Comments on: Some Widgets Work – Why I Show My Feed Count http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/ Build your business by sharing what you know Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:51:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Chris Garrett http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-733 Chris Garrett Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:17:35 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-733 Nice :) Nice :)

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-14515 Chris Garrett Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:17:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-14515 Nice :) Nice :)

]]> By: James http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-732 James Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:14:01 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-732 I'm busy reading your post using google reader mobile on my phone. Anyway, the last line of your post says: what do you think to yourself when you see buttons such as these. And the link to the next post, by Seth Godin is: Money, popularity, quality ;-) I’m busy reading your post using google reader mobile on my phone. Anyway, the last line of your post says:

what do you think to yourself when you see buttons such as these.

And the link to the next post, by Seth Godin is:

Money, popularity, quality

;-)

]]> By: James http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-14514 James Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:14:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-14514 I'm busy reading your post using google reader mobile on my phone. Anyway, the last line of your post says: what do you think to yourself when you see buttons such as these. And the link to the next post, by Seth Godin is: Money, popularity, quality ;-) I’m busy reading your post using google reader mobile on my phone. Anyway, the last line of your post says:

what do you think to yourself when you see buttons such as these.

And the link to the next post, by Seth Godin is:

Money, popularity, quality

;-)

]]> By: Chris Baskind http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-611 Chris Baskind Thu, 08 Mar 2007 17:25:51 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-611 I think John has a point about sooner than later. Success breeds success. But I'll be interested to see what people think the non-cheesy threshold is. By the way, we all know our counts drop on the weekend because of FeedBurner's methodology. So I thinking we'll want to be up over whatever our minimum count is by at least 20% before adding a counter. I think John has a point about sooner than later. Success breeds success. But I’ll be interested to see what people think the non-cheesy threshold is.

By the way, we all know our counts drop on the weekend because of FeedBurner’s methodology. So I thinking we’ll want to be up over whatever our minimum count is by at least 20% before adding a counter.

]]> By: Chris Baskind http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-14513 Chris Baskind Thu, 08 Mar 2007 17:25:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-14513 I think John has a point about sooner than later. Success breeds success. But I'll be interested to see what people think the non-cheesy threshold is. By the way, we all know our counts drop on the weekend because of FeedBurner's methodology. So I thinking we'll want to be up over whatever our minimum count is by at least 20% before adding a counter. I think John has a point about sooner than later. Success breeds success. But I’ll be interested to see what people think the non-cheesy threshold is.

By the way, we all know our counts drop on the weekend because of FeedBurner’s methodology. So I thinking we’ll want to be up over whatever our minimum count is by at least 20% before adding a counter.

]]> By: John Wesley http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-609 John Wesley Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:53:47 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-609 I'm not sure when would be a good time. I was planning to hold out until I hit 1,000. After reading this I think putting it up sooner could help me get there faster. Great topic by the way. I'd been wondering about this for a while. I always take notice of feed counts as a measuring stick. I’m not sure when would be a good time. I was planning to hold out until I hit 1,000. After reading this I think putting it up sooner could help me get there faster.

Great topic by the way. I’d been wondering about this for a while. I always take notice of feed counts as a measuring stick.

]]> By: John Wesley http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-14512 John Wesley Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:53:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-14512 I'm not sure when would be a good time. I was planning to hold out until I hit 1,000. After reading this I think putting it up sooner could help me get there faster. Great topic by the way. I'd been wondering about this for a while. I always take notice of feed counts as a measuring stick. I’m not sure when would be a good time. I was planning to hold out until I hit 1,000. After reading this I think putting it up sooner could help me get there faster.

Great topic by the way. I’d been wondering about this for a while. I always take notice of feed counts as a measuring stick.

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-608 Chris Garrett Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:28:37 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-608 Good question. I think 100 would be a good starting point? Someone help me here :) Good question. I think 100 would be a good starting point? Someone help me here :)

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-14511 Chris Garrett Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:28:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-14511 Good question. I think 100 would be a good starting point? Someone help me here :) Good question. I think 100 would be a good starting point? Someone help me here :)

]]> By: Chris Baskind http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-607 Chris Baskind Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:17:10 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-607 In radio, we used to build station promos with people's voices on them for one reason: research shows that most people like to have their product choices validated by others. I'm sure it's the same for websites as it is for stations. Here's my question: *when* do I add the FeedBurner counter to a new site? At 100 readers? 200? 500? Whatcha think? In radio, we used to build station promos with people’s voices on them for one reason: research shows that most people like to have their product choices validated by others. I’m sure it’s the same for websites as it is for stations.

