Critics Will Never Be Happy With You… That’s Why They’re Called ‘CriticsR
- Posted by: Todd
- Posted on: Mon, March 30, 2009
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Seth continues…
Your fans don’t want you to change, your fans want you to maintain the essence of what you bring them but add a laundry list of features. You fans want lower prices and more contributions, bigger portions and more frequent deliveries.So, who should you listen to?
Your sneezers.
You should listen to the people who tell the most people about you. Listen to the people who thrive on sharing your good works with others. If you delight these people, you grow.
Seems like great advice to me… what do YOU think?
Seth Godin had a great post over the weekend on critics. We've all experienced it. Whether it's a blog comment or a person at church who criticizes us. We could get 98 positive comments and 2 negative comments, and we will still dwell on the 2 negatives. Why do we do that?
Seth says that is a shame: "The critics are never going to be happy with you, that's why they're critics. You might bore them by doing what they say... but that won't turn them into fans, it will merely encourage them to go criticize someone else." How true. When was the last time that you turned one of your 'critics' into a 'fan'? In my experience, that rarely, if ever, happens.
But Seth takes it one more step (and it's a brilliant step!) Godin says that not only should you not listen to your critics, you should also not listen to your 'fans'!...
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babbledrivel on Tue, March 31, 2009
ongoing babble and drivel. can’t you all give it a break?
deaubury on Wed, April 01, 2009
my openion may not count for much, but i think that a pastor should first preach the gospel, not his or her openion, expect the word to do what it says, because god put them in charge of that ministry to do the work for HIM, and HE backs it up, we should always honor a pastor, and a pastor has the god given right to correct us, but not all are really pastors, so to deal with that go to god with an honest heart, and ask god
to remove him, and god will do it, because god does not send every one they just go on their own.some times a pastor has to get stearn with the people because he is looking out for your soul.if it hurts a little now, its better than burning.
Magna RX on Thu, June 25, 2009
The critics are never going to be happy with you, that’s why they’re critics. You might bore them by doing what they say… but that won’t turn them into fans, it will merely encourage them to go criticize someone else
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