You are definitely right about fear of the unknown with regards to company hesitance with social media. I struggled with the same thing but social media is like that accident that you can’t take your eyes from, you just feel compelled to find out what all the fuss is about.

Your point about social networking is excellent. There are still business owners who think that it is a kid’s game. Although judging by who I am seeing on Facebook these days, it does seem that the older crowds are really getting on board.

Thanks for sharing.

I enjoyed reading both part 1 and part 2. I think many small companies do not get involved in web sites, blogs and social media is the fear of the unknown. Companies always hear how expensive getting a web site is, blogs sound like a lot of time and I agree with your point about people don’t start blogs because they feel they can’t write. And finally I think small companies feel the social networking sites of twitter, facebook and linkedin are what the kids are using now like cell phones and text messaging.

However, the kids are the future customers and they consume electronic data. They look for things by searching google not by using a phone book. If you don’t have any presence on the web, either web site, blog, twitter, facebook, etc at some point your phone will not ring because the new younger customers will not find you.

I feel the same way. I am always looking for good stuff to read. The 5 Laws definitely wont disappoint.
Thanks for stopping by.

Brandon

Love what you said about building your vision. When as business owners we just want to fix the “now” and worry about the later, later, it’s a little bit about small thinking.

I see this with my clients sometimes when we’re working on systems they want to set up to increase their own productivity. They want to get to “inbox zero,” or clean up the paper piles on their desk without understanding the habits they need to create to sustain that for themselves. They just want the problems to go away, which is totally understandable, but what is much better is for them to learn and build a solid foundation so they can grow along with the business rather than get buried in it as they get busier and busier.

I haven’t read the E-Myth in a while – time to pick it up again. Thanks for the reminder!

Claudine

Thanks for stopping by. Great to hear your story with building relationships in the blogosphere. I think it’s a great example of how you can do this right and it helps to reinforce the point that blogging is not just about the individual blogging but more about having conversations.

It certainly feels a lot better to get out of the morning when there is passion attached to it. The other thing is that we often miss opportunities or learn the lesson the hard way. Thanks for the comment.

Here’s to 2010.

Onward & Upward…

Great post man. Also, I like the new theme too. I can read your posts a little better.

I love coming across these type of posts. The posts that make you take a step a back and think about what your priorities and focuses are. It’s always to sort of put yourself in check like this.

It’s tough to be consistently posting new content but you’ve done a good job. Keep up the good work man!

That is a great story and goes to show that it’s Ok sometimes to make mistakes and that the measure of a great company is how they deal with the mistake after it has happened. We all need a little reminder in this area for sure.

Thanks for stopping by. Social Media, when used productively, can be a great way to connect with new people.

Great post, I appreciate your time in writing it and in the thought put into it. It’s always great to make new meaningful relationships!

Thanks for the reminder

Many of us have small successes as well as set backs. Being a business owner seems to coincide with 2 steps forward, 1 step back. It’s how we deal with failure that’s important. I think reviewing your progress daily is a great way to keep yourself on track.