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Originally Posted by Dwreck
I related to this thread on so many levels. I myself have built my reputation on personality and in on way am I going to apologize for it. I did pay my dues and really enjoy my work.
I got hired back in 2001 for my personality and my ability to get along with others. I had ZERO adult experience. They had a product and needed someone to get out there and bring it to the masses. I learnt everything backwards. It worked for me and is still does to this day.
Its no trade secret that webmasters have social skills problem and I believe its one of the reason that they are attracted to this biz in the first place. You can work alone and not deal with the day to day life of working in the office.
Personality can is a muscle and needs to be worked. I read Dale Carnagie, Zig Ziglar, Brian Tracey and the list goes on and on. But in the same token I read and took photo shop classes and taught myself dreamwiever etc. And im not talking about kissing ass and name dropping. I truly see this as a career for me and I take my job very seriously and i think it why I have had some longevity. With that being said I love to party and taking pics of my friends which in turn has led to some great biz deals.
True Personality gets overlooked and hated on by people that don't embrace it.
Well done Laj!  |
took a great deal of guts to say what you just said. I too have read those books and in the mainstream world gave seminars myself.
As was mentioned before, I refuse to add a company name and have kept TheLegacy for my 11 years in this business. I generally keep a low profile and stay in the background, but do not shy away from opportunities that are asked of me. I see no need to be a 'party animal' and have been accused of not getting attention drawn to myself because I do not play the game of personality marketing.
Instead I (and assuming you) use my time assisting webmasters and building my reputation and nick name on respect and fairness.
we all know the people who try and create a board personality and feel the more crazy they are etc. that they will be loved and thought of as a player.
Just because its the adult industry does not mean we have to start acting as children - we need to do business as adults. The owners I speak too appreciate that I am up front with them and what they see is what they get.
Once again thanks LAJ for casting light on a long standing problem, the change has to happen somewhere... and thanks again Dwreck for writing this post