how vulnerable is your business to the message boards? - GoFuckYourself.com

quiet · 10-19-2004, 11:57 AM

do you depend on them? could they destroy your business depending on how you are perceived? or do they really not affect your business?

what do you think?

murray_dawg · 10-19-2004, 11:59 AM

Not at all. I got banned and business isn't dropping. It's about relationships. Once you build them you don't need the board.

Besides any new folks joining are just russians and surfers so it makes no difference for at least the last 6 months.

10-19-2004, 11:59 AM

depends on just how transparent you make it. you'd be a fool to take your biz secrets out into the public... and if you keep it at least somewhat low, you have nothing to fear

bluff · 10-19-2004, 12:00 PM

referring to men.com?

murray_dawg · 10-19-2004, 12:00 PM

And plus, what kind of vulnerabilities are there? Shaving? Just don't do it and you have nothing to fear.

Juicy D. Links · 10-19-2004, 12:01 PM

I am just here for the free pics

okny · 10-19-2004, 12:01 PM

Could it destroy my business i would say not but a nice % comes from boards here or there.

Manowar · 10-19-2004, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by juicylinks
I am just here for the free pics

i am here just for the juicy pics

polish_aristocrat · 10-19-2004, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Manowar
i am here just for the juicy pics

and I am here for your posts

Roald · 10-19-2004, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by okny
Could it destroy my business i would say not but a nice % comes from boards here or there.

same here, as a designer it made me where I am now.

Lately I get the most orders from people who refferered me though.

Sly · 10-19-2004, 12:09 PM

Most of my business is done through word of mouth and previously existing relationships, the boards are not as important to me as they once were. Though very soon I will be taking advantage of their power once again.

xclusive · 10-19-2004, 12:14 PM

I'm here for the recipies i'm hungry...

Intrigue · 10-19-2004, 12:17 PM

Message boards aren't as important to me now as when i was first starting, although there's still some people i'd like to due biz with, so it wouldn't bone my business, but it would probably piss me off.

10-19-2004, 11:57 AM	#1
quiet we'll miss you our friend. RIP Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Fernie, BC Posts: 25,115	how vulnerable is your business to the message boards? do you depend on them? could they destroy your business depending on how you are perceived? or do they really not affect your business? what do you think? __________________ we'll miss you our friend. RIP

10-19-2004, 12:01 PM	#7
okny Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The Vault Posts: 5,761	Could it destroy my business i would say not but a nice % comes from boards here or there. __________________ Aim: okny Icq: 306232 Skype: OlegKrasBT

10-19-2004, 12:09 PM	#11
Sly Let's do some business! Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 31,333	Most of my business is done through word of mouth and previously existing relationships, the boards are not as important to me as they once were. Though very soon I will be taking advantage of their power once again. __________________ Vacares - Web Hosting, Domains, O365, Security & More - Paxum and BTC Accepted Windows VPS now available Great for TSS, Nifty Stats, remote work, virtual assistants, etc. Click here for more details.

10-19-2004, 12:14 PM	#12
xclusive Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 35,218	I'm here for the recipies i'm hungry... __________________ I support MediumPimpin.com / Shemp's Outlawtgp.com /

10-19-2004, 11:59 AM	#2
murray_dawg Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 415	Not at all. I got banned and business isn't dropping. It's about relationships. Once you build them you don't need the board. Besides any new folks joining are just russians and surfers so it makes no difference for at least the last 6 months.

10-19-2004, 11:59 AM	#3
X37375787 Guest Posts: n/a	depends on just how transparent you make it. you'd be a fool to take your biz secrets out into the public... and if you keep it at least somewhat low, you have nothing to fear

10-19-2004, 12:00 PM	#4
bluff Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bluffville Posts: 6,253	referring to men.com?

10-19-2004, 12:01 PM	#6
Juicy D. Links So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: N.Y. -Long Island -- Posts: 122,992	I am just here for the free pics

10-19-2004, 12:17 PM	#13
Intrigue Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ohio, US Posts: 662	Message boards aren't as important to me now as when i was first starting, although there's still some people i'd like to due biz with, so it wouldn't bone my business, but it would probably piss me off.