Yoni67 commented on the following stories on BizSugar
A Business Blogging Lesson in Creativity & a "Who-dun-it?": Murder On the Orient Express!
"Susan, I actually saw the movie several days ago, went to sleep and awoke with the idea to write the post. As far as Rivkah, I think she might exceed my ability as a blogger! She's a great writer and has the Business knowledge that I lack. Yoni"A Business Blogging Lesson in Creativity & a "Who-dun-it?": Murder On the Orient Express!
"Benjamin, Point well taken! I am rather skewed in my perspective being that I'm a writer and am looking for people who need a writer. You are right that there is no substitute for content. That being said, with each businessperson in competition with thousands of other blogs, there has to be something, flare, pizzazz, whatever we may call it to stand out from the crowd. As far as the title goes, without something snappy, people might not even click. Take the title "10 ways to Succeed With Social Media." There are probably 10,000 other blog posts with the exact same title. Something has to be done to make people interested. Yoni"The Internet Backbone for Noobs [Infographic]
"David, So he ain't gettin' up. He's after having been in the hospital. He was very excited though to hear that you'd posted. So I did the next best thing, I printed the page, showed it to him in bed. He said it's amazing and gave me "power of attorney" to vote for you. I did the same for Susan Oakes' article too! Rivkah"10 Dos and Don’ts for Being a Good Social Media Citizen
"I agree about preaching to the choir. The people who don't actively participate will never even see the contents of an article like this. The only...ONLY thing that I think would work is making people read an article about participating. How? Write an article that is a little bit more stern and direct. "We Expect Participation at BizSugar." Next. Create a redirect link. The next time each and every member attempts to submit an article, they are redirected to the article automatically; AKA: "you can't make another posting until you read and acknowledge this." The article can contain forthright messages. This IS a community. You are expected to give others the same things you expect: the same courtesies. Instead of a "Karma" score, start a participation score system based on a minimal system of votes (not just for their buddies) in which they must maintain a certain level as determined by votes, comments and answering comments. If the score is not maintained, they can't continue to post. I think members that are just posting need a little lesson in "Tough Love." They have a "balloon of expectation." Sometimes in life it takes a sharp needle to pop that balloon!"10 Dos and Don’ts for Being a Good Social Media Citizen
"Martin, Excellent points. I think one of the things that bothers me most is how many posters submit articles like "The Value of Comments in Social Media," yet they neither leave comments nor answer them. Then there's the old "10 Ways to Succeed in Social Media." They talk about being an active member, yet they aren't active here. Then there's the oldie but goodie "How to build a Business Based on Respecting Others. They talk about listening, empathizing and communicating with others. Yet the second their submission is in, they log out only to return for their next submission. Where is the follow through and where is the old "Pactice As You Preach?" My contention, cynical as it may sound, is that people want to take without doing too much giving. I've counted one guy's votes. Never voted for anybody else, yet he's received over 3,000 votes from others. No excuse. Then there are some who are "spared" votes so they don't get too many. Gotta give the slackers a "fair" shot. I'll call it "Social Media Affirmative Action." Yoni"Subscribe
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A Business Blogging Lesson in Creativity & a "Who-dun-it?": Murder On the Orient Express!
"Duncan, Thanks! Glad you enjoyed. As far as the quote, I just Googled it. No answer. I would probably have guesssed some General like Eisenhower or MacArthur. At the moment I'm neither kicking ass nor taking names. I'm about to change the bio at the bottom to "Will not be working." I'll probably set late December or Early January as a time to return. I need a break, so "they" say. In any case, why aren't you posting. You have a perfect record of submit/published. Start putting all of these great ideas you have in blog format! Yoni"