Comments on: How to Get the Right Attention http://www.chrisg.com/attention-engagement-conversion/ Build your business by sharing what you know Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:38:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Mark Dykeman http://www.chrisg.com/attention-engagement-conversion/#comment-7987 Mark Dykeman Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:36:15 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/attention-content-conversation-and-conversion/#comment-7987 I've been thinking lately that there is SOME value in having stories on Digg even if they don't hit front page. If nothing else, you can make some interesting contacts, some of whom are influential. Some of the more savvy Digg users actually spend their time in the Upcoming section as opposed to Front Page. I’ve been thinking lately that there is SOME value in having stories on Digg even if they don’t hit front page. If nothing else, you can make some interesting contacts, some of whom are influential. Some of the more savvy Digg users actually spend their time in the Upcoming section as opposed to Front Page.

]]> By: Mark Dykeman http://www.chrisg.com/attention-engagement-conversion/#comment-19103 Mark Dykeman Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:36:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/attention-content-conversation-and-conversion/#comment-19103 I've been thinking lately that there is SOME value in having stories on Digg even if they don't hit front page. If nothing else, you can make some interesting contacts, some of whom are influential. Some of the more savvy Digg users actually spend their time in the Upcoming section as opposed to Front Page. I’ve been thinking lately that there is SOME value in having stories on Digg even if they don’t hit front page. If nothing else, you can make some interesting contacts, some of whom are influential. Some of the more savvy Digg users actually spend their time in the Upcoming section as opposed to Front Page.

]]> By: Kathryn http://www.chrisg.com/attention-engagement-conversion/#comment-7974 Kathryn Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:03:12 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/attention-content-conversation-and-conversion/#comment-7974 Great points here. It's really fruitless to drive a bunch of people to your site if you aren't making sure that they're the kind of people who are actually going to want to read what's there. I think misleading headlines are the biggest culprit in this problem ... and one that I was guilty of a lot myself when I first started using social networking sites and didn't know any better. Live and learn! Great points here. It’s really fruitless to drive a bunch of people to your site if you aren’t making sure that they’re the kind of people who are actually going to want to read what’s there. I think misleading headlines are the biggest culprit in this problem … and one that I was guilty of a lot myself when I first started using social networking sites and didn’t know any better. Live and learn!

]]> By: Kathryn http://www.chrisg.com/attention-engagement-conversion/#comment-19102 Kathryn Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:03:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/attention-content-conversation-and-conversion/#comment-19102 Great points here. It's really fruitless to drive a bunch of people to your site if you aren't making sure that they're the kind of people who are actually going to want to read what's there. I think misleading headlines are the biggest culprit in this problem ... and one that I was guilty of a lot myself when I first started using social networking sites and didn't know any better. Live and learn! Great points here. It’s really fruitless to drive a bunch of people to your site if you aren’t making sure that they’re the kind of people who are actually going to want to read what’s there. I think misleading headlines are the biggest culprit in this problem … and one that I was guilty of a lot myself when I first started using social networking sites and didn’t know any better. Live and learn!

]]> By: Ellen Wilson http://www.chrisg.com/attention-engagement-conversion/#comment-7972 Ellen Wilson Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:27:55 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/attention-content-conversation-and-conversion/#comment-7972 Perfect timing for me. I am adding my link list today (of course you are on it for all of your great advice) and will add Digital Photography School also. Thanks. Perfect timing for me. I am adding my link list today (of course you are on it for all of your great advice) and will add Digital Photography School also. Thanks.

]]> By: Ellen Wilson http://www.chrisg.com/attention-engagement-conversion/#comment-19101 Ellen Wilson Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:27:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/attention-content-conversation-and-conversion/#comment-19101 Perfect timing for me. I am adding my link list today (of course you are on it for all of your great advice) and will add Digital Photography School also. Thanks. Perfect timing for me. I am adding my link list today (of course you are on it for all of your great advice) and will add Digital Photography School also. Thanks.

]]> By: The Masked Millionaire http://www.chrisg.com/attention-engagement-conversion/#comment-7970 The Masked Millionaire Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:43:43 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/attention-content-conversation-and-conversion/#comment-7970 Good Post Chris.... I'm hoping that by weaving a cliff hanger into all my posts that people will want to come back and see what happens. It is way to early in blogging life to tell if that will work. But certainly you are correct when you say that traffic alone is not the end all and be all of any business...especially blogs. If a thousand people show up at McDonalds but none of them are hungry...what has the restaurnant gained? The Masked Millionaire Good Post Chris….
I’m hoping that by weaving a cliff hanger into all my posts that people will want to come back and see what happens. It is way to early in blogging life to tell if that will work. But certainly you are correct when you say that traffic alone is not the end all and be all of any business…especially blogs.

