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The next time a web designer, graphic designer, writer or anyone else involved in a industry that regularly attracts freeloaders gets asked for a freebie saying it will enrich the designers life and make them rich and famous; show the requester this video…
I see this on a daily basis on the business forums I frequent and it gets so far up my nose it occasionally pops out of my ears! It really gets my goat that people honestly expect something for nothing and this chap sums it up very well…
WARNING! RUDE WORD ALERT SO YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
Well lets see what loonies they wheel in this week…
The DIY doll lady couldn’t be faulted for her enthusiasm but her product was cack, described as a one hit wonder would be right and I was surprised any of the dragons even raised an eyebrow in interest. TP delivered once again by slating the packing and quality, erm sorry mate but it’s being produced in her house so it aint gonna be top notch just yet is it? Muppet…
The learning cards lady got completely tied up in knots by her nerves. Overvaluing the company and not knowing her figures, not to mention losing the dragons and probably half the nation with her pitch, she did herself no favours at all. The dragons taking the mick out of her didn’t help, but oh wait, it’s entertainment isn’t it…
Bat poo and a folding iron board, no comment just don’t let the door bang you on the arse on the way out…
On target, great name for what I though what as a good product. It’s a fairly original idea on the sticky spiders you sometime see in pub urinals and I was very impressed with his pitch and his ability to stand up to the dragons attempting to extract the urine, no pun intended!
I was very surprised that they didn’t invest, good product and good sales so far but I have to ask, how on earth did he spend £70k of his own money on a product that is basically a floating ball that you wee on??
Anti-spiking drinks, erm I put my thumb in the top of my bottle and don’t leave it lying around. Wheel in two scantily clad models and although easy on the eye was a completely pointless exercise…
Not sure if the kebab bloke was crying or just sweating, either way it was another non-starter. So 17 minutes in and yet to see anything of value…
The alert couple couldn’t be more nervous by the looks of things but surely this is just another comparison site? It didn’t get me excited about it at all but the revelation that TPs better half plays online bingo is hardly surprising, probably for escapist reasons I would have thought…
Their projected figures were pretty unrealistic to be honest, why do people do this?? Fast route to the door by over valuing. PJ got angry about the other business and rightly so, he was spot on that he didn’t think thy would put their heart and soul into it. TP actually played an interesting game by throwing the equity question back to the pitchers, surprise, surprise after some suitably dramatic pauses and music (since when did DD become X Factor?) the 25% was rejected.
30% wasn’t exactly a move in the right direction either and unbelievably TP went for it!! I really cannot see him making that back but I suppose time will tell.
To be honest DD this week was a bit lame, they seem to be struggling slightly to find really solid ideas and real entrepreneurs. Remember the coin slot counters from last series? Brilliant original idea and had the dragons fighting over them. I only hope this series finds another winner like that but on this weeks performances I’m beginning to doubt it…
If I hear this phrase one more time…
“Let me tell you where I am…”
Oh really? Please enlighten me? Are you currently hovering six foot off the floor? Currently having an out of body experience and examining your own arse?
YOU’RE SAT IN A BLOODY PONCY CHAIR IN A OLD WAREHOUSE YOU MUPPET!!!!!
…and breathe…
I thought the student party organisers were nuts to go with PJ. They looked at it from a financial point of view with a slightly better deal but I would have sacrificed more for DMs experience in the industry and in particular in that area of the country. Despite the fact that she looks like she eats lemons for breakfast, lunch and dinner…
The gold plate chap was a lucky b*****d to get away with that, I was half expecting DB to drop kick him out of a second floor window.
Beef Jerky? Regardless what they looked like, the stuff still tastes like old shoe leather so no shockers there…
And Theo, good old TP, back to his slimy, pandering, irritating best as the snail of the den. God I hate the man…
and God I love this show!!!!
Spotted a thread on the Shell forums today about my good mate Steve at Uprint. Turns out a customer had sent him a couple of emails that he had not got replies too. Now I see this a lot. People claim not to have received emails but it’s ended up in junk folders, been accidentally deleted etc, hell I’ve even had to trawl through server logs to prove it was sent but I digress…
What was funny was the way the vultures descended on the thread as an opportunity to nick some business and put the bovver boots in for a good kicking. True to form though Steve rescued the day with a genuine reply and offer that not only saved the customer but also guaranteed he came out smelling of roses. The pink type that is as he likes pink…apparently….
Wonder where the customer will be placing his next order from? Answers on a postcard please, or a business card…flyer… stamp…
A while ago, well quite a while actually, I blogged about Professionlism in Business referring to a client I had recently parted company with.
Now at the time the spilt was reasonably amicable, however since that time, the ex-client has been making some rather unprofessional posts on various forums and their own blog about not just my self but other clients of mine.
I don’t have any problem at all with competition, hell I run a web hosting business so I’m used to it; what I do have a problem with is people who find it hard to let go and move on. The real shame about this situation is that the person in question knows for a fact that their business is suffering because of my client and feels that they have to resort to tactics like this to claw their way back.
A real shame but looks like I’ll have to withdraw my comments from my previous blog entry…
Got a great surprise today, one of my clients sent me some very tasty looking chocolates to celebrate System administrators day!
Now I had never heard of this, more info here: www.sysadminday.com, but if it means I get presents by the bucket load just for doing what I love, bring it on!
I had both sides of the coin today…
On the one hand I had to give one of my clients some news that I knew for a fact they would not like and I was actually concerned about telling them. Granted they weren’t exactly chuffed but the matter was dealt with calmly and professionally by us both.
On the other hand I had a very rude email from a client who objected to having to use our support system. I mean how on earth are we supposed to help people if they don’t use the tools we give them??
Just goes to show that for every cloud does not necessarily have a silver lining…
Just recently I have had to make some very tough and far reaching decisions about the business and the direction I wanted to go in. I spent a great deal of time considering the implications, weighing up the benefits and pitfalls as well as making sure I kept my eye on the “bigger issue”
Through this process it was a struggle at time to ensure that my decision was based purely on the business rather than allow my emotional side creep in. I found that in the latter scenario, my head started to be ruled by my heart and I was swaying towards a choice that would be great as a person but not so good for the business.
The moral is to ensure that any decision you make for your business should only be based on factors directly to the business. The minute you allow an emotion to cloud your judgement, the odds are the business will lose; and when the aforementioned business provides your livelihood, this could be disastrous…
Well last night I thought I would join www.ecademy.com as I’d heard an awful lot of the forums I lurk in about the place. For those that don’t know, Ecademy is one of the world’s largest networking portals designed to connect like minded individuals and businesses…
I settled on the PowerNetworker membership simply as I didn’t fancy paying up front for a year if it didn’t work out and the benefits were pretty good compared to the other levels. Will it be worth the subscription? Well it’s not a massive amount of money but it’s only been 24 hours so time will tell!
January has been and gone and I haven’t blogged. I’ve got good excuses though (as always)
Silkysteps.com has finally gone live. This was a massive site supplying learning resources for kids and the owner Ruth is constantly adding new bits and bobs. This site is going to be a monster once she’s finished with it!
I’m also battling to complete a recruitment portal, combined with the RSI in my right wrist and coding like a demented monkey on speed, my output couldn’t be higher. Trouble is I’m losing six hours per day because apparently you need to sleep?
**sigh**