Is it fair to Pre-Judge action takers?

Sometimes there's a fine line between asking for help and being lazy. For example, somebody asking a question about something that's been discussed and debated at length here such as domain extensions or duplicate content (aka Groundhog Day threads).

Also, some of the "bashing" will happen due to genuine disagreements over which methods ranging from Adsense vs CPA offers, large scale niche site building vs. building a single site based on passion, using profile links vs. thinking of them as spam, etc., etc. Sometimes new people will walk head on into one of these situations.

This is what iirks me about the whole "take action" mentality....

You can't just "take action" and magically make something work. You have to take calculated actions... and knowing what actions to take, takes time learning.

Everyone's so quick to jump on the "take action" bandwagon and spout off responses like "just take action" without specifying WHAT action to take that newbies end up running around in circles taking action but never getting anywhere....


Don't get me wrong... there is a serious problem with analysis paralysis and laziness... but there's another large problem with unfocused random action taking.

Well, you say they've been lied to, and they have ... but they've been lied to because it's common knowledge that there are a whole bunch of dreamers out there looking for ways to get rich without working.

That's precisely why you get so many lazy newbies ... So, one guy started two threads ...
Who wants to be my nanny
Tell me exactly how to make money and don't bother to tell me to read the forum

He was pretty well bashed in both threads and deservedly so. He is what is called a time suck ... completely unwilling to actually do any work on his own and wants it all handed to him.

There's times when some are unjustly harsh, but it's not all the time.

A hearty amen to this buddy. I - wrongly - have lost my patience with newbies at times. I never get nasty, sometimes I just rush through giving my advice instead of taking the time to help them properly. I try to make up for it with the next person I help. I was there and so was every single person at one time or another in their lives. Nobody came out of the womb an expert with every venture they partake in.

Each creative act is prospered. We are connected. When you help someone out you will be helped by that person, or more likely someone else. You gain a great reputation for being a kind helper and a crappy one for being not nice.

As an aside, I never fault people for being nasty with me when starting out. I do however, remember them and some seem to forget that driven newbies become successful in their own right, sometimes more successful then the mentors who looked down on them. Karma's kinda funny like that

Big Picture thinkers are never short-sighted.

Ryan Biddulph

As far as being rude, and bashing is rude, that's a banning offence here. If someone bashes another Warrior, new or old, report them or at least call them on it.

Having said that here is my take on action. The below information is irrefutable.

Thought plus Action.

Period.

To me that boils down to "Take Action" because it's not very likely that someone will take action without thinking about it first. At least not on the Internet.

It's not like the off line world where you can thoughtlessly run out in front of a bus and get squished.

Online you do have to think about it before you submit an article, run a WSO or SEO your blog.

OK, one qualification, I'm not talking about get rich quick or even getting rich. I am and always have talked about Making/Earning Money and anyone, I mean anyone can make some money online.

BUT NOT WITHOUT TAKING ACTION!

As I said in another post, when we start adding adjectives to the word action we weaken it.

Example. Huge, Focused, Massive, Purposeful, Bla Bla Bla. Taking action is enough.

Enough for what?

Enough to find if what you are doing will work or not.

If your action works for you (builds your list, makes you money, gains you fame, makes you feel warm or fuzzy or whatever else you want) then repeat it.

If your action does not work, stop it.

Either way it's win win. You either find what works for you or you find what doesn't work for you. Both are valuable pieces of information.

That is the only way you will ever find out if your action will work for you.

Action is enough. Why do we make this stuff so hard?

George Wright

Most of us now understand that what we needed wasn't a comforting hug, but a swift kick in the arse.

We haven't forgotten. We're just trying to make it easier for you than it was for us.

You always gotta admire a go-getter.

Go-getters use the forum "search" function before asking really basic questions. It's hard to get upset with a go-getter...