Comments on: The Knuckleball Problem

By: JesseCWalker

JesseCWalker — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 22:42:58 +0000

I love this analogy. I think it applies to almost all get-rich-quick schemes. Sure it’s possible to make niche site that nets 100k its first year. But the guy who did it has unusual stuff.

It is astronomically unlikely that any given person can replicate his feat.

By: Moises Szarf

Moises Szarf — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:09:41 +0000

On a sports related basis, I mean, using a sports analogy to explain an online marketing concept, this is a post I did recently (mind you, the only post I have done on my blog): http://moisesszarf.com/2011/10/biggest-adwords-quality-score-lesson-transition-conversion/

By: AJ Kohn

AJ Kohn — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:33:21 +0000

Thank you Jeff and you’re right, far too many marketers and product folks never learn this lesson. They always want to implement the newest and most cutting edge feature even though other feature would likely have a greater chance of success and are often a better fit anyway.

And that dude is hairy isn’t he. It’s almost like Brian Wilson’s beard migrated.

By: Jeff Loquist

Jeff Loquist — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:58:52 +0000

This is a fantastic analogy and something it takes marketers way too long to learn (if they learn it at all).

Also…is that a gorilla holding a baseball? That is impressive