Comments on: Dear Guru and/or Expert (aka what track cycling has taught me about social media douchebags) http://www.redheadwriting.com/dear-guru-and-or-expert Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:47:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ryan C. Miller.com - Social Media, Design, Tech, Commentary - broadcasting from Utica, NY » A Conversation with Erika Napoletano of Redhead Writing- Parts I & II http://www.redheadwriting.com/dear-guru-and-or-expert/comment-page-1#comment-4381 Ryan C. Miller.com - Social Media, Design, Tech, Commentary - broadcasting from Utica, NY » A Conversation with Erika Napoletano of Redhead Writing- Parts I & II Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:59:06 +0000 http://redheadwriting.com/?p=854#comment-4381 [...] writing style. Whether she’s blogging about business (the bitch-slap), her obsession with cycling, or why she’s not going to follow you on Twitter, Erika is someone who has done an amazing [...] [...] writing style. Whether she’s blogging about business (the bitch-slap), her obsession with cycling, or why she’s not going to follow you on Twitter, Erika is someone who has done an amazing [...]

]]> By: Things That Don’t Suck: Boulder Indoor Cycling | TESTING http://www.redheadwriting.com/dear-guru-and-or-expert/comment-page-1#comment-2412 Things That Don’t Suck: Boulder Indoor Cycling | TESTING Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:32:12 +0000 http://redheadwriting.com/?p=854#comment-2412 [...] let the cat out of the bag a bit earlier this month in my post Dear Guru and/or Expert (aka what track cycling has taught me about social media douchebags), but today I’m going to let you know what your options are if you’d like to come [...] [...] let the cat out of the bag a bit earlier this month in my post Dear Guru and/or Expert (aka what track cycling has taught me about social media douchebags), but today I’m going to let you know what your options are if you’d like to come [...]

]]> By: Nick Armstrong http://www.redheadwriting.com/dear-guru-and-or-expert/comment-page-1#comment-3616 Nick Armstrong Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:30:32 +0000 http://redheadwriting.com/?p=854#comment-3616 As a former douchebag myself, I completely agree with the entire premise. I pseudo-douchebagged it for a while, teaching twice monthly Facebook classes to business people for $79 a head.<br><br>Now I teach those same classes for $1, which goes to charity and on a weekly basis... and really, I'm not teaching so much as learning from the class what is working and what isn't while they teach each other. If they're not into it, we branch off and talk about something else that -is- relevant.<br><br>These tools really aren't for everyone in business, but everybody deserves to be able to learn 'em for free if they want to. As a former douchebag myself, I completely agree with the entire premise. I pseudo-douchebagged it for a while, teaching twice monthly Facebook classes to business people for $79 a head.

Now I teach those same classes for $1, which goes to charity and on a weekly basis… and really, I'm not teaching so much as learning from the class what is working and what isn't while they teach each other. If they're not into it, we branch off and talk about something else that -is- relevant.

These tools really aren't for everyone in business, but everybody deserves to be able to learn 'em for free if they want to.

]]> By: Nick Armstrong http://www.redheadwriting.com/dear-guru-and-or-expert/comment-page-1#comment-2403 Nick Armstrong Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:30:32 +0000 http://redheadwriting.com/?p=854#comment-2403 As a former douchebag myself, I completely agree with the entire premise. I pseudo-douchebagged it for a while, teaching twice monthly Facebook classes to business people for $79 a head.<br><br>Now I teach those same classes for $1, which goes to charity and on a weekly basis... and really, I'm not teaching so much as learning from the class what is working and what isn't while they teach each other. If they're not into it, we branch off and talk about something else that -is- relevant.<br><br>These tools really aren't for everyone in business, but everybody deserves to be able to learn 'em for free if they want to. As a former douchebag myself, I completely agree with the entire premise. I pseudo-douchebagged it for a while, teaching twice monthly Facebook classes to business people for $79 a head.

Now I teach those same classes for $1, which goes to charity and on a weekly basis… and really, I'm not teaching so much as learning from the class what is working and what isn't while they teach each other. If they're not into it, we branch off and talk about something else that -is- relevant.

These tools really aren't for everyone in business, but everybody deserves to be able to learn 'em for free if they want to.

]]> By: Nick Armstrong http://www.redheadwriting.com/dear-guru-and-or-expert/comment-page-1#comment-2411 Nick Armstrong Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:30:32 +0000 http://redheadwriting.com/?p=854#comment-2411 As a former douchebag myself, I completely agree with the entire premise. I pseudo-douchebagged it for a while, teaching twice monthly Facebook classes to business people for $79 a head.<br><br>Now I teach those same classes for $1, which goes to charity and on a weekly basis... and really, I'm not teaching so much as learning from the class what is working and what isn't while they teach each other. If they're not into it, we branch off and talk about something else that -is- relevant.<br><br>These tools really aren't for everyone in business, but everybody deserves to be able to learn 'em for free if they want to. As a former douchebag myself, I completely agree with the entire premise. I pseudo-douchebagged it for a while, teaching twice monthly Facebook classes to business people for $79 a head.

