Comments for Men with Pens http://menwithpens.ca Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:22:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Why You Should Ditch Your Blogging Schedule by Paul Jun http://menwithpens.ca/no-blogging-schedule/#comment-55916 Paul Jun Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:22:39 +0000 http://menwithpens.ca/?p=9724#comment-55916 I love James Chartrand, Men with Pens, and the bullet that went through the term blogging schedule. That's all. Thank you. I love James Chartrand, Men with Pens, and the bullet that went through the term blogging schedule.

That’s all. Thank you.

]]> Comment on Why You Should Ditch Your Blogging Schedule by Michael Martine http://menwithpens.ca/no-blogging-schedule/#comment-55915 Michael Martine Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:12:03 +0000 http://menwithpens.ca/?p=9724#comment-55915 What you wish to accomplish by definition requires that a wish be made... and that means you have to know what to wish for in the first place. You know... planning. Goals. You will always be big-league shit to me, James, and I mean that in the best possible way. ;) What you wish to accomplish by definition requires that a wish be made… and that means you have to know what to wish for in the first place.

You know… planning. Goals.

You will always be big-league shit to me, James, and I mean that in the best possible way. ;)

]]> Comment on Why You Should Ditch Your Blogging Schedule by Mark http://menwithpens.ca/no-blogging-schedule/#comment-55914 Mark Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:30:08 +0000 http://menwithpens.ca/?p=9724#comment-55914 Thank you! If you want to write inspirational articles, you have to write when the inspiration hits you. It often hits at inopportune times, but hey, that's life. I also find that rules are made by people who love rules. Adhering to rules gives them a feeling of achievement without actually having to create anything. But the map is not the territory. Thank you!

If you want to write inspirational articles, you have to write when the inspiration hits you. It often hits at inopportune times, but hey, that’s life. I also find that rules are made by people who love rules. Adhering to rules gives them a feeling of achievement without actually having to create anything. But the map is not the territory.

]]> Comment on Why You Should Never Write Like You Talk by Ntarugera François http://menwithpens.ca/dont-write-like-you-talk/#comment-55913 Ntarugera François Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:39:56 +0000 http://menwithpens.ca/?p=9420#comment-55913 Taylor: I will come back to you because I liked your comment. Ntarugera Taylor:

I will come back to you because I liked your comment.

Ntarugera

]]> Comment on Should You Ask Potential Customers Their Budget? by Freddie Washington III http://menwithpens.ca/budget-questions/#comment-55912 Freddie Washington III Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:54:59 +0000 http://menwithpens.ca/?p=2441#comment-55912 I absolutely feel there is nothing wrong with asking someone's budget. If you walk into a car dealership, a Real Estate office or the likes, you're always going to be asked your budget. One of the reasons for this is to point you in the direction of something you like at a price you can afford. Your budget may not cause the person asking to falter on price, but it may allow them to understand how they can best help you. In service industries I think the same applies. We have the option of working with the person and adjusting our prices for them if it is a project we are extremely interested in working on, or we can simply do as product related industries do and use the stated budget to help direct them to how we can help them achieve what they NEED for an amount they can afford. I've found that realistically most people expect to be questioned on their budget during their initial consultation. We as professionals are the ones who are fearful of doing the questioning. But, remember, that they're just as fearful to question price, not knowing whether or not they can afford our services and if not, whether we will work with them. I always take the approach that I am the professional and I need to steer my client in the direction we need to go. By me bringing up the budget it allows us to work more smoothly together from the start and avoids either party having too large an expectation of the other or feeling overwhelmed throughout the process. I absolutely feel there is nothing wrong with asking someone’s budget. If you walk into a car dealership, a Real Estate office or the likes, you’re always going to be asked your budget. One of the reasons for this is to point you in the direction of something you like at a price you can afford. Your budget may not cause the person asking to falter on price, but it may allow them to understand how they can best help you.

In service industries I think the same applies. We have the option of working with the person and adjusting our prices for them if it is a project we are extremely interested in working on, or we can simply do as product related industries do and use the stated budget to help direct them to how we can help them achieve what they NEED for an amount they can afford.

