Comments on: Why web 2.0 lends itself to whiners and complainers…

By: Brad Callen

Brad Callen — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:39:37 +0000

Sorry Simon, but that was not the purpose of my post. The purpose of my post was to write what was on my mind while bored one day. In my opinion, Web 2.0 lends itself much more to whiners than to those who are positive about life. Thanks for your comments. To each his own. Have a good day.

By: simon nobody

simon nobody — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:46:04 +0000

Complete nonsense. The essence of your post is to imply that most people who complain
are looser types who have nothing better to do. Wow- can really tell you’re a marketer. clever psychology- make the person who complains feel bad. You’re just complaining about the fact that you can’t censor peoples’ opinions on the web.

eat it up..that’s the way the game plays. especially when you’re in the bussiness of selling ‘money making’ products and software.

kindergarten marketing school teaches the most powerful force in marketing is word of mouth. If people are enthused about a product they will recommend it. Its what IM’ers are constantly trying to engineer- ‘word of mouth, ‘going viral’.

At the very least- if that 1% do start complaining SOME of the other 99% will jump to the product/service’s defense. I saw half a dozen examples of this just in the past day. Its just not true what you want to suggest -that the ‘other people’ are too busy being succesful. Enough people will find a few spare minutes to chip in to say ‘hey that’s not my experience’. I’m in the middle of trying to post produce a film- and I found the time to disagree wiht you here.

If no one jumps to your defence then maybe its because they’re not that enthused about what you’ve offered.

By: enad

enad — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:31:09 +0000

i will learn seo. i will

By: Ian Ainslie

Ian Ainslie — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:56:22 +0000

Simple equation for pretty much all things in life: quit bitching and take action.
Not really that difficult is it.
Spend as much time doing things that are proven to work, instead of posting in forums and procrastinating, as you will achieve results.
Not the most difficult process to get to grips with, is it?

Good article.
Thanks!

By: herbalife

herbalife — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:03:41 +0000

I didn’t get the previous comment point.. but anyways.

Well Brad, you know, even if a product benefits of a 100% rate of supporters, after a while it becomes obsolete, things change… and the same software that used to produce 100% satisfaction, some months/years later it is no longer the same thing.

In this web world the dinamycs is unbelievable thus it is so hard for a product to meet the expectations of all buyers.

About the speed of spreading negative opinions.. it is a law of human nature, not only of web nature. It is said that 10% of the people follow and promote a good news, while 90% are willing to viral spread a bad news, or something negative.

As a matter of fact, I am a Herbalife distributor and I can tell the products are unbelievable, with great results. But, there are some people that are only “testing the waters”, that are sick, with their health on the verge of collapse, that use our products but are not commited to work on all the aspects of their life, that quit fast and spread on forums guess what: those products… I got liver problems (of course they already had those problems), the products are useless, too expensive… etc

Of course there are a lot of satisfied people.. but they usually do not have time to spend on forums.

That’s it. In the end, a good potential buyer has to decide wheather the sources where he gets the information are reliable enough.

By: Leah Boler

Leah Boler — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 21:37:03 +0000

Mr. Brad Callen,

I was rather surprised to find out through your totally free website builder you and your brother are young and smart due to your parents, grandparents, upbringing, education and life in general. We’re all smarter than each other in different ways and people just need to realize that and concentrate on their own talents instead of acting like their shoe size.

After reading all these comments here and then going over at StomperNET twice today, I have a KILLER solution for EVERYONE who really wants to make a decent living online by honing the exact skills they have talent for. We all KNOW that’s how you become an expert and get paid for what you do better than anyone else. . . and Brad Callen knows that better than all of us put together!!

I noticed one of your products featured a teacher/coach who sold his site for $250K . . . but it was NOT the usual Digital Download Teaching People How TO Make Money by teaching People How to Make Money. The product is real and everyone either has one or will have one during their lifetime. Treadmills are everywhere!! – click my name and check this out! Will Smith is NOT afraid to die on a treadmill I luv that video!!

Mr. Callen, this rather L Oo NG comment is going down in History because YOU are about to become instrumental in turning the Semantic Web as it was intended 12 years ago into The Next Web so that all your customers, clients, followers, fans and friends are going to wake up with more money in their pockets.

Thanks to YOU – everyone will benefit even greater than ever before because this is the start of Decade TWO and people have had enough. 2011 i s the Year! If the answer to the following equation is 111 for everyone, then it’s ON like Donkey Kong!!

How old will you be this year? What are the last two digits of the year you were you Born? Calculate! [Your Age This Year] + [Last Two Digits of Year Born] = 111

domain buying black belt said it first — “Any chance of a comeback or new software release?” Oh yeah, most definitely!! Think I’m crazy? Watch Brad and you’ll see!!!

By: Brad Callen

Brad Callen — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:30:47 +0000

Yeah, I agree. All of these “push button” clickbank products are SO bad. Our new product, Niche Finder, http://nichefinder.bradcallen.com , is starting to get a strong foot hold in the market. You may want to check it out if you’re doing keyword research. Have a good one, and thanks for the comments.

By: domain buying black belt

domain buying black belt — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:03:31 +0000

Hmm I’ve got to agree with anti aging guru up there. There has been an increase of new internet marketing products that have been utterly useless. Not like the good old days!!

Some of the young fellas coming into the game are hyping up their sales pages and when you finally get to their product after buying its nothing more than you’re average run of the mill software. Its more than likely that you’re able to get something better for free if you look hard enough.

Gotta admit though Brad, you’re stuff has been pretty good in the past! Any chance of a comeback or new software release?

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 04:23:36 +0000

Over-prominence of bad reviews is always going to happen – marketers should take steps to lessen it. Bear in mind also that the 98/2 ratio seems to apply also to poor and fake deals compared with decent deals. If yiou chrun out crap websites with poor user interfaces then don’t moan when some desperate newbie can’t find the hidden link to the mailbox that gets cleared once a month – that by the way is a general comment – check http://www.squidoo.com/five-internet-gurus and you’ll see I rate this blog’s author highly.

By: Gary Stauffer

Gary Stauffer — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 04:59:21 +0000

As with any brick and mortar business, a satisfied customer will tell a few people
about his experience…but an unhappy customer will complain to ALL WHO WILL
LISTEN. As for scams out there, caution and informed choices go a long way.