Does perfection exist for marketers ?

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Hey


I would like your thoughts on perfection. Does it exist for internet marketers? Are you always doing projects/ creating products and not finishing them. Does it take you months or years to create something when in reality it should only take you 3 weeks?


Is perfection destroying you as a person or making you strive to become better and reach for excellence in your profession?


Thanks


Mark
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  • Profile picture of the author GelidMind
    That's a good question. One thing I learned was that things don't have to be perfect. Yes, they can always be better, but if you focus on making it perfect you will never get things done.

    A lot of times people take action on things a quit because they don't think it's good enough or isn't as good as the next person's product.

    You've got to start somewhere. Do what you can, get it out, and tweak as you go.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jacob Pionke
    Great question, made me think a little...

    I would say its holding me back in both business and life.

    Like taking 3-4 months to create a product instead of it taking a couple of weeks because there is always things i want to add, or change or this or that just to make a perfect!...

    Yet I can't define what perfect means to me...

    What about yourself?
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  • Profile picture of the author ContentPro22
    GREAT question.

    No, things are NEVER perfect. I find that this is where 99% of people get caught up- they're waiting for everything to "fall into place". Unfortunately, it never does (and so they remain stuck in the same position for years).

    I like to imagine it like this: if someone had a gun to your head, and said that you had 72 hours to make money online, how productive would you become? People would be surprised by what they can squeeze into a 24-hour day.

    I read Tim Ferris's book, "The Four Hour Work Week" a few years back, and I remember a section in particular that spoke about the ILLUSION of a project's size. He said that as humans, we tend to use up ALL available time needed for us to complete a specific project. If you simply give yourself a tighter deadline, you'll subconsciously force yourself to get it done within that window.

    Back when I was a freelance writer, a client had an emergency project of 15,000 words due by the next morning. Normally, 15,000 words was something that would take me about 3 days to complete. I ended up finishing the project that night, and I sat there thinking to myself, "Was I capable of writing 15,000 words a night this WHOLE time". It turns out I did...I just never pushed myself to challenge that limiting belief I had.

    In short, no, things are NEVER perfect
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    • Profile picture of the author kkummerer
      Mark,

      I think one's personality dictates whether they seek perfection or not. If they are in internet marketing and that is their personality, well then I say yes.

      With that said nothing or no one is ever perfect. I expect myself to produce great work, but not perfection. I set deadlines for when I want that product or project completed and do whatever I can to meet that deadline. Do I always? No.

      What are your thoughts?

      Kurt
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  • Profile picture of the author sjogrjot
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    No. Build an imperfect product. Get the feedback. Launch improved version 2.
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  • If "I'm" not happy with the way a product looks, sounds, feels, etc....
    then it doesn't get released to the public.

    Simple as that!

    I don't give myself the guilt trip of wondering whether I am being a "perfectionist" or not.

    I have seen too many "mentors" preaching: "just get it out there, it doesn't have to be perfect".
    which is not bad advise, but most students take that the wrong way,
    and use this lesson as permission to put out crap.

    Thus the internet has been cluttered with products that look they were slapped together in a hurry.

    My advise:

    If you "KNOW" that you can do better, and it will only take you a few minutes or hours to change something, and if this improvement will benefit your customer significantly,
    then fix it!

    If it's just a matter of choosing between 50 shades of grey for your eBook cover,
    and you spend a month deciding, then yes, just go with red, and put it out there.
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    • Profile picture of the author Frank Donovan
      Originally Posted by mark healy View Post

      I would like your thoughts on perfection. Does it exist for internet marketers?
      Originally Posted by GelidMind View Post

      That's a good question.
      Originally Posted by Jacob Pionke View Post

      Great question,
      Originally Posted by ContentPro22 View Post

      GREAT question.
      All due respect, but I think it's a silly question.

      Marketing is a discipline in which success is measured in increments. If you don't believe there's scope for improvement, you either don't care enough, or you've missed something.

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