Speaking of Transparancy on Your Blog…
Ryan Healy made a great post titled Does Transparency Hurt Business? Transparency in this case is when you let others see your mistakes & weaknesses.
Personally I don’t think it does. In fact I believe it actually helps your business. By laying it out there warts and all, it shows you are human. And in spite of the missteps, hiccups & obstacles things are still getting done.
I also like to think that people see these things, and are inspired in a way. They may think… if that dork can do this, imagine how much I could accomplish.
Speaking of dorks…
Usually on Fridays I post the TGIF Video Book review. And I was recording it today… when halfway through it stopped. The message on the screen said “Memory Full!” So, I cleared out the memory and went back to recording. This time about 2 minutes into the new recording the lo-battery light started flashing. Hey I bet I could get this done before the battery ran out… right?
Since you’ve read this far you know the answer was wrong. The recorder turned off about minute later. So, I started looking around for the charger… I still can’t find the *!?#%&@ thing.
I’ve made a command decision, and am postponing the TGIF Video Book Review for the week. It will resume it regularly scheduled programming next week. Who knows maybe I’ll find the charger by then.
Transparency Shows You Don’t Have To Be Perfect To Succeed
In an earlier post titled Help I’ve Fallen… & I refuse To Get Back Up I talked about some of the mistakes I’ve made on this blog. I’ve tried to be transparent and shown the mistakes I’m making along the way. My intention is to show that not everything zips along according to plan. You just work with the hand your dealt, and make the best of the situation.
So, do you agree? Does transparency help a businesses, or person?
Post a comment, and let me know your thoughts.
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Keith I couldn’t agree more with your premise of transparency. I think in the long run it can only help you with establishing a high level of creditability with your reader and as a result increase your chances of success.
Marty
12:13 am
I think transparency is extremely important. I’ve come across far too many companies who ignore questions they don’t want to answer or simply hold back information that their customers should really know! I am wary of companies who do this. I try to be as transparent as possible.
Ben Barden
4:52 am