Personally, i think the internet will always be full of bullies. People who hide on the back of their computers screen and behave in a way they will never copy in real, everyday life. This is shamefull. Althought this may sound contradictory, I think it may be beneficial in terms of creating controversy and a high comment flow… which will drive returning traffic to the website.

I hardly beleive you can always find some good out of those situations, whether it starts as a shallow word exchange, can always finish as having a loyal user comming back to the blog when the fight is finished.

Just my two cents!

Best Regards!

I value the discussion that can come out of even heated debates and usually the cream rises to the top. This can be a very thorny issue, especially if you’re running an online community. Each community grows it’s own set of rules, so what works for mine may not be right for yours.

Congratulations.

This is how a review is supposed to work. make it just negative enough to create controversy and boom, it goes viral.

Well done Dorothy, Tiffany, Jennifer and unnamed source who brought it to Jennifer’s attention. 🙂

I mean if they just post a comment, to get a backlink to their blog and not add any value about the blog post itself. We all are very different with different views, but it wouldnt be nice if someone would pick on someone else in my blog. Certainly i wouldnt tolarate that kinda behavior.

Andrew

Anyhow, no personal attack is ever warranted and I’m disappointed Tiffany Dow published it.

Boo!!!!!

I first started out in online marketing in August when I joined Wealthy Affiliate, as a recommendation from a good friend of mine. It was completely on a whim that I joined, as I wasn’t even seeking to begin affiliate marketing – let alone learn about it!

WA opened my eyes to a whole new world of an interest that I personally find fulfilling. Do they have a lot of good stuff on there? Yes. Is it as clear-cut for newbies as it could be? No. Is it worth the $39 every month? Maybe. Would I recommend trying it out? Highly.

Jennifer is very active in the forums at WA, providing help to a ton of people. I was drawn to her style which brought me to her website. I found even more great tips on online marketing there. Could her website be more organized? Totally. 😉 I’ve also been on her email list and have received some neat things through that as well. Is it sometimes too much selling? Yes. Is it a waste of time? No. Can you unsubscribe at any time? Duh.

I will tell you that Jennifer, in my business experience, is a VERY giving woman. I haven’t seen somebody that works for themselves feverishly give away as much FREE information as this lady does! I don’t get anything for tooting her horn here. I can see why this lady is so successful. She deserves it.

I recently purchased One Week Marketing and I was overwhelmed, because it wasn’t set up as organized as it could have been. Is the content valuable? Yes. Is the product easy to follow and understand? No. Is it worth the price? Maybe. I also agree that the some of the upgrade and bonuses could have been included in the main guide.

I maintain that a review should always be “professional”. I believe that the moderator of all comments should only allow for “professional” commentary.

I feel that Jennifer shouldn’t have even gotten involved with commenting here. I don’t think she needs to defend herself (though she did so politely and professionally, kudos to her). If one stands by their work and KNOWS that it offers benefits (of course, some people find more benefits than others, just like anything you buy in life), then that’s all that matters.

When learning, people have different learning styles. In business, people have different “sales” personalities that work for them. Can these two women be different? Yes. Do they have to agree? No.

Tiffany and other commentators don’t have to love One Week Marketing.

However, OWM DOES offer a refund! That alone shows integrity.

To be fair, I have been a follower of Jennifer’s work and this blog post is the first time I have learned of Tiffany. However, my comments will be neutral.

I first started out in online marketing in August when I joined Wealthy Affiliate, as a recommendation from a good friend of mine. It was completely on a whim that I joined, as I wasn’t even seeking to begin affiliate marketing – let alone learn about it!

WA opened my eyes to a whole new world of an interest that I personally find fulfilling. Do they have a lot of good stuff on there? Yes. Is it as clear-cut for newbies as it could be? No. Is it worth the $39 every month? Maybe. Would I recommend trying it out? Highly.

Jennifer is very active in the forums at WA, providing help to a ton of people. I was drawn to her style which brought me to her website. I found even more great tips on online marketing there. Could her website be more organized? Totally. 😉 I’ve also been on her email list and have received some neat things through that as well. Is it sometimes too much selling? Yes. Is it a waste of time? No. Can you unsubscribe at any time? Duh.

