Comments on: Speed or quality? http://www.theideasblog.com/2009/10/14/speed-or-quality/ Blog ideas for bloggers who mean business Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:16:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kathleen Jaffe http://www.theideasblog.com/2009/10/14/speed-or-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-764 Kathleen Jaffe Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:20:39 +0000 http://www.theideasblog.com/?p=1117#comment-764 I think that if we reframe the question as efficiency vs effectiveness rather than speed vs quality, it's easier to conceptualize. Efficiency is important, but if you're being efficiently ineffective, you don't realize any benefit from the efficiency. To be truly efficient, you first have to become effective. Likewise, if you can write with a high level of quality, you can then work on speeding up the process. I think that if we reframe the question as efficiency vs effectiveness rather than speed vs quality, it’s easier to conceptualize. Efficiency is important, but if you’re being efficiently ineffective, you don’t realize any benefit from the efficiency. To be truly efficient, you first have to become effective. Likewise, if you can write with a high level of quality, you can then work on speeding up the process.

]]> By: Julie Walraven http://www.theideasblog.com/2009/10/14/speed-or-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-745 Julie Walraven Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:45:42 +0000 http://www.theideasblog.com/?p=1117#comment-745 I loved this conversation, Jim! From my career side, professional resume writers also talk about the same thing. Corey has it right, you can be a great writer and still be efficient. It has to do with honing your craft, working on building your skills, sometimes just applying your skills more frequently, and studying other writers. I'm known in the career community as one of the few people who practice a "Write while you're here" kind of practice. I offer both Face-to-face and virtual services. Some of my colleagues go crazy that I write when someone is actually sitting in my office. I call in collaborative resume writing. But in many ways, it takes less time because I can interview directly and get interaction. However, I can't do 5 resumes a day that way nor would I try to do that with my virtual clients because quality would suffer. Corey's comments of efficiency versus speed play into effect here. Same thing with blog posts, you can be more efficient, but to pump them out for the sake of pumping them out will probably result in bad copy. Content counts, quality counts... ok, we're in agreement! Have a great Saturday! I loved this conversation, Jim! From my career side, professional resume writers also talk about the same thing. Corey has it right, you can be a great writer and still be efficient. It has to do with honing your craft, working on building your skills, sometimes just applying your skills more frequently, and studying other writers.

I’m known in the career community as one of the few people who practice a “Write while you’re here” kind of practice. I offer both Face-to-face and virtual services. Some of my colleagues go crazy that I write when someone is actually sitting in my office. I call in collaborative resume writing. But in many ways, it takes less time because I can interview directly and get interaction.

However, I can’t do 5 resumes a day that way nor would I try to do that with my virtual clients because quality would suffer. Corey’s comments of efficiency versus speed play into effect here. Same thing with blog posts, you can be more efficient, but to pump them out for the sake of pumping them out will probably result in bad copy. Content counts, quality counts… ok, we’re in agreement! Have a great Saturday!

]]> By: Jim Connolly http://www.theideasblog.com/2009/10/14/speed-or-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-744 Jim Connolly Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:02:23 +0000 http://www.theideasblog.com/?p=1117#comment-744 Thanks for the feedback Mr Brown! The thing that amazed me about the tweet that sparked this post, was that the writer's number one aim was volume - rather than quality. She never asked how many GREAT pieces of work she could produce - she just wanted numbers. If someone can do both, great. If not, I think quality's the one to focus on and then learn how to be more prolific. Quality has to be the primary aim though or why bother. It's not like there's a lack of bad content already 'out there.' Thanks for the feedback Mr Brown!

The thing that amazed me about the tweet that sparked this post, was that the writer’s number one aim was volume – rather than quality. She never asked how many GREAT pieces of work she could produce – she just wanted numbers.

If someone can do both, great. If not, I think quality’s the one to focus on and then learn how to be more prolific. Quality has to be the primary aim though or why bother.

It’s not like there’s a lack of bad content already ‘out there.’

