Strategies of an Internet Samurai
You’ve probably heard of Musashi Miyamoto, the famed Samurai warrior who lived from 1584 to 1645. At the age of 13, he fought his first duel to the death, killing a veteran of more than twice his age.
Just before he died, Musashi recorded his philosophy, strategies and tactics in a series of five letters known as the “Book of Five Rings”. The fundamental tactics offered in this book have been applied to everything from business, war and sports to the fields of art, love and politics.
Reading them again has offered valuable insights and winning strategies for working within a web-connected world. In particular, it allows you to view Internet Business in the context of the “ways of winning” that Musashi has developed and sought to pass onto his disciples.
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Success is Putting a Human Side to the Web
According to the late Ben Feldman, regarded as the greatest life insurance salesman of all time, “Success is 98% understanding human beings and 2% product knowledge”.
With this being the case, it doesn’t take much to appreciate that the best tool you have for understanding human beings is to be yourself – a human being.
What’s Missing from Your Website that Your Customers Expect?
Chances are good that you’ve heard of Facebook, Flickr and YouTube, the once emerging niche websites that are now very much mainstream.
So what do they have in common with you and your website?