I’m now up into double digits with the number of ideas that I’ve shared with bloggers that have been taken to fruition.
I don’t mind sharing, well I didn’t, but am starting to, BUT I see now that the blogosphere is a populated by a different kind of person.
In the internet marketing world, where I started, when we sat down with someone, especially over a meal, and gave freely of our ideas, if you took an idea and ran with it, you invited the originator of the idea to participate. That’s basically what a “joint venture’ is. Basically, not entirely.
What I wasn’t sure of, but am now, was if the new breed of internet marketer, known as bloggers, was the type to use an idea and not even invite participation or if they, as bloggers would seem to be, would be sharers.
Most bloggers are not sharers. Most are users and takers. They take your time and use your idea. They run away to a dark corner and code like hell til they have a new service, project or blog.
That’s just wrong.
From now on, I will be more careful with my sharing, whether it’s in private, on the phone or over a meal. There may only be paid consultations.
I’ve got plenty of ideas left and they’ll pay more than the ones I’ve shared, so it’s not a big loss.
I might have taught you all you know, but I didn’t teach you all I know.
Peace.
PS – I’m taking the day off to go play golf. I will not expand on this post. No names. No fingers to be pointed at a specific site.
You have no idea who these bloggers are. If you think you do, you’re wrong.
EDIT – Notice the phrase ‘double digits’ – this isn’t a specific or one-time thing. It’s over a period of a year. It does not point specifically to anything new, just released or current.
The photo used is to point you to a way to work with bright ideas.
EDIT #2 – This does in no way, shape or form refer to Brian Clark or Chris Pearson and their soon to be launched service.
Hell, I know where Pearson lives and will be in Louisville tomorrow. If I had a beef with him, I’d go by and eat lunch with him at Q’doba and talk it over like adults.
Chris has, thru his Blog Louisville site, made me thousands of dollars by selling ads. Why in the hell would I bite the hand that fed me ?
I’m dumb, but I ain’t that dumb.
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