Comments on: AdSense Is For Introverts http://www.memwg.com/adsense-introverts/ Eric Giguere's AdSense Tips Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:55:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Chuck Brown http://www.memwg.com/adsense-introverts/comment-page-1/#comment-2624 Chuck Brown Wed, 09 Jan 2008 01:25:53 +0000 http://www.memwg.com/adsense-introverts/#comment-2624 Well spoken, Paul. There are few truer observations in business than the drastically different types of people who "make the promises" (sales), those who "deliver the goods" (production) and "the bean-counters" (those who deal with the actual numbers). All those types are critical to the process...though they don't always care for each other, or even get along. And most people can only fit naturally into one of those categories. Well spoken, Paul. There are few truer observations in business than the drastically different types of people who “make the promises” (sales), those who “deliver the goods” (production) and “the bean-counters” (those who deal with the actual numbers).

All those types are critical to the process…though they don’t always care for each other, or even get along. And most people can only fit naturally into one of those categories.

]]> By: Paul http://www.memwg.com/adsense-introverts/comment-page-1/#comment-2623 Paul Wed, 09 Jan 2008 01:18:49 +0000 http://www.memwg.com/adsense-introverts/#comment-2623 No matter what sort of personality you have, I think it is VERY important to consider that when looking at the kind of business you want to develop. It is terribly easy to start something which is not a good fit and find it difficult to change directions. I do some work for a used car finance company and see the same thing there. The sales guys and the finance guys have completely different personalities. They both do best if they work in the area with the best "fit". No matter what sort of personality you have, I think it is VERY important to consider that when looking at the kind of business you want to develop. It is terribly easy to start something which is not a good fit and find it difficult to change directions.

I do some work for a used car finance company and see the same thing there. The sales guys and the finance guys have completely different personalities. They both do best if they work in the area with the best “fit”.

]]> By: Eric Giguere http://www.memwg.com/adsense-introverts/comment-page-1/#comment-2622 Eric Giguere Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:44:40 +0000 http://www.memwg.com/adsense-introverts/#comment-2622 John, all I'm saying is that you can't tell an introvert to be more extroverted and expect it to work. That's a common response by extroverts, because it's what they understand. Boy I wish it was that easy! It also works the other way: telling an extrovert that they need to learn how to spend time by themselves doesn't actually help them much... Eric John, all I’m saying is that you can’t tell an introvert to be more extroverted and expect it to work. That’s a common response by extroverts, because it’s what they understand. Boy I wish it was that easy! It also works the other way: telling an extrovert that they need to learn how to spend time by themselves doesn’t actually help them much…

Eric

]]> By: John W. furst http://www.memwg.com/adsense-introverts/comment-page-1/#comment-2621 John W. furst Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:03:07 +0000 http://www.memwg.com/adsense-introverts/#comment-2621 @Chuck: It's alright :-) You know that's why a mentors and coaches can have great value. They are straight forward and force you to take the blinders off. @Chuck: It’s alright :-)
You know that’s why a mentors and coaches can have great value. They are straight forward and force you to take the blinders off.

]]> By: Chuck Brown http://www.memwg.com/adsense-introverts/comment-page-1/#comment-2620 Chuck Brown Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:50:51 +0000 http://www.memwg.com/adsense-introverts/#comment-2620 John, I wasn't intending the comment to mock you...only to suggest that it's a human trait for each of us to view every situation through the blinders/filters of our own personal experience. We tend to believe that if it works for us, it would work for everyone. Sorry if it came across as anything more than a humorous observation. It's very familiar to me, because others say the same about me all the time. ;-) c- John,