Now I teach those same classes for $1, which goes to charity and on a weekly basis… and really, I'm not teaching so much as learning from the class what is working and what isn't while they teach each other. If they're not into it, we branch off and talk about something else that -is- relevant.

These tools really aren't for everyone in business, but everybody deserves to be able to learn 'em for free if they want to.

]]> By: Nick Armstrong http://www.redheadwriting.com/dear-guru-and-or-expert/comment-page-1#comment-3245 Nick Armstrong Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:30:32 +0000 http://redheadwriting.com/?p=854#comment-3245 As a former douchebag myself, I completely agree with the entire premise. I pseudo-douchebagged it for a while, teaching twice monthly Facebook classes to business people for $79 a head.<br><br>Now I teach those same classes for $1, which goes to charity and on a weekly basis... and really, I'm not teaching so much as learning from the class what is working and what isn't while they teach each other. If they're not into it, we branch off and talk about something else that -is- relevant.<br><br>These tools really aren't for everyone in business, but everybody deserves to be able to learn 'em for free if they want to. As a former douchebag myself, I completely agree with the entire premise. I pseudo-douchebagged it for a while, teaching twice monthly Facebook classes to business people for $79 a head.

Now I teach those same classes for $1, which goes to charity and on a weekly basis… and really, I'm not teaching so much as learning from the class what is working and what isn't while they teach each other. If they're not into it, we branch off and talk about something else that -is- relevant.

These tools really aren't for everyone in business, but everybody deserves to be able to learn 'em for free if they want to.

]]> By: Things That Don't Suck: Boulder Indoor Cycling | Redheaded Fury http://www.redheadwriting.com/dear-guru-and-or-expert/comment-page-1#comment-2402 Things That Don't Suck: Boulder Indoor Cycling | Redheaded Fury Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:22:37 +0000 http://redheadwriting.com/?p=854#comment-2402 [...] let the cat out of the bag a bit earlier this month in my post Dear Guru and/or Expert (aka what track cycling has taught me about social media douchebags), but today I’m going to let you know what your options are if you’d like to come [...] [...] let the cat out of the bag a bit earlier this month in my post Dear Guru and/or Expert (aka what track cycling has taught me about social media douchebags), but today I’m going to let you know what your options are if you’d like to come [...]

]]> By: Lauren Fisher http://www.redheadwriting.com/dear-guru-and-or-expert/comment-page-1#comment-2401 Lauren Fisher Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:17:19 +0000 http://redheadwriting.com/?p=854#comment-2401 Love it - my favourite types are the Twitter gurus who link to posts on how to get 5,000 followers. May sound nasty, but you can spot the business/life coach types a mile off, who are now calling themselves social media gurus. Without even really using it.<br>I work in social media and the problem is that every single client thinks they should be using Twitter. It's up to us to remind them that there are other sites they can use and that Twitter isn't the be-all and end-all of social media. Love it – my favourite types are the Twitter gurus who link to posts on how to get 5,000 followers. May sound nasty, but you can spot the business/life coach types a mile off, who are now calling themselves social media gurus. Without even really using it.
I work in social media and the problem is that every single client thinks they should be using Twitter. It's up to us to remind them that there are other sites they can use and that Twitter isn't the be-all and end-all of social media.

]]> By: Lauren Fisher http://www.redheadwriting.com/dear-guru-and-or-expert/comment-page-1#comment-2410 Lauren Fisher Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:17:19 +0000 http://redheadwriting.com/?p=854#comment-2410 Love it - my favourite types are the Twitter gurus who link to posts on how to get 5,000 followers. May sound nasty, but you can spot the business/life coach types a mile off, who are now calling themselves social media gurus. Without even really using it.<br>I work in social media and the problem is that every single client thinks they should be using Twitter. It's up to us to remind them that there are other sites they can use and that Twitter isn't the be-all and end-all of social media. Love it – my favourite types are the Twitter gurus who link to posts on how to get 5,000 followers. May sound nasty, but you can spot the business/life coach types a mile off, who are now calling themselves social media gurus. Without even really using it.
I work in social media and the problem is that every single client thinks they should be using Twitter. It's up to us to remind them that there are other sites they can use and that Twitter isn't the be-all and end-all of social media.

]]> By: Lauren Fisher http://www.redheadwriting.com/dear-guru-and-or-expert/comment-page-1#comment-3246 Lauren Fisher Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:17:19 +0000 http://redheadwriting.com/?p=854#comment-3246 Love it - my favourite types are the Twitter gurus who link to posts on how to get 5,000 followers. May sound nasty, but you can spot the business/life coach types a mile off, who are now calling themselves social media gurus. Without even really using it.<br>I work in social media and the problem is that every single client thinks they should be using Twitter. It's up to us to remind them that there are other sites they can use and that Twitter isn't the be-all and end-all of social media. Love it – my favourite types are the Twitter gurus who link to posts on how to get 5,000 followers. May sound nasty, but you can spot the business/life coach types a mile off, who are now calling themselves social media gurus. Without even really using it.
I work in social media and the problem is that every single client thinks they should be using Twitter. It's up to us to remind them that there are other sites they can use and that Twitter isn't the be-all and end-all of social media.

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