If a thousand people show up at McDonalds but none of them are hungry…what has the restaurnant gained?

The Masked Millionaire

]]> By: The Masked Millionaire http://www.chrisg.com/attention-engagement-conversion/#comment-19100 The Masked Millionaire Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:43:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/attention-content-conversation-and-conversion/#comment-19100 Good Post Chris.... I'm hoping that by weaving a cliff hanger into all my posts that people will want to come back and see what happens. It is way to early in blogging life to tell if that will work. But certainly you are correct when you say that traffic alone is not the end all and be all of any business...especially blogs. If a thousand people show up at McDonalds but none of them are hungry...what has the restaurnant gained? The Masked Millionaire Good Post Chris….
I’m hoping that by weaving a cliff hanger into all my posts that people will want to come back and see what happens. It is way to early in blogging life to tell if that will work. But certainly you are correct when you say that traffic alone is not the end all and be all of any business…especially blogs.

If a thousand people show up at McDonalds but none of them are hungry…what has the restaurnant gained?

The Masked Millionaire

]]> By: mark http://www.chrisg.com/attention-engagement-conversion/#comment-7968 mark Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:25:10 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/attention-content-conversation-and-conversion/#comment-7968 Attention is easy, loyalty is hard... Attention is easy, loyalty is hard…

]]> By: mark http://www.chrisg.com/attention-engagement-conversion/#comment-19099 mark Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:25:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/attention-content-conversation-and-conversion/#comment-19099 Attention is easy, loyalty is hard... Attention is easy, loyalty is hard…

]]> By: Lyndon Antcliff http://www.chrisg.com/attention-engagement-conversion/#comment-7967 Lyndon Antcliff Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:49:38 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/attention-content-conversation-and-conversion/#comment-7967 I like to think of social media properties as tribes, each tribe has their own custom, culture, tradition, jokes etc. Digg is no different, those writers you listed are members of the tribe. Their starting point is within the village. They have already sat around the campfire, attentively listening to their Elders' hunting stories. When a stranger arrives in the tribe, they get put in the pot and eaten. I agree, systemising your blog production is vital. Vital to question who you are blogging to and if you are blogging to the right crowd. I like to think of social media properties as tribes, each tribe has their own custom, culture, tradition, jokes etc. Digg is no different, those writers you listed are members of the tribe. Their starting point is within the village.

They have already sat around the campfire, attentively listening to their Elders’ hunting stories.

When a stranger arrives in the tribe, they get put in the pot and eaten.

I agree, systemising your blog production is vital.

Vital to question who you are blogging to and if you are blogging to the right crowd.

]]> By: Lyndon Antcliff http://www.chrisg.com/attention-engagement-conversion/#comment-19098 Lyndon Antcliff Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:49:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/attention-content-conversation-and-conversion/#comment-19098 I like to think of social media properties as tribes, each tribe has their own custom, culture, tradition, jokes etc. Digg is no different, those writers you listed are members of the tribe. Their starting point is within the village. They have already sat around the campfire, attentively listening to their Elders' hunting stories. When a stranger arrives in the tribe, they get put in the pot and eaten. I agree, systemising your blog production is vital. Vital to question who you are blogging to and if you are blogging to the right crowd. I like to think of social media properties as tribes, each tribe has their own custom, culture, tradition, jokes etc. Digg is no different, those writers you listed are members of the tribe. Their starting point is within the village.

They have already sat around the campfire, attentively listening to their Elders’ hunting stories.

When a stranger arrives in the tribe, they get put in the pot and eaten.

I agree, systemising your blog production is vital.

Vital to question who you are blogging to and if you are blogging to the right crowd.

