Comments on: What’s Your Key to Community Building? http://momblebee.com/blog/2009/10/03/what%e2%80%99s-your-key-to-community-building/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:44:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Cheryl Andonian aka Momblebee http://momblebee.com/blog/2009/10/03/what%e2%80%99s-your-key-to-community-building/comment-page-1/#comment-247 Cheryl Andonian aka Momblebee Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:19:16 +0000 http://momblebee.com/blog/?p=309#comment-247 Kristinia: That's a pretty good following...it may just be that many of your followers are mainly looking to participate in giveaways, rather than a conversation. I think there is so much going on out there that it's difficult to get people to stop and converse in a meaningful way. Maybe reach out to your readers with a poll to find out why they come to your site and what might make them join in on a deeper level. Thanks for your thoughts on this. Angela: I hadn't seen that approach before either. That's why it jumped out at me. Trying an unconventional method to generating traffic is good, but generating traffic and generating community are two different things. Tine: Sounds like you have a strong sense of who your community is and how to keep them engaged. Thanks for stopping by. - Cheryl Kristinia: That’s a pretty good following…it may just be that many of your followers are mainly looking to participate in giveaways, rather than a conversation. I think there is so much going on out there that it’s difficult to get people to stop and converse in a meaningful way. Maybe reach out to your readers with a poll to find out why they come to your site and what might make them join in on a deeper level. Thanks for your thoughts on this.

Angela: I hadn’t seen that approach before either. That’s why it jumped out at me. Trying an unconventional method to generating traffic is good, but generating traffic and generating community are two different things.

Tine: Sounds like you have a strong sense of who your community is and how to keep them engaged. Thanks for stopping by.

- Cheryl

]]> By: Cheryl Andonian aka Momblebee http://momblebee.com/blog/2009/10/03/what%e2%80%99s-your-key-to-community-building/comment-page-1/#comment-245 Cheryl Andonian aka Momblebee Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:30:17 +0000 http://momblebee.com/blog/?p=309#comment-245 Mike, I've spent a little bit of time on the site, and actually found a lot of it to be useful. I am speaking in particular about this one promotion to generate comments, not at all judging the site as a whole or the person who runs it. I still subscribe to the blog and will continue to check back on what is going on there. I was just surprised to see and disagree with the method of offering cash for comments as a community building tool. If you see differently, that's fine. We are all entitled to have differing opinions, that's what makes things interesting. Mike, I’ve spent a little bit of time on the site, and actually found a lot of it to be useful. I am speaking in particular about this one promotion to generate comments, not at all judging the site as a whole or the person who runs it. I still subscribe to the blog and will continue to check back on what is going on there. I was just surprised to see and disagree with the method of offering cash for comments as a community building tool. If you see differently, that’s fine. We are all entitled to have differing opinions, that’s what makes things interesting.

]]> By: Mike http://momblebee.com/blog/2009/10/03/what%e2%80%99s-your-key-to-community-building/comment-page-1/#comment-238 Mike Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:04:41 +0000 http://momblebee.com/blog/?p=309#comment-238 I have to ask, have you spent much time at the FWJ network? It doesn't seem as if you know much about community or the person who runs it. Judging by this and other blog posts you seem to be very quick to form opinions about people and things you know very little about. I have to ask, have you spent much time at the FWJ network? It doesn’t seem as if you know much about community or the person who runs it. Judging by this and other blog posts you seem to be very quick to form opinions about people and things you know very little about.

]]> By: Tine http://momblebee.com/blog/2009/10/03/what%e2%80%99s-your-key-to-community-building/comment-page-1/#comment-236 Tine Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:02:33 +0000 http://momblebee.com/blog/?p=309#comment-236 My community happens to be pregnant women and their families who are interested in the benefits of natural birth...both at home and in the hospital. It's interesting that most of my web traffic doesn't come from search, but rather word of mouth and referring sites. It comes from "the community." Facebook has been a great way to share new blog articles. My community happens to be pregnant women and their families who are interested in the benefits of natural birth…both at home and in the hospital. It’s interesting that most of my web traffic doesn’t come from search, but rather word of mouth and referring sites. It comes from “the community.” Facebook has been a great way to share new blog articles.

]]> By: Angela http://momblebee.com/blog/2009/10/03/what%e2%80%99s-your-key-to-community-building/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Angela Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:30:00 +0000 http://momblebee.com/blog/?p=309#comment-231 Wow, cash for comments. Haven't seen that one yet. Wow, cash for comments. Haven’t seen that one yet.

]]> By: Kristinia http://momblebee.com/blog/2009/10/03/what%e2%80%99s-your-key-to-community-building/comment-page-1/#comment-230 Kristinia Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:06:00 +0000 http://momblebee.com/blog/?p=309#comment-230 I have noticed this too, unless I'm reviewing something or giving it away, I barely get comments... I sometimes wonder if anyone is really reading the content at times? Feedburner states 330+ e-mail subscribers... but never do I have that many leaving comments. Unfortunately we are becoming a nation of short attention spans, unless its flashy, controversial, or free no one really cares anymore? I have noticed this too, unless I’m reviewing something or giving it away, I barely get comments… I sometimes wonder if anyone is really reading the content at times? Feedburner states 330+ e-mail subscribers… but never do I have that many leaving comments.

Unfortunately we are becoming a nation of short attention spans, unless its flashy, controversial, or free no one really cares anymore?

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