DISQUS

Chris,

I'm slowly getting up to speed on this whole web nmarketing, social media paradigm. I'm grateful there are wise folks like yourself who can 'open the kimono' on important steps in the process. In all of this, my goal is to take the 'high-ground', be honorable and honest in all my transactions, and maintain my web reputation.

I finally have hosting, my own domain and my own WordPRess blog after months of procrastination. Now I just need to define my 'brand', discover my gifts and continue to be a helpful fellow.

Respectfully,

Nicholas Chase
www.nicholasachase.com
www.twitter.com/nachase

Dave,

Spot on! I started using BBS's on a 300 baud modem PC-AT box, 'a while ago' hooking up to some SF BAy area computing 'bulletin boards' hosted by brave leaders. Access was limited to text files and later some DOS programs, as long as you waited all night for the XFER.

Now it seems we have too many communication 'pathways' to maintain even though you can aggregate your Twitter tweets to your Facebook pages to your Friendfeed etc ad naseum.

I initially started using social media as a means to reach someone to market to. Now I find it more interesting to not use it for marketing, but rather to see what's trending, so I can market elsewhere to people who want my products, whatever my products turn out to be....

Respectfully,

Nicholas Chase
www.twitter.com/nachase

Chris,

I spend all day 14 hours or more, on Social Media authority building and being a helpful fellow.

Since my PPC-CPA-CPM based Affiliate Marketing business has generated a whopping $28.00 in profit since it's launch in 2008, I am trying a different approach.

Being helpful and commenting on FriendFeed, Twitter, Facebook, SocialSpark, Techcrunch, Mashable and a trillion other Social Media sites.

I have built up my Twitter followers to 1800+ the old-fashioned way. By interacting with follower's profiles and then following those I find intriguing or appealing. I do not auto-follow, and use www.followunfollow.com periodically to unfollow those not following me.

I had to re-follow you which is ok, I'm a small fish in a very large ocean, and my turn to be followed by the guru's will have to be patiently satisfied.

I enjoy reading about the success of others, and once I determine my 'brand? I will make a bigger spalsh in thsi web-pond.

For now I am seeking full-time employment to pay my bills, a challenging task during these non-capital expenditure olympics.

Respectfully,

Nicholas Chase

Frodeste,

I'm honored to be in that 50 and older bunch! The web makes me younger...at least in the cerebral cortex.

Nice poll, marketing angle here?

Respectfully,

Nicholas Chase
www.twitter.com/nachase
My blog: http://donotreadthisblogunless.blogspot.com/

Chris,

Reminds me of the story about the band, Linkin' Park and their web success.

Mike Shinoda at BlogWorld Expo 2008 Keynote with Timothy Ferris and Rohit Bhargava stated that Twitter and MySpace were the cause of Linkin' Park receiving a recording contract with Warner Brothers Records.

Mike stated that their fans put so much pressure on Warner's they had to sign up the band. He also stated that you can now distribute your own music and do not need a recording contract at all!

NOTE: (They named the band Linkin' Park after Lincoln Park in East Los Angeles CA, and Lincoln Park had already been taken!).

Great story about NIN, a talented band using technology to connect with people, a theme you have consistently forwarded, it's about the people!

Respectfully,

Nicholas Chase
www.twitter.com/nachase

Chris,

Having this kind of access comes with great responsibility. Sounds like the new GM CEO will get cracking on issues facing the car giant.

Feel bad that the economy swallowed up the ex-GM leader, and fired by the President seems harsh. But business and politics seem to intermingle more than in my father's day.

Respectfully,

Nicholas Chase
www.twitter.com/nachase

Chris,

One of your gifts is realizing how connected you are to everyone you meet. One day I will shake your hand at an event and consider it an honor to have met you in person.

Keep travelling, and spend that important family time too! Sounds like the 'Pirate Team' is destined for glory.

Still looking for my 'sailors-map' in my on-line efforts, but I do not know how to say Quit!

Respectfully,

Nicholas Chase
www.twitter.com/nachase

Dave,

Berkeley is kind of an island, (small island), reminds me of the Cal-Tech Pasadena, CA surrounding neighborhood. Wealthy families in spacious 19th century mansions, a quaint tiny campus compared to the PAC-10.

