That can be a loaded question Gilberto; to me it has always made sense to connect with people for their knowledge no matter their experience level, even a little input on a business or subject matter is better than none whatsoever. Maybe it is "you" that is the master of the trade and you need to "mentor" the other person who is "not" the master, therefore benefiting them and possibly you in the long run. Everyone you partner with in business or otherwise has different levels of experience, that in the long run benefits all involved in my opinion.............

Answered by ezformula at Feb 13, 2011 09:45 AM

If the person is enthusiastic, I say yes. You never know, the person might have a aha moment and start focusing on a couple of things that give good results.

Answered by phmoisan at Feb 13, 2011 10:05 AM

While everyone can have general knowledge on a wide variety of subjects, they cannot master them all. That's the thing about networking, you may be very well versed in a handful of subjects but not others. Networking allows you to find others that may have more knowledge than you. It's like a big corporation. The CEO is not an expert on everything, although he may have general knowledge. This is why every big business has Department Heads. This gives the CEO many knowledgeable experts in all areas of running a business to fill in the gaps of knowledge he lacks. Anyone who claims they know everything about everything is full of themselves and really doesn't know much about anything.

Answered by pplcheryl63 at Feb 13, 2011 10:06 AM

Far better to work with a jack of all trades than to try working with one that "Claims" to be an "Expert" when in fact they know only what they have learned parrot fashion and have no real experience or time to back them up. Unfortunately there are far too many as described here in APSense.

Answered by bjantiques at Feb 13, 2011 11:20 AM

My past experience tells my the person you work with, has little to do with how successful the outcome of any endeavor can be. I have had total novices lead me to lucrative opportunities and so called experts provide me with some of the biggest flops around.

Answered by oldbuddy at Feb 13, 2011 02:08 PM

Thank you all for some very insightful answers. The reason I posed this question was because of an encounter I had the other day with someone I am peripherally associated with. It got me to thinking if it is better to work with one that has generic knowledge about many aspects of internet marketing or to work with one that has mastered one aspect of internet marketing. All the answers given here, thus far, are good and applicable to one circumstance or another, and at the time moment. While is is true that a CEO that has many department heads, has access to many experts from which to draw from, I'm not sure that I would want surgery performed on me my a generic doctor or one that "knows a little about alot". I'm rather be operated on my a specialist. Recently I under went 3 surgeries on my right eye, so yeah I don't think I would have opted on surgery from the general care doctor. It's also true that someone that has a little knowledge about a lot of things can be helpful and even insightful. If I am trying to optimize my website for a specif market, I think I would defer to a SEO expert rather than heed advice from someone that may be good at marketing in general, not to say the gal with the general marketing experience has nothing to teach me. I guess what I am saying is that in general a "jack of all trades" also has a place in my entourage, but when I need or want help in a very specif area, niche or target, I'm going to an expert in that area if I could. This is just MHO.

Answered by gilbertocintron at Feb 13, 2011 04:27 PM

I have to say no. Must jack of all trades are the way they are because they are unable to focus long enough to complete or master a task. With that most do not have the skillset to make it big.

Answered by majeco at Feb 14, 2011 04:01 PM

IMHO I would say this depends on what degree of business you are to be engaging in with such a personality. In one word I would say no if the project requires say major focus but on the other hand, I feel that networking with many, regardless of their attributes is a positive business move. We may learn something, valuable, about people in general or even about ourselves. Such a person may learn something valuable from you, so to better themselves in business and life in general. As we teach we learn from example. I think it comes down to just knowing, in your heart, who you want to network with and within your network who you will devote more of your value and time with.

Answered by wealthfreedom at May 16, 2011 08:34 AM