Marketing strategies etc…

Oh Oh I just had an idea, try beer. It seems to work for our bike customers. They bring in beer and they get moved to the head of the line:p
 
SShepherd said:
I don't agree. There are those who still like to propagate myths to people who don't know any better, in order to try and set themselves apart.
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and often those people propagate myths to people who DO know better- probably by accident. That outcome is what I think Tai is referring to.

'mind your own business' can mean many things. I steer away from absolutism whenever there is room for grey area. Which is most of the time.

The expression deserves thought surprisingly frequently, when one owns and operates one's own business.
 
unky_gumbi said:
Dam you I have had this song stuck in my head all evening:grumpy: I didn't like it then and I still don't, but it just rattles around in my head for hours on end as soon as someone mentions it.
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I pretty much hate that song too. It's so BAD it's good.

There,... I turned it off (deleted) for you. :)
 
Nick, Sam, Matt and Kevin etc., are actually very cool in my book (well,... maybe not Sam, but maybe)... I really don't mind a little teasing, hope you guys don't either. :)

Life's too short to take ourselves too seriously...

I've never had the pleasure of using one of Nick's knives, but I hear that they are dang good!

Lorien's on my list! :)
 
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I'll post my answers, then go back and read through everybody else's replies.

Tai Goo said:
How do you do it and what do you recommend for others?
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I was a bushbum long before I was a knifemaker so I stay active on the wilderness survival and primitive living scene. Most of my business comes from the forums. Even at the knife shows, folks approach me about "wilderness survival" more than knifemaking... so I guess that's my schtick. As for the knives themselves, I lay everything out on the table and let the people judge for themselves. My process and materials are nothing new to the industry... Make no claims and let the tools do the talking, I say. It helps to enter blades in competitions and submit them for reviews. Getting onto some reputable dealer sites can go far in legitimizing you as a knifemaker.

Tai Goo said:
Also, what do you look for in a knife collector and why? Who are some of your favorite knife collectors and why?
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I have to say my favorite customers are a mix between your stereotypical "users" and "collectors". I definately want someone that'll put the blade to use but it's also nice to have folks appreciate ALL aspects of the piece... fit, finish, form, etc... Incidentally, those are usually the same customers who will post reviews on the forums, complete with pretty pictures. You gotta love that kind of free marketing!


Rick
 
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When humans are involved, it's all grey area. However, I'm all for trying to give folks the benefit of the doubt.

"Where's there's law (absolutes) there's trouble, sure as a goose goes barefoot." Granny LOL

With humans it's all relativism, which is about as absolute as it gets. :)

"The question of whether ethical relativism or ethical absolutism is right has been the subject of much debate, and perhaps may never be answered for certain. It is certain, however, that at the present time, ethical relativism is in general accepted as the standard." Andukar

However, I think there is a side to human nature that craves the "security" of absolutism.
 
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If I was seriously mad about any of this or had some kind of hatred for Tai, I just wouldn't post. It's all in good fun.

I do think Tai marches to a very unique beat, but it would be even more weird if he were just like me instead.... so it's all good :)

I completely agree that life is too short to take yourself too seriously!!!! :)
 
See how easy that was Nick! :)

We really aren't so different you and I!

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More power to ya!

(If we can do it, you all can do it too...)
 
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Hey Nick! I want you in my corner bro!... No B.S.! :)

I'll fit in your corner too,... swear!

The world is plenty big enough for that!
 
I think Nick is a lot better looking than me! Just look at those arms! :) LOL

Brow looks similar...
 
I'm very glad to see you two have made up and are getting along.

The world is now a better place. :)

Now if only the other guys would join in :cool:
 
Nick, I might be old skinny and scrawny looking,... but I know how to fight dirty/smart if you ever need me. :D LOL

Right on Don! Let's all join hands and ring in the new year on a sweet note! :)

(Put your own 70s song here)...
 
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"Blue (Da Ba De)"

Yo listen up here's a story
About a little guy that lives in a blue world
And all day and all night and everything he sees
Is just blue like him inside and outside
Blue his house with a blue little window
And a blue corvette
And everything is blue for him and hisself
And everybody around
Cos he ain't got nobody to listen to

I'm blue da ba dee da ba die...

I have a blue house with a blue window.
Blue is the colour of all that I wear.
Blue are the streets and all the trees are too.
I have a girlfriend and she is so blue.
Blue are the people here that walk around,
Blue like my corvette, it's standing outside.
Blue are the words I say and what I think.
Blue are the feelings that live inside me.

I'm blue da ba dee da ba die...

I have a blue house with a blue window.
Blue is the colour of all that I wear.
Blue are the streets and all the trees are too.
I have a girlfriend and she is so blue.
Blue are the people here that walk around,
Blue like my corvette, it's standing outside.
Blue are the words I say and what I think.
Blue are the feelings that live inside me.

I'm blue da ba dee da ba die...

Inside and outside blue his house
With the blue little window and a blue corvette
And everything is blue for him and hisself
And everybody around cause he aint got
Nobody to listen to

I'm blue da ba dee da ba die...

I'm blue (if I was green I would die)
 
Now, lets have a toast and dance around like retards! :)

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deker said:
...and while we're talking about rocks, I think it would be good marketing to just tell your customers that your knives are made of rocks, 'cause steel starts as rocks, and then we put it in a box, and force our will upon it, and make it something that it just naturally is not. If we let the steel just be rocks though, it's not trapped inside the box yo!

Or maybe just tell them you're stoned.....

-d
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So if I understand this , Wheeler is a box of rocks ??? :D

Or just a box with no rocks ?

Or is in he in the box , with a rock , and a happy sock ?

ahh hell , I will just wait for the release of Wheeler/Tai " ExTreme Knifemaking " for the Wii. ;)
 
John T Wylie Jr said:
So if I understand this , Wheeler is a box of rocks ??? :D

Or just a box with no rocks ?

Or is in he in the box , with a rock , and a happy sock ?

ahh hell , I will just wait for the release of Wheeler/Tai " ExTreme Knifemaking " for the Wii. ;)
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I dont know what Nick is, other than extremely talented, goes for Tai too
 
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