Comments on: Put On Your Competition Blinders in 2009 http://www.blogherald.com/2009/01/02/put-on-your-competition-blinders-in-2009/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:30:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andy Merrett http://www.blogherald.com/2009/01/02/put-on-your-competition-blinders-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-750272 Andy Merrett Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:46:04 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=9879#comment-750272 I tend to wear blinders not so much because I am worried about comparing myself to "competition" but because it can be such a time magnet to spend time on related sites, kidding myself that it's research when in fact it's distracting me from my own content creation. I tend to wear blinders not so much because I am worried about comparing myself to “competition” but because it can be such a time magnet to spend time on related sites, kidding myself that it’s research when in fact it’s distracting me from my own content creation.

]]> By: DJ Nelson http://www.blogherald.com/2009/01/02/put-on-your-competition-blinders-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-748639 DJ Nelson Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:18:59 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=9879#comment-748639 "The reality is many of these sites have more resources in terms of manpower and financing. But I can’t let that stop me from creating a product that I believe in." I couldn't agree more! I have my blinders on 95% of the time but I've resolved to lower that a bit to maybe 80%. I don't want to be totally oblivious yet I cannot allow myself to be consumed with what others are doing. “The reality is many of these sites have more resources in terms of manpower and financing. But I can’t let that stop me from creating a product that I believe in.”

I couldn’t agree more!

I have my blinders on 95% of the time but I’ve resolved to lower that a bit to maybe 80%. I don’t want to be totally oblivious yet I cannot allow myself to be consumed with what others are doing.

]]> By: Ryan Kennedy http://www.blogherald.com/2009/01/02/put-on-your-competition-blinders-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-747410 Ryan Kennedy Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:26:26 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=9879#comment-747410 I say, that's what I do. It;s a better investment of my time reading up on how to be the best at what I do, rather than watching what competitors do. There's only so much you can learn from that. I say, that’s what I do. It;s a better investment of my time reading up on how to be the best at what I do, rather than watching what competitors do. There’s only so much you can learn from that.

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