]]> By: Lin http://www.chrisg.com/attention-engagement-conversion/#comment-7964 Lin Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:23:50 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/attention-content-conversation-and-conversion/#comment-7964 Building web traffic to our blogs really is just one piece of the blogging pie, because if we don't write anything of vital interest to <b>keep visitors coming back</b> or cause them to subscribe, then all the traffic building goes to waste. What do we write that would make anyone want to stick around for more? I prefer to concentrate my attention on creating content that is informative and useful for readers and visitors, and that in itself builds traffic and increases subscribers. I'm not a big fan of Digg personally, as my niche doesn't seem to work well with the plethora of Digg users seeking tech news and celebrity blah, blah, blah. Not my thing. StumbleUpon and a few others work much better in my not so humble opinion. Building web traffic to our blogs really is just one piece of the blogging pie, because if we don’t write anything of vital interest to keep visitors coming back or cause them to subscribe, then all the traffic building goes to waste. What do we write that would make anyone want to stick around for more?

I prefer to concentrate my attention on creating content that is informative and useful for readers and visitors, and that in itself builds traffic and increases subscribers. I’m not a big fan of Digg personally, as my niche doesn’t seem to work well with the plethora of Digg users seeking tech news and celebrity blah, blah, blah. Not my thing. StumbleUpon and a few others work much better in my not so humble opinion.

]]> By: Lin http://www.chrisg.com/attention-engagement-conversion/#comment-19097 Lin Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:23:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/attention-content-conversation-and-conversion/#comment-19097 Building web traffic to our blogs really is just one piece of the blogging pie, because if we don't write anything of vital interest to <b>keep visitors coming back</b> or cause them to subscribe, then all the traffic building goes to waste. What do we write that would make anyone want to stick around for more? I prefer to concentrate my attention on creating content that is informative and useful for readers and visitors, and that in itself builds traffic and increases subscribers. I'm not a big fan of Digg personally, as my niche doesn't seem to work well with the plethora of Digg users seeking tech news and celebrity blah, blah, blah. Not my thing. StumbleUpon and a few others work much better in my not so humble opinion. Building web traffic to our blogs really is just one piece of the blogging pie, because if we don’t write anything of vital interest to keep visitors coming back or cause them to subscribe, then all the traffic building goes to waste. What do we write that would make anyone want to stick around for more?

I prefer to concentrate my attention on creating content that is informative and useful for readers and visitors, and that in itself builds traffic and increases subscribers. I’m not a big fan of Digg personally, as my niche doesn’t seem to work well with the plethora of Digg users seeking tech news and celebrity blah, blah, blah. Not my thing. StumbleUpon and a few others work much better in my not so humble opinion.

]]> By: James Chartrand - Men with Pens http://www.chrisg.com/attention-engagement-conversion/#comment-7963 James Chartrand - Men with Pens Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:05:15 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/attention-content-conversation-and-conversion/#comment-7963 Good one, Chris. This pertains especially well to blogging, not just business. Most blog owners throw up a blog and focus on traffic, but once they get that traffic, then what? We're focusing our immediate goals on traffic, but we always have our long-term goals in the back of our mind. I think more people need to have those long-term goals in place first and consider attention a simple means to achieve those goals. Spotlight is nice, but if you can't sing when you're in the lights, the whole stage is useless. Good one, Chris. This pertains especially well to blogging, not just business. Most blog owners throw up a blog and focus on traffic, but once they get that traffic, then what?

We’re focusing our immediate goals on traffic, but we always have our long-term goals in the back of our mind. I think more people need to have those long-term goals in place first and consider attention a simple means to achieve those goals.

Spotlight is nice, but if you can’t sing when you’re in the lights, the whole stage is useless.

]]> By: James Chartrand - Men with Pen http://www.chrisg.com/attention-engagement-conversion/#comment-19096 James Chartrand - Men with Pen Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:05:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/attention-content-conversation-and-conversion/#comment-19096 Good one, Chris. This pertains especially well to blogging, not just business. Most blog owners throw up a blog and focus on traffic, but once they get that traffic, then what? We're focusing our immediate goals on traffic, but we always have our long-term goals in the back of our mind. I think more people need to have those long-term goals in place first and consider attention a simple means to achieve those goals. Spotlight is nice, but if you can't sing when you're in the lights, the whole stage is useless. Good one, Chris. This pertains especially well to blogging, not just business. Most blog owners throw up a blog and focus on traffic, but once they get that traffic, then what?

We’re focusing our immediate goals on traffic, but we always have our long-term goals in the back of our mind. I think more people need to have those long-term goals in place first and consider attention a simple means to achieve those goals.

Spotlight is nice, but if you can’t sing when you’re in the lights, the whole stage is useless.

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