Comments on: Why You Should Ignore 99% of Worthless Advice about “Starting a Business”

By: J. Money

J. Money — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:35:37 +0000

@danielle – Haha, VERY Ramit ;)
@Carol@inthetrenches – Glad you got something out of this!
@Carmie of the Single Nester – I love you too! Unless ofcourse you’re talking about Ramit here – since he wrote this? ;) In which case, HE loves you too!
@Khaleef @ KNS Financial – Rock on brotha! Going over now to check out… excited to see how you feel about one of my fave hip hoppers e-v-e-r :)

By: Khaleef @ KNS Financial

Khaleef @ KNS Financial — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:44:27 +0000

Hey Jay, here is my reaction to Wyclef’s candidacy: http://knsfinancial.com/wyclef-jean-for-president-publicity-hound-or-political-inspiration/

By: Carmie of the Single Nester

Carmie of the Single Nester — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:11:40 +0000

I hope you don’t take this the wrong way but . . . I love you! Your blog is so fun and so informative. You have a gift and thank you for sharing it!

By: Carol@inthetrenches

Carol@inthetrenches — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:21:22 +0000

Thank you! Excellent. I have tried the other way before and know that you are exactly right.

By: danielle

danielle — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:16:34 +0000

i started reading down the post and thought, this really sounds like Ramit…and scrolled back up and realized i missed the guest post by-line :) so true though. it’s all about paying your dues and honing your craft. so many clients will pay top $$$ for quality so just focus on being a great asset and worry about the perfect logo later

By: J. Money

J. Money — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:45:25 +0000

@the Dad, Climbing Out – Great! I think you’ll really like his stuff. I know it lights a fire under my a$$ each time :)
@Kevin@InvestItWisely – Exactly – content is king! If no one wants to read your stuff they surely won’t stick around for the graphics or sharp template. I will say, however, that Twitter can really get you out there and networking incredibly fast though. You just have to pump out smart tweets and use it as a networking tool in order to get anythint out of it.
@Rachel211 – Yeah, FB & twitter can work better in some businesses than others for sure. Guess the key is to know what to really focus on and what to hold off on when starting out. But if you’ve found something that goes against any advice or theories or anything like that, then by all means keep it up!
@Juscelino M. Acevedo – Yessir – money is important when making a business :)
@Carolee – Agreed 100%, well said. 5 substantial tweets a day can get you MUCH farther in business than 100 randoms, and you can even get future clients/contacts through them!
@Greg – DO IT!! DO IT!!!! And then report back to us and tell everyone how easy/hard/fruitful it’s been so far :) We love real-life stories!
@Khaleef @ KNS Financial – Yup! And here’s to Wyclef Jean making a difference too if he wins ;) (btw, do you buy into his stuff? or think he’s out of his mind?)
@ronika – It really does depend on how you’re trying to garget new clients. If you’re solely web-based then yeah it makes total sense to have somewhat of a site up (and no business cards), but if you’re a physical storefront then maybe the opposite is true – at least starting out. If you’re successful though at some point of this venture, a decent website & social media acumen is HIGHLY important! And yes, I just used an S.A.T. word ;)

By: ronika

ronika — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 03:16:03 +0000

I started my own accounting services business approximately 1.5 years ago. My website, which was initially quite elementary (i.e. crappy), proved to be invaluable in getting new clients. That being said, I did invest money in business cards, which sadly I have almost never used.

By: Khaleef @ KNS Financial

Khaleef @ KNS Financial — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 02:19:40 +0000

This was a great post! Especially for me because I started a side business (financial advising) that has really spilled over into the web (blogging). I work full-time and I serve as Treasurer for an orphanage that’s located in Haiti, so I need to be very efficient with my time!

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 23:34:39 +0000

I love my wife SO MUCH for sharing this post with me. This has seriously changed my whole perspective on business and has kicked my dreams into full gear again. I was so frustrated about wanting to start a business but didn’t make a move because of all the red tape I “thought” I had to cut through first. This has help me so much and I’m making my move right now.

By: Carolee

Carolee — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:29:02 +0000

I think also that some people don’t use Facebook and Twitter properly.

When I see 10 tweets in a row saying, “Making a cup of hot chocolate”, “Time to go grocery shopping”, etc…..I cringe. And usually unfollow them- who has time to read (or write) useless dribble?

I recently dropped a business associate- they were so busy playing farmville on FB that they didn’t see my email- I actually had a paying client for them- they lost that job, and any future jobs from me.

FB & twitter are useful tools- at the right time and used correctly.