Andy Black
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Genuine question...
I've heard it said that business is mostly about building relationships.
Yet, why do some people feel they need to control the platform where they start and build relationships with people?
We see people come and go in this forum where their intention is to get members to signup to their own platform (blog, email list, forum, etc). Their goal is to build a relationship with them, offer value, and then, I guess, eventually sell something of value.
I'm curious what you guys think about this.
If these new members genuinely want to help people (or at least build a relationship with them) then why not do so on this platform?
Do they want the greater control of owning the "platform" where they engage with their followers? Even if it's at the expense of getting more followers (since their attempts to pull people over often seem clumsy and cringe-worthy)?
Plenty of people build followings on Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, etc. They don't control those platforms.
Why are some people putting this illusion of control ahead of their end goals of building relationships, helping people, and ultimately getting paid for doing so?
I've heard it said that business is mostly about building relationships.
Yet, why do some people feel they need to control the platform where they start and build relationships with people?
We see people come and go in this forum where their intention is to get members to signup to their own platform (blog, email list, forum, etc). Their goal is to build a relationship with them, offer value, and then, I guess, eventually sell something of value.
I'm curious what you guys think about this.
If these new members genuinely want to help people (or at least build a relationship with them) then why not do so on this platform?
Do they want the greater control of owning the "platform" where they engage with their followers? Even if it's at the expense of getting more followers (since their attempts to pull people over often seem clumsy and cringe-worthy)?
Plenty of people build followings on Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, etc. They don't control those platforms.
Why are some people putting this illusion of control ahead of their end goals of building relationships, helping people, and ultimately getting paid for doing so?
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