I’ve found that realistically most people expect to be questioned on their budget during their initial consultation. We as professionals are the ones who are fearful of doing the questioning. But, remember, that they’re just as fearful to question price, not knowing whether or not they can afford our services and if not, whether we will work with them. I always take the approach that I am the professional and I need to steer my client in the direction we need to go. By me bringing up the budget it allows us to work more smoothly together from the start and avoids either party having too large an expectation of the other or feeling overwhelmed throughout the process.

]]> Comment on Why You Should Ditch Your Blogging Schedule by Anne-Sophie http://menwithpens.ca/no-blogging-schedule/#comment-55911 Anne-Sophie Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:15:36 +0000 http://menwithpens.ca/?p=9724#comment-55911 Great post and so true. I haven't been blogging for long and I have toyed with the thought of creating a blogging schedule, but for me, blogging equals being passionate about something and wanting to share it with your readers right away, whether is Monday, Thursday or Saturday. I am simply not patient enough to wait until I can release my finished blog post. On the other hand, if I don't have anything worth sharing, why would I write a post? Doesn't make sense to me. Great post and so true. I haven’t been blogging for long and I have toyed with the thought of creating a blogging schedule, but for me, blogging equals being passionate about something and wanting to share it with your readers right away, whether is Monday, Thursday or Saturday. I am simply not patient enough to wait until I can release my finished blog post.
On the other hand, if I don’t have anything worth sharing, why would I write a post? Doesn’t make sense to me.

]]> Comment on Why You Should Ditch Your Blogging Schedule by Elizabeth Cottrell http://menwithpens.ca/no-blogging-schedule/#comment-55910 Elizabeth Cottrell Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:37:15 +0000 http://menwithpens.ca/?p=9724#comment-55910 That makes WAY too much sense, James! :-) I love your balance of heart and head... That makes WAY too much sense, James! :-) I love your balance of heart and head…

]]> Comment on Why You Should Ditch Your Blogging Schedule by Dawn Allen http://menwithpens.ca/no-blogging-schedule/#comment-55909 Dawn Allen Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:09:00 +0000 http://menwithpens.ca/?p=9724#comment-55909 May I just agree with a resounding YES!!!! Brava, James! Applause, applause, applause :-)))) Absolutely could not agree with you anymore. THANK YOU for making it okay to write about what you're passionate about instead of just what will sell and THANK YOU for making it okay to write a brilliant article when the inspiration strikes rather than on some mundane schedule of forced regularity, with mundane writing to boot... that no one then truly appreciates. THANK YOU!!!! May I just agree with a resounding YES!!!! Brava, James!
Applause, applause, applause :-) )))
Absolutely could not agree with you anymore.
THANK YOU for making it okay to write about what you’re passionate about instead of just what will sell and THANK YOU for making it okay to write a brilliant article when the inspiration strikes rather than on some mundane schedule of forced regularity, with mundane writing to boot… that no one then truly appreciates.
THANK YOU!!!!

]]> Comment on Why You Should Ditch Your Blogging Schedule by James http://menwithpens.ca/no-blogging-schedule/#comment-55906 James Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:48:53 +0000 http://menwithpens.ca/?p=9724#comment-55906 If I had to write 1,000 words a day as an obligatory self-regimen, I'd quit my job. Or slit my wrists. Whichever came first. That's just no fun at all. Besides, if you love what you do, writing 1,000 words a day should be something you look forward to doing... not something you force yourself to do. If I had to write 1,000 words a day as an obligatory self-regimen, I’d quit my job. Or slit my wrists. Whichever came first. That’s just no fun at all.

Besides, if you love what you do, writing 1,000 words a day should be something you look forward to doing… not something you force yourself to do.

]]> Comment on Why You Should Ditch Your Blogging Schedule by James http://menwithpens.ca/no-blogging-schedule/#comment-55905 James Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:44:36 +0000 http://menwithpens.ca/?p=9724#comment-55905 Amen. Amen.

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