service than using your own system. Yes, "web 2.0" sites offer the advantage of existing traffic, but you would have more local people paying attention to you in a fish suit than stumbling across your Squidoo lens.
And I did not say not to use Twitter in case of a DDoS attack ... I said don't use it as the foundation of a marketing strategy. It should be one part of the effort, not an integral requirement for your plan to work. And if Ting's is going to rely on Twitter, they should pay more attention to it and post more than 2 Tweets in July 2008 and try to attract more than 74 followers.
And yes, the internet is facilitating this discussion. But none of the professionals offering you advice rely on Ryze or any hosted service as the cornerstone of their internet strategy ... we understand the risks.
Lamar, instead of getting defensive, try to understand the experience and knowledge that is being shared with you. I don't think you give enough credit and respect to the people who have been trying to help you out all these years ... we are all very good at what we do, and are offering you advice and suggestions based on our experience and success. If I suggest a client dress up in a fish costume, considering what they pay me for the advice I think most (if not all) would take that advice.
(And I was not suggesting you actaully do that, Lamar ... re-read the post. I was using it as a comparison, saying it would attract more attention than a Squidoo lens among local residents.)
Clients don't take my advice simply because their "web designer" suggests they dress up in a fish costume; they take the advice because they understand I have owned or managed a number of successful businesses over the years (including multi-million dollar operations), in addition to 27 years or working with technology. There is more confidence for them in taking advice from someone who has walked the walk (and is currently walking the walk with the other business I bought in March). You should seriously consider doing the same, and stop being so defensive when we try to point out the pitfalls of handing your customers over to a "free" service.
BTW, I live in a small village on the north shore of Lake Erie, not a big city. Mind you, we have a population of 2,000 compared to your 1,000 area residents, but I'm not sure if that limits my advice to only working in a "big city".Private Reply to Russ Jackman (new win) |
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