Comments on: Supporting Your Most Valued Communities Without WIIFM

By: Open Web Awards 2007 - Winners | Andy Beard - Niche Marketing

Open Web Awards 2007 - Winners | Andy Beard - Niche Marketing — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:39:29 +0000

[...] Social Networks, for both the short list of entries into the voting phase, and the final voting, community support was a vital factor, along with the services taking an active role in promoting their [...]

By: Apple products

Apple products — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:22:13 +0000

Hmm…. I really liked the post. I like the ending part most about “Giving something back”. Nicely said.

By: Toms

Toms — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:48:03 +0000

Giving back to the community is more than just a buzzword. It’s a mindset. Giving of yourself without an immediate, tangible reward shows a level of devotion that can’t be faked. Good advice.

By: Bountiful Buffet of Bookmarks :: JMorris Online

Bountiful Buffet of Bookmarks :: JMorris Online — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:47:02 +0000

[...] Supporting Your Most Valued Communities Without WIIFM | Andy Beard – Niche Marketing [...]

By: Ray Edwards

Ray Edwards — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:56:42 +0000

Andy

Interesting post… especially since I’m right now doing a contest on my blog to reward participation. oops?

I knew when I started it that I risked some people thinking it cheesy or artificial. Coming from my background in commercial radio, those are two adjectives I’m familiar with.

I guess I could have found a way to disguise it and make it seem less like a contest specifically designed to be so self-serving. But I opted for the “out in the open” approach. Time will tell if it was the right thing to do.

Anyway, I was talking to Rich Schefren recently and he mentioned you as a blogger he really respects… which made me come back and revisit your blog. Somehow I lost track of you when I switched to Google Reader. But never fear… you’re back in my “subs” list where you belong!

By: Andy Beard

Andy Beard — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:23:53 +0000

RT I know where you are coming from – I am really feeling the pain of not having a decent internet connection for the last 2 weeks. I am almost totally out of touch with what is going on in my “online world”, but I will be catching up in a few days.

By: Igor The Troll

Igor The Troll — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:14:07 +0000

Well communities are what make the world go round…

I find it very useful to go around and do the dance, meet people, share knowledge, and have fun..:)

It is sort of like traveling, new city, new faces, new spaces every day, and then come back to the places you like and say hello, from time to time!

Never get bored! Plus all the links WoW!

By: RT Cunningham

RT Cunningham — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:07:50 +0000

Before my DSL service starting getting really lousy about 3 months ago, I was trying to be involved in several communities. Nowawdays, I only get about 6 hours of connectivity a day at the most. Hopefully, I’ll have a new provider in January and be able to spend more time at them.

Other than senseless discussions, I think all of them have points of value, so why not support them?

By: Igor The Troll

Igor The Troll — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:18:03 +0000

Andy looks like Arrigton is showing a little respect for the Bloggers http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/04/exclusive-technorati-relaunches-to-focus-on-core-blogging-audience

A few days after my post on GetSatisfaction to Arrigton people, they anounced the change! One for the Keeper..:)

Now I am doing some Smaba with Danny on SEOmoz that one is more like the Tango..:) http://www.seomoz.org/blog/whiteboard-friday-say-it-aint-sullivan-part-iii
Give it a Sphinn, if you have not done so yet, I am sure Danny would love that.

He is such a nice guy!

By: AskApache

AskApache — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 04:21:24 +0000

I agree with Michelle, these are some great things to think about and I like your perspective, although it goes way beyond anything I've experimented with yet at AskApache, which is coming up on its 1 year anniversary this month. I've been planning the launch and strategy of a new blog yet-to-be-launched and I am definately going to do a lot more of this WIIFM type approach, much more personal and fun to read. I think a big difference between a lot of blogs that I see and the AskApache blog is the amount of fluff. IOW, its less about getting the user to keep clicking on the next link because they think they are going to discover something great.. and in reality its just never-ending marketing talk to get the next click... For that blog the approach is more like specific problem or solution for a specific niche and alot of original content that delivers instead of gropes for that next click to that next viral article that really is a good read but mostly an empty promise and a waste of time (albeit fun to read).