Health,
I completely respect your opinion and status on these forums, however, I would have to respectfully disagree with some of the things you've mentioned here. It seems like perhaps your experience of programming/coding didn't go well, or perhaps you've never tried it before. That's cool, I understand that. You're probably more right-brained than left brained; you're great with human interaction, intuition, psychology, etc. This makes you more of a marketer and seller. A left-brained individual is more logical, objective, scientific and is more of a techie.
Prime example right here. You've heard of Java, right? Its machine-independent, meaning it can run on any device. The enterainment system in your car, house, your TV, fridge, dishwasher, computer and web apps are all Java based. Many cell phones use the same machine independent machine language. How about the concept of OBJECT ORIENTED programming? Its almost like Lego in the world of programming. You put it all together and you have a program. I've started learning to program iPhone apps in my spare time because its fun. If you have a Mac, download Xcode. With a few clicks (and a bit of reprogramming), you make both iPhone and iPad apps, thereby, increasing your user base for both platforms. In about 15 minutes, you can easily make an app that takes an address you've input into your iPhone and displays that address on a map, using a map framekit. While perhaps not useful by itself, it might be extremely useful as part of a full app. There are thousands of objects and pre-written objects and code that makes programming [these days] so much easier than ever before.
The bottom line is this: You don't need to reinvent the wheel to get anything done these days. Its almost all done for you. You customize most of it to your liking and needs. This forum, I'm definitely sure that MJ didn't write it from scratch, not did he have to invent the internet to put it all online for everyone to see/use. LOL!
He's talking about web programming here. Its actually not that complicated. To learn how to be good at something, you have to know how it functions; you must SEE its internal constructs. I specialize in graphics and programming. When I see a website, I see two things. First, I see HOW it is designed (using Photoshop for example, layers, shapes, paths, etc) and second I see HOW it is coded (using HTML, PHP, etc.) I don't look at the source code, I already know "that's a table, that's a header, that's the footer, used CSS for this and that, etc. etc. etc.) The same thing goes for anything else in life, be it a web site, a business, a marketing strategy, a sales pitch, a physical device, a machine (you'd be surprised how many people don't know how a car works); learn the basics so that you can mentally break it down and visualize its internal mechanics. This is a skill that has unlimited power.
With 40 hours of focused effort, you can get up and running in the very basics of programming too. You're not going to program FB2.0 or Windows 9, but that's not the point, because you're not going to be Mario Andretti nor Dale Earnhardt in 40 hours either. Learn the basics. Driving was just an example. LOL!
I humbly admit that I know very little about marketing or copywriting or sales. It is one area that I definitely KNOW that I need to learn. It is extremely important in any business. What value is a great product if you can't sell it? As MJ stated in his book, some of the most successful brands are the ones with the best marketing. You still need to back it up with a quality product...
On the flip side of the coin, something interesting just happened... WhatsApp was just sold to FB yesterday for $16 BILLION. In USA Today, the founders said that they spent ZERO on marketing and PR, etc. He focused on the quality of the product and to fulfill a need (cross-platform instant-messaging). Such a simple concept that made them the world's latest billionaires (mind you, through a PROCESS). Their tool...? Customer word-of-mouth. Fascinating!
I'm sure I can learn lots from you health and I'm glad to be here.
I completely respect your opinion and status on these forums, however, I would have to respectfully disagree with some of the things you've mentioned here. It seems like perhaps your experience of programming/coding didn't go well, or perhaps you've never tried it before. That's cool, I understand that. You're probably more right-brained than left brained; you're great with human interaction, intuition, psychology, etc. This makes you more of a marketer and seller. A left-brained individual is more logical, objective, scientific and is more of a techie.
Prime example right here. You've heard of Java, right? Its machine-independent, meaning it can run on any device. The enterainment system in your car, house, your TV, fridge, dishwasher, computer and web apps are all Java based. Many cell phones use the same machine independent machine language. How about the concept of OBJECT ORIENTED programming? Its almost like Lego in the world of programming. You put it all together and you have a program. I've started learning to program iPhone apps in my spare time because its fun. If you have a Mac, download Xcode. With a few clicks (and a bit of reprogramming), you make both iPhone and iPad apps, thereby, increasing your user base for both platforms. In about 15 minutes, you can easily make an app that takes an address you've input into your iPhone and displays that address on a map, using a map framekit. While perhaps not useful by itself, it might be extremely useful as part of a full app. There are thousands of objects and pre-written objects and code that makes programming [these days] so much easier than ever before.
The bottom line is this: You don't need to reinvent the wheel to get anything done these days. Its almost all done for you. You customize most of it to your liking and needs. This forum, I'm definitely sure that MJ didn't write it from scratch, not did he have to invent the internet to put it all online for everyone to see/use. LOL!
He's talking about web programming here. Its actually not that complicated. To learn how to be good at something, you have to know how it functions; you must SEE its internal constructs. I specialize in graphics and programming. When I see a website, I see two things. First, I see HOW it is designed (using Photoshop for example, layers, shapes, paths, etc) and second I see HOW it is coded (using HTML, PHP, etc.) I don't look at the source code, I already know "that's a table, that's a header, that's the footer, used CSS for this and that, etc. etc. etc.) The same thing goes for anything else in life, be it a web site, a business, a marketing strategy, a sales pitch, a physical device, a machine (you'd be surprised how many people don't know how a car works); learn the basics so that you can mentally break it down and visualize its internal mechanics. This is a skill that has unlimited power.
With 40 hours of focused effort, you can get up and running in the very basics of programming too. You're not going to program FB2.0 or Windows 9, but that's not the point, because you're not going to be Mario Andretti nor Dale Earnhardt in 40 hours either. Learn the basics. Driving was just an example. LOL!
I humbly admit that I know very little about marketing or copywriting or sales. It is one area that I definitely KNOW that I need to learn. It is extremely important in any business. What value is a great product if you can't sell it? As MJ stated in his book, some of the most successful brands are the ones with the best marketing. You still need to back it up with a quality product...
On the flip side of the coin, something interesting just happened... WhatsApp was just sold to FB yesterday for $16 BILLION. In USA Today, the founders said that they spent ZERO on marketing and PR, etc. He focused on the quality of the product and to fulfill a need (cross-platform instant-messaging). Such a simple concept that made them the world's latest billionaires (mind you, through a PROCESS). Their tool...? Customer word-of-mouth. Fascinating!
I'm sure I can learn lots from you health and I'm glad to be here.
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