In rap it is called a Beef, and is considering one of the most effective marketing tactics third after being killed or arrested.

I am sure the same powers can be used in the blog world, allthough not on the same level.

As an online business person (who initially started trading within a virtual world) I had/have one crazy who has been out to “expose” me for over 2 years from writing half truth “opinion/fact” based statements on “friends tabloid websites” to contacting my business associates both by email and phone to the point they muted her and finally when the desired result was not achieved, making up absolute lies the worst being they had sued me!
But in hindsight (and only hindsight as it was a nightmare at the time) I have come to realise this competitor pushed me into a corner were I could either die or come back fighting. I chose option 2 and have become a better artist and business person and as a direct result of that had opportunities offered that would never have been available at the skill level I was at before she started stalking me.
I owe her so much but of course that was never her intention.

since I am new to the entire blogging realm, I have been observing and reading on different blogs to figure out which tone to take for our business blog. And I really enjoyed reading your thoughts.

Even if I may (or may not agree), I have to stop and think versus just check you off. It reminds me a lot on the fine arts discussions: an art work is always good if people hate or love it. Ambivalence is the death of any work-

Great article-thanks!

and I found out that the more passionate and original you create your stuff, the faster you get into the crossfire !
While I don’t have any enemies (yet), I have some people who keep criticizing my stuff and tell how useless I am. But they’re always coming back, again and again.

Enemy is such a strong word, and you use for drama and excitement purposes in your post, but the idea of having people strongly disagree with you is essential. I will keep that in mind and use it for my strategy.
Ass-kicking, simple as that.

Thanx Adam

Keep your freinds close, keep your enemies closer. They link to you, they provide fodder for content, they promote you by hating you….yeh, it’s a strategy and it works.