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		<title>By: They Say It&#8217;s Your Birthday! &#124; Maximum Customer Experience Blog</title>
		<link>http://menwithpens.ca/how-a-great-reputation-can-hurt-your-business/#comment-22815</link>
		<dc:creator>They Say It&#8217;s Your Birthday! &#124; Maximum Customer Experience Blog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] 7.&#160; James, Men With Pens [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] 7.&nbsp; James, Men With Pens [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Maneesh</title>
		<link>http://menwithpens.ca/how-a-great-reputation-can-hurt-your-business/#comment-10818</link>
		<dc:creator>Maneesh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Stereotype designers they have made you guys... 

Kind of a problem many actors face to my mind.. they do a good role and then get stereotyped in to doing it... from experimental they become the formula... 

I guess what we need to do is constantly keep track of what we are doing.. step aside each month to see what we ahve done over the past few weeks and see if we are becoming repetitive in what we do.. think of ways to break the mould if we are set in one... 

I guess that&#039;s what it all boils down to.. being constantly aware of what one is doing...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Stereotype designers they have made you guys&#8230; </p>
<p>Kind of a problem many actors face to my mind.. they do a good role and then get stereotyped in to doing it&#8230; from experimental they become the formula&#8230; </p>
<p>I guess what we need to do is constantly keep track of what we are doing.. step aside each month to see what we ahve done over the past few weeks and see if we are becoming repetitive in what we do.. think of ways to break the mould if we are set in one&#8230; </p>
<p>I guess that&#8217;s what it all boils down to.. being constantly aware of what one is doing&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Rebecca Leigh</title>
		<link>http://menwithpens.ca/how-a-great-reputation-can-hurt-your-business/#comment-10408</link>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca Leigh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh gosh! Trust Naomi to be the one to come out and say it. But clearly a good number of us were thinking it - including me.

You gotta be grateful for people like Naomi who tell it like it is.

Equally, and as others have already said, bravo for taking that on board and tackling the misconception head-on. For what it&#039;s worth you&#039;ve made me rethink my assumptions about the Pen Men&#039;s design services.

&lt;em&gt;Rebecca Leigh&#039;s last blog post..&lt;a href=&#039;http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beyondibdcom/~3/311497683/&#039; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Mix it up for fun and inspiration&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh gosh! Trust Naomi to be the one to come out and say it. But clearly a good number of us were thinking it &#8211; including me.</p>
<p>You gotta be grateful for people like Naomi who tell it like it is.</p>
<p>Equally, and as others have already said, bravo for taking that on board and tackling the misconception head-on. For what it&#8217;s worth you&#8217;ve made me rethink my assumptions about the Pen Men&#8217;s design services.</p>
<p><em>Rebecca Leigh&#8217;s last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beyondibdcom/~3/311497683/' rel="nofollow">Mix it up for fun and inspiration</a></em></p>
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		<title>By: Allison</title>
		<link>http://menwithpens.ca/how-a-great-reputation-can-hurt-your-business/#comment-10403</link>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Harry - Which is why I can most certainly be friends with you!  We just have to do something about the other half of the Pen Men.  Although you are still a silly Pen Man.  There&#039;s no getting out of that one. ;)

&lt;em&gt;Allison&#039;s last blog post..&lt;a href=&#039;http://sushiday.com/archives/2008/06/13/pepper-tuna-roll/&#039; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Pepper Tuna Roll&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Harry &#8211; Which is why I can most certainly be friends with you!  We just have to do something about the other half of the Pen Men.  Although you are still a silly Pen Man.  There&#8217;s no getting out of that one. <img src='http://menwithpens.ca/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><em>Allison&#8217;s last blog post..<a href='http://sushiday.com/archives/2008/06/13/pepper-tuna-roll/' rel="nofollow">Pepper Tuna Roll</a></em></p>
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		<title>By: Harry</title>
		<link>http://menwithpens.ca/how-a-great-reputation-can-hurt-your-business/#comment-10402</link>
		<dc:creator>Harry</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Allison: Hey! I like sushi!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Allison: Hey! I like sushi!</p>
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		<title>By: John Hoff - eVentureBiz</title>
		<link>http://menwithpens.ca/how-a-great-reputation-can-hurt-your-business/#comment-10401</link>
		<dc:creator>John Hoff - eVentureBiz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m looking forward to what you guys come up with.

&lt;em&gt;John Hoff - eVentureBiz&#039;s last blog post..How To Buy A House Like A Real Estate Investor: Part 8 - Good Terms vs. Low Price&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m looking forward to what you guys come up with.</p>
<p><em>John Hoff &#8211; eVentureBiz&#8217;s last blog post..How To Buy A House Like A Real Estate Investor: Part 8 &#8211; Good Terms vs. Low Price</em></p>
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		<title>By: Allison</title>
		<link>http://menwithpens.ca/how-a-great-reputation-can-hurt-your-business/#comment-10400</link>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@James - Ahem.  I mean, damn you Pen Man, you discovered my secret!  And since my whole life revolves around sushi, I don&#039;t think I can be friends with anyone who doesn&#039;t like sushi.  Although I&#039;ll make an exception for you, James.  ;)

You silly, silly Pen Men.