I'm an ex-Sony senior engineer, making my way through blogging (seven blogs..I know slow torture to maintain) and learning some of the evil PPC to make ends meet. Maybe I'll stop by your next meeting for a download of intelligence from thought-leaders like you?

Respectfully,

Nicholas Chase
www.twitter.com/nachase

Dave,

I was sitting in my sixth-grade classroom in South Pasadena , CA listening to "The Standard Broadcast' a radio show for students, the fifth grade teacher ran over from next door and said that "JFK had been shot".

I will never forget her horrified expression, and it solidified for me that something was about to change in America. I watched every minute of the television coverage that weekend, it was really a sad time.

Chris,

I know the Director of Product Development for Windows 7 in Richmond. She was my former VP of the Software Development Division at Sony Electronics in San Jose.

I would like to put you in touch with her as a possible help to you? Drop me an email and I'll provide the contact details.

I would love to tour Microsoft's video production facilities in Santa Clara, CA.

Respectfully,

Nicholas Chase
www.twitter.com/nachase

Chris,

'warm marketing' kind of like a bagel and slippers on acold winter morning. That is a great way to interact and passively call to action.

Respectfully,

Nicholas Chase
www.twitter.com/nachase

Chris,

Yes, we all need to get out from behind our computers and live! How much more interested people are when they can converse face to face. With voice-mail, email, twitter, Facebook and Friendfeed serving as our daily communications paths, we need human contact, and to take a break and just have some fun!

In all of my efforts to make a living on-line, I still go walk the dog and visit with my neighbors. This is critical to staying connected for all of our lives.

Respectfully,
Nicholas Chase
www.twitter.com/nachase

Xavier,

I use Twitter and Facebook, FriendFeed and LinkedIn for networking with my web marketing and broadcast tv engineering design and project management peers, more than digg or de.li.ci.ous.

Instant updates and increased 'followers and friends' are a direct result of using these services.

That is the way of the web, people like to connect, and Twitter makes this rapid and seamless.

Respectfully,

Nicholas Chase
www.twitter.com/nachase

Xavier,

This is an interesting article. I need to take some time tonight and read it through again!

I have joined the usual social media sites, Twitter, Facebook, FriendFeed, SocialSpark, even LinkedIn (although this is more of a peer networking site than pure social media.

These sites have connected me to amazing and helpful people in my on-line business, and off-line research tasks.

Respectfully,

Nicholas Chase
www.twitter.com/nachase

Hi Xavier,

This should be great news, as anything that moves on a web page catches the readers attention.

My challenge is coming up with the funds to finance my click-budget campaigns cost.

Respectfully,

Nicholas Chase
www.twitter.com/nachase

Chris,

Missy Ward is the real deal! Giving back is so very crucial, especially now.

I have a Platinum Pass for #ASE2009 in NYC, but want to participate and help Missy's mission.

Thank you for the 'circular', about being 'circular', I'll circular back later.

Respectfully,

Nicholas Chase
www.twitter.com/nachase

Hi,

That is a great idea, referrals! I'm subscribing now and looking forward to the posts.

Respectfully,

Nicholas Chase
www.twitter.com/nachase

Chris,

Companies need some good advice, if they get Social Media wrong it could hurt them not help! Great conversation here in the comments.

Respectfully,

Nicholas Chase
www.twitter.com/nachase

Chris,

Enjoying the thread that the post's have elicited. This conversation has started some very well crafted responses, and is precisely the basis purpose of our 'computer-based dialog'. Marshall made some salient points for his side of the equation, and your responses were well tempered and respectful.

The freedom to use this electronic medium for any purpose either than illegal is a treasured one for me. The many gifted journalist's who would have no voice at all in the background noise of the publishing business can express their thoughts freely and unreservedly in the blog-o-sphere.

Our country (USA) was founded in the spirit of the freedoms we all share today, and it is always good to elicit responses from a cross section of thought-leaders and others affected by modern decision making processes.

