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Yes – at last – another post! Oh there’s so much been happening I hardly dare to think about it… There is just one thing that’s a part of it all, though, which I thought I’d focus on in this article: -

Normally I start with a run-up and then ask a question. In this article, however, I’m gonna deviate from my usual style and ask the question first.

The question is: Do you allow your readers or those who interact with you to be themselves?

What makes me ask this question? Well, in brief, my girlfriend and I were excluded from a particular website simply for being ourselves. – No not by being rude, nor were we promoting lesbianism, or in any way pornographic – far from it in fact. OK there was a lot of baggage that travelled with us; particularly with me, as our fairly new relationship was going through tough times at the time due to external forces; and I felt as if I was on an emotional rollercoaster, like some form of enforced temporary bipolar disorder. – However,together and separately we brought both fun/happiness, as well as a bit of offloading and personal sorrow, to the site. My partner had been using the site a fair bit longer than I had: It is, in fact, the place where we met online, and clicked from day 1 as it were.

I’d actually been asked by the site owners to become one of the regulars in their chat room. I did so, as I saw one heck of a lot of potential in the site for generating future mutual revenue as a team, but as time wore on it became clear that the owners were so terrified of becoming popular internet personalities and not being 101% liked by all and sundry as a result that they had become stagnant, and afraid to venture further into exploiting the profitability and potential of their venture. – Preferring instead to remain low-profile and keep all  endeavours within their selected “clique” of approved people.

That’s just not the way to run a profitable business. Although I tried to get this point subtly across it continually appeared to fall on deaf ears.

– Like “We know what we’re doing: We’ve always operated this way and we’re still going. Things continue to tick over and we just about survive using this method.”

FFS – What sort of a measure of success is that? “Just about surviving” is only 1 or 2 steps above going under! Anyone who runs a business on that level continuously just isn’t doing it right – no matter what self-financed plans for expansion they may have.

If you’re reading this and you are the people in question, then hopefully, for your own sake, you’ll understand what I’m saying and why I’m saying it: Being quiet and doing your best not to tread on anybody’s toes because you’re afraid you might offend someone’s sensibilities will bring only zero results  or worse it’ll end up in a negative score. It’s a given that if you’re in business you’re going to eventually rub somebody up the wrong way; even if you timidly tiptoe through the business environment as if walking on eggshells. – It’s inevitable – so be ready for it and go for broke; all guns blazing. You might like to tiptoe around silently watching everyone’s toes with knuckles dragging on the floor; but if you’re looking at people’s toes guess what you’re not going to notice? – Doors opening, that’s what: Doors will open and close in front of you, and those who’s toes you’re watching will walk in ahead of you before they close again. You’ll still be watching the toes of the next influx of competitors when it all happens again.

Don’t be afraid of loud people. A lot of loud people are simply all noise; but an equal number of loud people have something to say that they and others feel is important, and they say it, loudly. You might object to the noise in your neighbourhood online; but whether or not it’s important, if you’re not listening you’ll never hear it.

There are so many different types of people: Each with something to bring to the table, Discriminating against people because they don’t adhere to a certain set of standards / They’re not like you, can only be counterproductive, and you’ll end up with a clique of clones – all with the same or near-identical ideas, which will suppress or annihilate progress or any chances of progress.

Let people be themselves and you might even end up learning something yourself. Over-regulate behaviours or dispense with certain individuals because you “don’t like their manner” and you’ll not only stifle progress but you’ll eventually get a reputation too.

What do you think?