Comments on: Market Like You Mean It

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 14:08:18 +0000

Damn right, Cathy! You tell her. Mind you, I've worked with local clients, but the majority of my work comes from everywhere else.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 13:32:06 +0000

I remember one of those gurus criticizing me for not marketing myself as Cathy Miller, [insert my city/state] freelance writer since she was so WILDLY successful marketing with her location-specific info. Well, good for her (if true).

I made a conscious decision not to market myself that way because there is way more opportunity in my niche outside of my area. And my location does not define my experience.

So, who's right and who's wrong? We can both be right - for our specific circumstances. I still think I know best for me, Ms. Guru.

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:52:59 +0000

Sometimes those walls are quite inspiring, aren't they? You're right about that four-letter word, too. Easy seems so attractive until you're years into it and realize you haven't moved an inch.

By: mema13

mema13 — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 22:09:19 +0000

Procrastination is like idle hands. The challenge is to keep pushing past the barrier of mediocrity & finding the gems that lie beneath. But it does take a four-letter word no one likes using: W-O-R-K. I'm guilty of finding the easy way out which just cheats me in the long run. But there comes a time in one's life when you hit a wall. You have to continue to learn & grow to enrich your life.The aalternative is stifling and not where a true writer wants to be: obsolete, dated, & old.

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 18:08:28 +0000

Fad diets — great way to put it, Paula. And I totally agree with you; there are no absolutes, and whatever works for YOU is the best method to keep with.

By: Paula

Paula — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 17:06:04 +0000

I'm still working on it, but marketing is a never-ending process. The day I think (like some of those self-proclaimed gurus) I know it all is the day everything will start to fall apart. Why? I'll have stoped trying to learn and improve on my own efforts.

When reading your description of those gurus, Lori, I immediately thought of fad diets. People jump on the bandwagon, hoping for quick results while quite possibly denying themselves proper nutrients. All carbs are not bad. Some fat actually is good - and necessary to a healthy metabolism.

The only absolute in life is that there are no absolutes.

You need to try out different approaches to find the marketing mix that works for you...even then, keep trying new ideas.