The marketplace will excise any who violate the precepts that make this all possible, ie 'Free Enterprise'.

I value the things you believe in, write about and then open the comments to all for discussion. That precept is reflected in the general responses I read in the comments.

I have seven blogs, all monetized, but my readers do not click on the ads! They read and respond to the story or information I share. This is the basis for Social Media, and is the reason I started blogging last year. not to make money, I do that elsewhere on the web 2.0 highway.

My reasons for blogging are to share what little I know, and learn from those who do.

Respectfully,

Nicholas Chase
www.twitter.com/nachase

Hey Michael,

I hope they got some ice cream for doing this child labor. Great video, they are priceless kids!

Respectfully,

NIcholas Chase
www.twitter.com/nachase

Chris,

Excellent list! I'm up to number two, and plan on implementing the rest of the items by next Thursday.

When you wear all the hats in this web-marketing space, you sometimes forget the important tasks, amongst all of the 'busy-work'. My challenge is learning how to launch profitable PPC campaigns without losing too much money!

I appreciate your brevity, clarity and focus, attributes I intend to obtain more with every passing day!

Respectfully,

Nicholas Chase
www.twitter.com/nachase

Chris, and Liz Strauss!

Thank you!

I'm in that rut right now, on 'information overload', too many 'guru's espousing their get-rich-quick-schemes, the background 'noise level is deafening from all of the sales-pitch pages with bright yellow and red text pushing whatever recycled 'system' that if you just work it for long enough will bring massive checks and dollars to your Pay-Pal account!

Your clarity and encouragement is appreciated. I'm currently bogged-down with all of the administrative tasks associated with a web-marketing startup.

Market-niche selection, landing page creation, web-site administration (I do not code in .php or .html), ad copy-writing, and the sheer number of hours spent creating and launching campaigns only to see them fail is mind-numbing to say the least.

It truly is like the 'Wild-West', the only thing certain is that you will spend a ton of money 'learning' how to spend a ton of money!

I'm going to print this post out and place it next to my monitor, in case I decide I want to quit this on-line marketing effort, which I think about nearly every day.

Respectfully,

Nicholas Chase
www.twitter.com/nachase

Chris,

It is a fine example, of having your interests known to others in Web 2.0 how to benefit. Without expressing your interests on sites like FriendFeed, Twitter, SocialSpark (ie IZEA's social media site), ) and Facebook, you would have missed this cool opportunity.

I am learning about web marketing, but keeping my focus on relationships-before-sales is certain to keep me in the loop for the long term benefit. I only want to offer things that have value, that I would personally own and endorse, and leave the e-book Make-A-Million-On-The-Internet products to the mass marketers out there.

With the current economy in the USA, value trumps salesmanship every time.

Great video of 'inside DC Comics', thank you!

Respectfully,

Nicholas Chase
www.twitter.com/nachase

Chris,

I'm not going to be able to make this event, sounds like a great networking and sharing opportunity. I'm still looking for that "shorter route to India" ie. making a living online, some challenge.

Hope to meet up with you again at one of the larger Affiliate/Blogger conferences in 2009!

Respectfully,

Nicholas Chase
www.twitter.com/nachase

Chris,

This post nails the whole issue with presentations. I became rather agitated and downright offended, while at Sony Systems Engineering, to attend engineering design review meetings for new broadcast television systems design customers, and the presenter would place his PowerPoint slide-show on the projector screen, and the count was: Slide # 1 of 150 slides!

A collective groan would emanate from my peer engineers as well as the customers! It would take this two hour, winding tour of the proposed system design, with way too much detail, and served to confuse the customer rather than engage and motivate the customer to respond.

It was truly mind-numbing behaviour.

Your approach is much more memorable, as I cannot recall any memorable ones from Sony in the five years I worked there, excepting my presentation to the elite management that contained fifteen (15!) slides, and covered only the essential information required. It took ten minutes, and I saved more time for questions than my presentation's duration.

If only companies and presenters followed your lead, this method of sharing information would be more efficient, timely and not frustrate your customer.

Respectfully,

Nicholas Chase
www.twitter.com/nachase