http://gapingvoid.com/2005/07/15/english-cut-podcast/ "cartoons drawn on the back of business cards" Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:03:19 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://gapingvoid.com/2005/07/15/english-cut-podcast/comment-page-1/#comment-6842 hugh macleod Sat, 16 Jul 2005 23:28:58 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=1605#comment-6842 Agreed. There's a risk. But it's not as risky as doing nothing ;-) Agreed. There’s a risk.
But it’s not as risky as doing nothing

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2005/07/15/english-cut-podcast/comment-page-1/#comment-6841 Venu Gopal Sat, 16 Jul 2005 10:33:53 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=1605#comment-6841 I have followed your 'English Cut' blog for the past few months and the launch of Stormhoek. I think you have first mover advantage. You were the first to try this whole thing about bespoke suits. What happens to another tailor who operates in the same space? I think another blog about suits would not have the same freshness and consequently the same impact. As blogs ahve proliferated, it is getting harder and harder to keep up, even with the blogs you really like. Any consumer is likely to have only a couple of hours free during a typical workday. So, my contention is this. Yes, you have done a fantastic job for English Cut. Yes, it may work for Stormhoek as well. But the more products you start to write about, no matter how objective you are, your blog has the real risk of becoming another 'shopping site' I have followed your ‘English Cut’ blog for the past few months and the launch of Stormhoek. I think you have first mover advantage. You were the first to try this whole thing about bespoke suits.
What happens to another tailor who operates in the same space? I think another blog about suits would not have the same freshness and consequently the same impact.
As blogs ahve proliferated, it is getting harder and harder to keep up, even with the blogs you really like. Any consumer is likely to have only a couple of hours free during a typical workday.
So, my contention is this. Yes, you have done a fantastic job for English Cut. Yes, it may work for Stormhoek as well. But the more products you start to write about, no matter how objective you are, your blog has the real risk of becoming another ‘shopping site’

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