&lt;em&gt;Allison&#039;s last blog post..&lt;a href=&#039;http://sushiday.com/archives/2008/06/13/pepper-tuna-roll/&#039; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Pepper Tuna Roll&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@James &#8211; Ahem.  I mean, damn you Pen Man, you discovered my secret!  And since my whole life revolves around sushi, I don&#8217;t think I can be friends with anyone who doesn&#8217;t like sushi.  Although I&#8217;ll make an exception for you, James.  <img src='http://menwithpens.ca/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>You silly, silly Pen Men.</p>
<p><em>Allison&#8217;s last blog post..<a href='http://sushiday.com/archives/2008/06/13/pepper-tuna-roll/' rel="nofollow">Pepper Tuna Roll</a></em></p>
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		<title>By: James</title>
		<link>http://menwithpens.ca/how-a-great-reputation-can-hurt-your-business/#comment-10399</link>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ Steph - I kid you not. Girl. That&#039;s one damned catchy name for a romance writer/editor. 

&quot;Whatcha reading?&quot;

&quot;Oh, the latest Snatch your Panties.&quot;

&quot;Oooh really? Those are really hot... I have their last one. It&#039;s a real page turner.&quot;

I can see it. Seriously.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Steph &#8211; I kid you not. Girl. That&#8217;s one damned catchy name for a romance writer/editor. </p>
<p>&#8220;Whatcha reading?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Oh, the latest Snatch your Panties.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Oooh really? Those are really hot&#8230; I have their last one. It&#8217;s a real page turner.&#8221;</p>
<p>I can see it. Seriously.</p>
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		<title>By: James</title>
		<link>http://menwithpens.ca/how-a-great-reputation-can-hurt-your-business/#comment-10398</link>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ John - The other problem that comes to mind is that showcasing our designs so heavily ends up misbranding us as a design business only. It&#039;s to walk the fine line that we offer both - good looks and a great read - that becomes touchy.

Guns for Hire stays, bro ;) Sorry.

@ Marelisa - Our clients are featured on our clients page, so starting to list them in side bars becomes redundant. We do have some other stuff we&#039;re going to do, though.

Thanks for picking up the pricing error. Corrected.

@ David - Brian&#039;s talent is pretty clear, definitely. His coding is what I cut my teeth on, so I thank him for being so careful with it. Compared to a few messy coding jobs we&#039;ve seen, he makes it look easy.

Good to see you here, by the way. I&#039;m honored.

@ Sharon - We&#039;ve only actually done four in our life - two for clients, two for us (and if I&#039;m forgetting any, my apologies). Heh. See? ;)

@ Allison - I don&#039;t believe you. All you eat is Sushi. All you can cook is Sushi!! Sushi sushi!

On a side note, everyone, we&#039;re not saying we&#039;re some extreme failure case. (Just in case y&#039;all were worried.) Quite the opposite. The perception issue isn&#039;t a major failing and can be seen as a plus in many ways. We&#039;re not panicking or rushing out to rip down our design. (It stays. Sorry everyone.)

But it definitely is cool to hear everyone&#039;s honest feedback. Always a plus and this post is definitely turning out to be a good one. New faces, great comments, nice discussion, a little philosophizing and problem solving... love it.

Keep in mind, though, that the point of the post is to have people learn from our mistakes. Take a look in the mirror. Think about how people might be perceiving you. Is it what you want? Is it different than what it should be? Then take steps to correct it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ John &#8211; The other problem that comes to mind is that showcasing our designs so heavily ends up misbranding us as a design business only. It&#8217;s to walk the fine line that we offer both &#8211; good looks and a great read &#8211; that becomes touchy.</p>
<p>Guns for Hire stays, bro <img src='http://menwithpens.ca/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />  Sorry.</p>
<p>@ Marelisa &#8211; Our clients are featured on our clients page, so starting to list them in side bars becomes redundant. We do have some other stuff we&#8217;re going to do, though.</p>
<p>Thanks for picking up the pricing error. Corrected.</p>
<p>@ David &#8211; Brian&#8217;s talent is pretty clear, definitely. His coding is what I cut my teeth on, so I thank him for being so careful with it. Compared to a few messy coding jobs we&#8217;ve seen, he makes it look easy.</p>
<p>Good to see you here, by the way. I&#8217;m honored.</p>
<p>@ Sharon &#8211; We&#8217;ve only actually done four in our life &#8211; two for clients, two for us (and if I&#8217;m forgetting any, my apologies). Heh. See? <img src='http://menwithpens.ca/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>@ Allison &#8211; I don&#8217;t believe you. All you eat is Sushi. All you can cook is Sushi!! Sushi sushi!</p>
<p>On a side note, everyone, we&#8217;re not saying we&#8217;re some extreme failure case. (Just in case y&#8217;all were worried.) Quite the opposite. The perception issue isn&#8217;t a major failing and can be seen as a plus in many ways. We&#8217;re not panicking or rushing out to rip down our design. (It stays. Sorry everyone.)</p>
<p>But it definitely is cool to hear everyone&#8217;s honest feedback. Always a plus and this post is definitely turning out to be a good one. New faces, great comments, nice discussion, a little philosophizing and problem solving&#8230; love it.</p>
<p>Keep in mind, though, that the point of the post is to have people learn from our mistakes. Take a look in the mirror. Think about how people might be perceiving you. Is it what you want? Is it different than what it should be? Then take steps to correct it.</p>
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		<title>By: steph</title>
		<link>http://menwithpens.ca/how-a-great-reputation-can-hurt-your-business/#comment-10397</link>
		<dc:creator>steph</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>James: Snatch Your Panties is available? It DOES seem the good Catholic girl thing to do...

&lt;em&gt;steph&#039;s last blog post..&lt;a href=&#039;http://stephvandermeulen.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/freedom-fighter/&#039; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Freedom Fighter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>James: Snatch Your Panties is available? It DOES seem the good Catholic girl thing to do&#8230;</p>
<p><em>steph&#8217;s last blog post..<a href='http://stephvandermeulen.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/freedom-fighter/' rel="nofollow">Freedom Fighter</a></em></p>
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