Comments on: A Tale of Two Opportunities: One Missed, One with Amazing Potential

By: Tania Mara

Tania Mara — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:18:48 +0000

Wow, the rep and his company are getting it totally wrong. With such a mentality, I don’t foresee a bright future for that company. It’ll have to learn it the tough way.

On the other hand, I’m glad that the guys at HubPages are willing to listen to feedback. It’s a good sign for sure. I truly hope this initial conversation will lead to great things in the future.

By: Ryan Hupfer

Ryan Hupfer — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:38:36 +0000

Hey Deb! Thanks for mentioning our chat in this post and I’m so glad that you decided to schedule a stop at the HubPages booth at BWE for some chit-chat. Like you said, I totally understand why you’re not letting us post ads up on FWJ and I can definitely respect why. We’re not your ‘normal’ way of generating earnings on the web and we don’t pretend to be a place where everyone can be successful. But, for most freelancers and self-publishers who are willing to learn and be educated on the search-based online ecosystem that is out there, waiting to be capitalized on, I think that HubPages is a fantastic opportunity.

I won’t bore you with all of the details here, as it’s not the place or the time, but I’d be more than happy to share some of our story with the FWJ community if you’d like. It’s been great to chat the past few days and I can’t wait to continue the conversation.

Oh, and Angie — you’re definitely one of my favs, too — especially when we’re on the dance floor in Vegas (http://is.gd/4y8yB)

By: Cheril Vernon

Cheril Vernon — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:47:47 +0000

Pretty cool stories. Wow, still can’t believe the CNN remark.

By: Mary K. Williams

Mary K. Williams — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:59:26 +0000

Ha, I’m so dense!

“just a blogger” first read as a condescending type answer, but now I actually caught the crazy irony – to say it AT Blogworld?? Thanks John, for pointing that out. Amazing.

By: Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach

Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:11:33 +0000

“Just a blogger”?

Wow. Just….wow.

By: Alex Lim

Alex Lim — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:36:29 +0000

I very much agree with you Deb, feedbacks really matter. In fact, I appreciate constructive feedbacks more rather than praises. It gives me an idea about the gray area of my work. Perhaps, when people provide you with such feedbacks, they express concern over a weak spot that you should work on. It is rewarding that people compliment you for a job well done, yet, it should definitely not make you lenient in seeking for ideas towards improvement.

By: Deb

Deb — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:29:48 +0000

Hey friend, you have a great one too – and everyone, buy Sandy’s book!

By: Deb

Deb — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:29:25 +0000

Absolutely, Kathryn. Without feedback, businesses won’t grow.

By: Deb

Deb — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:28:05 +0000

Angie, it was so great meeting you – one of the highlights. I’d love to talk with you about successful freelancing. Let’s make a plan to talk soon!

By: Deb

Deb — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:27:09 +0000

I think it’s no secret I have lots of ads here. I need them to pay my bills and my bloggers, but the revenue didn’t start flowing until the traffic began coming in. My recommendation is to build the traffic and then the revenue.