]]> By: Danny Brown http://www.theideasblog.com/2009/10/14/speed-or-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-743 Danny Brown Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:51:55 +0000 http://www.theideasblog.com/?p=1117#comment-743 Ha, loving the conversation taking place around the comments! :) There are definitely some people (probably Corey is a great example) where speed and quality can work hand-in-hand. A typist with 120 words-per-minute could probably put out three to four times the stuff I do, for example. But I definitely agree that more often than not, speed cancels out quality (and lacks the same proofing). And once it's out there, sure, you can make edits, but then that's just stopping you from doing other things, no? Ha, loving the conversation taking place around the comments! :)

There are definitely some people (probably Corey is a great example) where speed and quality can work hand-in-hand. A typist with 120 words-per-minute could probably put out three to four times the stuff I do, for example.

But I definitely agree that more often than not, speed cancels out quality (and lacks the same proofing). And once it’s out there, sure, you can make edits, but then that’s just stopping you from doing other things, no?

]]> By: 5 More Ways to Become a More Efficient Freelancer | Writer Seven http://www.theideasblog.com/2009/10/14/speed-or-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-735 5 More Ways to Become a More Efficient Freelancer | Writer Seven Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:02:38 +0000 http://www.theideasblog.com/?p=1117#comment-735 [...] Connolly of Jim’s Marketing Blog fame wrote a post on his new blog about speed v.s. quality. It brings up an important point – quality should come first. However, I personally believe [...] [...] Connolly of Jim’s Marketing Blog fame wrote a post on his new blog about speed v.s. quality. It brings up an important point – quality should come first. However, I personally believe [...]

]]> By: Corey Freeman http://www.theideasblog.com/2009/10/14/speed-or-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-704 Corey Freeman Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:10:54 +0000 http://www.theideasblog.com/?p=1117#comment-704 And I talk in paragraphs! Hah! Here's the point -->. Here's the case [___] Point in case [_._] I think I'm done here. :P And I talk in paragraphs! Hah!

Here’s the point –>.

Here’s the case [___]

Point in case [_._]

I think I’m done here. :P

]]> By: Jim Connolly http://www.theideasblog.com/2009/10/14/speed-or-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-703 Jim Connolly Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:59:13 +0000 http://www.theideasblog.com/?p=1117#comment-703 If you want to see FAST writing, look at the times on your comments!!! If you want to see FAST writing, look at the times on your comments!!!

]]> By: Jim Connolly http://www.theideasblog.com/2009/10/14/speed-or-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-700 Jim Connolly Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:59:00 +0000 http://www.theideasblog.com/?p=1117#comment-700 Corey's a good writer. Her point was to get QUALITY content out there without hanging around - not to produce low grade work. Check out www.writerseven.com and take a look for yourself :) Corey’s a good writer. Her point was to get QUALITY content out there without hanging around – not to produce low grade work.

Check out http://www.writerseven.com and take a look for yourself :)

]]> By: Corey Freeman http://www.theideasblog.com/2009/10/14/speed-or-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-702 Corey Freeman Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:58:47 +0000 http://www.theideasblog.com/?p=1117#comment-702 Thanks for the plug. =) I work very hard. Thanks for the plug. =) I work very hard.

]]> By: Corey Freeman http://www.theideasblog.com/2009/10/14/speed-or-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-701 Corey Freeman Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:57:49 +0000 http://www.theideasblog.com/?p=1117#comment-701 I write fast. I don't use that as my selling point, but it's just a fact. I can and do write quality articles in just a few hours. It's a focus thing. I optimize my own writing process so that I can gather information effectively, combine it, revise it, and get it to the client. Just because I go through the steps efficiently does not mean I am not a good writer... Would you rather have a high quality article delivered in a matter of hours or in a week? Do not mistake my points. I write fast. I don’t use that as my selling point, but it’s just a fact. I can and do write quality articles in just a few hours. It’s a focus thing. I optimize my own writing process so that I can gather information effectively, combine it, revise it, and get it to the client. Just because I go through the steps efficiently does not mean I am not a good writer…

Would you rather have a high quality article delivered in a matter of hours or in a week? Do not mistake my points.

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