Comments on: Males, females, diversity, and marketing your services http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/02/23/males-females-diversity-and-marketing-your-services/ News, opinion, and fresh thinking for web developers and designers. The official podcast of sitepoint.com. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:55:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: EagleEyesDesign http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/02/23/males-females-diversity-and-marketing-your-services/#comment-14531 EagleEyesDesign Sun, 26 Feb 2006 20:49:09 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/02/23/males-females-diversity-and-marketing-your-services/#comment-14531 I get along with people with musical or artistic talent. That allows for more diversity because often (not always) creative people are a bit more open to people different than themselves. I also now recognize talented-people-held-back. People with good jobs - but not using the things they LOVE to do, such as graphic art. When I first began working on a contract basis with a gov. agency, I tried to be very professional. Did ok, but after a few years, I got to know the people in the group and saw how many talents they had that were NOT being used. Allowed myself to get excited about what they could do, and that was all the encouragement they needed. Gives me much energy to see people get passionate about a project. THAT'S when the magic happened and all their sites took off with a constant addition of new ideas and features. I use this relaxed approach with my new clients and have fun right away instead of waiting to break the ice. Won't work with everyone, but when it does it's fun to feel excited when a new project request comes in from the Creative People. Just gave my husband the same advice to let himself get excited and not damp it down to act ultra professional. He's off on a consulting gig with a new client. For his business of music recording, people really ARE in it for the excitement. He is still very prepared and did his homework, that is the professional part.- Christina I get along with people with musical or artistic talent. That allows for more diversity because often (not always) creative people are a bit more open to people different than themselves.

I also now recognize talented-people-held-back. People with good jobs - but not using the things they LOVE to do, such as graphic art. When I first began working on a contract basis with a gov. agency, I tried to be very professional. Did ok, but after a few years, I got to know the people in the group and saw how many talents they had that were NOT being used. Allowed myself to get excited about what they could do, and that was all the encouragement they needed. Gives me much energy to see people get passionate about a project. THAT’S when the magic happened and all their sites took off with a constant addition of new ideas and features. I use this relaxed approach with my new clients and have fun right away instead of waiting to break the ice. Won’t work with everyone, but when it does it’s fun to feel excited when a new project request comes in from the Creative People.

Just gave my husband the same advice to let himself get excited and not damp it down to act ultra professional. He’s off on a consulting gig with a new client. For his business of music recording, people really ARE in it for the excitement. He is still very prepared and did his homework, that is the professional part.- Christina

]]> By: dev_cw http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/02/23/males-females-diversity-and-marketing-your-services/#comment-14480 dev_cw Sat, 25 Feb 2006 02:40:36 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/02/23/males-females-diversity-and-marketing-your-services/#comment-14480 Be careful not to loose your own style while adapting to others. It is best to adapt some and have them adapt to you as well or you may not be valued as an individual and be passed up by the ones that you are adapting to and then be left wondering about what your own style is all about. People like to buy from people they like, but also they like to buy from people they respect and trust. I work for a wide veriety of types, ranging from the multinational high level exec to the off center home grown artist. They do business with me because they like me, but they like me because they respect and trust me, not because I have adapted to their style. I will present myself in the same fashion to both of them and will treat them in the same manor by being honest and showing them respect and understanding their business while maintaining my own style. About the office issue, regardless of the gender if your client is in charge of this group and he can't fire them then he needs to act like the boss and let them know that there is a proper place to complain, not during meetings. If they can't controll themselves than they should'nt be at the meeting. Would he be harder on them if they were men? I am not sure where the gender plays a role here. Be careful not to loose your own style while adapting to others. It is best to adapt some and have them adapt to you as well or you may not be valued as an individual and be passed up by the ones that you are adapting to and then be left wondering about what your own style is all about.

People like to buy from people they like, but also they like to buy from people they respect and trust. I work for a wide veriety of types, ranging from the multinational high level exec to the off center home grown artist. They do business with me because they like me, but they like me because they respect and trust me, not because I have adapted to their style. I will present myself in the same fashion to both of them and will treat them in the same manor by being honest and showing them respect and understanding their business while maintaining my own style.

About the office issue, regardless of the gender if your client is in charge of this group and he can’t fire them then he needs to act like the boss and let them know that there is a proper place to complain, not during meetings. If they can’t controll themselves than they should’nt be at the meeting. Would he be harder on them if they were men? I am not sure where the gender plays a role here.

]]> By: Marketing Plan : Males, females, diversity, and marketing your services SitePoint, Australia - http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/02/23/males-females-diversity-and-marketing-your-services/#comment-14461 Marketing Plan : Males, females, diversity, and marketing your services SitePoint, Australia - Fri, 24 Feb 2006 17:27:51 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/02/23/males-females-diversity-and-marketing-your-services/#comment-14461 [...] Males, females, diversity, and marketing your services SitePoint, Australia - 19 hours ago 5. So are you a broadly likeable person or someone who needs to focus on marketing to a specific type of person? Which should you be? [...] […] Males, females, diversity, and marketing your services SitePoint, Australia - 19 hours ago 5. So are you a broadly likeable person or someone who needs to focus on marketing to a specific type of person? Which should you be? […]

]]> By: Dr Livingston http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/02/23/males-females-diversity-and-marketing-your-services/#comment-14446 Dr Livingston Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:48:51 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/02/23/males-females-diversity-and-marketing-your-services/#comment-14446 > Well, he is an employee with employees, can’t readily fire these > individuals, why ever not? life is busy and complicated enough as it is without a bunch of wingers... fire them :lol: > Well, he is an employee with employees, can’t readily fire these
> individuals,

why ever not? life is busy and complicated enough as it is without a bunch of wingers… fire them :lol:

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