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Re: ARTICLE OF VIRTUE with Leslye Miller
Posted: Jun 07 2008 12:29 PM |
Hello Sam,
Once again you have brought us a wonderful forum and introduced us to a very interesting and unique person. I read with interest Leslye's article and agree and disagree with her points of view.
While I agree, that we all should be interested in creating friendships. I have found that friends do not necessarily make good business relationships.
Friends tend to become detrimental to growing a thriving business. Because usually they measure your ability to become successful in a business by their own success or lack of the same.
Many may disagree but must be truthful with themselves.
Most organizations suggest that you build a warm market list of friends and family and don't stop till you have a list of a 100 or more. Then they tell you to begin contacting them and share your excitement about your new business. In most cases this is a BIG MISTAKE and almost assuredly will cost you friendships, if they do get involved and fail to succeed.
Because friends are either concerned that you are being lead down a primrose path, geared to separate you from your hard earned money. They tend to know your personal and financial circumstances and wish to protect you from the so called sharks. Many will expect you to carry them because you are friends and this has ruined many a matrix.
Then when you have worked your way through this list with less than glowing results. You are told "Well its a numbers game and some will, some won't, so what."
Unfortunately when most folks find that their friends aren't interested in their business, it is hard for them to get over that negativity and failure to energize their friends and grow their businesses. Most often resulting in that person giving up. Only the most tenuous of us will move forward from this point.
Building lists online, in Social Networks and through Online Advertising we begin building relationships to build and grow our businesses and our incomes. By growing relationships with like minded individuals that often times do become very good friends. Personally I have many friends that I have never met in person, but that friendship grew because of being online. True friendships take a long time to develop and are well worth the effort.
But let's be totally honest with ourselves and the folks here at AdlandPro. Most of us did not come here looking for friends, friends in need or long lasting friendship relations. We came looking for Business Relationships and Growing Our Own Incomes. Be honest and admit it!
We came looking to build business relationships and to expose our businesses to a community of individuals that have come here to grow their online presence and showcase their business interests.
Granted that during this process we find ourselves becoming friends with many folks we may never have developed a friendship with had it not been for the communication that happens in these forums and the conversations we have because of our presence here.
By growing "my friends list" and growing a relationship with that list of friends then my business should grow as well, hopefully.
Online the Money is In the LISTS and in Social Networks that list is called a Friends List. However we must realize this has different meaning online.
Confusing that meaning usually does not bode well for your business.
Congratulations on your feature here Leslye, and kudos for being brave enough to put yourself out there. I am sure you will build friendships as you also build your business relationships.
Judy, as always your smile and insight once again shines through.
Jim Allen III
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Re: ARTICLE OF VIRTUE with Leslye Miller
Posted: Jun 07 2008 12:32 PM |
Thank you for the invitation, Sam. You have done another great presentation and thanks to Judy for her review.
Leslye, very well written and informative article. My compliments to you and thanks for bringing it to our computer screens.
Enjoy your time here.
To have a friend, you must be a friend.
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Re: ARTICLE OF VIRTUE with Leslye Miller
Posted: Jun 07 2008 12:49 PM |
Sunny & Cool Greetings from California, Sam!
Thank you for inviting me to your respectable forum.
My dear friend Leslye, I throughly enjoyed reading your article on friendship. I do have the very same thoughts about the ways that many people create their large circle of friends in various social network sites. I find that many people have an artificial definition of "friend" on the internet.
I like your philosophy about friendship very much. Even though, we just met here on Adland, I feel that we are kindred spirits in many ways.
I'm so glad and honored to have you as my friend.
God Bless You and Yours!
Have an Awesome Weekend!
 JoAnne Green
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