Hubpages and Competition: The Good and The Bad

Is there such a thing a healthy competition when it comes to working online? Is there such a thing? You can focus on one aspect such as making money: this can often turn into an obsession, but the key to this is that you need to think of competition in both business and what it can do to your health.

Now, please be aware that this is in the knowledge and education section and not hubpages, so... as they say a first time for everything. Knowledge and education are a vital part to how you perceive competition as well. You need to learn the why and what before you can move on to the how. ( with anything really, money, Internet, relationships, writing you name it you'd better know why you're doing what your doing.)

So in terms of competition I'll say this right now. Yes I believe that there is such a thing as good competition, but I also believe there is such a thing as bad competition. I also believe in aiming high and in success for me and others, so there you go. I'll list a few examples.

Competition in making money and business: Now this is a good thing in terms of competition you as a business person can not be so naive to believe that there isn't competition at all in this world. Yes one shouldn't believe that in business you can not have people to work with you, it is a bit of a good thing, you need more social skills, and networking skills and relationship skills but...

It's also a bad thing when you become what I like to call the "greedy balance." Not everything is about making more money. Not everything is about having more money today than the day before or making the most money possible.

I would say that competition is a given is many types of business, but for the person who competes with no target and no end, I would say that they face a harder road. This would affect them in terms of relationships, and in terms of learning useful knowledge.

In business it is good to have a bit of a competitive streak otherwise, you won't do well in business in terms of success, relationships. and of course the money to continue.  Of course i can talk about balance but that is another hub!  Still, one needs to compete even with themselves to succeed in any business.

Competition in The Online World is also okay, for the most part:Now it is never good on your psychology to think that everyone wants the same thing as you. This is never the case especially when it comes to the Internet. If you don't believe try writing a query on google on a subject and see what comes up. If you think that each site is about community this will end up giving you ulcers.

Social Networking sites are about community, but also, they are about the spread of information. You need to spread your information, but to do so in such a way that distracts from the fact that you need others will result in a lot of headaches. In other words, you can become too focused on one aspect of your work, or your business, and then willf ail with the money.

In fact Social Networking is the best of community and relationships with people since you can "connect" with them and share your ideas and of course knowledge of a subject ( as in your hubs.)

Not everyone can be number one.Set a goal when you think of your hubs, write them with an end in mind, but also set some goals for each hub you have, and for how to network them. The point is to begin with a fine, good quality hub and then go from there. Sounds a bit like competition? Well for some, learning more than what they know about a subject is a bit of a competition and it might not be a bad thing. This is a business, and we need to mentally win something.

In terms of knowledge and education, you need to educate yourself on the movement of the Internet. You need to have knowledge on: keywords competition and SEO, but you also need to know about Google and AdSense, but also traffic and how it works.

If you compete too much the knowledge you seek will be harder to find, and people might work against you. This is about relationships and developing them to the best of your ability.

Is there such a thing as healthy competition?: I certainly hope so!

Not in a negative sense but within oneself, trying to improve the foundation you've built. I can at least say that I always want to better myself, in writing and in networking and in commenting. I want to be the best writer I can be.

Of course this does not mean to me that I back stab or otherwise hurt another to get there. It is something like a relationship, you get what you give and you also get what you need in the long run.

So, in terms of competition what should you aim for? more knowledge, and more improvement towards your goals. If it is money, or relationships, or a better following, you need to mentally prepare yourself for it.

Competition, is therefore for healthy and needed and will improve your own knowledge base.  To work on our work and make it better.  To learn from others. So yes there is such a thing as healthy competition.

The unhealthy style of competition is the one we should avoid, it is the one which makes everyone else miserable in its wake.  If you find one whose sole goal is to be negative and cruel, let them be.  They will force you to compete for your sanity, or for your work or for hundreds of other draining things.

To Compete with yourself is to aim high:  So aim high.  You certainly can't fail.

Publish hubs of the best quality you can do, and that is a sort of healthy competition, learn the art of the community called hubpages.

Learn the art of networking.

Learn the art of social networking.

Learn the art of writing.

Learn the art of making money.

Learn the art of creating hubs on a regular basis.

There is a lot to learn and a lot of knowledge out there.  Learn and compete mentally with yourself to improve and learn more.

To your sucess.