Comments on: If You Spam Your Friends… http://www.parkeladd.com/2009/10/19/if-you-spam-your-friends/ Rediscover Sun, 25 Dec 2011 01:38:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: parkejladd http://www.parkeladd.com/2009/10/19/if-you-spam-your-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-485 parkejladd Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:02:34 +0000 http://www.parkeladd.com/?p=2127#comment-485 Avin, Thanks for your input on this post! Filtering is a great concept, and I will definitely be sure to implement it in the future. Great addition to the conversation! Just ask, don't force. Avin,

Thanks for your input on this post!

Filtering is a great concept, and I will definitely be sure to implement it in the future. Great addition to the conversation!

Just ask, don’t force.

]]> By: Avin Kline http://www.parkeladd.com/2009/10/19/if-you-spam-your-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-477 Avin Kline Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:51:58 +0000 http://www.parkeladd.com/?p=2127#comment-477 Great post. One thing I'll add is the idea of filtering. There are some very legit instances where you may want to give a friend the opportunity to buy something you're providing or join you in the pursuit of something. As you alluded to, we all know people who have tried to sell us something or get us into something, even though we're not looking for what they're selling. Then they treat us as an outsider or less-of-a-friend because we didn't buy/join/etc. I think from a sellers perspective, the best way is to act as a filter. Of course we shouldn't avoid sharing a product/opportunity with someone just because they're a friend and only work with people we don't like :). Instead, when you have a product/service/opportunity, just Ask your friend if they're looking for what you're providing (see if they're 'in the market'). If they are looking, great, go to the next step. If they're not looking, then hang out with them, go to concerts together, be normal with them, just don't do business with them - they're just not looking and that's okay. Where people get in trouble is trying to get someone not looking for what they have to do something they don't want to do. If you have a good product/service/opportunity, some people Will be looking for it (at least the result of it), and some of those people will be your friends. The key is to just ASK, not force. -avin Great post.

One thing I’ll add is the idea of filtering.

There are some very legit instances where you may want to give a friend the opportunity to buy something you’re providing or join you in the pursuit of something.

As you alluded to, we all know people who have tried to sell us something or get us into something, even though we’re not looking for what they’re selling. Then they treat us as an outsider or less-of-a-friend because we didn’t buy/join/etc.

I think from a sellers perspective, the best way is to act as a filter. Of course we shouldn’t avoid sharing a product/opportunity with someone just because they’re a friend and only work with people we don’t like :).

Instead, when you have a product/service/opportunity, just Ask your friend if they’re looking for what you’re providing (see if they’re ‘in the market’). If they are looking, great, go to the next step. If they’re not looking, then hang out with them, go to concerts together, be normal with them, just don’t do business with them – they’re just not looking and that’s okay.

Where people get in trouble is trying to get someone not looking for what they have to do something they don’t want to do. If you have a good product/service/opportunity, some people Will be looking for it (at least the result of it), and some of those people will be your friends. The key is to just ASK, not force.

-avin

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