IT'S NOT ABOUT ME

It seems I need to keep reminding myself that what I am creating is not about me or what I like, or what I think will work well, or look good. It's not about me. It's about what the users will want and how it will help them. From reading lots and talking with others I've come to realize that just because I may think I have a great idea doesn't necessarily mean others will think the same. I found myself working on my website yesterday and working on the sites wireframe and was thinking of all these great features to have available to the user and how it would be really cool and visually stimulating. I was thinking about what I thought would be cool and what I thought would be visually stimulating. It was then I began to think....wait a minute, this isn't about me or I, it's about them, the users. That's what really matters and it needs to ALWAYS be the focus, it's not what I think or want but instead what they think and want. There's plenty of ways to figure that out such as seeing what's already out there and what's working. Creating a beta website to test the concept first. What I have chosen to do is just talk to people, anyone I come across, friends, family, coworkers, complete strangers, anyone that is willing to talk to me and give me feedback. You'll be surprised how many people are actually willing to listen and are happy to give you feedback. Their opinion matters most, that's my audience, my end users, the ones who will determine the success of my idea and ultimately my own success. For anyone with a great idea or ideas, I strongly urge you to first test out your idea, the concept itself by first asking people what they think of it. Let me clarify this a bit, you're not asking them if they think it's a good idea, your not looking for their approval but instead if they would use your idea, your service, or product. Why or why not? The more feedback that is gathered early off the more there is to work with in developing the idea based on the needs of your users or customers and not on what you or I feel is great or cool. It's not about us!

"Action may not always bring happiness... but there is no happiness without action." ~ Benjamin Disraeli