Especially when they work for free. The saying is true. "You get what you pay for". I pay nothing, I get nothing, well, not *nothing* but close....
Here I am 7 weeks (give or take a day) into The Comic Book Novice Blog, and I am waiting for Hassan's Blogs. If I was paying him, I could fire him, but I'm not. I need him and since he "works" for free I can't do much except constantly ask him.."where are the blogs, where are the blogs..."
"What's the big deal?" you might ask. Well, here's the thing.....When I came up with The Comic Book Novice, I had hand picked the people who were going to be involved with it. They were picked because each one had a different "part" to play. Hassan's part is to talk, complain really about things. He's the "I hate everything guy". Who better than that to write a blog?
So maybe when M.F.C. Studios is making a big splash on the comic book map, I might be able to hire (or just pay Hassan) a blogger. But for now Monday, Wednesday, and Friday's will be blog less.
10/21/08 update: Seems that this was a major problem with my company (as well as a recurring theme). I'm sure that if people had nothing else to do but give me 110% they would (well, I'd like to think that). But sadly it is not the case. Maybe I should have done a better job of motivating them, or cut corners in some places to "pay for play". I have always said that I couldn't do it all myself and I am certain that the results would have been worse....
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I'm sure you may already konw that but sometimes others aren't as commited as yourself. It sucks but it's so true.
How very true....but every once in a while one does find that right combination of dedication and ability. When that happens that's golden...
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