Comments on: Web Two Point “Schmo” http://bensettle.com/blog/web-two-point-schmo/ Your daily marketing addiction Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:21:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris http://bensettle.com/blog/web-two-point-schmo/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Chris Sat, 05 May 2007 21:34:43 +0000 http://bensettle.com/blog/?p=50#comment-118 re Michel Fortin's multiple tech skills...is he still teaching at his local college or whatever? Being kept on your toes by motivated and informed students can REALLY fuel a teacher's enthusiasm to burn the midnight oil before stepping up to the podium... As Mike notes, the time mgt thing is a key component too. Keep asking what is working for whoever are your respected peers and mentors, and then try em out. I gave the James Brausch TV extermination weapon a shot and haven't looked back since :-) Best, Chris re Michel Fortin’s multiple tech skills…is he still teaching at his local college or whatever? Being kept on your toes by motivated and informed students can REALLY fuel a teacher’s enthusiasm to burn the midnight oil before stepping up to the podium…

As Mike notes, the time mgt thing is a key component too. Keep asking what is working for whoever are your respected peers and mentors, and then try em out.
I gave the James Brausch TV extermination weapon a shot and haven’t looked back since :-)

Best,

Chris

]]> By: Mike http://bensettle.com/blog/web-two-point-schmo/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Mike Thu, 03 May 2007 22:49:43 +0000 http://bensettle.com/blog/?p=50#comment-121 I think when it comes to learning several skills such as SEO, PPC, Web 2.0 marketing, copywriting, etc., it really comes down to highly regimented time management. More importantly, I think it comes down to how much free time you have available due to other obligations such as family and clients. If you're a superstar copywriter with people begging to be your client, you can cherry pick who you want to work with at high fees and use your extra time to learn new skills. When you're first starting out in any of the abovementioned disciplines, I don't think you can really be a superstar in one of these skillsets if you're learning a bunch of them at once. Make sense? I think when it comes to learning several skills such as SEO, PPC, Web 2.0 marketing, copywriting, etc., it really comes down to highly regimented time management. More importantly, I think it comes down to how much free time you have available due to other obligations such as family and clients. If you’re a superstar copywriter with people begging to be your client, you can cherry pick who you want to work with at high fees and use your extra time to learn new skills. When you’re first starting out in any of the abovementioned disciplines, I don’t think you can really be a superstar in one of these skillsets if you’re learning a bunch of them at once. Make sense?

]]> By: Ben Settle http://bensettle.com/blog/web-two-point-schmo/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Ben Settle Fri, 06 Apr 2007 21:59:18 +0000 http://bensettle.com/blog/?p=50#comment-120 Which reminds me... Trying to be all things to all people will usually murder your positioning in the market, too. Just ask K-Mart. Which reminds me…

Trying to be all things to all people will usually murder your positioning in the market, too.

Just ask K-Mart.

]]> By: On Copywriting http://bensettle.com/blog/web-two-point-schmo/comment-page-1/#comment-119 On Copywriting Fri, 06 Apr 2007 21:55:07 +0000 http://bensettle.com/blog/?p=50#comment-119 <strong>Copywriters On The Vital Few...</strong> It's August 8, 2006, and John Manley writes:Here's the big point to remember: Decide on ONE self-promotion strategy. Follow it through. I diluted my efforts by going in too many directions. I could have made twice as much money this... Copywriters On The Vital Few…

It’s August 8, 2006, and John Manley writes:Here’s the big point to remember: Decide on ONE self-promotion strategy. Follow it through. I diluted my efforts by going in too many directions. I could have made twice as much money this…

]]> By: Ben Settle http://bensettle.com/blog/web-two-point-schmo/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Ben Settle Thu, 05 Apr 2007 17:30:43 +0000 http://bensettle.com/blog/?p=50#comment-123 I hear ya Ryan. I hate it when I have to learn some new techno thing. Even simple stuff like Wordpress keeps me up 'till 2 am. Bah! Speaking of which... For anyone who's been a victim of the flawed revolving math plugin above, I fixed it. A lot of times even if you put the right answer in it would still say you had the wrong answer. (So no, your calculator isn't broken.) That shouldn't be a problem anymore. Hopefully... I hear ya Ryan.

I hate it when I have to learn some new techno thing.

Even simple stuff like WordPress keeps me up ’till 2 am.

Bah!

Speaking of which…

For anyone who’s been a victim of the flawed revolving math plugin above, I fixed it.

A lot of times even if you put the right answer in it would still say you had the wrong answer. (So no, your calculator isn’t broken.)

That shouldn’t be a problem anymore.

Hopefully…

]]> By: Ryan Healy http://bensettle.com/blog/web-two-point-schmo/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Ryan Healy Thu, 05 Apr 2007 17:19:18 +0000 http://bensettle.com/blog/?p=50#comment-122 Sometimes I wonder how guys like Michel excel at copywriting... and still seem to stay on top of all the tech stuff. It's amazing. I've occasionally delved into learning new skills just to get something done, but it's usually only a passing knowledge... enough to get me by. To restate your advice (which I agree with) in a slightly different way: focus on strengthening your strengths. Sometimes I wonder how guys like Michel excel at copywriting… and still seem to stay on top of all the tech stuff. It’s amazing.

I’ve occasionally delved into learning new skills just to get something done, but it’s usually only a passing knowledge… enough to get me by.

To restate your advice (which I agree with) in a slightly different way: focus on strengthening your strengths.

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