I wasn’t intending the comment to mock you…only to suggest that it’s a human trait for each of us to view every situation through the blinders/filters of our own personal experience. We tend to believe that if it works for us, it would work for everyone. Sorry if it came across as anything more than a humorous observation. It’s very familiar to me, because others say the same about me all the time. ;-)

c-

]]> By: John W. furst http://www.memwg.com/adsense-introverts/comment-page-1/#comment-2619 John W. furst Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:40:10 +0000 http://www.memwg.com/adsense-introverts/#comment-2619 @(Paul & Eric & Chuck): I appreciate your replies, although, we have quite different points. I did not show a certain "attitude", nor was I giving specific tips, I was sharing my humble observations only. Yours John @(Paul & Eric & Chuck): I appreciate your replies, although, we have quite different points. I did not show a certain “attitude”, nor was I giving specific tips, I was sharing my humble observations only.
Yours John

]]> By: Chuck Brown http://www.memwg.com/adsense-introverts/comment-page-1/#comment-2618 Chuck Brown Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:23:37 +0000 http://www.memwg.com/adsense-introverts/#comment-2618 John's attitude reminds me of the old saying: "When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem begins to look like a nail." There are truly many options there...including developing sites and tools just for yourself. It's hard for someone who doesn't create products to understand the expectations of a public who wants a lot of something for almost nothing. I wouldn't want to put myself thru that kind of hell, either. And that's why most of these product-producing gurus put layers of buffering (forums, trouble tickets, etc) between themselves and the public. They don't want to deal with it, either. John’s attitude reminds me of the old saying:

“When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem begins to look like a nail.”

There are truly many options there…including developing sites and tools just for yourself. It’s hard for someone who doesn’t create products to understand the expectations of a public who wants a lot of something for almost nothing. I wouldn’t want to put myself thru that kind of hell, either. And that’s why most of these product-producing gurus put layers of buffering (forums, trouble tickets, etc) between themselves and the public. They don’t want to deal with it, either.

]]> By: Eric Giguere http://www.memwg.com/adsense-introverts/comment-page-1/#comment-2616 Eric Giguere Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:57:35 +0000 http://www.memwg.com/adsense-introverts/#comment-2616 John, telling an introvert to be more extroverted just doesn't work. It's not something you can easily change. Eric John, telling an introvert to be more extroverted just doesn’t work. It’s not something you can easily change.

Eric

]]> By: Paul http://www.memwg.com/adsense-introverts/comment-page-1/#comment-2615 Paul Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:27:50 +0000 http://www.memwg.com/adsense-introverts/#comment-2615 John, Having customers for a software product means I would have to deal with complaints, install issues, etc. In other words, lots of person to person negotiations. I ALWAYS loose in those situations. I don't charge enough, I take responsibility for things that are not really my problem, etc. Worst of all, I have to deal with customers on their schedule, not mine. With AdSense (or Ebay's program) I can wake up in the morning and look forward to a completely uninterrupted day researching and writing about whatever seems the most interesting. It was a really liberating feeling when I realized that I can make a living without customers :) John,
Having customers for a software product means I would have to deal with complaints, install issues, etc. In other words, lots of person to person negotiations. I ALWAYS loose in those situations. I don’t charge enough, I take responsibility for things that are not really my problem, etc. Worst of all, I have to deal with customers on their schedule, not mine.

With AdSense (or Ebay’s program) I can wake up in the morning and look forward to a completely uninterrupted day researching and writing about whatever seems the most interesting. It was a really liberating feeling when I realized that I can make a living without customers :)

]]> By: John W. Furst http://www.memwg.com/adsense-introverts/comment-page-1/#comment-2614 John W. Furst Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:11:06 +0000 http://www.memwg.com/adsense-introverts/#comment-2614 Hi! Well, you might be right that you can get started very easily with AdSense. However, one should not remain being an introvert. Life in general, business in particular and even most jobs require more or less level of being extrovert. @Paul: Why don't you want to have customers? Creating and selling a product is more beneficial than you think. Yours John Hi!

Well, you might be right that you can get started very easily with AdSense.

However, one should not remain being an introvert. Life in general, business in particular and even most jobs require more or less level of being extrovert.

@Paul:
Why don’t you want to have customers? Creating and selling a product is more beneficial than you think.

Yours
John

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