11 ways to be a schmuck

November 19, 2009 by ian

Use Twitter auto-follow tools.
Cut other people down.
Sell products you know are crappy.
Don't take advice. Ever.
WRITE E-MAILS IN ALL CAPS.
Misuse words. Amelioratingly.
Latch onto one idea and don't let go. Two legs good, four legs baaaaad.
Whatever you do, never admit you're wrong.
Whatever you do, never stop reminding others of their mistakes.
Let fear rule your marketing.
Sell to the loophole, not the customer.

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Michael Hartzell says:

November 20, 2009 22:00

I have recently put your blog on my regular reading list.... and a link on my resource page. The best part is I have been wanting to learn how to be a schmuck and bragged about your post and my schmuck plan.

Appreciate what you offer...
the temporary schmuck. :)

Gaston says:

November 21, 2009 08:21

Unfortunately, there are many millions of persons in our society who have not learned to write well.

That being the case, I am conflicted.

On the one hand, I fully agree that writing which displays a lack of education or appreciation for proper grammar or style can be annoying, the alternative for these people would be either to return to high school or not express themselves at all.

I don't think the latter is going to be acceptable any time soon. And, the former is probably not an option either.

So, what we have is a dilemma.

"Schmuck" is a term I am loathe to apply to persons guilty of less than perfect expression.

Dena: Scrap Metal Buyers NJ says:

November 21, 2009 17:34

Short, sweet, to the point.

Frankly, I think schmuck covers it.

Tim Mcpherson says:

November 23, 2009 04:51

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Robert Gorell says:

November 23, 2009 06:46

"Sell to the loophole, not the customer."

SO true...

Ryan Waggoner says:

November 23, 2009 16:42

You could write a whole post on #11 :)

William Anderson says:

November 30, 2009 13:44

fantastic!

just found your blog while reading fred wilson's blog, which lead me to read the blog post comments, which lead me to portentinteractive.com, which landed me here.

#4 does it for me.