You have a lot of great stuff here. I was referred to you through Adam Bean (http://adamthebean.com), thought I would check out the site, and stumbled across this post. Well done.

I consider myself to be a “Humble Learner” working towards “real deal” status before too long. I look forward to future posts.

I re-read your comment here and Herrin offers an answer in one of his recent Tweets:

>> People (naturally) have their own agenda going on. Everything we scan, with the question, “Is this useful to me?” #obvious 9:36 PM Jan 13th from Tweetie <<

With so much information out there with everyone selling the next thing you need to really explode your business, we can look at it and ask ourselves at the stage I'm in in my business this moment, "Is this useful to me?"

I suppose it can be more complicated than that, but then again, maybe not!

What say you, Herrin?

I have to agree with Leigh. I really appreciate your honest, no-nonsense approach to this topic.

I think that when (hopefully) well-meaning entrepreneurs fall into these traps, it only serves to perpetuate frustration and overwhelm that keep people stuck. There is SO MUCH information on the internet and sadly, it can be difficult for people to separate the wheat from the chaff.

After your rant , I love your 12 (13!) concrete ways entrepreneurs can “start really marketing”.

Great article, thanks. It’s nice to see someone telling it like it is! All balls and no bullshit.

You’re right, there’s a lot of crappy marketing out there. But how can the average person sort the wheat from the chaff and avoid buying products from losers?

Leigh