Comments on: Balls and Brains: The Lethal Combo of Online Business Success

By: stark

stark — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:17:36 +0000

Yeah, it’s actually kind of funny. I’ve always been a sort of title first writer, even going back to university. It’s actually the same for me when designing a new site or product as well. I can’t get anywhere until I come up with at least a name…

By: David Airey :: Graphic Designer

David Airey :: Graphic Designer — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:57:02 +0000

Interesting that you started this article with one headline in mind, then changed it by the end. I recently asked my readers how they work their headlines through the life of a blog post.

Your article is a great read, by the way, and I found myself agreeing as I went through. Thanks, also, for the link to one of my logo design articles. Very much appreciated, Stark.

By: stark

stark — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 02:58:58 +0000

Haha. Well, everyone I linked to today I would consider a “successful” blogger, even if their revenue stream is not quite yet into the multi-million dollar monthly range. So that means you have both balls and brains!

Actually, when I started this article the original title was brains, balls, and a good bounce, which was a bad title but was going to cover a whole set on luck. When I got into it though, the luck part didn’t really seem to hold up that great, so I just yanked it out (maybe for the Bookmark Bliss directors cut).

I believe that luck certainly plays a huge part in getting out of the gate running, but I think you can be successful with or without it. Might just take a little longer, so you gotta be prepared for the long haul…

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 02:52:10 +0000

Good article Chris. I appreciate the link however the ‘man’ in me wanted to be put in the balls category and not the brains haha!!

I think you need to have a combination of a lot of things to be successful. Brains, balls, focus, experience and luck. Theres a lot to be said about trial and error too (though you can probably include that in the experience category).

play to your strengths – I agree with you on this one. It’s possible to make a living on the we without doing anything yourself eg. pay a designer, pay for content etc

By: Wilson Marshal

Wilson Marshal — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 02:47:52 +0000

Great post. I think a lot of people who start out blogging, or any other business for that matter, get really comfortable and forget to keep pushing and experimenting with new ideas.