Posts Tagged ‘Gary Vaynerchuck’
Twitter Snobs
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How I use Twitter: A Conversation on Skype
Rick Says: When you get time I need help with twitter Dave Charbonneau says: I'm here. Rick Says: I am now but are you still there? Dave Charbonneau says: Hi. Rick Says: How are things Dave Charbonneau says: I'm good. Feel a bit like hurling; but I'm good. How're you?' Rick Says: well Rick Says: so how do I get a lot more followers on twitter Dave Charbonneau says: Um... Dave Charbonneau says: There's a cupla ways. Dave Charbonneau says: First, get a foundation to build upon. What are you using it for. What info are you wanting to get out there. Grab hold of a twitter philosophy. Dave Charbonneau says: I recommend NOT to think of Twitter as an outlet for spreading the word about something; and instead to see it as a conduit for CONNECTING with ppl who have similar interests. Dave Charbonneau says: Everybody hates spam and holds disdain for spammers. Good thing abt spammers = if you provide great value, you look intelligent and get LOYAL followers; these are ppl who share your stuff with others. Dave Charbonneau says: Have you read that Crush It book? Rick Says: NO Rick Says: did Dave Charbonneau says: Okay. That's a great place to gain that philosophy (everything begins w/philosophy). Rick Says: Then I shall read it Dave Charbonneau says: Next, hang on and I'll get you...
Know What You Do, and Do It
As any bruised and battered Self-Enterpriser will tell you: Know what you do and don't divert. As you're following along your road map, whether it's Gary Vaynerchuk's Crush It! or Guy Kawasaki's Art of the Start, or Mike Michalowicz'sess's The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur, folks will want to do stuff with you. Heck, they may even want to do stuff TO you. And you may want them to. It may sound exciting. But check the Opportunity Costs: What will it prevent you from doing instead? Weigh your options first, and only then move forward. (I've heard it said: Say YES now; you can always say NO later. This is a good way to burn a lot of relationships fast if you start allowing people to count on you but end up leaving them hanging. Also true about how much time you take to 'decide' whether or not you'll participate with someone). Define what it is you do, the meaning you want from it, and the meaning you want others to experience. Then, stick to that. Take on additional opportunities only when it will compliment what you're already doing. In all of this opportunity weighing, ensure you remain self-sufficient. In other words, don't jump on board with things that "could MAKE you"; cuz those opportunities have a tendency to pull you away from your core, and any reputation your new partner earns, you may end up with as well. All this said, people will want to partner with you, and this is a great thing. The best types of partnerships are with those who are already making money without you, you're making money without them, and the relationship won't change that. Also, talking from my own experience, the value that both you and your partner will gain should result in dollars (or gold, or something of exchangeable value). Okay, I'll add to that, eyeballs (preferably attached to people, and - unless you're in the mortuary biz, they should also be at least somewhat living). There are plenty of individuals who will absolutely LOVE what you're doing, and just want to be a part of it for the joy of it all. If you cave and decide to work with these people (and they're very nice people), ensure the tasks they're providing are only sprinkles on your cake; this way if they don't come through for the project, the project will still advance without missing them. Keep on Rockin' Your World, you Self-Enterpriser, you. --Dave C. Photo Credits: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sally_12/ / CC BY-SA 2.0
Sales Call
Wow! Today's toon turned out much different than what was originally in my head (it seems there was plenty of space in there for the original idea to get lost). The skyline of Seattle meeting Manhattan had a whiteboard rendition of Gary Vaynerchuk's building, The Wine Library, as it's centerpiece. In adding the freeway interchange (from Houston), I was wanting to have Gary and Corvus chilling in traffic. Well, sometimes we need to adapt. Getting all of that stuff in there would have made things quite muddled. In fact, I went all "artsy" and went for a deeper meaning (oooh... aaahhh), tho I still ended up with a fairly complex panel. Thus, even Corvus and Crow took a 3-day weekend as to not muddle-fy things further (Could be a history in the making?). Speaking of simplicity - and speaking of Gary Vaynerchuk - today's blog post comes from Gary himself, and from his blog at GaryVaynerchuck.com. He talks about the simpler times when everybody knew the business of everyone else. Of course, if you business is "business", and you're playing nice, this is a good thing. Gary's book, Crush It! is one of the four books that make up the "Good Enuff To Get Going" list and I use it as a roadmap for the internet portion of our projects. That said, you'll hear more about him here, and I'm certain he and Corvus will get together in a toon quite soon. "Have A Nice Dave." :) --Dave Charbonneau How am I using Gary's book in my blog'azine? Stay tuned, I'll be writing about it from time to time. Can't wait? Email me at Dave@MyCrowEnterprise.com. Photo Credits: Marc Majcher http://www.flickr.com/photos/majcher/ Permissions: CC BY-SA 2.0
