Comments on: 21 Ways to Keep the Competition from Taking Your Business

By: Daniel Chege

Daniel Chege — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 07:13:25 +0000

This post is simple and straight to the point. The 3 top points, quality,value and simplicity are very vital. The best way to achieve that online is through SEO. It is very important to validate your HTML CODES, add targeted keywords and meta tags and most definitely make your site navigation as simple as possible.

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By: smallbizbee

smallbizbee — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:03:23 +0000

@Katie Langston
I’d agree with your assessment. This is especially true as companies grow and span of control is spread across functional levels. Each functional area starts working in silos and pretty soon none of the pieces are talking, or keeping the big picture in mind.

Also for some reason we as people believe that more complex is inherently “better”. So we balk at what appear to be simple solutions to complex problems. I’m not saying business is easy by any means, but it doesn’t have to be overly complex and over thought either.

Matt

By: Katie Langston

Katie Langston — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:56:47 +0000

“Why is it then so many companies try to make it hard?”

This is a great question, one I’ve thought a lot about. I wonder if it’s because these companies don’t take the time to really THINK THROUGH their processes and systems–whether it’s marketing, sales, service, fulfillment, etc. They kind of do this “fly by the seat of their pants” thing without ever stepping back to get the big picture and/or make tweaks and improvements based on feedback and experience.

As a result, you end up with convoluted, piecemeal systems that are as messy and haphazard as the thought processes behind them.

What do you think?

By: smallbizbee

smallbizbee — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:56:04 +0000

It seems that simple is the component you all like the most. Why is it then so many companies try to make it hard?

Matt

By: smallbizbee

smallbizbee — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:55:26 +0000

@Gerald
Considering I wrote this, I won’t take offense to the “stupid” part. =)

Matt

By: smallbizbee

smallbizbee — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:54:52 +0000

@Jen
One of the oldest rules in the book, treat others how you would want to be treated.

Matt

By: smallbizbee

smallbizbee — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:54:07 +0000

@Matt
I think the theme would be to keep it simple. Hard things are well, hard and thus many won’t do them.

Matt

By: Salwa

Salwa — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:42:00 +0000

Great article. Very good tips you got here and yes simple will do!

By: Spotlight Blogger

Spotlight Blogger — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:58:30 +0000

Excellent tips! Thsnk you, I agree, simplicity is best

By: Gerald Weber SEM Group

Gerald Weber SEM Group — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:25:19 +0000

This are all good points especially the simplicity point or as I sometimes call it the KISS method. Keep It Simple and Stupid.