Are you the tortoise or the hare?

DeePower · 07-05-2009, 02:52 PM

Do your marketing efforts consist of slow and steady until your goal is reached

or fast and furious and then on to the next thing?

Both can work. which are you? And why?

Stefan Vee · 07-05-2009, 03:01 PM

I spend too much time on projects because I am a perfectionist.
I really hate it but there's nothing I can do about it.
So my answer is: slow and successful

Michael Franklin · 07-05-2009, 03:05 PM

Hmmm...I would say a tortoise with my primary method (Article Martketing) since really that's the only way you can make that method work!

....But I'm like a hare when it comes to trying out different niches within Article Marketing.

radio · 07-05-2009, 03:48 PM

I was a tortoise during the development stage of my plugin in my signature - but once that thing went live and I was responsible for customer support - BAM! it's time to be the hare! lol.

WritingMadwoman · 07-05-2009, 04:19 PM

Definitely tortoise here. I always tell my husband that everything I'm doing now will fund our retirement one day...LOL Not that we don't benefit from it now too - but I like the idea of having hundreds of well-established, profitable sites out there by the time I'm 65. No penny pinching retirement for me!

Wendy

Sven Schoene · 07-05-2009, 04:43 PM

Procrastination is normal. Being a turtoise is the normal state. Pressure is the key to all efforts (regardless of the nature of the pressure).

The lesson learned here? Try to convince yourself that you have an awful lot of pressure, even if you could go on living comfortably if you would not write the next twelve pages of your power-ebook. I bet you that if you can manage to manipulate yourself into feeling pressure then you've won.

Pressure actually is the secret of a lot of successful people. Just give it a try, even if it sounds weird.

Mike Shain · 07-05-2009, 04:47 PM

I am more like a hairy tortoise.

It depends on the task at hand... somethings I am painfully slow at and others that I surprise myself at the rate of work I can put out.

Its almost like Walmart shopper speed. I make frequent unexpected stops, I make erratic turns often weaving aimlessly. Every so often I will block all means of traffic for no apparent reason.

When its all said and done I end up with more than I intended but often forget things that I originally went for.

I guess overall I have the focus of a tortoise but operate at the speed of a 3 legged hare.

Dan C. Rinnert · 07-05-2009, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stefan Vee

I spend too much time on projects because I am a perfectionist.
I really hate it but there's nothing I can do about it.

Same here. I've been working on my current eBook/guide since February.

Finished it for the second time last week, and now I'm going through and hoping to finish it for the third time very soon...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sven Schoene

Procrastination is normal. Being a turtoise is the normal state. Pressure is the key to all efforts (regardless of the nature of the pressure).

The lesson learned here? Try to convince yourself that you have an awful lot of pressure, even if you could go on living comfortably if you would not write the next twelve pages of your power-ebook. I bet you that if you can manage to manipulate yourself into feeling pressure then you've won.

Pressure actually is the secret of a lot of successful people. Just give it a try, even if it sounds weird.

I think it depends upon the type of pressure, though. I do work better under certain types of pressure but other types of pressure just leave me indecisive and going in too many directions.

John Rogers · 07-05-2009, 04:48 PM

Most definitely a hairy tortoise. (guess I should update my avatar...)

John

JeffLam · 07-05-2009, 04:55 PM

I would say I'm a tortoise at starting new methods and niches..

but I would be a hare once I got it going!

Which I guess, may not be the best method to IM!

Dan C. Rinnert · 07-05-2009, 04:56 PM

Oops. I re-read my reply and realized I didn't actually answer the question.

So, I think I start out being a hare but end up being a tortoise as I begin working on those projects.

Sven Schoene · 07-05-2009, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan C. Rinnert

I think it depends upon the type of pressure, though. I do work better under certain types of pressure but other types of pressure just leave me indecisive and going in too many directions.

You're absolutely right, Dan, pressure can be really distracting as well. I should elaborate on the conditions that I've presumed:

You know what to do. You know the way to money, for example. You know the ins and outs of Internet marketing, article writing, copywriting, building websites, designs, video, SEO, *insert whatever IM-buzzword here*.

You have no confidence problems. You know that you REALLY could do it. You trust in yourself and your knowledge and skills.

