Comments on: How To Make an Extra $285 a Month, And An Awesome Story http://ittybiz.com/how-to-make-an-extra-285-a-month-and-an-awesome-story/ Marketing for Businesses Without Marketing Departments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:22:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Hans Hageman http://ittybiz.com/how-to-make-an-extra-285-a-month-and-an-awesome-story/#comment-10579 Hans Hageman Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:02:58 +0000 http://ittybiz.com/?p=1727#comment-10579 You are an inspiration. I am an educator in Harlem and my wife and I have a school in India for poor Hindu and Muslim girls - the Sulaxmi School. Your writing has helped me to move away from a traditional mindset to explore what I can do through the online world to support this mission as I improve my own quality of life. I'm also enjoying "How to Launch the ***out of Your Ebook." You are an inspiration. I am an educator in Harlem and my wife and I have a school in India for poor Hindu and Muslim girls – the Sulaxmi School. Your writing has helped me to move away from a traditional mindset to explore what I can do through the online world to support this mission as I improve my own quality of life. I’m also enjoying “How to Launch the ***out of Your Ebook.”

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And now for something completely different… your email details still show Jess. I also tried to contact you through Jess just before you left for Canada with some info which may help with your immigration problem. My family and I have three nationalities and immigration statuses between us, some of the situations may be relevant to Jamie’s. Still have the copy in my sent folder, if you want me to email it to you. You can contact me through my website with your email, or change your contact details ;-).

]]> By: Sonia Simone http://ittybiz.com/how-to-make-an-extra-285-a-month-and-an-awesome-story/#comment-10566 Sonia Simone Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:57:33 +0000 http://ittybiz.com/?p=1727#comment-10566 That call is going to be hawt. I'm on kid duty tonight or I'd call in and heckle, er, lovingly support you. That call is going to be hawt. I’m on kid duty tonight or I’d call in and heckle, er, lovingly support you.

]]> By: Roberto http://ittybiz.com/how-to-make-an-extra-285-a-month-and-an-awesome-story/#comment-10564 Roberto Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:58:03 +0000 http://ittybiz.com/?p=1727#comment-10564 Fantastic post. I never comment on blogs, generally. But I wanted to let you know I really admire your writing style, and your site as a whole. I work the graveyard shift, and I get your posts just at the end of my shift, when my energy is at its lowest. In the couple of weeks I've been a subscriber, I've found your material thought-provoking, funny (funny really helps at 5 AM), and motivating. Thanks. Please continue to be awesome. Fantastic post. I never comment on blogs, generally. But I wanted to let you know I really admire your writing style, and your site as a whole. I work the graveyard shift, and I get your posts just at the end of my shift, when my energy is at its lowest. In the couple of weeks I’ve been a subscriber, I’ve found your material thought-provoking, funny (funny really helps at 5 AM), and motivating. Thanks. Please continue to be awesome.

]]> By: Lydia, CluelessCrafter http://ittybiz.com/how-to-make-an-extra-285-a-month-and-an-awesome-story/#comment-10563 Lydia, CluelessCrafter Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:51:59 +0000 http://ittybiz.com/?p=1727#comment-10563 I find Twitter to be 100% disenchanting and recommend we call it Anti-Social Media for what it really is. And, I come from a visual arts background and think that crappy URL the Twitter app. generates burns the eyes. I find Twitter to be 100% disenchanting and recommend we call it Anti-Social Media for what it really is. And, I come from a visual arts background and think that crappy URL the Twitter app. generates burns the eyes.

]]> By: Naomi Dunford http://ittybiz.com/how-to-make-an-extra-285-a-month-and-an-awesome-story/#comment-10562 Naomi Dunford Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:47:15 +0000 http://ittybiz.com/?p=1727#comment-10562 "To me, hating Facebook and Twitter just means you haven’t gotten the hang of using it." Also, I don't hate Facebook and Twitter. I think they're an inane time suck. Kind of like me insisting on watching endless reruns of Queer Eye. Great fun. Still inane and still a time suck. “To me, hating Facebook and Twitter just means you haven’t gotten the hang of using it.”

Also, I don’t hate Facebook and Twitter. I think they’re an inane time suck. Kind of like me insisting on watching endless reruns of Queer Eye. Great fun. Still inane and still a time suck.

