Comments on: I Love Negative Feedback http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/08/i-love-negative-feedback/ Helping professionals in the service industry run their small business, one step at a time. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:40:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: The Savvy Entrepreneur » Blog Archive » More on Feedback… http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/08/i-love-negative-feedback/#comment-51853 The Savvy Entrepreneur » Blog Archive » More on Feedback… Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:42:08 +0000 http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/08/i-love-negative-feedback/#comment-51853 [...] You’ve heard me say that I truly appreciate receiving feedback, because it helps me grow and improve in my business. [...] [...] You’ve heard me say that I truly appreciate receiving feedback, because it helps me grow and improve in my business. [...]

]]> By: Cristina Favreau http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/08/i-love-negative-feedback/#comment-11332 Cristina Favreau Wed, 08 Aug 2007 23:08:54 +0000 http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/08/i-love-negative-feedback/#comment-11332 Trina, you ask a great question... and it's a tough one to answer, when you're looking at your business from the inside out, through your eyes. I'd love to be able to predict with 100% accuracy how each message I send out is being received... but I guess that's the fun of being in business! It's a lifelong lesson -- and the more we learn, the better we get! Trina, you ask a great question… and it’s a tough one to answer, when you’re looking at your business from the inside out, through your eyes.

I’d love to be able to predict with 100% accuracy how each message I send out is being received… but I guess that’s the fun of being in business! It’s a lifelong lesson — and the more we learn, the better we get!

]]> By: Cristina Favreau http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/08/i-love-negative-feedback/#comment-11331 Cristina Favreau Wed, 08 Aug 2007 23:03:12 +0000 http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/08/i-love-negative-feedback/#comment-11331 tehnyit, you said "you will have to work harder to make the next improvements as you already are good in that area" and I couldn't agree more. I'll be using <a rel="nofollow" title="ChatWise" href="http://www.unlocktheinternetgame.com/go/UTIG/cfavreau" rel="nofollow">ChatWise</a> (aff) real soon (as soon as I can afford it) to get real-time feedback from my website visitors. What methods are you using to get feedback? Thanks for joining the conversation!! BTW, I'm following your blog with interest... tehnyit, you said “you will have to work harder to make the next improvements as you already are good in that area” and I couldn’t agree more.

I’ll be using ChatWise (aff) real soon (as soon as I can afford it) to get real-time feedback from my website visitors. What methods are you using to get feedback?
Thanks for joining the conversation!! BTW, I’m following your blog with interest…

]]> By: Cristina Favreau http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/08/i-love-negative-feedback/#comment-11330 Cristina Favreau Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:47:22 +0000 http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/08/i-love-negative-feedback/#comment-11330 Denise (yes, you got it right!! :)) You're fortunate to have a network of people you can turn to for honest feedback. You said: "I have a hard time getting some others to give constructive feedback." My question is: Who are you asking? Are you making it easy for your audience to give you feedback? Let us know how we can help!! Denise (yes, you got it right!! :))

You’re fortunate to have a network of people you can turn to for honest feedback.

You said: “I have a hard time getting some others to give constructive feedback.” My question is: Who are you asking? Are you making it easy for your audience to give you feedback?

Let us know how we can help!!

]]> By: Cristina Favreau http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/08/i-love-negative-feedback/#comment-11329 Cristina Favreau Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:43:34 +0000 http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/08/i-love-negative-feedback/#comment-11329 Eve, thanks for the tip. I would have done that had I posted the link to my website. I chose to add the full web address for people who get Text Only email. Maybe I should 'tinyurl' links like that? Eve, thanks for the tip. I would have done that had I posted the link to my website. I chose to add the full web address for people who get Text Only email. Maybe I should ‘tinyurl’ links like that?

]]> By: Trina Lamarche http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/08/i-love-negative-feedback/#comment-11201 Trina Lamarche Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:01:49 +0000 http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/08/i-love-negative-feedback/#comment-11201 Hello Cristina! I know all about the name thing! Everyone calls me Katrina or spells my name Treena...I didn't realize it was that hard! LOL! When you said, "He could have just as easily ignored my invitation and continued to think negatively about me. Who knows how far it could have gone?" in your blog posting, I thought about my own business actually. What sort of blog postings or e-mails that I have sent out that people didn't react to positively? I really enjoyed reading this post and it definitely opens my eyes to the little "things" in business. Sincerely, Trina Lamarche http://www.vaassistant.com Hello Cristina!

I know all about the name thing! Everyone calls me Katrina or spells my name Treena…I didn’t realize it was that hard! LOL!

When you said, “He could have just as easily ignored my invitation and continued to think negatively about me. Who knows how far it could have gone?” in your blog posting, I thought about my own business actually. What sort of blog postings or e-mails that I have sent out that people didn’t react to positively?

I really enjoyed reading this post and it definitely opens my eyes to the little “things” in business.

Sincerely,

Trina Lamarche
http://www.vaassistant.com

]]> By: tehnyit http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/08/i-love-negative-feedback/#comment-11185 tehnyit Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:29:42 +0000 http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/08/i-love-negative-feedback/#comment-11185 I always view feedback as opportunies for improvements. Negative feedback is good as it gives you a chance to provide areas that are lacking. Positive feedback is great, but you will have to work harder to make the next improvements as you already are good in that area. Like you, I love feedback and the more the better. I always view feedback as opportunies for improvements.

Negative feedback is good as it gives you a chance to provide areas that are lacking.

Positive feedback is great, but you will have to work harder to make the next improvements as you already are good in that area.

Like you, I love feedback and the more the better.

]]> By: Denise Willms http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/08/i-love-negative-feedback/#comment-11008 Denise Willms Fri, 03 Aug 2007 19:25:54 +0000 http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/08/i-love-negative-feedback/#comment-11008 Cristina, (did I get that right? LOL) Thank you for this post. It made my week to see someone as successful as you are admit that not everything they try works out perfectly. :) I'm very fortunate that I have some in my audience who flat out tell me what I do wrong and right, and I'm grateful for that. However, I have a hard time getting some others to give constructive feedback. I'm looking forward to reading other comments on this. Cheers, Denise Cristina, (did I get that right? LOL)

Thank you for this post. It made my week to see someone as successful as you are admit that not everything they try works out perfectly. :)

I’m very fortunate that I have some in my audience who flat out tell me what I do wrong and right, and I’m grateful for that. However, I have a hard time getting some others to give constructive feedback. I’m looking forward to reading other comments on this.

Cheers,

Denise

]]> By: Eve Léonard http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/08/i-love-negative-feedback/#comment-11007 Eve Léonard Fri, 03 Aug 2007 19:25:50 +0000 http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/08/i-love-negative-feedback/#comment-11007 Given that there is no sign of any "monkey" anywhere in the survey once the person has clicked the link, I don't see why you would need to look for another survey program. I would simply suggest switching from the "click here" format to a more transparent link, such as: "Would you take a few minutes to honestly tell me if my project has any merit?" and link the words "tell me" to the survey. This way, no one would notice the site's name, unless they look up at their browser's address bar. Given that there is no sign of any “monkey” anywhere in the survey once the person has clicked the link, I don’t see why you would need to look for another survey program.

I would simply suggest switching from the “click here” format to a more transparent link, such as: “Would you take a few minutes to honestly tell me if my project has any merit?” and link the words “tell me” to the survey. This way, no one would notice the site’s name, unless they look up at their browser’s address bar.

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