| TheLegacy |
12-17-2007 10:55 AM |
31. Why are you the third most networked person on Adult's Who's Who? Do you think this helps you?
I am honored to be Ambushed and the care in which the questions were asked.
My ICQ has been lit up as much as my Christmas tree with well-wishers and positive comments from many who don’t post but check in daily. If you want to talk about anything that I have written or debate privately please contact me. Should you have questions regarding this industry or your company’s future success I hope that you’ll also contact me should you want a sounding board.
Now for the final question as well as my final thoughts on the soap box. Currently I have over 1100 profiles linked up to mine and growing – but remember I have been in this industry longer than most not too mention I post on over 30 webmaster boards including being moderator on 3 adult webmaster boards.
Simply put, if you don’t have a strong network then your ability to help your company is limited. I am amazed when I hear people say, “I can’t talk to people, I hate crowds, I can’t fit into that group or I can’t do a seminar”. Like seriously – you are in the business of meeting people and getting your company’s name out there. Failure in the ability to do that means your relying too heavily upon a company to advertising or market on their own. Judging by today’s standards there are few company who simply don’t know how to do that well. A lot just mimic one another for the same results.
Networking is what I do – it is how I survived and assist a lot of those today. I have said it many times – it is not that I know everything about this industry but I sure as hell do know those that do. I really don’t have to boast that I have knowledge since my network is there that I can draw information or assistance anytime needed. Same is true about a good manager or president – they don’t have to know everything only to hire those around them who do.
We all need help – and at times we fail to ask for it fearing sarcasm or a sense of a pecking order that a person is better than you. For me I know my limitations, but never do I make someone feel less than me when they ask for help.
Final thoughts for everyone - we in this industry are under great fire and pressure by the mainstream world and government as they attempt to take away freedoms and rights given to us by the constitution. Although I am Canadian, I do believe in what was written on that piece of paper – and urge each of you to start standing up against our common enemy – those that are re-writing our freedoms from that constitution rather than use resources against each other.
As an example - many boast about how much they make not realizing those who watch our tax reports are reading or seek legal advice from an 18 year old on a webmaster board rather than spend $4k retaining one. The worst is when we either give away industry strategies online for everyone to read or start pointing fingers at another webmaster/company to cause trouble not realizing that these same people who wish to shut us down are reading it as well. We are the only army that shoots its own wounded and wastes our abilities rather than on the true enemy. Let me illustrate.
During the French and English wars around 1690, Admiral Phipps was in charge of the British fleet anchored outside of Quebec, waiting the coming of the British land forces. His orders were to remain there quietly and proceed against the city later in a planned “joint attack”. Arriving early, being an ardent non-conformist, he was irritated by the statues of saints which decorated the roof and tower of the Catholic cathedral near the shore. So he spent his time shooting at them with his ship’s guns. How many statues he actually hit and destroyed no one knows; but history records that when the infantry arrived, and the signal for the attack was given, Admiral Phipps found himself out of power and shells. He was powerless against the enemy, because he had used up his ammunition in shooting at the saints!” We must beware of making the same mistake!
Although we are not saints – the historical illustration shows that if we continually waste our time and efforts shooting at each other or useless statues that irritate us – when our real enemy comes to our doorstep, we won’t be able to respond.
I am saddened in what is written on webmaster boards sometimes, when brother go against brother instead of being united with one voice. Forget 2257 – raids and state laws designed to stop anyone operating an adult company – we are destroying ourselves well enough without anyone’s help. Similar to Lord of the Flies – merely leave us alone and eventually we will split and start attacking one another with no help from the outside world – killing each other off in the process.
Once again thank you everyone for the supportive comments and the encouraging ICQ reminders.
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