[Robotgroup] New domain

[brooksdesign]

Thanks Vern,
   everyone has had a lot of good points to make and it does all make good sense and I will take it all into consideration when I sit down and really plan things out but the name itself will hopefully filter out who hires me and who does not. I'm even thinking about including the option of documenting every job for use on a Junkyard Wars/American Chopper style TV show. 
-brooks
-----Original Message-----
>From: Vern Graner <vern at txis.com>
>Sent: Feb 18, 2008 12:04 PM
>To: The Robot Group Mailing List <robotgroup at puremagic.com>
>Subject: Re: [Robotgroup] New domain
>
>brooksdesign wrote:
> > but I know how it is....image is more important that logic.
>
>Just dropping in my $0.02 here, but it could be that what you faced 
>wasn't a case of logic vs. image, but rather a lack of proper marketing 
>on your end..? :) To explain:
>
>I think you may have done yourself a disservice by explaining too deeply 
>how you planned to solve the problem. It might have been more acceptable 
>to simply tell them you had a solution, and leave it at that. If 
>pressed, you could have referred to the tractor part by its *purpose* in 
>your design such as "I plan to use a high torque trans-axel 
>reciprocating converter". :)
>
>Sometimes it might be best to shield the less open-minded from the 
>things that would cause their attention to mis-focus. Consider for a 
>moment how they would react to this line item on an invoice:
>
>1) Articulated vacuum-activated liquid transport device (safety yellow)
>
>Probably wouldn't cause them to pause for even a second. However, the 
>same device described thusly:
>
>1) Bendy Straw (banana yellow)
>
>Might result in a full-halt and audit of the project, yes? :)
>
>Ultimately, for any design to be truly successful, it needs to be put 
>into practice. To do that, you have to help the idea get past the 
>"pointy haired bosses". Only telling them what they *need* to know, 
>while phrasing it in a form that they expect to see (and are comfortable 
>approving) can go a long way in this regard.
>
>Again, Just my $0.02... ;)
>
>Vern
>
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