You are motivated as hell. You REALLY want to get the desired results and you REALLY are ready to put in all the hard work.

Trust me, a lot of people still don't have success, even though they have all these qualities. What people miss in these cases is pressure. That's what I meant. I hope we can agree on this, Dan.

Kevin Koop · 07-05-2009, 05:00 PM

I am definitely a hare.

I find that if I move too slow on a project I have a hard time finishing it... most likely because there are so many "bright shiny objects" to get distracted by.

I think it's perfectly OK to be either one EXCEPT if you are making your own products for a time-sensitive market. If you make a product on how to exploit Twitter or a video series on how to customize WordPress you'd better be a hare because if you're not,
your product will be outdated by the time you finish it. ;- )

Shaka · 07-05-2009, 05:20 PM

I am fast and furious and then on to the next thing until I wear myself out and have to back off a bit. I am working on doing a better job of pacing myself but have a ways to go yet.

Regarding slow and steady –NOT ME.

NickCook · 07-06-2009, 12:50 AM

A tortoise! I like to think things through thoroughly first...especially if the task is complex or of there a lot of things to be done at the same time. But it gets done eventually! I also believe that if you spend time in planning and research initially, then you are less likely to make costly mistakes later on!

hipnol · 07-06-2009, 02:39 AM

Yes, even I am slow. I always think and work - but if it is something which needs the fast activity, I will do my fastest. Like some hot trending topic will not be hot after some time, so need to take action within that time. Its all varies on situation, but normally slow.

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Sven Schoene Psychology KING War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 154 Thanks: 279 Thanked 41 Times in 18 Posts	Re: Are you the tortoise or the hare? Procrastination is normal. Being a turtoise is the normal state. Pressure is the key to all efforts (regardless of the nature of the pressure). The lesson learned here? Try to convince yourself that you have an awful lot of pressure, even if you could go on living comfortably if you would not write the next twelve pages of your power-ebook. I bet you that if you can manage to manipulate yourself into feeling pressure then you've won. Pressure actually is the secret of a lot of successful people. Just give it a try, even if it sounds weird.

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Mike Shain HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 354 Thanks: 101 Thanked 56 Times in 43 Posts	Re: Are you the tortoise or the hare? I am more like a hairy tortoise. It depends on the task at hand... somethings I am painfully slow at and others that I surprise myself at the rate of work I can put out. Its almost like Walmart shopper speed. I make frequent unexpected stops, I make erratic turns often weaving aimlessly. Every so often I will block all means of traffic for no apparent reason. When its all said and done I end up with more than I intended but often forget things that I originally went for. I guess overall I have the focus of a tortoise but operate at the speed of a 3 legged hare.

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Kevin Koop Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southern California Posts: 709 Thanks: 483 Thanked 221 Times in 125 Posts Social Networking	Re: Are you the tortoise or the hare? I am definitely a hare. I find that if I move too slow on a project I have a hard time finishing it... most likely because there are so many "bright shiny objects" to get distracted by. I think it's perfectly OK to be either one EXCEPT if you are making your own products for a time-sensitive market. If you make a product on how to exploit Twitter or a video series on how to customize WordPress you'd better be a hare because if you're not, your product will be outdated by the time you finish it. ;- )
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Shaka Carpe diem War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: U.S.A Posts: 63 Thanks: 5 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Are you the tortoise or the hare? I am fast and furious and then on to the next thing until I wear myself out and have to back off a bit. I am working on doing a better job of pacing myself but have a ways to go yet. Regarding slow and steady –NOT ME.

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NickCook Active Warrior Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 34 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Contact Info	Re: Are you the tortoise or the hare? A tortoise! I like to think things through thoroughly first...especially if the task is complex or of there a lot of things to be done at the same time. But it gets done eventually! I also believe that if you spend time in planning and research initially, then you are less likely to make costly mistakes later on!

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hipnol Active Warrior Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 71 Thanks: 6 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Are you the tortoise or the hare? Yes, even I am slow. I always think and work - but if it is something which needs the fast activity, I will do my fastest. Like some hot trending topic will not be hot after some time, so need to take action within that time. Its all varies on situation, but normally slow.
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