Comments on: How To Succeed In Business If You’re Boring (And Not Quirky, Weird Nor Cool) http://www.leawoodward.com/how-to-succeed-in-business-if-youre-boring-and-not-quirky-weird-nor-cool/ A Location Independent Entrepreneur, Wife & Mother Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:01:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Outre Beauty Bistro http://www.leawoodward.com/how-to-succeed-in-business-if-youre-boring-and-not-quirky-weird-nor-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-1136 Outre Beauty Bistro Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:11:05 +0000 http://www.leawoodward.com/?p=644#comment-1136 Hi Lea- I would say you are anything but boring and quirky! I enjoyed reading this blog and I found it on Ann-Marie's blog. I have been working hard since January on setting up and branding my business. I have a natural bath and body business...where I strive to have natural products with very attractive packaging...a niche I felt, was not met very well. Lots of natural products out there, and lots of really boring packaging! So by Friday, my shop will be open for business! Fully branded, labeled professionally with amazing products! I have taken a lot of flack from my husband for taking so long, before I launch. I wanted to make sure that I had all my ducks in a row, before I did. He will soon see the benefits of careful strategic planning! congrats on your new beautiful baby! Heidi Outre Beauty Bistro Hi Lea-
I would say you are anything but boring and quirky! I enjoyed reading this blog and I found it on Ann-Marie’s blog. I have been working hard since January on setting up and branding my business. I have a natural bath and body business…where I strive to have natural products with very attractive packaging…a niche I felt, was not met very well. Lots of natural products out there, and lots of really boring packaging! So by Friday, my shop will be open for business! Fully branded, labeled professionally with amazing products! I have taken a lot of flack from my husband for taking so long, before I launch. I wanted to make sure that I had all my ducks in a row, before I did. He will soon see the benefits of careful strategic planning! congrats on your new beautiful baby! Heidi Outre Beauty Bistro

]]> By: Lea http://www.leawoodward.com/how-to-succeed-in-business-if-youre-boring-and-not-quirky-weird-nor-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-1119 Lea Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:13:47 +0000 http://www.leawoodward.com/?p=644#comment-1119 @Mike Mather - LOL! I think you might be in a club of its own :) @Leigh - branding consistency is a challenge but it really helps if you're starting with a strong brand. That's something we've been finding with the branding of the LI stuff now we have a ver clear identity for it. @Anne-Marie - being divisive definitely gets you eyeballs...and fans & enemies. I think you have to have a tough skin to be like that - not sure I'm cut out for it though! @Mike Mather – LOL! I think you might be in a club of its own :)

@Leigh – branding consistency is a challenge but it really helps if you’re starting with a strong brand. That’s something we’ve been finding with the branding of the LI stuff now we have a ver clear identity for it.

@Anne-Marie – being divisive definitely gets you eyeballs…and fans & enemies. I think you have to have a tough skin to be like that – not sure I’m cut out for it though!

]]> By: Lea http://www.leawoodward.com/how-to-succeed-in-business-if-youre-boring-and-not-quirky-weird-nor-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-1118 Lea Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:11:31 +0000 http://www.leawoodward.com/?p=644#comment-1118 Samar - thanks for stopping by. Liked your series of posts a lot - but funny who you chose to interview, as obviously these are some of the guys/gals who I think make us all feel a bit boring at times :) Samar – thanks for stopping by. Liked your series of posts a lot – but funny who you chose to interview, as obviously these are some of the guys/gals who I think make us all feel a bit boring at times :)

]]> By: Samar http://www.leawoodward.com/how-to-succeed-in-business-if-youre-boring-and-not-quirky-weird-nor-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-1117 Samar Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:11:09 +0000 http://www.leawoodward.com/?p=644#comment-1117 Lea, Andy Hayes directed me to this post. I've recently done a series on how to be interesting in which I've interviewed Remarkablogger, James Chartrand and Naomi Dunford. Your post serves as an anti thesis to my series :) Lea,

Andy Hayes directed me to this post. I’ve recently done a series on how to be interesting in which I’ve interviewed Remarkablogger, James Chartrand and Naomi Dunford.

Your post serves as an anti thesis to my series :)

]]> By: Anne-Marie http://www.leawoodward.com/how-to-succeed-in-business-if-youre-boring-and-not-quirky-weird-nor-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-1113 Anne-Marie Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:43:45 +0000 http://www.leawoodward.com/?p=644#comment-1113 I'm all about the 'people buy from people they like' concept. So, on my blog, I try very hard to be upbeat, friendly and personable rather than divisive. But, I definitely see where being divisive gets you a crowd much faster than by being the nice guy. Look at all the talk radio people - very controversial, very profitable. I’m all about the ‘people buy from people they like’ concept. So, on my blog, I try very hard to be upbeat, friendly and personable rather than divisive.

But, I definitely see where being divisive gets you a crowd much faster than by being the nice guy.

Look at all the talk radio people – very controversial, very profitable.

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