letting prospective customer get to know you

2010-04-30 Thread BJ Freeman
My grandfather taught me that word to mouth is the best advertising. I have found that to be true through my life. It s a lot slower than mass media but more stable. In this environment, I found the best is to let people get to know me by answering questions freely. I also believe in putting

Re: letting prospective customer get to know you

2010-04-30 Thread Ruth Hoffman
Hi BJ: Thanks for sharing. BTW - and this is not an advertisement for anything at all - I often share by answering questions here. I also have lots of free stuff on my website that represents may hours of work on my part. The site itself is powered only by OFBiz. (OK, a little advertisement

Re: letting prospective customer get to know you

2010-04-30 Thread Scott Gray
On 1/05/2010, at 6:41 AM, Ruth Hoffman wrote: I have taken to heart what the 3 or 4 project committers on this user oriented mailing list have opined about, and will tone down my delivery. That doesn't lessen my commitment to the end-user OFBiz community or my need to get the word out

Re: letting prospective customer get to know you

2010-04-30 Thread David E Jones
On Apr 30, 2010, at 12:41 PM, Ruth Hoffman wrote: In my world, free is the same as saying something has no value. What a sad world that must be. Personally I've found that the most productive, innovative, and pleasant efforts I've been involved with have been unpaid. Along with that: I like

Re: letting prospective customer get to know you

2010-04-30 Thread Ruth Hoffman
David E Jones wrote: On Apr 30, 2010, at 12:41 PM, Ruth Hoffman wrote: In my world, free is the same as saying something has no value. What a sad world that must be. Actually, David, my world isn't the least bit sad. Its really a pretty nice place to be. I wouldn't have it any