I think u missed the point, he was only giving away a few units to establish
credibility and worthiness of his product. Even if its a sideline u can't
afford to operate in the red.
Long haul or short haul.
By the way look at all the free publicity you gave Mr. Gunst.
BTDT.
Al
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Malling" <dmallin@attglobal.net>
To: "Alan Salvatore" <asalvato@tampabay.rr.com>
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: Moving Forward
> Hi Al,
>
> You might be correct. I am honestly not sure. I guess it depends on
> whether Jim is in it for the long haul or it's a hobby to him. I really
> don't know. I'm not sure I would consider Richard Good a big guy. I
> think he's a small guy trying to make a living or supplement his living.
> It was the Richard Goods of the world I was thinking of when I wrote the
> note -- not Victoria British. If I were Richard, I'm not sure I would
> appreciate Jim giving away the kinds products I was trying to sell.
>
> But you may be correct.
>
> Don Malling
>
>
> Alan Salvatore wrote:
> > Don,
> > Giving away product to put in the hands of a user who might give you
some
> > positive feed back and word of mouth is part of marketing 101.
> > Its also one of the best ways to get off the ground when your new, small
> > and just starting out.
> > I think your off base.
> > I've never seen a big guy think twice about squeching a little guy.
> >
> > Al Salvatore
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Don Malling" <dmallin@attglobal.net>
> > To: "Jim Swarthout" <jswarth1@tampabay.rr.com>; "6-Pack"
> >
> > Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 10:11 PM
> > Subject: Re: Moving Forward
> >
> >
> >
> >>Jim,
> >>
> >>As an enthusiast the two most important things to me are Vendors who
> >>have a complete product line and those that are in it for the long haul.
> >> I also appreciate the smaller niche market kind of businesses.
> >>
> >>I would suspect prior to the internet the niche manufactures were
> >>working out of their garage making parts for themselves and their
> >>buddies down the road. Now they are able to market products to the world
> >>through the internet. We all benefit from these niche products and
> >>keeping these guys in business is important to us.
> >>
> >>I don't know to what extent you are making a living out of what you are
> >>doing vs doing it as a hobby. I think if I were trying to make a living
> >>or a significant supplement to my income, I might not appreciate someone
> >>giving away products similar to what I was trying to sell. Perhaps you
> >>might want to consider the possibility that you may be undermining the
> >>ability of these small guys to stay in business by giving away products.
> >>
> >>It might feel good in the short run to get something for nothing, but it
> >>might not be good for us in the long run.
> >>
> >>Don Malling
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