Comments on: The Optional World

By: Jess K.

Jess K. — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:17:15 +0000

Oooooh More great food for thought! This is probably why I’m currently on hiatus from my blog! Instead of ‘beating people with it’, I want to know what it is I can offer. Keep ‘em coming back for something they cant get elsewhere. But what that is, I need to find out before I keep pumping more junk.

Also: great idea for the new year in moving on from things that no longer serve you. Something, I find, that holds back too many people from achieving their potential.

By: Likke

Likke — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:12:24 +0000

Just bothered –

You (in this case, the consumer of things) has all the power.

should be

You (…..) HAVE all the power.

But interesting post still. Especially when it’s posted by you. :)

By: Patricia

Patricia — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:28:23 +0000

I truly learned something new here and that is important to me. I have always tried to see who was on my payroll and what I was opting into…I miss lots of times, and then find recovery.
Walmart employees are on my payroll for their real health insurance in my location and we pay lots of taxes to cover them – whereas poor children and military children just got canceled for their health care…so how do I opt out of Walmart and assist the children with real needs?

If I follow Suze Orman’s plan to not eat in a restaurant for a month, how do I help Juan or Matthew’s local eateries stay in business?

I see I need to build community around our architecture firm so that the local and state folks don’t always turn to the big city and large firms for the best and greenest designs.

So how do I get trial solar panels for my house? How do I get to review new wind powered home energy systems? and write a review…?
I write about 40 book reviews a year and no one is paying me? Truly How do I do this? How do I prepare and educated myself and others?
I want to know

By: Erika Napoletano

Erika Napoletano — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:23:43 +0000

One thing that we try to do at our company is respect our opt-in subscribers to the nth degree. When they get email from us, it’s important, exciting news, not spammy-spam-spam that clutters up their day. I consider each of our client’s inboxes and patronage the same I would expect any business I frequent to look at mine: respect time, business and most of all, my inherent lack of desire to engage in any BS :)

By: Gebadia Smith

Gebadia Smith — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:05:14 +0000

Is google opt in? Are the cookies that track every movement opt in? Do you use web analytics on your blog? Is that opt in meaning I have to give you permission to see if I came to this blog? Somethings in life are opt in and others are not.

And walking away is not always the right thing to do when you don’t like something…sometimes you need to stand up and say this is wrong…

By: the famous nemo

the famous nemo — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:54:28 +0000

I love Walmart!!!

By: Rain

Rain — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:38:31 +0000

http://www.walmartmovie.com/

Before I watched the film, I told myself, “well, it wont’ tell me anything I don’t know, and I doubt I’ll stop shopping there” . . .

then I saw it. haven’t stepped foot in a Wal-mart since.

your airplane buddy didn’t tell you how many of their locations are NOT paying taxes in the cities they are building in.

By: Jim Dupre and Denise Barone

Jim Dupre and Denise Barone — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:47:58 +0000

We have recently been introduced to your presence through Doug Firebaugh…
you are to the point, yet still from more than one view point and best of all, leads to thoughts and action…
blessings

By: Ted Chandler

Ted Chandler — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:48:27 +0000

Great post, Chris. Especially the last tidbit about beating your opt in listers over the head. I always have a tough time with ‘filtering’ my intentions when sending out messages to my opt-in list. I always have to stop and ask myself what is the value – for them – not me. It’s tough sometimes. thanks for the post.

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:07:08 +0000

Yes, it is really hard when you are being successful with something, but there is a stigma around it.

Walmart has a stigma

MLM Products have a stigma

Internet Marketers have a stigma

Lawyers, IRS, City Government…..

It is good that people can move on. It is sad when some people create a stigma that spoils it for other people that want to support something they like but are afraid to.