Dan Kennedy, one of the world best copywriter used to say…
“If You Haven’t Offend Anyone By Noon,
You Are Not Marketing Hard Enough !”
I know it sounds crazy – “why would I want enemies? I need all the customers I can get!” But hear me out for a minute…
Who Do You Know that Doesn’t Have Any Enemies ?
Are They Memorable ?
Now, think about this…
- Charlie Sheen has CBS
Get the point? Take a look at all of these people and you’ll see a list of drama filled excitement that not only gets your attention, but lasts in your memory for long periods of time.
Being Memorable
And though we usually can’t help but to choose sides, almost every side has supporters. You might think that Salty Droid were an outcast in the marketing world, but…
You’d Be Wrong !
His blog gets a ton of traffic, and people love him for his relentless aggression. It gets so juicy that people can’t help but to visit his blog to see…
Who He’s Bashed Next !
Being Right
Another reason to have enemies is to be right. Let’s face it, blogging is a giant echo chamber full of repetitive ideas, many of which are untested, and copy/paste advice. Someone has to set the record straight, which means they’ll have to….
Break a Few Eggs
in Order to Make an Omelette !
In the words of Albert Einstein:
“Great Spirits Have Always Found
Violent Opposition from Mediocre Minds !”
Being Funny
Erika Napoletano, author of Redhead Writing, has a famous column called “The Bitch Slap” in which she takes people to task for a variety of…
Absurd Business Practices !
Though she might make a few enemies in doing so, her humorous approach soothes the sting and makes it work. This is one of the reasons her average blog posts receives…
Hundreds of Tweets,
Facebook Shares, and
Comments !
Standing Out
Perhaps the best reason to make a few enemies is because if you don’t, you can’t stand out. Blog like everyone else, and you look like everyone else, which is great if you want to fit in and be broke, but horrible if you actually want to claim…
Your Own Turf !
In lashing out a bit, you share part of your personality, and help entrench yourself in the minds of people that think like you. This is how 37 Signals built their blog to prominence, and look what it did for them – they have a book deal, hundreds of thousands of fans, and a multi-million dollar business. I’d say…
That Worked !
I don’t recommend that you make enemies just to have them (you probably have plenty to spare already), but if you do it with style and class, there’s absolutely no reason why it can’t help you move your blog into the forefront to help you claim…
The Audience that
You Deserve !
Just ask yourself…
How Can People know What You Stand for if
They Don’t Know What You Stand Against ?
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This is a real bold topic to talk on. Well, I never believed that making enemies can help one in succeeding his online business. But, after reading your article, I am quite convinced.
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May 21, 2011 at 1:31 am
Well, to be honest I do make enemies online, I mean who don’t not just in blogging but also in personal, although personal had nothing to do with success, but still… can that be avoided? Well, as I had said making enemies with style and class, is always better then just shoot someone in the head directly which I would never do, so do you have enemies or do you get shoot down by anyone before?
When it comes to personal, I do have enemies. But, in blogging, don’t think I have any… truly speaking!!! Actually, I have never thought on this aspect. I have read everywhere that bloggers are social people and all have advised to maintain good relations with buddy bloggers.
This was the first time I encountered an article on enemity. And as I have said earlier, I do agree with your points. It is OK to be “Bad” sometimes, if its helping my blog to be successful.
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May 21, 2011 at 8:59 am
Well, sometime you might not know whether you had an enemy or not, but if you want, you can use Google Alert and type your name or your blog as a keyword, so that when someone talks about you or your blog, you will get notice.
Although, this is just an alert system, at least you know who is talking good or bad behind your back.
Okay, a really catchy tone to the post. I don’t exactly about making enemies but as they say any publicity is good publicity. Maybe it works that way!
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May 21, 2011 at 9:03 am
Well, you are right any publicity is always a good publicity, I mean it doesn’t matter which good friends you make or which enemies you make, when it comes to going public one on one… there is always a buzz around the group of people.
Agree! Bad publicity is still publicity. But you have to make sure what you put out there is rational, logical, sensible.
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May 22, 2011 at 2:38 am
Yes, that’s the way – rational, logical and sensible that people can accept…
This is great and interesting topic to talk with it,.why should have an enemies? I agree with it. This is one of the reason why some of the bloggers are get conflict? If you know how to handle it? then that’s it. What matters most is what have you done through. just forget about it, don’t take it seriously, Its just games on how you play it. Great post!
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May 22, 2011 at 2:40 am
Well, you are right is just a game and sometime taking to serious might end up with more worst problem that you can imagine, usually when someone said something bad about me online, I always throw onto facebook and my social media groups and ask them “what have I done”
I do think having enemies, and also jealous competition helps to an extent. I personally believe that having the enemies can push you to work even harder to success. The only fear I have is that the enemies are so jealous that they actually do something harmful to you but otherwise I do believe that having enemies can help you.
-Jean
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May 22, 2011 at 3:05 pm
Yes, there are people who just doesn’t like you no matter what you do, but whether or not they might harm you, is another story which I believe this is personal decision whether or not you will take it on or you will just let it go. For me, I will take it on with style rather then harm.
You’re right. You should have enemies in order to become successful. After reading this post, I have realized I have found quite a few enemies but not with blog posting. It’s more on blog commenting. I have also noticed other bloggers making enemies through blog posting and blog commenting with style and class and they have indeed shone brightly into the blogging world.
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May 23, 2011 at 12:57 am
Well, I have quite a few enemies in commenting, and seriously I didn’t like them, not because they offend me but because they can’t face the fact they are wrong, I mean they like to say they are right but without any proof or with reason why they are right.
I guess their faces is more important then facts. I do admit I suck sometime and I do admit I done something wrong, but I do not fear in admitting them, so have you got any commentator that sucks in listening to you, when obviously they are wrong?
Conflict is part of life, and the digital realm is an extension of that analog existence, IMHO!
I turned a misunderstanding with a couple of other bloggers upside down and inside out!
It was like a World Wrestling bout in the Blogosphere! LOL! Even though the other bloggers didn’t link back to me, my traffic ascended as their readers keyed my name into Google and Bing! I kicked things up a notch by engaging in a little rascal fun by top-loading my post with a bunch of “buzz” style keywords – WHAMMO!
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May 24, 2011 at 6:33 am
Well, good luck for you, but just to let you know, if you really want to play world wrestling in the blogsphere, you did better get a hosting and a premium theme for you blog and using a comment to link back to your post is cheap way to even trying to win the war in your market.
hi wong,
i’ve no enemies in my personal and professional life. i’ve never thought such a way to make enemies but after reading your article i think that might be in some cases it is good to have enemies.
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June 9, 2011 at 8:40 am
Well, remember having enemies is good but you should always handle them in style and class.
When writing blogs you are supposed to be a leader and not a follower.
You are the person with the megaphone, you better have an opinion. If you don’t really have anything to say then you should not have a blog.
When you have your own opinion and you share it with other people, there might be people who will disagree with you. Respect them for having their own opinion, and see if you can learn anything from them.
Only stupid people will cling to their opinion like it’s a part of themself, even when presented with proof that it is wrong. (it’s called ego)
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October 2, 2011 at 11:16 am
Being a leader, you need to stand by your answers and also respect others opinion, though, I do respect, but I never listen for the reason, I have proof and also answer in supporting for what I stand for, and I had been there, so there is no reason for me to listen to anyone who just speak from nowhere…
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October 2, 2011 at 9:26 pm
Is true and I agree for for certain extend…
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