I will tell you that Jennifer, in my business experience, is a VERY giving woman. I haven’t seen somebody that works for themselves feverishly give away as much FREE information as this lady does! I don’t get anything for tooting her horn here. I can see why this lady is so successful. She deserves it.

I recently purchased One Week Marketing and I was overwhelmed, because it wasn’t set up as organized as it could have been. Is the content valuable? Yes. Is the product easy to follow and understand? No. Is it worth the price? Maybe. I also agree that the some of the upgrade and bonuses could have been included in the main guide.

I maintain that a review should always be “professional”. I believe that the moderator of all comments should only allow for “professional” commentary.

I feel that Jennifer shouldn’t have even gotten involved with commenting here. I don’t think she needs to defend herself (though she did so politely and professionally, kudos to her). If one stands by their work and KNOWS that it offers benefits (of course, some people find more benefits than others, just like anything you buy in life), then that’s all that matters.

When learning, people have different learning styles. In business, people have different “sales” personalities that work for them. Can these two women be different? Yes. Do they have to agree? No.

Tiffany and other commentators don’t have to love One Week Marketing.

However, OWM DOES offer a refund!

I agree with what a lot of posters have said about your blog being “your house”. I think you have the right to set rules of conduct. On the other hand, however, you don’t want to be seen as dictatorial in any way. My personal take is, yeah, censor it if it is clearly an ad hominem(unwarranted personal attack with no real substance behind it). If it’s simply criticism, try to respond to it in a positive manner. If that fails and the person turns it into a flame war, ban them and make sure that it is clear that the banning is because of their juvenile behavior and NOT because of disagreement. I have been a contributing member on a lot of discussion forums over the years. The way we handled it was a “three strikes you’re out”. Put a “Read This First” post on your blog clearly outlining the rules of conduct and you’re covered.

In the end, it’s still a judgement call but if a poster is engaging in ad hom for ad hom’s sake they don’t have the right to be there.

Jeff

Polite up-bringing vs naivete vs selfish “I can do whatever I want”

I vote polite.

If I had a blog – it would state up-front “keep it clean”. Constructively critique a product – “I like it, here’s why; I don’t like it, here’s why” but leave off the personal attacks.

Even with emoticons, tone cannot always be read and misunderstandings easy to make – so be polite!

I’ll stand by my “opinion” that it was mostly negative, as the negative comments were far more noticeable than the positives sprinkled throughout the review.

I have no axe to grind with you, just stating my opinion. You gave what I considered an honest review, more negative than positive (once again, jmo), and I gave you credit for your honest review, or don’t YOU read, and just skim?

Now, if you are feeling attacked, I’ll simply apologize. My remarks are not intended as a slam on you, I simply pointed out my agreements with your review and my disagreements. In other words, I gave my honest review of your review.

So live long and prosper 🙂

Actually, I keep comments switched off on most of my sites, partly because I don’t want to have to deal with this kind of BS & spend time moderating them. Although to be fair, I haven’t had any really nasty stuff – I think those kind of people are in the minority, although I guess those with more abrasive blogging ‘styles’ will attract similarly aggressive comments. I like a quiet life, so I tend to lean towards the ‘if you can’t say something nice (or at least constructive), then shut up’ perspective : D

Now that I’ve caught up with the comments here & on Tiffany’s blog, it’s interesting to see all the different perspectives on this. It seems most people agree that personal attacks are not a good thing, even if they don’t agree with censorship.

I’m surprised by Dorothy’s comment, since you always come across as very genuine to me – even if someone isn’t happy with the OWM plan, there’s no need to start insulting you or those who liked it. I suppose she’s had some bad experience with IM courses in the past, although that doesn’t excuse being rude, IMO. Although I do understand that sometimes it can be easy to get mad, type something inflammatory & then regret it afterwards – I’ve noticed that some blogs allow you to edit your comment for a limited period of time after posting, which I think is a good idea.

Still, I guess that’s the price you pay for being in the public eye, and for selling your own product (and for being successful too). I hope the negative people don’t get to you too much – as others have said, those kind of remarks say a lot more about the person who’s making them than about you or OWM. We all need to practice keeping a thick skin & a somewhat detached perspective when working online.