Comments on: Why Your Business Needs Friends

By: Heather Gaddy

Heather Gaddy — Sun, 16 May 2010 23:06:55 +0000

I will be reading more from you as soon as you post it. I love your blog. Thanks for it. I never can figure out how you all do these blogs so in depth I get lost in the first few sentences.

By: Jere Cogburn

Jere Cogburn — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:39:49 +0000

Although I would’ve preferred if you went into a little bit more detail, I still got the gist of what you meant. I agree with it. It might not be a popular idea, but it makes sense. Will definitely come back for more of this. Great work

By: Chet Burttram

Chet Burttram — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:27:37 +0000

Get the plugin WP-DB-Backup. Install this into your WordPress blog under the plugin folder and activate it. Under ‘Tools’ there will be a Backup button that you can press. This is the area where you can set up an option to have this database emailed to you on a daily basis or at least once each week. Make sure you use an email that is not connected to your current hosting account in case the whole host gets attacked. Now you have your database automatically backed up.

By: Anne

Anne — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:13:07 +0000

I don’t have anything terribly profound to say, just that this is a great article. And the funny thing is, JohnnyB, that even though I paid you to set-up my website and I paid for your Zero-to-Business course and have asked you for all kinds of advice that you have so graciously given – I have no clue where I originally heard about you!

I have racked and racked my brain to remember how I heard about you, but nothing comes up (which if you knew how seriously bad my memory has become in recent years might not seem so surprising). But I am pretty sure that it was a humor article of yours that I read somewhere that first “reeled me in.”

Anyway, bottom line is I am proof of your hypothesis above.

By: Aglolink

Aglolink — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:54:42 +0000

Your assumption is correct, no one can grow their business alone. Environmental necessity, friends and networks that make us great.

By: Australian Detox

Australian Detox — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:34:07 +0000

I told them about my kids. Because I hate sales, and I hate people trying to sell me things. So, I’d banter with them, find out their issues, and solve them with our products.

By: アバクロ銀座

アバクロ銀座 — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:03:46 +0000

Just getting back from SXSW and I see that the comment I tried to leave from my phone didn’t post! Well, then quickly… just wanted to say thanks for the great discussion on this one. This method isn’t for everyone, but I’ll bet it’s for a lot more people than you may think. And for me, it’s worked really, really well. Something to consider!

By: Jason Cobine

Jason Cobine — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:01:37 +0000

People do business with people they like, they pay more money to do business with people they admire. If you want to be liked, tow the line. If you want to be admired, be yourself.

By: popupbooster

popupbooster — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:59:15 +0000

Are people really interested in other people in business?
People will only enter a tribe if they see a personal benefit or a comfort zone.
The personal benefit can also be a method or reason to become interesting as people aren’t interesting themselves. By becoming an advocate for a company or a product people can make themselves interesting.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:40:53 +0000

“Nobody cares how much you know . . until they know how much you care”

Theodore Roosevelt

By: IPBrian

IPBrian — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:00:42 +0000

I love this…you have to care about your audience. If you give to them, they will give back to you. I always this it is better to have 100 people who really care about what you are trying to accomplish then 1000 people who don’t give a crap!

By: Johnny B. Truant

Johnny B. Truant — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:24:20 +0000

By: Samantha Milner

Samantha Milner — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:27:41 +0000

Hi Guys,

In business you do need friends. But I have heard negative people say that “Business and Friends don’t mix.” (Smile)

Kind Regards,

Sam
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By: Self Compacting Concrete

Self Compacting Concrete — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:33:16 +0000

Sup

I respect the design of your articles, perfect length and sweet, yet you get enough of them. Keeps me wishing to learn more. I will be sure to check every day!

Bye

By: Fabrice Calando

Fabrice Calando — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:08:36 +0000

This is a great post Jonny! I’m still trying to figure out how to get my colleagues to look beyond the traditional ROI metrics…not easy though…

By: infopediaonlinehere

infopediaonlinehere — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:58:33 +0000

we cant do business without customers…customers are our first friends (help us by purchasing some products)…In similar fashion blog business is totally dependent on customers/ visitors

By: A Sitting Duck

A Sitting Duck — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:48:28 +0000

I’ve made 5,000 friends on Facebook and I’m working towards 5,000 on YouTube. Probably the toughest place to make friends is Twitter, but the more time I spend on search.twitter the easier it becomes…

The loop starts again every month though!. Fresh video and a fresh product, chatting and friend making is constantly on-going!…

Awesome post Johnny! FTW!!!!!…

By: Aimee @ In THIS Life

Aimee @ In THIS Life — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:01:53 +0000

This is SO true. I used to work retail, and I was told over and over and OVER again what a good salesperson I was. Thing is, I HATE sales. With a passion. So, I didn’t approach it that way. Every customer I interacted with was a friend…I mean I spoke to them as if they were one. I made jokes. I told them about my kids. Because I hate sales, and I hate people trying to sell me things. So, I’d banter with them, find out their issues, and solve them with our products. We’d laugh, we’d have a great time, I wouldn’t hate what I was doing, and they wouldn’t feel pressured. Win-win-win (them, me, store).

I think, though, that this isn’t something you can push. A lot of people won’t be able to do this, especially the people with the “sales” mentality. If it doesn’t come naturally, it feels pushed and fake, and it won’t work.

By: Sarah Arrow

Sarah Arrow — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:53:25 +0000

I love this post Jonny, much of my business comes from my online friends who recommend me, who have come to know me and like me and I am not a drone for my business but a real live human being, with human thoughts and a penchant for Champagne, rottweillers and Essex – whats not to love?

By: David Enders, D.C.

David Enders, D.C. — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:29:29 +0000

If any thing is the secret to having success (on or off line) this is it. I wish we could all just make a great website and push a button to automatically be successful, but that’s not gong to happen.

I am a Chiropractor, who is almost retired – I say almost because I have patients that just won’t let me retire! They are more than patients, they are also friends.

Thanks for reminding all of us of this important fact.