Comments on: Writers Love Bob, But Hate Dick, Are You Grower or a Shower?

By: AgentGenius

AgentGenius — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:27:09 +0000

#agnow You got me thinking about conversion rates from a click through to a customer. I occasionally write a post t... http://bit.ly/8Pkh4R

By: Karen Goodman

Karen Goodman — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:27:06 +0000

You got me thinking about conversion rates from a click through to a customer. I occasionally write a post that gets a fair amount of RTs, sometimes by people who have a much larger follower list than I do. When this happens, I got a spike in traffic that day. But, when Dick RTs my post, his readers pop in and out and never come back. If they have no chance of becoming a client, does it really have any value.

On the other hand, when Bob writes a post which highlights the same post that Dick simply RT’d, he is telling everyone he knows that I’m someone to pay attention to. The people that respect Bob start looking at my stuff and thinking they should pay attention to me too. Bob may have a smaller follower list, but he interacts with them, engages them, and they listen to him.

Last week I was lucky enough to have two of my Bob’s honor me with posts highlighting my free WiFi list post, and I’m still getting hits. The visitors that clicked through on Dick’s RT haven’t been back.

By: Kevin Sablan

Kevin Sablan — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 10:28:38 +0000

On importance of commenting when tweeting links: "Writers Love Bob, But Hate Dick" > http://bit.ly/5ZayJL (yes, it's a bit off-color)

By: AgentGenius

AgentGenius — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 08:57:55 +0000

#agnow I love your posts, Benn, but now I am entering 2010 even more concerned about my multiple personality disorder. http://bit.ly/8Pkh4R

By: Joe Spake

Joe Spake — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:57:53 +0000

I love your posts, Benn, but now I am entering 2010 even more concerned about my multiple personality disorder.

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By: AgentGenius

AgentGenius — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:08:00 +0000

#agnow yes, all funniness and cuteness aside - agreed. i rarely read retweeted links without a comment because i do... http://bit.ly/8Pkh4R

By: AgentGenius

AgentGenius — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:42:49 +0000

#agnow Look, we're all Dicks, we all like Dicks, and we all can't always be Bobs, but sometimes you should be a Bob... http://bit.ly/8Pkh4R

By: AgentGenius

AgentGenius — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:38:58 +0000

#agnow Seth Godin encourages retweeting. Seth Godin doesn't allow comments on his blog. Should we all just ignore S... http://bit.ly/8Pkh4R

By: Nanette Labastida

Nanette Labastida — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:07:59 +0000

yes, all funniness and cuteness aside – agreed. i rarely read retweeted links without a comment because i don’t know or have a compelling reason to know why that person was driven.
and yeah, its kinda like the mass twitter #FFs wtih no reasons, another form of name dropping and popularity and “look at me” -ness

speaking of look at me-ness, i need to upload a pic here