Here’s my question: *when* do I add the FeedBurner counter to a new site? At 100 readers? 200? 500?

Whatcha think?

]]> By: Chris Baskind http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-14510 Chris Baskind Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:17:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-14510 In radio, we used to build station promos with people's voices on them for one reason: research shows that most people like to have their product choices validated by others. I'm sure it's the same for websites as it is for stations. Here's my question: *when* do I add the FeedBurner counter to a new site? At 100 readers? 200? 500? Whatcha think? In radio, we used to build station promos with people’s voices on them for one reason: research shows that most people like to have their product choices validated by others. I’m sure it’s the same for websites as it is for stations.

Here’s my question: *when* do I add the FeedBurner counter to a new site? At 100 readers? 200? 500?

Whatcha think?

]]> By: Ashwin http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-605 Ashwin Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:01:12 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-605 @ Liz, Not that I don't want my blog to be SOB, but the widget on the sidebar itself doesn't look good. Just my personal opinion. @ Liz,
Not that I don’t want my blog to be SOB, but the widget on the sidebar itself doesn’t look good. Just my personal opinion.

]]> By: Ashwin http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-14509 Ashwin Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:01:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-14509 @ Liz, Not that I don't want my blog to be SOB, but the widget on the sidebar itself doesn't look good. Just my personal opinion. @ Liz,
Not that I don’t want my blog to be SOB, but the widget on the sidebar itself doesn’t look good. Just my personal opinion.

]]> By: Liz Strauss http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-603 Liz Strauss Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:04:22 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-603 Ashwin and Chris sorry about the typo I'm off to clean my glasses now. . . . Ashwin and Chris sorry about the typo I’m off to clean my glasses now. . . .

]]> By: Liz Strauss http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-14508 Liz Strauss Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:04:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-14508 Ashwin and Chris sorry about the typo I'm off to clean my glasses now. . . . Ashwin and Chris sorry about the typo I’m off to clean my glasses now. . . .

]]> By: Liz Strauss http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-602 Liz Strauss Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:03:04 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-602 @ Chris I found those 12 Million readers. They're standing outside my window begging to get a name tag for SOBCon. BTW, we changed the cake rule, now you have to know the answer to the "Three Things Question" from the Monty Python Movie AND you have to participate in one of my 8,000,0000 comment discussions on my blog. ;) @ Ashwin the one exception to the above SOB badge rule is that we like folks who have strong opinions and who stand for quality. You're is ready when you want. ;) @ Chris I found those 12 Million readers. They’re standing outside my window begging to get a name tag for SOBCon. BTW, we changed the cake rule, now you have to know the answer to the “Three Things Question” from the Monty Python Movie AND you have to participate in one of my 8,000,0000 comment discussions on my blog. ;)

@ Ashwin the one exception to the above SOB badge rule is that we like folks who have strong opinions and who stand for quality. You’re is ready when you want. ;)

]]> By: Liz Strauss http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-14507 Liz Strauss Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:03:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-14507 @ Chris I found those 12 Million readers. They're standing outside my window begging to get a name tag for SOBCon. BTW, we changed the cake rule, now you have to know the answer to the "Three Things Question" from the Monty Python Movie AND you have to participate in one of my 8,000,0000 comment discussions on my blog. ;) @ Ashwin the one exception to the above SOB badge rule is that we like folks who have strong opinions and who stand for quality. You're is ready when you want. ;) @ Chris I found those 12 Million readers. They’re standing outside my window begging to get a name tag for SOBCon. BTW, we changed the cake rule, now you have to know the answer to the “Three Things Question” from the Monty Python Movie AND you have to participate in one of my 8,000,0000 comment discussions on my blog. ;)

@ Ashwin the one exception to the above SOB badge rule is that we like folks who have strong opinions and who stand for quality. You’re is ready when you want. ;)

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-600 Chris Garrett Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:57:41 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-600 Too many badges could (and probably do) cheapen a blog but done discretely I think they show a little bit of social reinforcement. It's not that easy to be called a SOB ... I think it involves buying cake ;) Too many badges could (and probably do) cheapen a blog but done discretely I think they show a little bit of social reinforcement. It’s not that easy to be called a SOB … I think it involves buying cake ;)

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-14506 Chris Garrett Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:57:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/some-widgets-work-why-i-show-my-feed-count/#comment-14506 Too many badges could (and probably do) cheapen a blog but done discretely I think they show a little bit of social reinforcement. It's not that easy to be called a SOB ... I think it involves buying cake ;) Too many badges could (and probably do) cheapen a blog but done discretely I think they show a little bit of social reinforcement. It’s not that easy to be called a SOB … I think it involves buying cake ;)

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