He He, I should add that in addition to decent ethical values - I am also a born stirrer. I have my parents to thank for that and because my wife is the same our 3 kids don't have a chance, and they know it.
Leela, I agree use the idea and not the strict method, learn from them and not copy them, I do this all the time. I keep big ears out and I have a knack of being able to sift the wheat and chaff.
Call it a rant if you like, but I just can't go along with any idea that I HAVE to use this or that method to succeed. So I watch and learn, listen and take note. That's why I keep checking out FS posts and read lots of newsletters from people doing things that interest me/that I am looking for answers on.
An example of the sort of sales thing I am talking about. Last Sat. while I was working outside at home I had a call from a guy who said he was from the US and had been looking at my website. Said he could show how to improve my organic ranking. Not a term I was familiar with so I did some research later and found it was just another way of saying the lastest thing in
SEO. I said I could not talk now, could he send me an email with the details, oh I can't do that I need to talk this through with you now, but I CAN'T talk to you now send me your details/website and I will look at it. In the end I said if you can't do THAT then I am just not interested in talking to you. If I used that sort of technique on any of my clients I flatly would not have a business.