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excellent reassurance for a project im currently working on. i still enjoy an old fashion letter. the kind you get from the post.

mail order marijuana is illegal in canada. the whole article is wonky. how about investigating High Times fake bud ads? i'd like to see that investigated. site looks great tho! just one article me no likey :)

insane. stop policing people who put substances in their body. what a waste of government resources. excellent article.

very enjoyable.

ill agree with you. and note that fun is key to using any social media. how can u possibly have fun with 20K Followers. its like going to a convention and not really meeting people. i enjoy the people i meet i Twitter and elsewhere in social media. smaller numbers but good connections are better. as those folks will retweet or pass along something they feel is important to their more dedicated smaller following too.

a friend was fired via FaceBook. as in they found out when the manager posted the information on FB. not cool. all this can be managed via privacy options. something i need to consider. but it has made keeping track of my friends relationships that much better. lastly what about working unconventional work hours?

welcome back! i missed yah. oddly i was going to stop by with a comment that i had stopped following your blog as closely b/c lack of Tweeting when your newsletter arrived. you're just too good at branding yourself Jim. too good. you spent just enough time away for me to miss you. and poof you return. lastly DM on Twitter isn't a good communication tool at all. Twitter to me is all about letting it all hang out publicly. (though information control is grand too:) join the conversation and follow up via email.

still struggling with a routine myself. both online and in work. last year was a great time of quick reacting. new home. new home. time for home and online routine. thanks for sharing your online routine!

i'm building a small targeted email list. this is something i'm going to consider trying versus installed software packed on site server. hmmm. as long as the email is valuable people will return.

thanks for the information. its true its much better to hit ten people with money than ten people without. unless the people without have internet access and read websites than you still want to attract them too. right?

the Twitter idea is grand. how about endorsements? lending your reputation to another reputable person's service. same idea as the site button, but a little different. then your reputable choices add credence and u can dole them out as u see fit. this might work very well for the unregulated industry im in.

i stared and continue to add what i call 'google words' to my articles. my friends say, 'you don't use those words' and i explain people who do searches do. it's all in how u use the words to enhance your writing. though this idea of contributing every day to your own site is nuts. during the holiday i wasn't as regular. google didn't effect me at all either.

i go a little too far on relying on gut feelings. if it doesn't feel right i don't proceed. of course as a taboo marketer i've learned to rely on on instinct prolly a little too much to determine whether to go ahead with a potential client. had the same issue the other day. funnily i had a project to complete. the client called to say i must have been a little 'asleep' as it wasn't the stellar material they're used to. funny i told myself the same thing before submitting it. didn't feel done. imagine their surprise when i agreed immediately it wasn't my best work. though i told them even i have an off day. but big enough to admit.

market smartly not heavily. that's a mistake of the past. smart marketing allows u spend more money effectively. gotta agree catherine ford with developing news skills. especially if its slow

how about desiring an audience? i get satisfaction from people reading and commenting on my writing. the numbers help me tell the audience size. currently rather small but growing fast thanks to google. im putting into practice a new style to attract people via google. so im all about the audience. thus it needs to be sexy.

awesome. very much enjoyed your pictorial history of Twitter.

going to study your newsletter marketing ideas more, jim. then put them into play for my project to strengthen readership return rates. until it sinks in their new content daily.

i'll agree with the one line sentence response being a complete brush off. though Obama did make it appear he was soft on marijuana. he's broken the bong, so to speak, before even taking office. if he doesn't favor tax and regulate what does Obama favor? cutting the DEA budget would be an improvement.

true. its a networking site amongst itself really. no monetizing traditionally. how many paid clients have you acquired via Twitter? and or your blog?

developing long term vision is often difficult for the person who is working day to day. someone who can see the big picture will help in planning 2009. i just did mine. whole year over a sunday afternoon. hiring an outside professional who can help guide you through 2009 planning will make the day to day very enjoyable as you see success roll in.

are you serious? they probably need the herb to keep from stressing about the popularity of their program. cannabis never harmed anyone. it's better they be a little high than drunk. which is way worst for programming skills. i for one am glad they love the ganja at Twitter.

awesome thinking as always jim. i'll be using this tactic. of course with the sales leads generated by the investment of a double-double they'll be able to move up in coffee size from grande to venti.

excellent piece. plenty of interesting discussion. pitched a new client via twitter and made the sale. in 140 characters the pitch caught their attention. they sent contact details back. so i really like the idea of Twitter Associate. have a wonderful day. M

fascinatingly i've received two assignments from Twitter via mutual follows. its a great social tool. yes Tweets can be misunderstood. ppl need to develop thicker skin if they intend to live in the public realm. or better yet monitor themselves and be a leader in positive commenting or in this case Tweeting. there's nothing wrong with polite!

fascinating follow-up.