How ‘Bout 107 “Bonus” Small Business Marketing Ideas?
By Walt Goshert on Feb 16, 2008 in Marketing
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I think Catherine Lawson’s list subconsciously planted “107″ in my brain.
Her 107 Great Resources To Unleash The Entrepreneur Within You…
… is incredible!
Even more amazing, while both Catherine’s and my “107″ points you to a few of the same marketing minds… like Seth Godin, Guy Kawasaki, Michel Fortin, Skellie, Michael Gerber, John Jantsch…
There’s not a one duplicate link!
Two- Hundred- Freakin’- Fourteen Free Marketing Resources
Stay tuned… coming up, I’ll sort and make sense of these two linkbait…
Er, ah … fantastic, business-changing marketing resources.
Kinda a “best of” that gives you a step-by-step Marketing Blueprint for your business.
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8 Comment(s)
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CatherineL
(Check me out!) on Feb 16, 2008 | Reply
Walt - the issue was not the 107 links. I have been encouraging other bloggers to use these long posts, after receiving great advice from Skellie to do so.I do not mind you using the number 107 and as far as I’m aware you didn’t use any duplicates, so far as I’m aware - and I would not minded if there were a few anyway.What does piss me off is the fact that you come over to my blog, and leave a message in the comments section tsaying you included me in your link post when you didn’t. And also, you appear to have conspired with Ian Denny who actually tried to get be banned from StumbleUpon by marking my webpages as spam.I see this more as jealousy than link baiting and I’ve removed you both from my StumbleUpon friends list.
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Walt Goshert
(Check me out!) on Feb 16, 2008 | Reply
Catherine,
Please accept my sincere apology.
If I led you to believe that I had included you in my link post, that’s not what I meant. I meant to say that I was writing a separate post to link to you… this post.
I had this article all cued up and ready to post.
Unfortunately, two things sidetracked me. First, one nasty-ass computer virus that’s driving me crazy and wasting my time, and second a dinner obligation. I lost track of time and was unable to publish this post immediately after leaving the comment on your blog.
As far as conspiring with Ian Denny to get you banned from Stumble, I have no idea what you’re talking about. I only know of Ian through you and your blog. He’s also been kind enough to Stumble and review my blog. But, I do think Ian’s blog and his business story are gems.
I Stumbled your posts simply because I thought they were great content.
No jealousy on my part. I happen to love your content and simply want to make sure my readers… and non-readers… find it.
Your post no doubt planted the seed in my brain of the “107″. That’s my mistake for not being more original and working harder.
You’re certainly welcome to remove me from your Stumble “Friends” if you feel differently.
I hope you won’t mind if I continue to Stumble, Digg, link and comment to your content when I feel it will benefit and add value to my readers.
If I got carried away “Stumbling” your content, it wasn’t SPAM..
It was because I thought it was damn fine content!
I wish you all the Best and nothing but Success,
Walt
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CatherineL
(Check me out!) on Feb 17, 2008 | Reply
Hi Walt - I’ve replied to you on StumbleUpon. As I said I’m sorry I jumped to conclusions - it was a huge misunderstanding.As you now know - I have no problems with your resource list at all - I think it’s great and I know it took a long time to put together.And I’m sorry I thought you were implicated with the person marking my posts as spam on StumbleUpon. I now know it had nothing to do with you.
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Ian Denny
(Check me out!) on Feb 18, 2008 | Reply
Walt,
I think there’s been anough negative stuff floating around about this, so let’s not go there. Suffice it to say, the real culprit is either someone else, or a genuine mistake. I have no recollection of marking anything as spam, and it may be simple lack of understanding on my part of Stumble.
If I am guilty in any way, it’s because I thought of Stumble as more of a kind of bookmarking concept. Cath’s content is excellent and there were a number of posts I wanted to refer to so I “bookmarked” or rather stumbled them maybe about a dozen.
It was done in all innocence, so if that caused a problem, as I have done elsewhere, I apologise.
BUT THAT takes nothing away from the quality of yours and Cath’s 107 list.
I’m almost tempted to pip you and do 107.5, but I can’t risk upsetting any more people!
I have used your links but haven’t had time to report back yet. And unfortunately, I’ve dug through a few articles to find one which set me off, but I can’t see it!
Maybe you can help! I found a link somewhere to a list of Social Bookmarking sites and found a small business one I liked.
The upshot is, the links are really good because they send you somewhere which can be a real education or spark some creative thought.
The thing that intrigues about lists like this is that you can see a thought process in the title which interests you - it’s kind of like social bookmarking in its own right because you are looking at content other people that you realise know their stuff found valuable. So it gives it credence, and when the quality is there too, it’s even more worthwhile having in your favourites to keep coming back to.
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Walt Goshert
(Check me out!) on Feb 18, 2008 | Reply
Thanks Ian,
Stuff happens.
Now, let’s get back to business.
Here’s a link to my Small Business Marketing “Resource” blog
You’ll find the post to a list of business social sites.
You know, who ever started these big-ass list posts?
I don’t even remember if I included the link to this Business Social Site List on my “107″.
While these lists perhaps spark creativity, they also have the danger of lose of focus and lack of action.
Stay tuned… we’re gonna get “eagle-eye” focused on small business marketing that works here.
Thanks for your input Ian,
Walt
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Ian Denny
(Check me out!) on Feb 18, 2008 | Reply
Walt,
Appreciate that. I remember now - I was working on a different PC and remembered to go back to check the 107 links - but I think I came across your blog because I didn’t have the path to hand.
I remember thinking - “that’s not the 107″, but a fraction of a second later thinking “but that’s interesting, I’ll check this out”.
So you’re absoltely correct, I lost focus a little and meandered off!
I’ve subscribed to that blog now so will keep tabs (still getting into readers, so bear with me while I create a new habit!).
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CatherineL
(Check me out!) on Feb 18, 2008 | Reply
Hi - no Ian wasn’t doing the things I thought he was. That was me over-reacting - I should have trusted him. And I have apologised.I think someone should try for 117 resources - but it won’t be me - not after the last lot.
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Walt Goshert
(Check me out!) on Feb 18, 2008 | Reply
Catherine,
Not me either… time to focus on the basics.