Comments for UpYourSocial

Comment on My Zappos Experience by Tiffany

Tiffany — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:49:17 +0000

I LOVE ZAPPOS! Have bought from them for a few years now and YES, excellent customer service. Thanks for posting Kyle.

Go ZAPPOS GO!

Comment on How I Grew My Facebook Fans 30 Percent in One Day by Kyle Judkins

Kyle Judkins — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:28:39 +0000

What were you searching for?

Comment on How I Grew My Facebook Fans 30 Percent in One Day by Andrea Hill

Andrea Hill — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:23:41 +0000

You’re right; the incentive IS aligned with the same demographic so it’s a nice fit.

Incidentally, even if they don’t stay as fans, name recognition can go a long way. I did a google search last night and LostInTechnology was one of the results, and because of this post I clicked on it!

Comment on How I Grew My Facebook Fans 30 Percent in One Day by Kyle Judkins

Kyle Judkins — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:37:43 +0000

I have kept the fans, but engagement is definitely an issue. Even before I added the new fans, most fans don’t make very many comments, so it can be very hard to gauge exactly how many are really paying attention.

I completely agree that you get a mixed bag of fans of Google Wave or fans of LostInTechnology. However, getting any fans to come to my blog and fan page is worth the little effort I put into that promotion. Also, I was able to interact with several of the people that requested invites on the fan page and in Google Wave. I’m sure I didn’t convert all of them, but I’m sure that I gained a few new fans from the promotion. I think one of the keys is to make sure your giveaway is appealing to the types of people that frequent your blog. Fans of Google Wave are probably technology enthusiats, so the content on LostInTechnology would also be appealing to them. This way my conversion rate should go up some.

Comment on The Gift of Social Media Books by Kyle Judkins

Kyle Judkins — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:24:50 +0000

Thanks for your recommendation. I’m going on vacation soon, so I’ll make sure to get through Groundswell while sitting on the beach.

Comment on How I Grew My Facebook Fans 30 Percent in One Day by Andrea Hill

Andrea Hill — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:56:29 +0000

Interesting short term strategy: but did you keep those fans? Are they really engaged?

There may be some merits to reaching a critical mass: no one wants to go to the deserted bar. But having people fan your page and then hide it or ignore it really doesn’t realize your actual objective, does it? (which is likely to inform or educate?)

Now: if this was just a way to get people to take that initial step to fan your page and now you’re able to really get them to become passionate brand advocates, that would be fantastic. I’d just be concerned that these are google wave fans, not LostinTechnology fans…

Comment on The Gift of Social Media Books by Andrea Hill

Andrea Hill — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:49:57 +0000

I’ve read Groundswell – although it’s arguably starting to be dated, it’s really “the” social media textbook as far as I’m concerned. I’d start with that one! My URL above links to my review if you’re interested. I actually just started listening to “Tribes” on audiobook – so far, so good

I’ve heard of the Whuffie Factor, but don’t know much about it, and the other two I’m not familiar with.

Comment on How To Send More than 140 Characters on Twitter by Rod

Rod — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:48:05 +0000

This is a wonderful post. Initially i used to send multiple tweets for a long message, but these two services are really making it a lot easy. But it kinda breaks the concept of microblogging! What say bout that?

Comment on Your Brand’s Homepage is Everywhere by Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:55:15 +0000

Hey, thanks for the Kudos! The video is definitely worth a watch, and I think it will be interesting to see what the future holds as search engines play a heavier role in predictive content pushing and aggregation.

Until the next SMC meeting!

Comment on Cleaning Up My Social House by Kyle Judkins

Kyle Judkins — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:47:35 +0000

As you know, I completely agree with your comment. I really like how you took it to a higher level about not just keeping it clean, but knowing that our landscape is constantly changing is a reason to keep your profile well maintained. Thanks for adding to the conversation.