Comments on: What Happened To "Fake It Until You Make It"? http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2008/04/what-happened-to-fake-it-until-you-make-it/ SEO and Internet Marketing Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:23:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tin Pig http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2008/04/what-happened-to-fake-it-until-you-make-it/#comment-17444 Tin Pig Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:42:20 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2008/04/what-happened-to-fake-it-until-you-make-it/#comment-17444 <p>good post. in a medium that is evolving as quickly as this, there are few "rules" that hold. it's the folks that continue to experiment who drive us forward. </p> <p>that said, on the topic of internet video, most of the current data out there does show that short-form video (~90 seconds) is better received online. this probably has less to do with the quality of the content as it does with where people are watching (at work) and frustration with spotty bandwidth and several rounds of buffering. </p> <p>nevertheless, this isn't a reason to not to experiment with longer-form video. in the end, the longer you can hold the attention of the visitor, the more monetization opportunities you have. </p> good post. in a medium that is evolving as quickly as this, there are few “rules” that hold. it’s the folks that continue to experiment who drive us forward.

that said, on the topic of internet video, most of the current data out there does show that short-form video (~90 seconds) is better received online. this probably has less to do with the quality of the content as it does with where people are watching (at work) and frustration with spotty bandwidth and several rounds of buffering.

nevertheless, this isn’t a reason to not to experiment with longer-form video. in the end, the longer you can hold the attention of the visitor, the more monetization opportunities you have.

]]> By: 4eyes http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2008/04/what-happened-to-fake-it-until-you-make-it/#comment-17443 4eyes Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:09:02 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2008/04/what-happened-to-fake-it-until-you-make-it/#comment-17443 This wasn't a newbie trying to make a name for himself - this was someone who had already built a reputation shooting himself in the foot by trying to play outside his area of expertise.<br /><br /> The "fake it until you make it" approach is one of the reasons that SEOs have gained a bad reputation. To many bullshitters without the track record or experience.<br /><br /><br /> 'People who are afraid to fail typically do.'<br /> People who aren't afraid to fail, but are just plain awful at their job fail far quicker. <br /><br /> Know your limits, Know your skills and work to your strengths.<br /><br /> Want me to provide a list of occupations where "fake it until you make it" is dangerous?<br /><br /> I guess not - we can all come up with one easy enough.<br /><br /> I would suggest that any job description that ends in 'guru' be added to this list, right alongside 'Heart Surgeon' and 'Nuclear Scientist'. This wasn’t a newbie trying to make a name for himself – this was someone who had already built a reputation shooting himself in the foot by trying to play outside his area of expertise.

The "fake it until you make it" approach is one of the reasons that SEOs have gained a bad reputation. To many bullshitters without the track record or experience.

‘People who are afraid to fail typically do.’
People who aren’t afraid to fail, but are just plain awful at their job fail far quicker.

Know your limits, Know your skills and work to your strengths.

Want me to provide a list of occupations where "fake it until you make it" is dangerous?

I guess not – we can all come up with one easy enough.

I would suggest that any job description that ends in ‘guru’ be added to this list, right alongside ‘Heart Surgeon’ and ‘Nuclear Scientist’.

]]> By: Bill D http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2008/04/what-happened-to-fake-it-until-you-make-it/#comment-17442 Bill D Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:34:00 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2008/04/what-happened-to-fake-it-until-you-make-it/#comment-17442 <p>Couldn't agree more. I admire that you've got the balls to remind us all that we need to have the balls to shake it up. Progress isn't made by people that stick around forever doing the accepted thing, progress comes in fits and starts and blazes of glory. </p> Couldn’t agree more. I admire that you’ve got the balls to remind us all that we need to have the balls to shake it up. Progress isn’t made by people that stick around forever doing the accepted thing, progress comes in fits and starts and blazes of glory.

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2008/04/what-happened-to-fake-it-until-you-make-it/#comment-17441 Chris Garrett Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:48:26 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2008/04/what-happened-to-fake-it-until-you-make-it/#comment-17441 Excellent post, I completely agree. All we keep hearing about is this is a failure. Sorry, that's ballcocks. We HAVE to keep trying stuff, and yeah it might not work out, and we might have egg on our faces, but better to try than sit there in our bubble wrap pj's worrying what the intarwebs will think of us. Better boldly go and make an arse of it than not even make the attempt until we think we have it all sussed out! Excellent post, I completely agree. All we keep hearing about is this is a failure. Sorry, that’s ballcocks. We HAVE to keep trying stuff, and yeah it might not work out, and we might have egg on our faces, but better to try than sit there in our bubble wrap pj’s worrying what the intarwebs will think of us.
Better boldly go and make an arse of it than not even make the attempt until we think we have it all sussed out!

]]> By: danielthepoet http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2008/04/what-happened-to-fake-it-until-you-make-it/#comment-17440 danielthepoet Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:45:48 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2008/04/what-happened-to-fake-it-until-you-make-it/#comment-17440 <p>You are so going to get into trouble now. </p> You are so going to get into trouble now.

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