Comments on: The Seth Godin bubble is about to burst http://www.duncanriley.com/2006/05/10/the-seth-godin-bubble-is-about-to-burst/ blogging is not a spectator sport Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:57:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Marty http://www.duncanriley.com/2006/05/10/the-seth-godin-bubble-is-about-to-burst/comment-page-1/#comment-275134 Marty Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:05:39 +0000 http://duncanriley.com/2006/05/10/the-seth-godin-bubble-is-about-to-burst/#comment-275134 For all the "depth" of the recent Squidoo criticism the authors of these recent death of Godin notes seem to miss just a few facts. Squidoo has grown dramatically and the lens payments are only a portion of the money lensmasters can earn from their lenses. Ebay sellers for example have rushed to Squidoo to promote not only their own products but also those of others and receive affiliate payments from Ebay. Our lens generates 1- Lens payments 2- Ebay affiliate payments 3- Payments from a third party software company 4-Trade credits for free merchandise and last but perhaps most importantly 5- TONS OF LEADS FOR WORK/Consulting. I do agree too much hype is not good, but the people behind Squidoo are top notch. Seth is more of a guiding influence than someone running the day to day operations. I cannot tell you how down to earth the people that work on this Squidoo project are and how hard they worked to get it started and rolling along. I am not saying anyone will get rich here, but its not a get rich scheme. It takes work like anything else, and some creativity. Marty For all the “depth” of the recent Squidoo criticism the authors of these recent death of Godin notes seem to miss just a few facts. Squidoo has grown dramatically and the lens payments are only a portion of the money lensmasters can earn from their lenses.

Ebay sellers for example have rushed to Squidoo to promote not only their own products but also those of others and receive affiliate payments from Ebay.

Our lens generates 1- Lens payments 2- Ebay affiliate payments 3- Payments from a third party software company 4-Trade credits for free merchandise and last but perhaps most importantly 5- TONS OF LEADS FOR WORK/Consulting.

I do agree too much hype is not good, but the people behind Squidoo are top notch. Seth is more of a guiding influence than someone running the day to day operations.

I cannot tell you how down to earth the people that work on this Squidoo project are and how hard they worked to get it started and rolling along.

I am not saying anyone will get rich here, but its not a get rich scheme. It takes work like anything else, and some creativity.

Marty

]]> By: Alex http://www.duncanriley.com/2006/05/10/the-seth-godin-bubble-is-about-to-burst/comment-page-1/#comment-136155 Alex Mon, 23 Apr 2007 06:30:41 +0000 http://duncanriley.com/2006/05/10/the-seth-godin-bubble-is-about-to-burst/#comment-136155 It seems like much of what the pundits are writing about Squidoo is centered around Godin. That makes me wonder if one man's personal brand is enough to launch a major website (as seems to be the case with Squidoo). It seems like much of what the pundits are writing about Squidoo is centered around Godin. That makes me wonder if one man’s personal brand is enough to launch a major website (as seems to be the case with Squidoo).

]]> By: Luke Blackman http://www.duncanriley.com/2006/05/10/the-seth-godin-bubble-is-about-to-burst/comment-page-1/#comment-5612 Luke Blackman Tue, 23 May 2006 11:42:48 +0000 http://duncanriley.com/2006/05/10/the-seth-godin-bubble-is-about-to-burst/#comment-5612 The concept that a failed project means Seth himself is a failure, is purely ridiculous. No one should expect everything he touches to turn to gold - Squidoo may have a future, maybe not. Either way, I don't believe it detracts from it's initiator's credibility. Business isn't - especially when you're attemtping to create something viral. Just to add, I agree that he does talk a lot about common-sense issues. But on the other hand I really don't doubt he knows what he's talking about thoroughly, and helps develop revolutionary ideas himself. Again, not everything has to be groundbreaking to make it worthwhile. Sometimes the simplest of things can be the most important. The concept that a failed project means Seth himself is a failure, is purely ridiculous. No one should expect everything he touches to turn to gold – Squidoo may have a future, maybe not. Either way, I don’t believe it detracts from it’s initiator’s credibility. Business isn’t – especially when you’re attemtping to create something viral.

Just to add, I agree that he does talk a lot about common-sense issues. But on the other hand I really don’t doubt he knows what he’s talking about thoroughly, and helps develop revolutionary ideas himself. Again, not everything has to be groundbreaking to make it worthwhile. Sometimes the simplest of things can be the most important.

]]> By: mcgraw on marketing » Seth Godin: Notice of his death is premature http://www.duncanriley.com/2006/05/10/the-seth-godin-bubble-is-about-to-burst/comment-page-1/#comment-5083 mcgraw on marketing » Seth Godin: Notice of his death is premature Fri, 19 May 2006 22:17:56 +0000 http://duncanriley.com/2006/05/10/the-seth-godin-bubble-is-about-to-burst/#comment-5083 [...] But what amazed me was how slow a news week we must have had because Duncan Riley,?É‚Äö?Ç Joseph Jaffe, and Ken Yarmosh all wrote on the subject.?É‚Äö?Ç (And, come to think of it, I am just adding to the slow news week…unless I can find some value.?É‚Äö?Ç Hmmm.) [...] [...] But what amazed me was how slow a news week we must have had because Duncan Riley,?É‚Äö?Ç Joseph Jaffe, and Ken Yarmosh all wrote on the subject.?É‚Äö?Ç (And, come to think of it, I am just adding to the slow news week…unless I can find some value.?É‚Äö?Ç Hmmm.) [...]

]]> By: bored of education http://www.duncanriley.com/2006/05/10/the-seth-godin-bubble-is-about-to-burst/comment-page-1/#comment-3566 bored of education Fri, 12 May 2006 01:17:29 +0000 http://duncanriley.com/2006/05/10/the-seth-godin-bubble-is-about-to-burst/#comment-3566 <strong>Squidoo's Bad Reviews...</strong> Today I read three posts on different blogs about Squidoo. (I ended up only writing about one of them.) The first, by Michael Arrington, is at Squidoo: Seth Godin's Purple Albatross. His main thesis is that if Squidoo is not... Squidoo’s Bad Reviews…

Today I read three posts on different blogs about Squidoo. (I ended up only writing about one of them.) The first, by Michael Arrington, is at Squidoo: Seth Godin’s Purple Albatross. His main thesis is that if Squidoo is not…

]]> By: John Evans (Syntagma) http://www.duncanriley.com/2006/05/10/the-seth-godin-bubble-is-about-to-burst/comment-page-1/#comment-3386 John Evans (Syntagma) Wed, 10 May 2006 08:42:19 +0000 http://duncanriley.com/2006/05/10/the-seth-godin-bubble-is-about-to-burst/#comment-3386 He faced failure before, Duncan, when his free PDF Manifesto site was taken down. I think he tried to put it up again last year with some interns running the show. I haven't heard about it since. As for Squidoo? Zzzzzzzzzzz. He faced failure before, Duncan, when his free PDF Manifesto site was taken down. I think he tried to put it up again last year with some interns running the show. I haven’t heard about it since.

As for Squidoo? Zzzzzzzzzzz.

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