While reading an interview of an online acquaintance of mine, I realized that he said some things that I needed to share with all of you. Since I couldn’t have said this any better, why try.

During this interview, the interviewer, Tom Critchlow, asked Hamlet Batista this question:

Further to that - what are your goals for your blog? What would you like to achieve?

and Hamlet’s reply was:

I am a serial entrepreneur, and sharing my ideas and experiences in my blog accomplishes several positive things:

1. I can build up authority in my domains of expertise.
2. I can create/improve products/services based on the feedback/critiques I receive via the comments to my posts.
3. I can gradually build a following that can potentially buy and/or recommend my products/services to others, as I have established a relationship based on trust and on delivering high quality.
4. I can interact with my peers and meet highly-regarded figures in the industry. For example, I recently demoed my software via WebEx to Bill Slawsky, Andy Beard and Halfdeck. I received great feedback, critiques and ideas that I took back to the developers and we have implemented most of them. Those guys would not have listened if we hadn’t ‘met’ in the blogosphere.

My goals are to keep growing readership, share and get more ideas, announce new products, both free and paid. Along with the feedback I hope to get some sales and recommendations.

First of all, I can so relate to the concept of being a “serial entrepreneur”. It fits right in with the fact that I describe myself as an idea gal. But aside from that, his four points are so on point that I believe everyone should read them a few times.

Hamlet has knowledge. I have knowledge. You have knowledge. As we share our knowledge, those 4 points come into play, and your chance of succeeding grows. ‘Nuff said for now.

(from Smash Mouth. "AllStar" Astro Lounge. Interscope Records, 1999.)

Posted on November 10th, 2007 by DazzlinDonna
Filed under: Forming Connections