How Moms, Kids, And Cats Can Impede Progress
My poor mom was using my laptop to play some online games. I don’t mind this. She has her own screen and the games help to keep her mind active. This is important since Mom is in her 70’s. So what’s the problem? Here is how moms, kids and cats can impede progress.
A few nights ago, Mom got up in the middle of the night and decided to play a few of her games. No problem. Then she decided to have a snack while she played. One of her favorite snacks is milk and cookies. Do you see where this is going?
There I am in my nice cozy bed, sound asleep for the first time in days (insomnia) and I hear mom screaming, “KIT! Come here quick! KIT! KIT!” Was the house on fire? Was there a prowler? No. The cat jumped onto the desk and knocked over her half-full glass of milk. Anyone wanna take bets on where it landed? If you guessed on my laptop, ding-ding-ding, you get the prize!
By the time I got to the desk, Mom had cleaned up most of it. Thankfully, she had thought to turn the laptop upside down, so any milk that hadn’t made it to the inner workings of the computer would hopefully drain out. Yeah, I know, this is mostly wishful thinking but it made her feel better. When mom takes her nap, this afternoon, it might be one time when I do cry over spilled milk! 
In all seriousness, this incident could have been a huge setback for my business. Luckily the damage wasn’t bad. However, if my computer had been fried, I had backups of everything and an extra computer so I could carry on.
There are two lessons here. Keep up to date backups on an external for use in emergencies. I would almost bet my last dollar that you will have an emergency at some point. Most people do. If you have kids, pets, or novice computer users in your home, it’s probably best if you purchase “spill” or accidental insurance for your computer. Just check out your computer manufacturer’s website for more information.
Clueless Internet Marketers Here’s Your Sign
You know, I’ve seen some things that just make me shake my head while thinking, “Buddy, you just don’t get it!” Below you will find a humorous take on some of the things I’ve seen. If you can identify with being (gasp) or ever wanted tell clueless internet marketers, “Here’s your sign,” add your two cents in a comment. Here we go!
You may be a clueless internet marketer…
- If I visit your site and can’t see the content because a “signup” for your newsletter is blocking my view. ( Of course I’m not going to sign up! I haven’t seen anything worth taking the spam-risk.)
- If it takes an act of congress (or jail time) for people to get the products they paid for.
- If you think spamming everyone you know is a great way to market stuff.
- If in your emails I get more promos for somebody else’s stuff than I do for your products.
- If you think that mailing me every day (sometimes more than once) is going to encourage me to buy.
- If you think the CAN-SPAM Act means you can spam people who opted out of your mailings.
- If your sidebar extends 5 inches past the content because you just have to get in another ad.
- If you think I’m going to add you on linkedin when I don’t know who you are.
- If just because you read a marketing book, you think you are qualified to teach others about marketing.
- If you believe that “if you build it, they will come” without any other effort on your part.
- If you ignore sound suggestions and advice from the professionals you hire.
That’s my story and I’m sticking to it! Again, if you can relate to being or seeing any of these clueless internet marketers mistakes, feel free to add your thoughts.
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