]]> By: Naomi Dunford http://ittybiz.com/how-to-make-an-extra-285-a-month-and-an-awesome-story/#comment-10561 Naomi Dunford Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:38:33 +0000 http://ittybiz.com/?p=1727#comment-10561 @ Jennifer -- I do not in any way doubt the <em>capacity</em> of social media. I very much doubt the capacity of the average user. Lots of people are using social media in ass kicking ways. The other 99.997 are talking about their cat or their new blog post. (I include myself among the latter.) My primary issue with the use of social media for businesses and causes is that in so many cases, the user's goals could be much better achieved with another method. (Hmm, I want to raise money for a school in Cambodia. I know, I'll write a BLOG POST! And then I'll TWEET it. Lots and lots! And I'll ask my FRIENDS to tweet it! Where is the business acumen in that?) But we hear all this, "OMG, Twitter/Facebook is where it's AT, man!" and figure, well, I guess social media is it. Very few users are viewing their use of social media critically. They're thinking, gee, speaking at conferences is kind of unpleasant and expensive and everybody knows nobody reads the newspaper anymore, so PR is useless, and interruption advertising is dead, so I guess it's social media now. And I just think it's bullshit. From a social standpoint, social media can't be beat in many cases. But from a business standpoint? I stand by my original 99.997% estimation. @ Jennifer — I do not in any way doubt the capacity of social media. I very much doubt the capacity of the average user. Lots of people are using social media in ass kicking ways. The other 99.997 are talking about their cat or their new blog post. (I include myself among the latter.)

My primary issue with the use of social media for businesses and causes is that in so many cases, the user’s goals could be much better achieved with another method. (Hmm, I want to raise money for a school in Cambodia. I know, I’ll write a BLOG POST! And then I’ll TWEET it. Lots and lots! And I’ll ask my FRIENDS to tweet it! Where is the business acumen in that?) But we hear all this, “OMG, Twitter/Facebook is where it’s AT, man!” and figure, well, I guess social media is it.

Very few users are viewing their use of social media critically. They’re thinking, gee, speaking at conferences is kind of unpleasant and expensive and everybody knows nobody reads the newspaper anymore, so PR is useless, and interruption advertising is dead, so I guess it’s social media now. And I just think it’s bullshit.

From a social standpoint, social media can’t be beat in many cases. But from a business standpoint? I stand by my original 99.997% estimation.

]]> By: Jennfier http://ittybiz.com/how-to-make-an-extra-285-a-month-and-an-awesome-story/#comment-10560 Jennfier Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:06:10 +0000 http://ittybiz.com/?p=1727#comment-10560 Just realized my above comment sounded like it was all about you, Naomi, but it was, more, at the end, "you" in general. But, really, I don't get why you, Naomi, wouldn't like FB and Twitter, since you are all about the connection and not at all about the push. So maybe it's a time issue? Just realized my above comment sounded like it was all about you, Naomi, but it was, more, at the end, “you” in general. But, really, I don’t get why you, Naomi, wouldn’t like FB and Twitter, since you are all about the connection and not at all about the push. So maybe it’s a time issue?

]]> By: Melinda | WAHM Biz Builder http://ittybiz.com/how-to-make-an-extra-285-a-month-and-an-awesome-story/#comment-10559 Melinda | WAHM Biz Builder Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:07:07 +0000 http://ittybiz.com/?p=1727#comment-10559 Eh.... I'm sitting in a hotel room at 9.00am tomorrow! Oh, no, it will be 8.30am for me because I'm interstate... Why do you do this on short notice!!! LOL! Just kidding Naomi! :-) Eh…. I’m sitting in a hotel room at 9.00am tomorrow! Oh, no, it will be 8.30am for me because I’m interstate…

Why do you do this on short notice!!! LOL! Just kidding Naomi! :-)

]]> By: Jennifer http://ittybiz.com/how-to-make-an-extra-285-a-month-and-an-awesome-story/#comment-10558 Jennifer Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:35:54 +0000 http://ittybiz.com/?p=1727#comment-10558 Naomi, you know I love you, girl, but your social media perspective is whack. If you were trying to connect with pole dancers, for instance (and I know you wish you were), you would find that, in addition to forums and blogs and video channels, there are also a ton of pole dancers happily frolicking all over Facebook and Twitter. And you would find you could meet and talk with them there and, instead of saying inane things about your cat, you could talk with them about POLE. And you could get to know them and they could get to know you. All without a product push. And then, lo and behold, when they find out about your product, they already know you and feel comfortable asking you questions and trusting you. To me, hating Facebook and Twitter just means you haven't gotten the hang of using it. If building relationships is essential to your business, then Facebook and Twitter are a huge help with that IF you humanize the interaction. If you just randomly add friends and talk about your cat, well there's the problem. Naomi, you know I love you, girl, but your social media perspective is whack. If you were trying to connect with pole dancers, for instance (and I know you wish you were), you would find that, in addition to forums and blogs and video channels, there are also a ton of pole dancers happily frolicking all over Facebook and Twitter.

And you would find you could meet and talk with them there and, instead of saying inane things about your cat, you could talk with them about POLE. And you could get to know them and they could get to know you. All without a product push. And then, lo and behold, when they find out about your product, they already know you and feel comfortable asking you questions and trusting you.

To me, hating Facebook and Twitter just means you haven’t gotten the hang of using it. If building relationships is essential to your business, then Facebook and Twitter are a huge help with that IF you humanize the interaction. If you just randomly add friends and talk about your cat, well there’s the problem.

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